Dividends (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2026

Subclassifications of assets, liabilities and equities [abstract]

Schedule of dividends


			Pence per share			Cash dividend paid £m			Scrip dividend £m
Ordinary dividends
Final dividend in respect of the year ended 31 March 2026			32.14			990			609
Interim dividend in respect of the year ended 31 March 2026			16.35			729			80
Final dividend in respect of the year ended 31 March 2025			30.88			894			617