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) · 7,942 qualifying · snapshot 2026-10-01
| # | Company | Industry | Tax charge | Turnover | Tax/turnover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY Multinational telecommunications group | Telecommunications | £1.57B | £35.15B | +4% |
| 02 | ROLLS-ROYCE PLC Aerospace and defence engine manufacturer | Industrials | £1.10B | £21.21B | +5% |
| 03 | CHANEL LIMITED Global luxury fashion house | Consumer Discretionary | £1.09B | £14.30B | +8% |
| 04 | ANTOFAGASTA PLC FTSE 100 copper mining group | Basic Materials | £808M | £6.40B | +13% |
| 05 | BT GROUP PLC Listed telecommunications holding company | Telecommunications | £716M | £19.65B | +4% |
| 06 | TESCO PLC LSE-listed multinational grocery retailer | Consumer Staples | £712M | £72.89B | +1% |
| 07 | VEDANTA RESOURCES LIMITED Diversified mining and energy group | Basic Materials | £597M | £14.08B | +4% |
| 08 | XTX MARKETS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED Technology arm of algorithmic trading group | Technology | £590M | £3.02B | +20% |
| 09 | BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC UK flag carrier airline | Consumer Discretionary | £527M | £14.68B | +4% |
| 10 | ANGLO AMERICAN PLC Multinational mining group | Basic Materials | £522M | £13.76B | +4% |
| 11 | COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS PLC Multinational beverage bottling company | Consumer Staples | £515M | £18.23B | +3% |
| 12 | MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INTERNATIONAL PLC Institutional securities and trading firm | Financials | £496M | £6.92B | +7% |
| 13 | MASTERCARD EUROPE SERVICES LIMITED Payments technology group subsidiary | Industrials | £478M | £2.45B | +20% |
| 14 | GLAXOSMITHKLINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED Intellectual property management subsidiary | Industrials | £461M | £1.37B | +34% |
| 15 | BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC Commercial and retail bank | Financials | £431M | £5.66B | +8% |
| 16 | RELX PLC | Consumer Discretionary | £425M | £9.59B | +4% |
| 17 | BAE SYSTEMS PLC Listed aerospace and defence contractor | Industrials | £421M | £28.34B | +1% |
| 18 | PREMIER OIL UK LIMITED Upstream oil and gas producer | Energy | £405M | £1.03B | +39% |
| 19 | TESCO STORES LIMITED Principal UK supermarket operating subsidiary | Consumer Staples | £401M | £50.84B | +1% |
| 20 | EE LIMITED Mobile network and broadband provider | Telecommunications | £379M | £6.85B | +6% |
| 21 | ICE CLEAR EUROPE LIMITED Financial clearing house | Financials | £374M | £1.81B | +21% |
| 22 | NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC Electricity transmission network operator | Utilities | £374M | £2.90B | +13% |
| 23 | VIRGIN MEDIA LIMITED Broadband and telecommunications provider | Industrials | £361M | £3.41B | +11% |
| 24 | BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED Telecommunications and broadband provider | Telecommunications | £359M | £19.65B | +2% |
| 25 | SHELL U.K. LIMITED UK oil and gas subsidiary | Energy | £350M | £8.33B | +4% |
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.