| £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | £ (Millions) | |
| Cash Flow Statement | 31-Mar-25 | 31-Mar-24 | 31-Mar-23 | 31-Mar-21 | 31-Mar-20 |
| Net Cash Flow From Operating Activities | 918.10 | 745.10 | 787.50 | 859.40 | 810.30 |
| ROI, Servicing of Finance | |||||
| Assocs/JV Dividends Received | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a |
| Interests & Other Dividends Received | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Interest Paid | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a |
| Minorities & Non-Equity Divs Paid | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a |
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Taxation Paid | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a |
| Gross Cash Flow | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a |
| Capital Expd & Financial Inv | |||||
| Interests & Other Dividends Received | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6.40 | 4.90 |
| Disposal of Property, Plant & Equipment | 1.10 | 4.80 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Disposal of Investments | n/a | n/a | 90.50 | 85.30 | 12.00 |
| Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment | (988.50) | (749.50) | (675.90) | (610.40) | (652.80) |
| Purchase of Investments | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Net Purchase of Intangible Assets | (9.50) | (14.60) | (18.10) | (33.60) | (37.20) |
| Other Investing Cash Flow | 9.70 | 27.90 | 10.10 | 3.00 | 79.20 |
| (987.20) | (731.40) | (593.40) | (549.30) | (593.90) | |
| Financing Activities | |||||
| Dividends Paid | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Repayments of Borrowings | (631.40) | (248.50) | (278.10) | (703.50) | (545.90) |
| Borrowings | 1,339.30 | 1,610.00 | 501.10 | 909.70 | 805.40 |
| Other Financing Cash Flow | (5.00) | (75.30) | (6.80) | (4.00) | (2.80) |
| 702.90 | 1,286.20 | 216.20 | 202.20 | 256.70 | |
| Net Increase/Decrease In Cash | 289.70 | 1,051.40 | 109.10 | 220.40 | 188.60 |
| Key Financials | 31-Mar-25 | 31-Mar-24 | 31-Mar-23 | 31-Mar-21 | 31-Mar-20 |
| Shares in Issue - Year End | 681.89 | 681.89 | 681.90 | 681.90 | 955.90 |
| Financial Data | |||||
| Cash Incr/Decr per Share | 42.48p | 154.19p | 8.00p | 0.33p | 27.66p |
| Operating Cash Flow per Share | 134.64p | 109.27p | 115.49p | 126.03p | 118.83p |
| Gross Cash Flow per Share | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a | bn/a |
| Market Data | |||||
| Price/Operating Cash Flow | 7.5 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 7.3 | 7.6 |
* GAAP
a. Operating activities before tax
b. Not disclosed under IFRS
c. Not previously included in financing activities
d. Based on operating cash flow before tax
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