Energy
Shell is a listed energy group headquartered in London, with businesses including fuel retail, energy trading, oil and gas. Shell U.K. Limited is one of its UK subsidiaries. [1][2][3]
01 / Behind the name
Publicly listed · London, Amsterdam and New York [1]
This is a simplified route from one UK subsidiary to the listed parent, omitting intermediate holdings and other UK companies. The country tax disclosure covers a wider set of Shell entities, not Shell U.K. Limited alone. [1][2]
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
Shell reports $509m of UK corporate income tax under its country-reporting definition for 2024. That definition includes accrued withholding taxes, so this broader disclosure is kept separate from the strictly cash-only corporation-tax headline.
Shell group · UK country-reporting entities
Period ending 31 Dec 2024
The reviewed country report combines cash corporate income tax with accrued withholding taxes. It does not isolate a cash-only UK corporation-tax amount on the definition used here. Printed pages 47 and 52. [2]
Shell group · UK country-reporting entities
Period ending 31 Dec 2024
Reported as corporate income tax paid, including $23.65m Energy Profits Levy and decommissioning refunds. The definition also includes accrued withholding taxes and excludes non-consolidated ventures. US dollars retained; printed pages 47 and 52. [2]
Shell group · UK
Period ending 31 Dec 2025
The 2025 annual report is available, but a comparable UK-only cash figure has not been verified. The reporting centre’s country tax report still covers 2024. [1][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.
Shell plc · Printed pp. 427–429 (incorporation and listings); appendix, PDF page 448 (Shell U.K. Limited)
Accessed 27 Sept 2026Shell plc · Printed p. 47 / PDF p. 49: UK data; printed p. 52: definition including accrued withholding taxes
Accessed 26 Sept 2026Shell plc · Shell Centre, London, United Kingdom
Accessed 26 Sept 2026Shell plc · 2025 annual report and 2024 Tax Contribution Report; page updated 24 September 2026
Accessed 26 Sept 2026