Biggest corporation-tax payers — top contributors to the UK exchequer
The largest corporation-tax charges booked in filed accounts — the biggest contributors to the UK exchequer (a P&L charge, not cash paid to HMRC) · 7,761 qualifying · snapshot 2026-07-01
| # | Company | Industry | Corporation tax | Turnover | Tax/turnover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | CHANEL LIMITED Global luxury fashion house | Consumer Discretionary | £1.10B | £14.43B | +8% |
| 02 | ROLLS-ROYCE PLC Aerospace and defence engine manufacturer | Industrials | £1.10B | £21.21B | +5% |
| 03 | TESCO PLC LSE-listed multinational grocery retailer | Consumer Staples | £893M | £69.92B | +1% |
| 04 | ANTOFAGASTA PLC FTSE 100 copper mining group | Basic Materials | £815M | £6.45B | +13% |
| 05 | EDF ENERGY NUCLEAR GENERATION LIMITED Nuclear power generation subsidiary | Utilities | £646M | £4.04B | +16% |
| 06 | XTX MARKETS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED Technology arm of algorithmic trading group | Technology | £590M | £3.02B | +20% |
| 07 | VEDANTA RESOURCES LIMITED Diversified mining and energy group | Basic Materials | £578M | £13.64B | +4% |
| 08 | ANGLO AMERICAN PLC Multinational mining group | Basic Materials | £556M | £20.48B | +3% |
| 09 | BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC UK flag carrier airline | Consumer Discretionary | £527M | £14.68B | +4% |
| 10 | COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS PLC Multinational beverage bottling company | Consumer Staples | £506M | £17.92B | +3% |
| 11 | MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INTERNATIONAL PLC Institutional securities and trading firm | Financials | £500M | £6.98B | +7% |
| 12 | BT GROUP PLC Listed telecommunications holding company | Telecommunications | £480M | £20.37B | +2% |
| 13 | BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC Commercial and retail bank | Financials | £431M | £5.66B | +8% |
| 14 | RELX PLC | Consumer Discretionary | £425M | £9.59B | +4% |
| 15 | BAE SYSTEMS PLC Listed aerospace and defence contractor | Industrials | £421M | £28.34B | +1% |
| 16 | TESCO STORES LIMITED Principal UK supermarket operating subsidiary | Consumer Staples | £401M | £50.84B | +1% |
| 17 | SANTANDER UK PLC Retail and commercial bank | Financials | £396M | £4.73B | +8% |
| 18 | MIDASPLAYER.COM LTD. Microsoft-owned mobile game developer | Technology | £380M | £1.74B | +22% |
| 19 | MASTERCARD EUROPE SERVICES LIMITED | Industrials | £379M | £1.84B | +21% |
| 20 | ICE CLEAR EUROPE LIMITED Financial clearing house | Financials | £377M | £1.83B | +21% |
| 21 | BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED Telecommunications and broadband provider | Telecommunications | £359M | £19.65B | +2% |
| 22 | AZULE ENERGY EXPLORATION (ANGOLA) LIMITED Oil and gas exploration subsidiary | Energy | £351M | £1.30B | +27% |
| 23 | SHELL U.K. LIMITED UK oil and gas subsidiary | Energy | £350M | £8.33B | +4% |
| 24 | PREMIER OIL UK LIMITED Upstream oil and gas producer | Energy | £341M | £1.36B | +25% |
| 25 | REVOLUT LTD Global fintech and banking app | Technology | £339M | £3.31B | +10% |
All figures from each company's latest filed Companies House accounts; detailed filers only, with implausible outliers and scale artifacts excluded. Filed accounts lag the present by roughly 12–24 months, and group-vs-parent scope changes can move a figure between filings. Banks and insurers that don't report a turnover line are under-represented on the turnover-based boards.