Statement Of Cash Flows [Abstract]
| Concept |
2023-05-01 to 2024-04-30 |
As at 2024-04-30 |
2022-05-01 to 2023-04-30 |
As at 2023-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statement of cash flows [abstract] | ||||
| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities [abstract] | ||||
| Cash flows from (used in) operations |
555,000,000
GBP
|
— |
1,078,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Interest paid, classified as operating activities |
80,000,000
GBP
|
— |
78,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Interest received, classified as operating activities |
14,000,000
GBP
|
— |
2,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Income taxes paid (refund), classified as operating activities |
169,000,000
GBP
|
— |
136,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities |
320,000,000
GBP
|
— |
866,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities [abstract] | ||||
| Cash flows from losing control of subsidiaries or other businesses, classified as investing activities |
5,000,000
GBP
|
— |
–
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows used in obtaining control of subsidiaries or other businesses, classified as investing activities |
113,000,000
GBP
|
— |
–
GBP
|
— |
| Other inflows (outflows) of cash, classified as investing activities |
–
GBP
|
— |
2,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities |
614,000,000
GBP
|
— |
526,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) financing activities [abstract] | ||||
| Proceeds from issuing shares |
7,000,000
GBP
|
— |
4,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Proceeds from borrowings, classified as financing activities |
1,284,000,000
GBP
|
— |
332,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Repayments of borrowings, classified as financing activities |
61 6
GBP
|
— |
679,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Payments of lease liabilities, classified as financing activities |
72,000,000
GBP
|
— |
106,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Dividends paid, classified as financing activities |
247,000,000
GBP
|
— |
289,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Other inflows (outflows) of cash, classified as financing activities |
2,000,000
GBP
|
— |
4,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) financing activities |
352,000,000
GBP
|
— |
728,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents before effect of exchange rate changes |
58,000,000
GBP
|
— |
388,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents [abstract] | ||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
16,000,000
GBP
|
— |
10,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash and cash equivalents | — |
499,000,000
GBP
|
— |
472,000,000
GBP
|