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Trade and other receivables (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Within one year [member] |
Statement [LineItems] |
Summary of Trade and Other Receivables | Amounts falling due within one year:
|  | 30 June 2019 |  |  | 30 June 2018 |  |  | 31 December 2018 |
|  | £m |  |  | £m |  |  | £m |
Trade receivables |  |  | 7,713.8 |  |  |  | 7,422.6 |  |  |  | 8,062.2 |
Work in progress |  |  | 419.5 |  |  |  | 405.8 |  |  |  | 366.5 |
VAT and sales taxes recoverable |  |  | 270.6 |  |  |  | 245.5 |  |  |  | 264.2 |
Prepayments |  |  | 391.0 |  |  |  | 420.4 |  |  |  | 287.3 |
Accrued income |  |  | 3,731.1 |  |  |  | 3,672.4 |  |  |  | 3,541.2 |
Fair value of derivatives |  |  | 10.0 |  |  |  | 2.1 |  |  |  | 1.3 |
Other debtors |  |  | 634.2 |  |  |  | 565.3 |  |  |  | 578.8 |
|  |  | 13,170.2 |  |  |  | 12,734.1 |  |  |  | 13,101.5 |
More than one year [member] |
Statement [LineItems] |
Summary of Trade and Other Receivables | Amounts falling due after more than one year:
|  | 30 June 2019 |  |  | 30 June 2018 |  |  | 31 December 2018 |
|  | £m |  |  | £m |  |  | £m |
Prepayments |  |  | 2.8 |  |  |  | 4.2 |  |  |  | 3.0 |
Accrued income |  |  | 22.8 |  |  |  | 21.8 |  |  |  | 16.5 |
Fair value of derivatives |  |  | 6.3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 8.4 |
Other debtors |  |  | 150.8 |  |  |  | 144.4 |  |  |  | 152.1 |
|  |  | 182.7 |  |  |  | 170.4 |  |  |  | 180.0 |

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