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Aldi’s British stores are part of the ALDI SÜD Group. The UK accounts name Austrian partnership Aldi Süd KG as the immediate parent and ultimate controlling party. International group coordination is based in Salzburg. [1][2]

01 / Behind the name

Who owns Aldi?

Private UK company · Austrian partnership parent [1]

  1. 01
    British operating company

    Aldi Stores Limited [1]

    As reported · 31 Dec 2024
  2. 02
    Immediate parent and ultimate controlling party in the UK accounts

    Aldi Süd KG [1]

    As reported · 31 Dec 2024

This follows the legal parent disclosed in note 25, whose directors report no further controlling party. ALDI SÜD and ALDI Nord are separate groups. Salzburg is the international coordination location; Aldi’s German national business is based in Mülheim an der Ruhr. [1][2][3]

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02 / On the map

Where is it based?

Ultimate parent
Aldi Süd KG [1]
Group headquarters
Salzburg (international group coordination), Austria [2]
Parent incorporated in
Austria · partnership [1]

Headquarters, incorporation and tax residence describe different things. A headquarters address does not tell you where all of a company’s tax is paid.

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Named investors have not yet been established from the evidence used in this directory. This is a research gap; it does not mean the company has no investors. A stake in a parent or operating company is shown against that entity. Dates refer to each disclosure and can differ from the profile review date. Evidence links are included with each record.

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03 / The figures, with context

What does it report in UK tax?

The filed 2024 cash-flow total includes Ireland and cannot establish a UK-only payment. Companies House listed 2024 as the latest filed accounts on 28 September 2026; the 2025 UK tax strategy supplies no payment amount.

United Kingdom2024

UK corporation tax paid

Not separately disclosedCash payment

Aldi Stores Limited · UK only
Period ending 31 Dec 2024

The reviewed accounts report consolidated cash tax, including Irish subsidiaries. They do not isolate UK cash payments. Printed pages 45 and 60. [1]

Consolidated group2024

UK and Ireland subgroup tax paid

£67.3mCash payment

Aldi Stores Limited and consolidated subsidiaries · UK and Ireland
Period ending 31 Dec 2024

Consolidated cash-flow payment of £67.330m. This covers the UK and Ireland subgroup, not all ALDI SÜD businesses. Printed pages 45 and 60. [1]

United Kingdom2025

UK corporation tax paid

Not yet verifiedCash payment

Aldi Stores Limited and UK subsidiaries
Period ending 31 Dec 2025

As checked on 28 September 2026, Companies House listed 2024 as the latest filed accounts and the 2025 accounts as due by 30 September 2026. The 2025 strategy describes tax governance, not cash payments. A UK-only amount for this period has not been verified. [5][4]

These figures have different scopes. They should not be added together or used as a like-for-like tax ranking.

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04 / Check our working

The public record.

Primary sources used in this profile. Company disclosures are attributed to the company; inclusion is not an independent audit.

  1. 01
    Aldi Stores Limited: consolidated financial statements 2024 (opens in a new tab)

    Aldi Stores Limited / Companies House · Printed pp. 45 (cash flow), 48 (status), 60 (subsidiaries), 67 (note 25: control); PDF pages are two higher

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  2. 02
    The ALDI Story (opens in a new tab)

    ALDI SÜD Group · 2019: ALDI SÜD HOLDING in Salzburg; 1961: division into ALDI SÜD and ALDI Nord

    Accessed 26 Sept 2026
  3. 03
    Über uns: ALDI SÜD (opens in a new tab)

    ALDI SÜD Germany · German national business based in Mülheim an der Ruhr

    Accessed 26 Sept 2026
  4. 04
    UK Tax Strategy: financial year ended 31 December 2025 (opens in a new tab)

    Aldi Stores Limited · Scope; governance; relationship with HMRC

    Accessed 26 Sept 2026
  5. 05
    Aldi Stores Limited: Companies House overview (opens in a new tab)

    Companies House · Accounts: last made up to 31 December 2024; next made up to 31 December 2025, due by 30 September 2026

    Accessed 28 Sept 2026