Statement Of Cash Flows [Abstract]
| Concept |
As at 2024-01-31 |
2023-02-01 to 2024-01-31 |
As at 2023-01-31 |
2022-02-01 to 2023-01-31 |
As at 2022-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statement of cash flows [abstract] | |||||
| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities [abstract] | |||||
| Profit (loss) | — |
113,000,000
GBP
|
— |
273,100,000
GBP
|
— |
| Adjustments to reconcile profit (loss) [abstract] | |||||
| Adjustments for finance costs | — |
44,400,000
GBP
|
— |
42,200,000
GBP
|
— |
| Adjustments for share-based payments | — |
3,400,000
GBP
|
— |
3,900,000
GBP
|
— |
| Other adjustments to reconcile profit (loss) | — |
40,800,000
GBP
|
— |
57,800,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) operations | — |
106,800,000
GBP
|
— |
19,200,000
GBP
|
— |
| Interest paid, classified as operating activities | — |
38,200,000
GBP
|
— |
37,600,000
GBP
|
— |
| Interest received, classified as operating activities | — |
11,900,000
GBP
|
— |
5,400,000
GBP
|
— |
| Income taxes paid (refund), classified as operating activities | — |
3,200,000
GBP
|
— |
900,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities | — |
83,700,000
GBP
|
— |
13,900,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities [abstract] | |||||
| Cash flows from losing control of subsidiaries or other businesses, classified as investing activities | — |
–
GBP
|
— |
–
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows used in obtaining control of subsidiaries or other businesses, classified as investing activities | — |
–
GBP
|
— |
900,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities | — |
18,000,000
GBP
|
— |
4,100,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) financing activities [abstract] | |||||
| Repayments of borrowings, classified as financing activities | — |
62,200,000
GBP
|
— |
46,400,000
GBP
|
— |
| Payments of lease liabilities, classified as financing activities | — |
11,600,000
GBP
|
— |
7,800,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) financing activities | — |
73,800,000
GBP
|
— |
54,200,000
GBP
|
— |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents after effect of exchange rate changes | — |
27,900,000
GBP
|
— |
64,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash and cash equivalents |
219,600,000
GBP
|
— |
191,700,000
GBP
|
— |
255,700,000
GBP
|