2018 £m	2017 £m
Amounts falling due within one year:
Trade payables	37.6	38.2
Other taxes and social security	24.8	23.5
Other payables	11.4	14.6
Accruals*	66.6	62.1
	140.4	138.4
Amounts falling due after more than one year:
Other payables	2.2	3.4

*Accruals include £31.1m (2017: £32.6m) of payroll-related accruals.

Trade payables and accruals principally comprise amounts outstanding for trade purchases and ongoing costs. The average credit period taken for trade purchases as at 31 December 2018 is 36 days (2017: 40 days).

The directors consider that the carrying amount of trade payables approximates to their fair value.