Statement Of Cash Flows [Abstract]
| Concept |
2023-04-01 to 2024-03-31 |
As at 2024-03-31 |
As at 2023-03-31 |
2022-04-01 to 2023-03-31 |
As at 2022-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statement of cash flows [abstract] | |||||
| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities [abstract] | |||||
| Interest received, classified as operating activities |
9,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
4,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Income taxes paid (refund), classified as operating activities |
3,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
–
GBP
|
— |
| Other inflows (outflows) of cash, classified as operating activities |
2,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
–
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities |
366,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
727,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities [abstract] | |||||
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment, classified as investing activities |
3,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
1,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities |
3,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
1,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) financing activities [abstract] | |||||
| Proceeds from issuing shares |
1,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
1,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Payments to acquire or redeem entity's shares |
–
GBP
|
— | — |
30,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Proceeds from borrowings, classified as financing activities |
422,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
–
GBP
|
— |
| Payments of lease liabilities, classified as financing activities |
6,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
5,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Dividends paid, classified as financing activities |
541,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
485,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Interest paid, classified as financing activities |
40,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
54,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) financing activities |
164,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
773,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents before effect of exchange rate changes |
199,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
47,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents [abstract] | |||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
3,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
3,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash and cash equivalents | — |
358,000,000
GBP
|
162,000,000
GBP
|
— |
212,000,000
GBP
|