Statement Of Cash Flows [Abstract]
| Concept |
2023-04-01 to 2024-03-31 |
As at 2024-03-31 |
As at 2023-03-31 |
2022-04-01 to 2023-03-31 |
As at 2022-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statement of cash flows [abstract] | |||||
| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities [abstract] | |||||
| Cash flows from (used in) operations |
429,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
356,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Interest paid, classified as operating activities |
101,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
92,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Interest received, classified as operating activities |
24,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
16,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Other inflows (outflows) of cash, classified as operating activities |
1,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
9,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) operating activities |
338,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
342,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities [abstract] | |||||
| Cash flows from (used in) investing activities |
272,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
834,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) financing activities [abstract] | |||||
| Proceeds from borrowings, classified as financing activities |
708,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
394,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Repayments of borrowings, classified as financing activities |
427,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
1,407,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Dividends paid, classified as financing activities |
291,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
289,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Other inflows (outflows) of cash, classified as financing activities |
1,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
–
GBP
|
— |
| Cash flows from (used in) financing activities |
29,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
1,281,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents after effect of exchange rate changes |
37,000,000
GBP
|
— | — |
105,000,000
GBP
|
— |
| Cash and cash equivalents | — |
78,000,000
GBP
|
41,000,000
GBP
|
— |
146,000,000
GBP
|