The cited legal disclosure identifies an operating company. The full ultimate beneficial-owner chain remains unverified; registered control is shown separately. An operating-company identity is not proof of who ultimately owns the business. Current Companies House disclosures for Post Office Limited (02154540): Secretary Of State For Business And Trade: Ownership of shares – 75% or more; Right to appoint or remove directors. These are statutory control categories, not exact shareholdings. They can overlap, including through trusts, and must not be added together or interpreted as sole ownership. [1][2][4]
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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The reviewed register names share controllers. Exact economic interests, smaller shareholders and the complete ultimate investor chain have not been verified. 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.
An active Companies House share-control category for this exact registered entity. This is a statutory band, not an exact economic stake or the complete ultimate investor chain. Categories can overlap, including through trusts, and must not be added together.
Companies House · Active persons with significant control and their stated nature of control; ceased entries and withdrawn statements are excluded. Control categories can overlap and are not exact beneficial shareholdings.
The filing reports a consolidated income-tax payment but no separate country cash breakdown. The UK corporation-tax expense and government funding for tax liabilities are not themselves cash-payment disclosures. The group amount is retained separately rather than inferring UK cash scope from registered-office addresses or government ownership. The consolidated cash-flow statement reports GBP 31m income taxes paid. This is a Post Office group payment, not a payment by an individual branch or independently owned franchisee.
United Kingdom52 weeks ended 30 March 2025
UK corporation tax paid
Not separately disclosedCash payment
Post Office Limited consolidated group Period ending 30 Mar 2025
The filing reports a consolidated income-tax payment but no separate country cash breakdown. The UK corporation-tax expense and government funding for tax liabilities are not themselves cash-payment disclosures. The group amount is retained separately rather than inferring UK cash scope from registered-office addresses or government ownership. [5]
Consolidated group52 weeks ended 30 March 2025
Group income taxes paid
£31mCash payment
Post Office Limited consolidated group Period ending 30 Mar 2025
The consolidated cash-flow statement reports GBP 31m income taxes paid. This is a Post Office group payment, not a payment by an individual branch or independently owned franchisee. [5]
These figures have different scopes. They should not be added together or used as a like-for-like tax ranking.
Companies House · Legal name, company number, domestic company type and incorporation. UK registration does not establish headquarters or tax residence; a constituent jurisdiction is not inferred from a registered-office address.
Companies House · Active persons with significant control and their stated nature of control; ceased entries and withdrawn statements are excluded. Control categories can overlap and are not exact beneficial shareholdings.
Companies House · Consolidated cash-flow statement, PDF p.95 (printed p.93); reporting period and consolidation scope, PDF p.98; tax expense, PDF p.123; subsidiaries, PDF p.167; explicit incorporation jurisdiction, PDF p.98