v3.25.1
Provisions (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Provisions  
Schedule of Provisions
The table below is a summary of provisions by type and between current and
non-current
amounts.
 
     
Asset
retirement
obligations
m
   
Legal and
regulatory
m
    Restructuring
m
   
Other
m
   
Total 
m 
1 April 2023
     1,030       430       508       278       2,246  
Exchange movements
     (7     (24     3       (3     (31
Amounts capitalised in the year
     146                         146  
Amounts charged to the income statement
           162       774       206       1,142  
Utilised in the year - payments
     (54     (72     (290     (116     (532
Amounts released to the income statement
     (5     (131     (7     (43     (186
Transfer to liabilities held for sale
     (177     (96     (46     (31     (350
Other
                       13       13  
31 March 2024
  
 
  933
 
 
 
  269
 
 
 
 942
 
 
 
 304
 
 
 
 2,448
 
Exchange movements
     2       (12     1       (1     (10
Amounts capitalised in the year
     71                         71  
Amounts charged to the income statement
           85       133       280       498  
Utilised in the year - payments
     (38     (46     (238     (108     (430
Amounts released to the income statement
     (9     (21     (7     (44     (81
31 March 2025
  
 
959
 
 
 
275
 
 
 
831
 
 
 
431
 
 
 
2,496
 
Schedule of Provisions analysed between current and non-current
     
Asset 
retirement 
obligations 
m 
    
Legal and 
regulatory 
m 
     Restructuring 
m 
    
Other 
m 
    
Total  
m  
Current liabilities
     56         222         478         310         1,066   
Non-current
liabilities
     903         53         353         121         1,430  
31 March 2025
  
 
  959 
 
  
 
  275 
 
  
 
 831 
 
  
 
 431 
 
  
 
 2,496
 
 
     
Asset 
retirement 
obligations 
m 
    
Legal and 
regulatory 
m 
     Restructuring 
m 
     Other 
m 
    
Total  
m  
Current liabilities
     59         232         361         181         833   
Non-current
liabilities
     874         37         581         123         1,615  
31 March 2024
  
 
  933 
 
  
 
  269 
 
  
 
 942 
 
  
 
 304 
 
  
 
 2,448