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Working capital (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Summary Of Additional Information About Working Capital [Abstract]  
Schedule of inventories
(a) Inventories
 2022
£ million
2021
£ million
Raw materials and consumables
489 348 
Work in progress
86 60 
Maturing inventories
5,229 4,668 
Finished goods and goods for resale
1,290 969 
7,094 6,045 
Schedule of inventories expected to be utilised after more than one year
Maturing inventories include whisk(e)y, rum, tequila and Chinese white spirits. The following amounts of inventories are expected to be utilised after more than one year:
 2022
£ million
2021
£ million
Raw materials and consumables
15 17 
Maturing inventories
3,713 3,296 
3,728 3,313 
Schedule of provisions for obsolescence of inventories
Inventories are disclosed net of provisions for obsolescence, an analysis of which is as follows:
 2022
£ million
2021
£ million
2020
£ million
Balance at beginning of the year
96 98 63 
Exchange differences
6 (8)— 
Income statement charge6 20 47 
Utilised(13)(14)(12)
Sale of businesses
(1)— — 
94 96 98 
Schedule of trade and other receivables
(b) Trade and other receivables

 20222021
 Current
assets
£ million
Non-current
assets
£ million
Current
assets
£  million
Non-current
assets
£ million
Trade receivables
2,155  1,817 — 
Interest receivable
18  35 — 
VAT recoverable and other prepaid taxes290 15 216 18 
Other receivables
158 13 148 18 
Prepayments
290 9 150 — 
Accrued income
22  19 — 
2,933 37 2,385 36 
Schedule of aged analysis of trade receivables net of allowances
The aged analysis of trade receivables, net of expected credit loss allowance, is as follows:
 2022
£ million
2021
£ million
Not overdue
2,114 1,771 
Overdue 1 – 30 days
19 15 
Overdue 31 – 60 days
8 
Overdue 61 – 90 days
5 
Overdue 91 – 180 days
5 
Overdue more than 180 days
4 10 
2,155 1,817 
Schedule of expected credit loss allowance for doubtful debts
Trade and other receivables are disclosed net of expected credit loss allowance for doubtful debts, an analysis of which is as follows:
 2022
£ million
2021
£ million
2020
£ million
Balance at beginning of the year
112 160 113 
Exchange differences
6 (13)(3)
Income statement charge/(release)
21 (15)55 
Written off
(21)(20)(5)
118 112 160 
Schedule of trade and other payables
(c) Trade and other payables
 20222021
 Current
liabilities
£ million
Non-current
liabilities
£ million
Current
liabilities
£ million
Non-current
liabilities
£ million
Trade payables
2,705  2,014 — 
Interest payable
143  124 — 
Tax and social security excluding income tax696  656 — 
Other payables
600 380 606 338 
Accruals
1,635  1,152 — 
Deferred income
90  72 — 
Dividend payable to non-controlling interests18  24 — 
5,887 380 4,648 338 
Schedule of movement in provisions
(d) Provisions
Thalidomide
£ million
Other
£ million
Total
£ million
At 30 June 2021190 222 412 
Exchange differences
 18 18 
Disposal of businesses
 (6)(6)
Provisions charged during the year
 65 65 
Provisions utilised during the year
(16)(73)(89)
Transfers from other payables
 12 12 
Unwinding of discounts
4 1 5 
At 30 June 2022178 239 417 
Current liabilities
12 147 159 
Non-current liabilities
166 92 258 
178 239 417