Supermarkets
Lidl’s Great Britain supermarkets belong to Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG, part of Germany’s Schwarz Group. The British operating company is Lidl Great Britain Limited. [1][2]
01 / Behind the name
Private UK company · part of Schwarz Group [1][2]
The chain follows note 25 of the GB accounts. Schwarz Group is the wider business grouping; no personal ownership percentage is inferred. The operating and tax scope here covers England, Scotland and Wales. [1][2][4]
02 / On the map
Headquarters, incorporation and tax residence describe different things. A headquarters address does not tell you where all of a company’s tax is paid.
03 / The figures, with context
Lidl GB’s accounts disclose a current tax charge but use an exemption from publishing a cash-flow statement. An accounting charge or a tax balance owed does not establish cash paid.
Lidl Great Britain Limited
Period ending 28 Feb 2025
The reviewed accounts omit a cash-flow statement under the exemption described on printed page 33. Note 9 reports charges, not cash payments. [1]
Lidl Great Britain Limited
Period ending 28 Feb 2025
Note 9, printed page 41: £18.174m current-period charge less £6.752m prior-period adjustments. Excludes £34.693m deferred tax; it is not cash paid. [1]
Lidl companies registered in the UK · Great Britain operations
Period ending 28 Feb 2026
The November 2025 tax policy covers periods ending 28 February 2026 but provides no payment amount. A cash figure for this period remains unverified. [4]
These figures have different scopes. They should not be added together or used as a like-for-like tax ranking.
Understand the measures04 / Check our working
Primary sources used in this profile. Company disclosures are attributed to the company; inclusion is not an independent audit.
Lidl Great Britain Limited / Companies House · Printed pp. 1 (business), 33 (status and cash-flow exemption), 41 (note 9: tax), 49 (note 25: parent); PDF pages are two higher
Accessed 27 Sept 2026Schwarz Group · Divisions: Lidl; corporate address in Neckarsulm, Germany
Accessed 26 Sept 2026Lidl · Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG: Neckarsulm address and German registration; Lidl Great Britain Limited registration
Accessed 26 Sept 2026Lidl · Scope: England, Scotland and Wales; policy dated November 2025 for periods ending 28 February 2026
Accessed 26 Sept 2026