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

    

    

Retrospectively

adjusted

2023

20221

£m

£m

Trade payables

 

357

 

351

Social security and other taxes

 

95

 

88

Other payables1

 

94

 

126

Accruals1

 

322

 

341

Contract liabilities2

 

254

 

259

Deferred consideration

 

17

 

21

Contingent consideration3

 

76

 

70

Total1

 

1,215

 

1,256

Analysed as follows:

 

 

Other payables1

 

31

 

51

Deferred consideration

 

 

1

Contingent consideration3

 

40

 

38

Total non-current portion1

 

71

 

90

Current portion1

 

1,144

 

1,166

Total1

 

1,215

 

1,256

1.

Accruals and non-current other payables have been retrospectively adjusted in 2022 by an increase of £4m and £9m respectively, in accordance with IFRS 3, to reflect measurement period adjustments made relating to the Terminix acquisition (see Note B1).

2.

Contract liabilities represents customer invoices where performance obligations have not yet been satisfied. All opening balances have subsequently been satisfied in the year. In most business categories our customers are invoiced in advance or simultaneously with performance obligations being satisfied.

3.

Contingent consideration includes put option liability of £32m (2022: £45m).

Schedule of currency split of trade and other payables

Retrospectively

adjusted

    

2023

    

20221

£m

£m

Pound sterling

 

164

 

174

Euro

 

238

 

241

US dollar1

 

542

 

576

Other currencies

 

271

 

264

Carrying value1

 

1,215

 

1,256

1.

Accruals and non-current other payables have been retrospectively adjusted in 2022 by an increase of £4m and £9m respectively, in accordance with IFRS 3, to reflect measurement period adjustments made relating to the Terminix acquisition (see Note B1).

Schedule of the ageing of trade payables

    

2023

    

2022

£m

£m

Less than one year

 

357

 

351

Between one and five years

 

 

More than five years

 

 

Total

 

357

 

351