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 |
60,300,000
GBP
|
— |
46,300,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Income taxes paid (refund), classified as operating activities |
2,200,000
GBP
|
— |
5,100,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities |
54,800,000
GBP
|
— |
38,900,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities [abstract] | |||||
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment, classified as investing activities |
5,200,000
GBP
|
— |
2,700,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Proceeds from sales of intangible assets, classified as investing activities |
–
GBP
|
— |
500,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Purchase of intangible assets, classified as investing activities |
3,000,000
GBP
|
— |
2,100,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities |
161,200,000
GBP
|
— |
4,300,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash flows from (used in) financing activities [abstract] | |||||
| Proceeds from borrowings, classified as financing activities |
120,700,000
GBP
|
— |
–
GBP
|
— | — |
| Repayments of borrowings, classified as financing activities |
39,400,000
GBP
|
— |
60,400,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Payments of lease liabilities, classified as financing activities |
5,300,000
GBP
|
— |
6,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Dividends paid, classified as financing activities |
14,400,000
GBP
|
— |
13,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash flows from (used in) financing activities |
61,800,000
GBP
|
— |
6,800,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents before effect of exchange rate changes |
44,600,000
GBP
|
— |
27,800,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents [abstract] | |||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
1,300,000
GBP
|
— |
6,300,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents after effect of exchange rate changes |
135,700,000
GBP
|
— |
87,500,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash and cash equivalents | — |
73,200,000
GBP
|
— |
116,500,000
GBP
|
95,000,000
GBP
|