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Trade and other receivables (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Trade and other receivables.  
Schedule of components of trade and other receivables

Retrospectively

adjusted

2023

20221

£m

 

£m

Trade receivables

 

692

 

692

Less: provision for impairment of trade receivables

 

(70)

 

(70)

Trade receivables – net

 

622

 

622

Other receivables2

 

113

 

110

Prepayments

 

68

 

79

Accrued income1

 

118

 

109

Contract assets

4

Total

 

925

 

920

Analysed as follows:

 

 

  

Non-current

 

45

 

90

Current

 

880

 

830

Total

 

925

 

920

1.

Accrued income has been retrospectively adjusted in 2022 by a decrease of £2m, in accordance with IFRS 3, to reflect measurement period adjustments made relating to the Terminix acquisition (see Note B1).

2.

Other receivables are stated net of loss allowance of £nil (2022: £nil).

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

    

2023

    

2022

£m

£m

At 1 January

 

70

 

50

Exchange differences

 

(4)

 

Additional provision

 

48

 

30

Receivables written off as uncollectable

 

(38)

 

(27)

Unused amounts reversed

 

(8)

 

(5)

Acquisition of companies and businesses

2

22

At 31 December

 

70

 

70

Schedule of ageing of trade receivables and provision for impairment

    

Trade 

    

Provision for 

    

Trade 

    

Provision for 

receivables 

impairment 

receivables

impairment 

2023

2023

2022

2022

£m

£m

£m

£m

Not due

 

286

 

(3)

 

290

 

(4)

Overdue by less than 1 month

 

158

 

(3)

 

155

 

(4)

Overdue by between 1 and 3 months

 

111

 

(5)

 

117

 

(6)

Overdue by between 3 and 6 months

 

56

 

(9)

 

55

 

(8)

Overdue by between 6 and 12 months

 

36

 

(15)

 

38

 

(18)

Overdue by more than 12 months

 

45

 

(35)

 

37

 

(30)

At 31 December

 

692

 

(70)

 

692

 

(70)

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

2023

2022

£m

£m

Pound sterling

 

51

 

48

Euro

 

161

 

159

US dollar

 

291

 

301

Other currencies

 

189

 

184

Carrying value

 

692

 

692