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Consolidated statement of comprehensive income - GBP (£)
£ in Millions
 6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Sep. 30, 2024
Statement of comprehensive income [abstract]    
Profit after tax from continuing operations £ 618 £ 572
Profit after tax from discontinued operations 0 76
Items from continuing operations that will never be reclassified to profit or loss:    
Remeasurement gains on pension assets and post-retirement benefit obligations 147 51
Net gains/(losses) in respect of cash flow hedging of capital expenditure 42 (25)
Tax on items that will never be reclassified to profit or loss (54) (8)
Total items from continuing operations that will never be reclassified to profit or loss 135 18
Items from continuing operations that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:    
Retranslation of net assets offset by net investment hedge (588) (799)
Exchange differences reclassified to the consolidated income statement on disposal 76 0
Net (losses)/gains in respect of cash flow hedges (68) 78
Net gains/(losses) in respect of cost of hedging 35 (12)
Net gains on investments in debt instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income 13 13
Tax on items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss 8 (17)
Total items from continuing operations that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss (524) (737)
Other comprehensive loss for the period, net of tax, from continuing operations (389) (719)
Other comprehensive loss for the period, net of tax, from discontinued operations 0 (10)
Other comprehensive loss for the period, net of tax (389) (729)
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period from continuing operations 229 (147)
Total comprehensive income for the period from discontinued operations 0 66
Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period 229 (81)
Attributable to:    
Equity shareholders of the parent from continuing operations 228 (147)
Equity shareholders of the parent from discontinued operations 0 66
Equity shareholders of the parent 228 (81)
Non-controlling interests £ 1 £ 0