Statement Of Cash Flows [Abstract]
| Concept |
2021-08-01 to 2022-07-31 |
As at 2022-07-31 |
2020-08-01 to 2021-07-31 |
As at 2021-07-31 |
As at 2020-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statement of cash flows [abstract] | |||||
| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities [abstract] | |||||
| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities |
158,700,000
GBP
|
— |
119,100,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities [abstract] | |||||
| Cash flows from losing control of subsidiaries or other businesses, classified as investing activities |
100,000
GBP
|
— |
2,300,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash flows used in obtaining control of subsidiaries or other businesses, classified as investing activities |
100,000
GBP
|
— |
2,900,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment, classified as investing activities |
7,100,000
GBP
|
— |
8,900,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Purchase of intangible assets, classified as investing activities |
51,300,000
GBP
|
— |
47,900,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities |
58,400,000
GBP
|
— |
57,400,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash flows from (used in) financing activities [abstract] | |||||
| Payments to acquire or redeem entity's shares |
9,500,000
GBP
|
— |
12,100,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Payments of lease liabilities, classified as financing activities |
15,100,000
GBP
|
— |
14,700,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Dividends paid, classified as financing activities |
95,500,000
GBP
|
— |
86,600,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Interest paid, classified as financing activities |
10,400,000
GBP
|
— |
13,600,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents after effect of exchange rate changes |
53,600,000
GBP
|
— |
24,700,000
GBP
|
— | — |
| Cash and cash equivalents | — |
1,383,000,000
GBP
|
— |
1,436,600,000
GBP
|
1,461,300,000
GBP
|