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Leases (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Leases  
Schedule of right of use assets

    

Land and

    

    

    

Other

    

    

buildings

Vehicles1

equipment

Total

£m

£m

£m

£m

Net book value

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

At 1 January 2022

 

94

 

132

 

2

 

228

Exchange differences

 

 

3

 

 

3

Additions

 

69

 

69

 

 

138

Acquisition of companies and businesses1

 

79

 

115

 

 

194

Impairment charge3

 

(17)

 

 

 

(17)

Depreciation charge

 

(43)

 

(45)

 

(1)

 

(89)

Reclassification to property, plant and equipment2

 

 

(8)

 

 

(8)

At 31 December 2022 (retrospectively adjusted)

 

182

 

266

 

1

 

449

At 1 January 2023

 

182

 

266

 

1

 

449

Exchange differences

 

(8)

 

(11)

 

 

(19)

Additions

 

63

 

91

 

1

 

155

Disposals

 

(3)

 

(3)

 

 

(6)

Acquisition of companies and businesses

 

1

 

 

 

1

Depreciation charge

 

(57)

 

(62)

 

(1)

 

(120)

Reclassification to property, plant and equipment2

 

 

(8)

 

 

(8)

At 31 December 2023

 

178

 

273

 

1

 

452

1.

Right-of-use assets have been retrospectively adjusted by a decrease of £5m in 2022, in accordance with IFRS 3 , to reflect measurement period adjustments made relating to the Terminix acquisition (see Note B1).

2.

Certain leased assets become owned assets at the end of their lease period and are therefore reclassified to property, plant and equipment (Note B3).

Schedule of lease liabilities

Retrospectively

adjusted

    

2023

    

20221

£m

£m

At 1 January

 

460

 

217

Exchange differences

 

(20)

 

(1)

Lease payments

 

(182)

 

(114)

Interest

 

25

 

10

Additions

 

161

 

140

Acquisition of companies and businesses

 

1

 

208

At 31 December

 

445

 

460

Analysed as follows:

Non-current

 

318

 

325

Current

 

127

 

135

Total

 

445

 

460

1.Lease liabilities have been retrospectively adjusted by a decrease of £7m in 2022, in accordance with IFRS 3, to reflect measurement period adjustments made relating to the Terminix acquisition (see Note B1).
Schedule of lease liabilities analysed by currency

    

    

Retrospectively

adjusted

2023

20221

 

£m

 

£m

Pound sterling

 

34

 

34

Euro

 

63

 

61

US dollar

 

289

 

307

Other currencies

 

59

 

58

At 31 December

 

445

 

460

1.Lease liabilities have been retrospectively adjusted by a decrease of £7m in 2022, in accordance with IFRS 3, to reflect measurement period adjustments made relating to the Terminix acquisition (see Note B1).
Schedule of maturities of lease liabilities

    

    

Retrospectively

adjusted

2023

20221

£m

£m

Less than one year

 

146

 

144

Between one and five years

 

298

 

277

More than five years

 

72

 

82

Future minimum payments

 

516

 

503

Effect of discounting

 

(71)

 

(43)

Carrying value

 

445

 

460

1.Lease liabilities have been retrospectively adjusted by a decrease of £7m in 2022, in accordance with IFRS 3, to reflect measurement period adjustments made relating to the Terminix acquisition (see Note B1).
Schedule of other lease cost

    

2023

    

2022

£m

£m

Expenses relating to short-term leases

 

14

 

13

Expenses relating to leases of low-value assets

 

8

 

8

Expenses relating to variable lease payments

 

2

 

At 31 December

 

24

 

21