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Finance and investment income, finance costs and revaluation and retranslation of financial instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Analysis of income and expense [abstract] |
Summary of Finance and Investment Income, Finance Costs and Revaluation and retranslation of Financial Instruments | Finance and investment income arise from:
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| £m |  | £m |  | £m
Financial assets measured at amortised cost | 123 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 118 |
Financial assets measured at fair value through profit and loss | 11 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 24 |
Other interest income | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |
| 137 |  |  | 127 |  |  | 145 |
Finance costs arise from:
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| £m |  | £m |  | £m
Interest on bank overdrafts, bonds and bank loans | 309 |  |  | 273 |  |  | 258 |
Interest expense related to lease liabilities | 98 |  |  | 106 |  |  | 96 |
Interest on other long-term employee benefits | 6 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 3 |
Net interest expense on pension plans | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 2 |
| 417 |  |  | 389 |  |  | 359 |
Revaluation and retranslation of financial instruments include:
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
| £m |  | £m |  | £m
Movements in fair value of derivative financial instruments | (17) |  |  | (3) |  |  | 1 |
Premium on the early repayment of bonds | (16) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Revaluation of investments and other assets held at fair value through profit or loss | (24) |  |  | (21) |  |  | 23 |
Remeasurement of put options over non-controlling interests | (10) |  |  | (1) |  |  | 28 |
Revaluation of contingent consideration liabilities | 1 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 26 |
Retranslation of financial instruments | 16 |  |  | (19) |  |  | (2) |
Net revaluation and retranslation of financial instrument (loss)/gain | (50) |  |  | 7 |  |  | 76 |

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