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Trade and other receivables (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Trade and other receivables.  
Schedule of components of trade and other receivables

2022

2021

£m

 

£m

Trade receivables

 

692

 

474

Less: provision for impairment of trade receivables

 

(70)

 

(50)

Trade receivables – net

 

622

 

424

Other receivables

 

110

 

63

Prepayments

 

79

 

35

Accrued income1

 

111

 

19

Total

 

922

 

541

Analysed as follows:

 

 

  

Non-current

 

90

 

14

Current

 

832

 

527

Total

 

922

 

541

1.

Accrued income has increased in the year primarily due to the acquisition of Terminix. At the balance sheet date, US Terminix makes up £90m (2021: £nil) of the accrued income balance.

Schedule of analysis of the Group's provision for impairment of trade receivables

    

2022

    

2021

£m

£m

At 1 January

 

50

 

61

Exchange differences

 

 

(1)

Additional provision

 

30

 

26

Receivables written off as uncollectable

 

(27)

 

(19)

Unused amounts reversed

 

(5)

 

(17)

Acquisition of companies and businesses

22

At 31 December

 

70

 

50

Schedule of ageing of trade receivables and provision for impairment

    

Trade 

    

Provision for 

    

Trade 

    

Provision for 

receivables 

impairment 

receivables

impairment 

2022

2022

2021

2021

£m

£m

£m

£m

Not due

 

290

 

(4)

 

224

 

(2)

Overdue by less than 1 month

 

155

 

(4)

 

100

 

(2)

Overdue by between 1 and 3 months

 

117

 

(6)

 

66

 

(3)

Overdue by between 3 and 6 months

 

55

 

(8)

 

30

 

(4)

Overdue by between 6 and 12 months

 

38

 

(18)

 

23

 

(13)

Overdue by more than 12 months

 

37

 

(30)

 

31

 

(26)

At 31 December

 

692

 

(70)

 

474

 

(50)

Schedule of carrying amounts of the Group's trade receivables denominated in different currencies

2022

2021

£m

£m

Pound sterling

 

48

 

52

Euro

 

159

 

150

US dollar

 

301

 

133

Other currencies

 

184

 

139

Carrying value

 

692

 

474