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Trade and other receivables (Tables)

6 Months Ended

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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