Subclassifications Of Assets, Liabilities And Equities [Abstract]
| Concept |
As at 2024-07-31 |
As at 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract] | ||
| Property, plant and equipment [abstract] | ||
| Property, plant and equipment |
270,000,000
GBP
|
247,000,000
GBP
|
| Intangible assets and goodwill [abstract] | ||
| Intangible assets other than goodwill [abstract] | ||
| Intangible assets other than goodwill |
1,521,000,000
GBP
|
1,521,000,000
GBP
|
| Trade and other non-current receivables [abstract] | ||
| Trade and other non-current receivables |
96,000,000
GBP
|
75,000,000
GBP
|
| Miscellaneous non-current assets [abstract] | ||
| Non-current net defined benefit asset |
132,000,000
GBP
|
195,000,000
GBP
|
| Trade and other current receivables [abstract] | ||
| Trade and other current receivables |
826,000,000
GBP
|
772,000,000
GBP
|
| Categories of financial assets [abstract] | ||
| Financial assets |
53,000,000
GBP
|
371,000,000
GBP
|
| Classes of current inventories [abstract] | ||
| Current inventories |
643,000,000
GBP
|
637,000,000
GBP
|
| Classes of current inventories, alternative [abstract] | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents [abstract] | ||
| Cash [abstract] | ||
| Cash |
123,000,000
GBP
|
175,000,000
GBP
|
| Cash equivalents [abstract] | ||
| Short-term deposits, classified as cash equivalents |
336,000,000
GBP
|
110,000,000
GBP
|
| Cash and cash equivalents |
459,000,000
GBP
|
285,000,000
GBP
|
| Miscellaneous current assets [abstract] | ||
| Current derivative financial assets |
4,000,000
GBP
|
5,000,000
GBP
|
| Borrowings [abstract] | ||
| Non-current portion of non-current borrowings |
534,000,000
GBP
|
534,000,000
GBP
|
| Current borrowings and current portion of non-current borrowings [abstract] | ||
| Current borrowings |
2,000,000
GBP
|
3,000,000
GBP
|
| Non-current portion of non-current borrowings, by type [abstract] | ||
| Trade and other non-current payables [abstract] | ||
| Trade and other non-current payables |
41,000,000
GBP
|
40,000,000
GBP
|
| Trade and other current payables [abstract] | ||
| Trade and other current payables |
764,000,000
GBP
|
723,000,000
GBP
|
| Miscellaneous non-current liabilities [abstract] | ||
| Non-current net defined benefit liability |
103,000,000
GBP
|
106,000,000
GBP
|
| Non-current derivative financial liabilities |
13,000,000
GBP
|
18,000,000
GBP
|
| Miscellaneous current liabilities [abstract] | ||
| Current derivative financial liabilities |
4,000,000
GBP
|
2,000,000
GBP
|
| Issued capital [abstract] | ||
| Issued capital |
130,000,000
GBP
|
131,000,000
GBP
|
| Retained earnings [abstract] | ||
| Retained earnings |
1,306,000,000
GBP
|
1,431,000,000
GBP
|
| Accumulated other comprehensive income [abstract] | ||
| Reserve of exchange differences on translation |
353,000,000
GBP
|
386,000,000
GBP
|
| Miscellaneous equity [abstract] | ||
| Capital redemption reserve |
25,000,000
GBP
|
24,000,000
GBP
|
| Merger reserve |
235,000,000
GBP
|
235,000,000
GBP
|
| Net assets (liabilities) [abstract] | ||
| Assets |
4,232,000,000
GBP
|
4,381,000,000
GBP
|
| Liabilities |
1,980,000,000
GBP
|
1,975,000,000
GBP
|
| Assets (liabilities) |
2,252,000,000
GBP
|
2,406,000,000
GBP
|
| Net current assets (liabilities) [abstract] | ||
| Current assets |
1,956,000,000
GBP
|
1,746,000,000
GBP
|
| Current liabilities |
947,000,000
GBP
|
898,000,000
GBP
|
| Assets less current liabilities [abstract] |