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Assets held for sale (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale or as held for distribution to owners [abstract]  
Schedule of assets and liabilities classified as held for sale
The following assets and liabilities were classified as held for sale:
30 September 2025
31 March 2025
Total assets
held for sale
£m
Total liabilities held for sale
£m
Net assets/(liabilities) held for sale
£m
Total assets
held for sale
£m
Total liabilities held for sale
£m
Net assets/(liabilities)
held for sale
£m
National Grid Renewables— — — 1,528 (108)1,420 
Grain LNG1,146 (328)818 1,100 (326)774 
Net assets/(liabilities) held for sale
1,146 (328)818 2,628 (434)2,194 
Financial information relating to the loss arising on the disposal of NG Renewables is set out below:
£m
Goodwill51 
Property, plant and equipment438 
Investment in joint venture906 
Trade and other receivables141 
Cash and cash equivalents58 
Financial investments41 
Other assets66 
Total assets on disposal1,701 
Borrowings(2)
Other liabilities(159)
Total liabilities on disposal(161)
Net assets on disposal1,540 
Satisfied by:
Proceeds1,531 
Total consideration1,531 
Less:
Disposal-related costs(11)
Loss on disposal before tax and reclassification of foreign currency translation reserve(20)
Reclassification of foreign currency translation reserve¹(76)
Tax5 
Post-tax loss on disposal(91)
1.The reclassification of the foreign currency translation reserve attributable to NG Renewables comprises a loss of £84 million relating to the retranslation of NG Renewables’ operations offset by a gain of £8 million relating to borrowings, cross-currency swaps and foreign exchange forward contracts used to hedge the Group’s net investment in NG Renewables.
The following assets and liabilities were classified as held for sale at 30 September 2025.
Grain LNG
£m
Other intangible assets26 
Property, plant and equipment949 
Trade and other receivables30 
Cash and cash equivalents122 
Other assets19 
Total assets1,146 
Borrowings(133)
Other liabilities(195)
Total liabilities(328)
Net assets818