NOTES TO THE GROUP CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
18. Intangible assets – other
20. Trade and other receivables
Acquired intangibles
2026 £m
2025 £m
Current
Software & development £m
Customer relationships £m
Patents & brands £m
73.4
Trade receivables Other receivables
63.5
Total £m
6.1
5.1
Cost At 1 April 2024
2.8 3.4
VAT receivable Prepayments
3.0 2.8
4.9
170.9
3.7
179.5
85.7
Business acquired (note 11)
–
11.7
– – –
11.7 0.7
74.4
Additions Disposals
0.7
– –
Trade receivables are non-interest bearing, are generally on 30 to 60 days’ terms and are shown net of expected credit losses. Current year other receivables includes £nil (2025: £0.3m) related to the current portion of the deferred consideration receivable for the disposal of the Vertec Scientific business. All of the Group’s trade and other receivables are regularly reviewed for indicators of impairment. The credit risk exposure inherent in the Group’s trade receivables is measured and recognised as an impairment provision on initial recognition, based on the expected credit loss method, as required by IFRS 9. Specific provision for impairment may also be required where a specific increase in credit risk is identified, or a credit event has occurred. Provisions for general credit risk exposure are measured with reference to the age of a receivable as debts that are overdue present a specific impairment risk indicator regarding recoverability. In total, the Group has recognised impairment provisions of £1.9m (2025: £2.2m), against trade receivables. This includes a total of £1.2m (2025: £1.4m) of specific provisions for impairment due to increased default risk and unresolved disputes, as well as a provision for expected credit losses of £0.7m (2025: £0.8m). Across the Group, general expected credit loss risk has
(0.2) (0.1)
(0.2) (2.4)
Exchange adjustment
(2.2)
(0.1)
At 31 March 2025
5.3
180.4
3.6
189.3
Business acquired (note 11)
–
4.8
– – – –
4.8 0.9
Additions Disposals
0.9
– –
(0.2)
(0.2)
Exchange adjustment
–
0.8
0.8
At 31 March 2026
6.0
186.0
3.6
195.6
Accumulated amortisation At 1 April 2024
3.3 0.4
75.9 15.8
2.5 0.4
81.7 16.6 (0.1) (1.1) 97.1 16.6 (0.2)
Charge for the year
Disposals
(0.1) (0.1)
–
–
been assessed to be low due to the size, nature and diversification of customers across the divisions. The movements in the impairment provisions for trade receivables during the year were as follows:
Exchange adjustment At 31 March 2025 Charge for the year
(0.9)
(0.1)
3.5 0.3
90.8 16.0
2.8 0.3
2026 £m
2025 £m
Disposals
(0.2)
–
–
Exchange adjustment
0.2 3.8 2.2
0.7
(0.1)
0.8
2.2
At 1 April
2.3 0.2
At 31 March 2026
107.5 78.5
3.0 0.6 0.8
114.3
(0.3)
Net (release)/charge in the year
Net book value at 31 March 2026 Net book value at 31 March 2025
81.3 92.2
–
Exchange adjustments
(0.3)
1.8
89.6
At 31 March
1.9
2.2
19. Inventories
Details of the net trade receivables ageing are set out below:
2026 £m
2025 £m
Overdue
Total £m
Not yet due £m
<30 days £m
30–60 days £m
60–90 days £m
90–120 days £m
>120 days £m
26.6 58.8 85.4
Finished goods and goods for resale Raw materials and work in progress
29.2 53.7 82.9
2026 Gross
Total inventories
75.3
61.7
8.7
1.8
0.4
0.6
2.1
At 31 March 2026, the provision for realisable value included within total inventories was £11.2m (2025: £11.5m).
Provision
(1.9)
–
–
–
–
(0.1)
(1.8)
Net
73.4
61.7
8.7
1.8
0.4
0.5
0.3
2025 Gross
65.7
54.0
6.3
3.0
0.7
0.2
1.5
Provision
(2.2)
(0.2)
–
–
(0.3)
(0.2)
(1.5)
Net
63.5
53.8
6.3
3.0
0.4
–
–
184
185
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Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2026
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