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Consolidated cash flow statement - GBP (£)
£ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities      
Total operating profit from continuing operations £ 4,475 £ 4,879 £ 4,371
Adjustments for:      
Gain on sale of investments 0 (846) (228)
Other fair value movements (16) 21 (65)
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment 2,061 1,984 1,830
Share-based payments 37 48 38
Changes in working capital (147) 547 (223)
Changes in provisions 840 (155) 149
Changes in pensions and other post-retirement benefit obligations 31 (46) (84)
Cash generated from operations – continuing operations 7,281 6,432 5,788
Tax paid (342) (89) (298)
Net cash inflow from operating activities – continuing operations 6,939 6,343 5,490
Net cash inflow from operating activities – discontinued operations 0 555 782
Cash flows from investing activities      
Purchases of intangible assets (549) (567) (446)
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (6,904) (6,325) (5,098)
Disposals of property, plant and equipment 52 87 26
Investments in joint ventures and associates (332) (443) (265)
Dividends received from joint ventures, associates and other investments 176 190 166
Disposal of financial and other investments 102 116 215
Acquisition of financial investments (81) (95) (197)
Net movements in short-term financial investments (1,141) 586 (781)
Interest received 148 65 40
Cash inflows on derivatives 123 0 17
Cash outflows on derivatives 0 (362) (122)
Insurance claim from loss of property, plant and equipment 143 79 0
Net cash flow (used in)/from investing activities – continuing operations (7,601) 804 (13,885)
Net cash flow from/(used in) investing activities – discontinued operations 102 (564) (125)
Cash flows from financing activities      
Proceeds from issue of treasury shares 20 16 33
Transactions in own shares (4) 1 (3)
Proceeds received from loans 5,563 11,908 12,347
Repayment of loans (1,701) (15,260) (1,261)
Payments of lease liabilities (118) (155) (117)
Net movements in short-term borrowings 544 (511) (11)
Cash inflows on derivatives 86 190 20
Cash outflows on derivatives (58) (118) (114)
Interest paid (1,627) (1,430) (1,053)
Dividends paid to shareholders (1,718) (1,607) (922)
Net cash flow from/(used in) financing activities – continuing operations 987 (6,966) 8,919
Net cash flow used in financing activities – discontinued operations 0 (207) (1,150)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 427 (35) 31
Supplemental Cash Flow Information Abstract [Abstract]      
Reclassification to held for sale (30) 9 (11)
Exchange movements (1) 7 5
Cash and cash equivalents at start of year 163 182 157
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 559 163 182
Millennium Pipeline Company, LLC      
Cash flows from investing activities      
Disposal of interests in the UK Gas Transmission business, in The Narragansett Electric Company, in Millennium Pipeline Company LLC and in St William Homes LLP 0 497 0
National Grid Electricity Distribution      
Cash flows from investing activities      
Acquisition of National Grid Electricity Distribution and Contributions to National Grid Renewables and Emerald Energy Venture LLC [1] 0 0 (7,837)
UK Gas Transmission business      
Cash flows from investing activities      
Disposal of interests in the UK Gas Transmission business, in The Narragansett Electric Company, in Millennium Pipeline Company LLC and in St William Homes LLP [2] 681 4,027 0
The Narragansett Electric Company      
Cash flows from investing activities      
Disposal of interests in the UK Gas Transmission business, in The Narragansett Electric Company, in Millennium Pipeline Company LLC and in St William Homes LLP [2] 0 2,968 0
St William Homes LLP      
Cash flows from investing activities      
Disposal of interests in the UK Gas Transmission business, in The Narragansett Electric Company, in Millennium Pipeline Company LLC and in St William Homes LLP 0 0 413
National Grid Renewables and Emerald Energy Venture LLC      
Cash flows from investing activities      
Acquisition of National Grid Electricity Distribution and Contributions to National Grid Renewables and Emerald Energy Venture LLC £ (19) £ (19) £ (16)
[1] Balance consists of cash consideration paid and cash acquired from National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED).
[2] The balance for the year ended 31 March 2023 consists of cash proceeds received, net of cash disposed.