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) · 7,926 qualifying · snapshot 2026-08-01
| # | Company | Industry | Tax charge | Turnover | Tax/turnover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | CHANEL LIMITED Global luxury fashion house | Consumer Discretionary | £1.09B | £14.26B | +8% |
| 02 | ANTOFAGASTA PLC FTSE 100 copper mining group | Basic Materials | £806M | £6.38B | +13% |
| 03 | TESCO PLC LSE-listed multinational grocery retailer | Consumer Staples | £712M | £72.89B | +1% |
| 04 | XTX MARKETS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED Technology arm of algorithmic trading group | Technology | £590M | £3.02B | +20% |
| 05 | VEDANTA RESOURCES LIMITED Diversified mining and energy group | Basic Materials | £571M | £13.49B | +4% |
| 06 | BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC UK flag carrier airline | Consumer Discretionary | £527M | £14.68B | +4% |
| 07 | ANGLO AMERICAN PLC Multinational mining group | Basic Materials | £521M | £13.73B | +4% |
| 08 | COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS PLC Multinational beverage bottling company | Consumer Staples | £505M | £17.87B | +3% |
| 09 | MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INTERNATIONAL PLC Institutional securities and trading firm | Financials | £494M | £6.90B | +7% |
| 10 | MASTERCARD EUROPE SERVICES LIMITED Payments technology group subsidiary | Industrials | £469M | £2.40B | +20% |
| 11 | BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC Commercial and retail bank | Financials | £431M | £5.66B | +8% |
| 12 | RELX PLC | Consumer Discretionary | £425M | £9.59B | +4% |
| 13 | BAE SYSTEMS PLC Listed aerospace and defence contractor | Industrials | £421M | £28.34B | +1% |
| 14 | TESCO STORES LIMITED Principal UK supermarket operating subsidiary | Consumer Staples | £401M | £50.84B | +1% |
| 15 | SANTANDER UK PLC Retail and commercial bank | Financials | £396M | £4.73B | +8% |
| 16 | EE LIMITED Mobile network and broadband provider | Telecommunications | £379M | £6.85B | +6% |
| 17 | ICE CLEAR EUROPE LIMITED Financial clearing house | Financials | £373M | £1.81B | +21% |
| 18 | BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED Telecommunications and broadband provider | Telecommunications | £359M | £19.65B | +2% |
| 19 | BT GROUP PLC Listed telecommunications holding company | Telecommunications | £359M | £19.65B | +2% |
| 20 | SHELL U.K. LIMITED UK oil and gas subsidiary | Energy | £350M | £8.33B | +4% |
| 21 | AZULE ENERGY EXPLORATION (ANGOLA) LIMITED Oil and gas exploration subsidiary | Energy | £347M | £1.29B | +27% |
| 22 | REVOLUT LTD Global fintech and banking app | Technology | £339M | £3.31B | +10% |
| 23 | PREMIER OIL UK LIMITED Upstream oil and gas producer | Energy | £337M | £1.34B | +25% |
| 24 | KAZ MINERALS LIMITED Copper producer in Central Asia | Consumer Discretionary | £324M | £3.06B | +11% |
| 25 | EDF ENERGY NUCLEAR GENERATION LIMITED Nuclear power generation subsidiary | Utilities | £323M | £2.91B | +11% |
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.