Statement Of Cash Flows [Abstract]
| Concept |
2023-05-01 to 2024-04-28 |
As at 2024-04-28 |
2022-05-02 to 2023-04-30 |
As at 2023-04-30 |
As at 2022-05-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statement of cash flows [abstract] | |||||
| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities [abstract] | |||||
| Cash flows from (used in) operations |
225,500,000
GBP
|
— |
239,200,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Income taxes paid (refund), classified as operating activities |
33,500,000
GBP
|
— |
26,600,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities |
191,300,000
GBP
|
— |
211,900,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities [abstract] | |||||
| Cash flows used in obtaining control of subsidiaries or other businesses, classified as investing activities |
44,200,000
GBP
|
— |
24,900,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment, classified as investing activities |
81,600,000
GBP
|
— |
75,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Purchase of intangible assets, classified as investing activities |
2,400,000
GBP
|
— |
2,700,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Interest received, classified as investing activities |
3,000,000
GBP
|
— |
–
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities |
121,100,000
GBP
|
— |
95,500,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash flows from (used in) financing activities [abstract] | |||||
| Payments to acquire or redeem entity's shares |
7,200,000
GBP
|
— |
21,300,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Interest paid, classified as financing activities |
9,200,000
GBP
|
— |
4,700,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash flows from (used in) financing activities |
91,700,000
GBP
|
— |
85,200,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents before effect of exchange rate changes |
21,500,000
GBP
|
— |
31,200,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents [abstract] | |||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
800,000
GBP
|
— |
700,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash and cash equivalents | — |
115,700,000
GBP
|
— |
136,400,000
GBP
|
105,900,000
GBP
|