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Consolidated Income Statement - GBP (£)
£ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Profit or loss [abstract]      
Revenue £ 14,844.8 £ 14,428.7 £ 12,801.1
Costs of services (12,325.8) (11,890.1) (10,597.5)
Gross profit 2,519.0 2,538.6 2,203.6
General and administrative costs (1,988.0) (1,180.4) (974.6)
Operating profit 531.0 1,358.2 1,229.0
Earnings/(loss) from associates - after interest and tax 70.2 (60.4) 23.8
Profit before interest and taxation 601.2 1,297.8 1,252.8
Finance and investment income 127.3 145.4 69.4
Finance costs (389.0) (359.4) (283.6)
Revaluation and retranslation of financial instruments 6.8 76.0 (87.8)
Profit before taxation 346.3 1,159.8 950.8
Taxation (149.1) (384.4) (230.1)
Profit for the year 197.2 775.4 720.7
Attributable to:      
Profit (loss), attributable to owners of parent 110.4 682.7 637.7
Non-controlling interests 86.8 92.7 83.0
Profit for the year £ 197.2 £ 775.4 £ 720.7
Earnings per share      
Basic earnings per ordinary share (sterling per share) £ 0.103 £ 0.622 £ 0.534
Diluted earnings per ordinary share (sterling per share) £ 0.101 £ 0.612 £ 0.525