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Costco Wholesale UK Limited's filed group accounts report £43.005m income tax paid net of refunds for the period ended 31 August 2025. The consolidated subsidiaries listed are UK companies.
United KingdomPeriod ended 31 August 2025
UK income tax paid, net of refunds
£43mCash payment
Costco Wholesale UK Limited consolidated group Period ending 31 Aug 2025
The group cash-flow statement reports £43,005,000 income tax paid net of refunds (£000 column). Its subsidiary note lists UK companies only and its tax note identifies UK corporation tax. This is the UK retail group, not Costco's worldwide parent. [2]
These figures have different scopes. They should not be added together or used as a like-for-like tax ranking.
Companies House · Group cash-flow statement, PDF p.22 (printed p.19); UK subsidiary list, PDF p.35 (printed p.32); corporation-tax note, PDF p.31 (printed p.28)