Disclosure Of Cash Flow Statement [Text Block]
| Concept |
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 |
As at 2023-12-31 |
As at 2022-12-31 |
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 |
As at 2021-12-31 |
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31 |
As at 2020-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure of cash flow statement [text block] |
Movement in assets and liabilities arising from financing activities
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| Description of accounting policy for determining components of cash and cash equivalents [text block] |
Cash and cash equivalents comprise of cash at bank and in hand and short-term highly liquid deposits which are primarily held for
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| Cash and cash equivalents if different from statement of financial position [abstract] | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | — |
1,044,000,000
GBP
|
684,000,000
GBP
|
— |
414,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Bank overdrafts | — |
50,000,000
GBP
|
73,000,000
GBP
|
— |
8,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash and cash equivalents if different from statement of financial position | — |
994,000,000
GBP
|
611,000,000
GBP
|
— |
406,000,000
GBP
|
— |
323,000,000
GBP
|
| Income taxes paid (refund) [abstract] | |||||||
| Income taxes paid (refund), classified as operating activities |
445,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
324,000,000
GBP
|
— |
310,000,000
GBP
|
— |