21. Other intangible assets

  Acquisition intangibles Databases
US$m
Internal use software
US$m
Internally
generated
software
US$m
Total
US$m
Customer
and other
relationships
US$m
Acquired
software
development
US$m
Marketing-
related
assets
US$m
Cost              
At 1 April 2021 1,505 401 100 1,345 327 1,042 4,720
Differences on exchange 9 2 5 90 1 (8) 99
Additions through business combinations (note 41) 207 105 9 (1) 1 (6) 315
Other additions 180 29 236 445
Disposals (87) (11) (6) (99) (11) (74) (288)
At 31 March 2022 1,634 497 108 1,515 347 1,190 5,291
               
Accumulated amortisation and impairment              
At 1 April 2021 721 266 85 923 251 508 2,754
Differences on exchange 9 3 6 69 (8) 79
Charge for the year 116 54 4 162 29 167 532
Disposals (87) (11) (6) (99) (11) (74) (288)
At 31 March 2022 759 312 89 1,055 269 593 3,077
               
Net book amount at 31 March 2022 875 185 19 460 78 597 2,214

 

  Acquisition intangibles Databases
US$m
Internal use
software
US$m
Internally
generated
software
US$m
Total
US$m
Customer
and other
relationships
US$m
Acquired
software
development
US$m
Marketing-
related
assets
US$m
Cost              
At 1 April 2020 1,094 337 91 1,311 376 860 4,069
Differences on exchange 25 8 (2) (13) (2) 35 51
Additions through business combinations 386 57 11 8 1 18 481
Other additions 147 30 197 374
Disposals (1) (108) (78) (68) (255)
At 31 March 2021 1,505 401 100 1,345 327 1,042 4,720
               
Accumulated amortisation and impairment              
At 1 April 2020 617 224 81 882 300 382 2,486
Differences on exchange 10 5 (2) (8) 1 20 26
Charge for the year 94 38 6 157 28 141 464
Impairment charge 33 33
Disposals (1) (108) (78) (68) (255)
At 31 March 2021 721 266 85 923 251 508 2,754
               
Net book amount at 1 April 2020 477 113 10 429 76 478 1,583
Net book amount at 31 March 2021 784 135 15 422 76 534 1,966

Within the above are the following individually material assets at 31 March 2022:

  • North America Healthcare customer relationships have a net book value of US$160m and a remaining amortisation period of six years.
  • North America Tapad, Inc. customer relationships with a net book value of US$143m and a remaining amortisation period of 16 years.
  • The former Risk Management division of AFS customer relationships with a net book value of US$126m and a remaining amortisation period of 11 years.

In addition to the development capitalised above we charged US$281m (2021: US$138m) of research and development costs in the Group income statement.

The impairment charge in the year ended 31 March 2021 largely related to an internally generated software asset in the UK and Ireland identified as requiring impairment due to a planned upgrade of our technology estate.

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