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Reconciliation of profit before taxation to headline operating profit (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2023
Reconciliation of operating profit to headline operating profit [Abstract] |
Reconciliation of operating (loss)/profit to headline operating profit |
| Six Months Ended 30 June 2023 |  | Six Months Ended 30 June 2022
| £m |  | £m
Profit before taxation | 204.3 |  |  | 418.6 |
Finance and investment income | 102.4 |  |  | 55.5 |
Finance costs | (230.7) |  |  | (144.9) |
Revaluation and retranslation of financial instruments | 25.5 |  |  | 33.1 |
Profit before interest and taxation | 307.1 |  |  | 474.9 |
(Earnings)/loss from associates - after interest and tax | (1.0) |  |  | 63.8 |
Operating profit | 306.1 |  |  | 538.7 |
Goodwill impairment | 52.9 |  |  | — |
Amortisation and impairment of acquired intangible assets | 36.6 |  |  | 31.5 |
Investment and other impairment charges | 11.0 |  |  | — |
Restructuring and transformation costs | 86.8 |  |  | 81.2 |
Property related costs | 180.0 |  |  | — |
Losses on disposal of investments and subsidiaries | 2.9 |  |  | 48.1 |
Gains on remeasurement of equity interests arising from a change in scope of ownership | — |  |  | (60.4) |
Litigation settlement | (10.0) |  |  | — |
Headline operating profit | 666.3 |  |  | 639.1 |

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