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Consolidated Income Statement - GBP (£)
£ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Profit or loss [abstract]      
Revenue [1] £ 13,234.1 £ 13,046.7 [2],[3] £ 13,146.4 [2],[3]
Costs of services [2] (10,825.1) (10,559.1) [3] (10,481.6) [3]
Gross profit [2] 2,409.0 2,487.6 [3] 2,664.8 [3]
General and administrative costs [2] (1,113.1) (1,242.3) [3] (1,086.9) [3]
Operating profit [2] 1,295.9 1,245.3 [3] 1,577.9 [3]
Share of results of associates [2] 14.7 30.5 [3] 98.0 [3]
Profit before interest and taxation [2] 1,310.6 1,275.8 [3] 1,675.9 [3]
Finance and investment income [2] 99.0 98.9 [3] 89.0 [3]
Finance costs [2] (359.1) (279.1) [3] (261.9) [3]
Revaluation and retranslation of financial instruments [2] 163.8 (76.3) [3] 391.0 [3]
Profit before taxation [4] 1,214.3 1,019.3 [5] 1,894.0 [5]
Taxation [2] (275.0) (256.0) [3],[4] (83.0) [3],[4]
Profit for the year from continuing operations [2] 939.3 763.3 [3] 1,811.0 [3]
Profit for the year from discontinued operations [2] 10.8 137.8 [3] 248.4 [3]
Profit for the year [2] 950.1 901.1 [3] 2,059.4 [3]
Attributable to:      
Continuing operations [2] 860.1 698.2 [3] 1,726.6 [3]
Discontinued operations [2] (3.8) 126.4 [3] 237.1 [3]
Total Equity holders of the parent [2] 856.3 824.6 [3] 1,963.7 [3]
Continuing operations [2] 79.2 65.1 [3] 84.4 [3]
Discontinued operations [2] 14.6 11.4 [3] 11.3 [3]
Non-controlling interests [2] 93.8 76.5 [3] 95.7 [3]
Profit for the year [2] £ 950.1 £ 901.1 [3] £ 2,059.4 [3]
Earnings per share      
Basic earnings per ordinary share [2] £ 0.685 £ 0.661 [3] £ 1.557 [3]
Diluted earnings per ordinary share [2] 0.679 0.654 [3] 1.539 [3]
Basic earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations [2] 0.685 0.661 [3] 1.557 [3]
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations [2] 0.679 0.654 [3] 1.539 [3]
Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations [2] 0.688 0.560 [3] 1.369 [3]
Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations [2] £ 0.682 £ 0.554 [3] £ 1.353 [3]
[1] Intersegment sales have not been separately disclosed as they are not material.
[2] Figures have been restated, as described in the accounting policies.
[3] Prior year figures have been re-presented in accordance with IFRS 5 Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations, as described in the accounting policies.
[4] Profit before taxation has been restated to be in accordance with IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement, as described in the accounting policies.
[5] Prior year figures have been re-presented in accordance with IFRS 5 Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations, as described in the accounting policies. As a result Data Investment Management is now excluded from the segment analysis.