The November 2025 completed transaction made Carlyle the owner of The Very Group, which operates Very and Littlewoods. IMI continued as a key stakeholder. This does not establish each investment vehicle or an exact shareholding for IMI; the former Barclay ownership is not presented as current. [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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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.
The completed transaction identifies Carlyle as owner and IMI as a continuing stakeholder. It does not give exact vehicle stakes or establish whether IMI's interest is equity or credit.
The completed transaction identifies Carlyle as owner and IMI as a continuing stakeholder. It does not give exact vehicle stakes or establish whether IMI's interest is equity or credit. Continuing stakeholder; an equity holding has not been established.
The Very Group's filed 2024/25 accounts report £1.0m income taxes paid across the consolidated group. The group includes an Irish retail subsidiary, and the accounts do not split the cash amount between the UK, Ireland, Very and Littlewoods. This period predates the November 2025 ownership change.
United Kingdom52 weeks ended 28 June 2025
UK corporation tax paid
Not separately disclosedCash payment
Littlewoods · UK entity scope not yet verified Period ending 28 Jun 2025
The reviewed consolidated accounts report a wider group cash tax amount but do not separately identify the UK cash corporation-tax amount for this retailer. [2][3]
Consolidated group52 weeks ended 28 June 2025
Group income taxes paid
£1mCash payment
The Very Group Limited consolidated group Period ending 28 Jun 2025
The group cash-flow statement reports £1.0m income taxes paid. Its subsidiaries include Shop Direct Ireland Limited, so the amount cannot be attributed solely to UK corporation tax or to either retail banner. Both profiles show the same group payment; do not add them together. [2][3]
These figures have different scopes. They should not be added together or used as a like-for-like tax ranking.