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Evans Cycles

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Evans Cycles is Frasers Group's cycling retailer. The Wiggle and Chain Reaction Cycles domains now direct shoppers to Evans. [1][2][3][4][5]

01 / Behind the name

Who owns Evans Cycles?

Frasers group business · 100% · subsidiary issued share capital at 26 April 2026 [1][2][3][4][5]

  1. 01
    Disclosed operating or brand/IP entity scope

    Evans Cycles Limited [1][2][3][4][5]

    As reported · 26 Apr 2026

The report and current shop identify Evans Cycles Limited. Wiggle and Chain Reaction are acquired brand/IP history and current redirects, rather than equity ownership of the original insolvent operating companies. Cycle brands stocked by Evans are not assumed to be owned. [1][2][3][4][5]

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02 / On the map

Where is it based?

Group headquarters
Shirebrook · Frasers parent group, United Kingdom [6]
Parent incorporated in
England and Wales · Frasers Group plc [7]

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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Investors in Evans Cycles

Investor disclosures found

Selected investor disclosures have been found. Each names the held entity, basis and date; the complete investor register remains outside this review. 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.

Equity ownership

Frasers Group plc

Held entity · Evans Cycles Limited

100% · subsidiary issued share capital at 26 April 2026

Reported subsidiary shareholding ·

The report and current shop identify Evans Cycles Limited. Wiggle and Chain Reaction are acquired brand/IP history and current redirects, rather than equity ownership of the original insolvent operating companies. Cycle brands stocked by Evans are not assumed to be owned.

Evidence · 5 sources

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03 / The figures, with context

What does it report in UK tax?

The group report does not establish a separate UK cash corporation-tax payment for this business. Frasers' worldwide group payment is available on the parent profile.

United KingdomNot yet verified

UK corporation tax paid

Not yet verifiedCash payment

Evans Cycles · separate UK cash scope not reconciled
Annual reporting period not yet verified

This ownership review has not separately reconciled the business's UK tax-paying entity and cash payment. Not verified does not mean no tax was paid. [1][2][3][4][5]

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
    Frasers Group annual report 2026 (opens in a new tab)

    Frasers Group plc · 52 weeks ended 26 April 2026; p24: businesses; p26: Studio Pay and GAME Spain; p121: worldwide cash tax; p123: group identity; p158: Matches IP; p160: direct investments; pp179–180: acquisitions; p182: MASH control; note 38 pp183–198: subsidiary issued-share interests

    Accessed 10 Oct 2026
  2. 02
    Evans Cycles in the Frasers portfolio (opens in a new tab)

    Frasers Group · Current issuer retail/brand portfolio; ownership of stocked third-party labels is not inferred

    Accessed 10 Oct 2026
  3. 04
    Wiggle retail destination (opens in a new tab)

    Wiggle / Evans Cycles · Checked 10 October 2026: redirects to Evans Cycles

    Accessed 10 Oct 2026
  4. 05
    Chain Reaction Cycles retail destination (opens in a new tab)

    Chain Reaction / Evans Cycles · Checked 10 October 2026: redirects to Evans Cycles

    Accessed 10 Oct 2026
  5. 06
    Frasers Group plc legal entity identifier (opens in a new tab)

    Bloomberg Finance L.P. · LEI register · LEI 213800JEGHHEAXIJDX34; headquarters address Unit A, Brook Park East, Shirebrook; record last updated 26 December 2025

    Accessed 10 Oct 2026
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    Frasers Group plc incorporation jurisdiction (opens in a new tab)

    Companies House · Frasers Group plc, company 06035106, recorded as incorporated in England and Wales; statutory control band in this subsidiary is not an exact group stake

    Accessed 10 Oct 2026