The UK government holds a non-voting special share with reserved consent rights. That special share does not make the government the ordinary-share owner of the group. [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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The annual report reports worldwide taxation paid. Its UK deferred-tax disclosures cannot be substituted for a UK cash payment.
United Kingdom2025
UK corporation tax paid
Not separately disclosedCash payment
Rolls-Royce group · UK Period ending 31 Dec 2025
The reviewed annual report gives consolidated taxation paid without isolating a UK corporation-tax cash amount. UK deferred-tax assets are accounting balances, not cash payments. [1]
Consolidated group2025
Worldwide taxation paid
£590mCash payment
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc · consolidated Period ending 31 Dec 2025
Worldwide taxation cash outflow of £590m in the consolidated statement of cash flows. It cannot be attributed entirely to the UK. [1]
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.