Subclassifications Of Assets, Liabilities And Equities [Abstract]
| Concept |
As at 2024-04-30 |
As at 2023-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract] | ||
| Property, plant and equipment [abstract] | ||
| Property, plant and equipment |
3,743,000,000
GBP
|
3,529,000,000
GBP
|
| Intangible assets and goodwill [abstract] | ||
| Intangible assets and goodwill |
2,811,000,000
GBP
|
2,927,000,000
GBP
|
| Investments accounted for using equity method [abstract] | ||
| Investments accounted for using equity method |
17,000,000
GBP
|
17,000,000
GBP
|
| Trade and other non-current receivables [abstract] | ||
| Other non-current receivables |
4,000,000
GBP
|
1,000,000
GBP
|
| Miscellaneous non-current assets [abstract] | ||
| Non-current derivative financial assets |
15,000,000
GBP
|
165,000,000
GBP
|
| Trade and other current receivables [abstract] | ||
| Trade and other current receivables |
1,130,000,000
GBP
|
1,256,000,000
GBP
|
| Classes of current inventories [abstract] | ||
| Current inventories |
59 1
GBP
|
619,000,000
GBP
|
| Classes of current inventories, alternative [abstract] | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents [abstract] | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents |
499,000,000
GBP
|
472,000,000
GBP
|
| Miscellaneous current assets [abstract] | ||
| Current derivative financial assets |
64,000,000
GBP
|
154,000,000
GBP
|
| Borrowings [abstract] | ||
| Non-current portion of non-current borrowings |
2,040,000,000
GBP
|
1,742,000,000
GBP
|
| Current borrowings and current portion of non-current borrowings [abstract] | ||
| Current borrowings |
397,000,000
GBP
|
74,000,000
GBP
|
| Non-current portion of non-current borrowings, by type [abstract] | ||
| Trade and other non-current payables [abstract] | ||
| Other non-current payables |
31,000,000
GBP
|
34,000,000
GBP
|
| Trade and other current payables [abstract] | ||
| Trade and other current payables |
1,819,000,000
GBP
|
2,253,000,000
GBP
|
| Miscellaneous non-current liabilities [abstract] | ||
| Non-current derivative financial liabilities |
71,000,000
GBP
|
49,000,000
GBP
|
| Miscellaneous current liabilities [abstract] | ||
| Current derivative financial liabilities |
122,000,000
GBP
|
319,000,000
GBP
|
| Issued capital [abstract] | ||
| Issued capital |
138,000,000
GBP
|
138,000,000
GBP
|
| Net assets (liabilities) [abstract] | ||
| Assets |
9,254,000,000
GBP
|
9,457,000,000
GBP
|
| Liabilities |
5,305,000,000
GBP
|
5,370,000,000
GBP
|
| Assets (liabilities) |
3,9 49
GBP
|
4,087,000,000
GBP
|
| Net current assets (liabilities) [abstract] | ||
| Current assets |
2,326,000,000
GBP
|
2,531,000,000
GBP
|
| Current liabilities |
2,696,000,000
GBP
|
3,039,000,000
GBP
|
| Assets less current liabilities [abstract] |