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 |
As at 2022-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statement of cash flows [abstract] | |||||
| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities [abstract] | |||||
| Cash flows from (used in) operations |
383 .0
GBP
|
— |
47 2 . 5
GBP
|
— | — |
| Interest paid, classified as operating activities |
29 . 5
GBP
|
— |
21,400,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Interest received, classified as operating activities |
50,400,000
GBP
|
— |
18. 2
GBP
|
— | — |
| Income taxes paid (refund), classified as operating activities |
170. 5
GBP
|
— |
1 33 .7
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities |
233. 4
GBP
|
— |
335 .6
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities [abstract] | |||||
| Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment, classified as investing activities |
0. 3
GBP
|
— |
0. 8
GBP
|
— | — |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment, classified as investing activities |
1 . 4
GBP
|
— |
2 . 0
GBP
|
— | — |
| Interest paid, classified as investing activities |
12 . 9
GBP
|
— |
11 . 6
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities |
60,900,000
GBP
|
— |
62 .1
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash flows from (used in) financing activities [abstract] | |||||
| Payments to acquire or redeem entity's shares |
72. 3
GBP
|
— |
1 5 5 . 4
GBP
|
— | — |
| Payments of lease liabilities, classified as financing activities |
2 . 3
GBP
|
— |
2 . 3
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash flows from (used in) financing activities |
17 2 . 7
GBP
|
— |
256,200,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents before effect of exchange rate changes |
121 .6
GBP
|
— |
1 41 . 5
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash and cash equivalents | — |
1 ,19 2 . 0
GBP
|
— |
1 , 070 . 4
GBP
|
928 . 9
GBP
|