Statement Of Cash Flows [Abstract]
| Concept |
2021-06-01 to 2022-05-31 |
As at 2022-05-31 |
2020-06-01 to 2021-05-31 |
As at 2021-05-31 |
As at 2020-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statement of cash flows [abstract] | |||||
| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities [abstract] | |||||
| Cash flows from (used in) operations |
811 . 4
GBP
|
— |
573 . 5
GBP
|
— | — |
| Income taxes paid (refund), classified as operating activities |
99. 2
GBP
|
— |
8 3. 0
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities |
712 . 2
GBP
|
— |
490,500,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities [abstract] | |||||
| Cash flows from losing control of subsidiaries or other businesses, classified as investing activities |
14 3 . 3
GBP
|
— |
–
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash flows used in obtaining control of subsidiaries or other businesses, classified as investing activities |
19 3 . 5
GBP
|
— |
–
GBP
|
— | — |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment, classified as investing activities |
8 .5
GBP
|
— |
9 .1
GBP
|
— | — |
| Purchase of intangible assets, classified as investing activities |
9,000,000
GBP
|
— |
6 . 9
GBP
|
— | — |
| Interest received, classified as investing activities |
3,200,000
GBP
|
— |
1. 5
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities |
99. 0
GBP
|
— |
13 2 . 7
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash flows from (used in) financing activities [abstract] | |||||
| Payments to acquire or redeem entity's shares |
6,700,000
GBP
|
— |
0 . 2
GBP
|
— | — |
| Proceeds from borrowings, classified as financing activities |
15 0 . 0
GBP
|
— |
–
GBP
|
— | — |
| Repayments of borrowings, classified as financing activities |
250 . 0
GBP
|
— |
–
GBP
|
— | — |
| Payments of lease liabilities, classified as financing activities |
7. 5
GBP
|
— |
5 . 2
GBP
|
— | — |
| Dividends paid, classified as financing activities |
186 . 2
GBP
|
— |
15 9 . 7
GBP
|
— | — |
| Interest paid, classified as financing activities |
11 . 0
GBP
|
— |
5. 0
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash flows from (used in) financing activities |
18 . 2
GBP
|
— |
172 . 0
GBP
|
— | — |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents before effect of exchange rate changes |
595. 0
GBP
|
— |
18 5 . 8
GBP
|
— | — |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents [abstract] | |||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
3 .8
GBP
|
— |
16 . 8
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash and cash equivalents | — |
1 ,246.4
GBP
|
— |
655,200,000
GBP
|
486,200,000
GBP
|