Sports Direct is a Frasers brand. Mike Ashley’s control is exercised through MASH Holdings; being the group’s CEO and being its controlling shareholder are different roles. The 2026 report identifies MASH Holdings Topco above MASH Beta and MASH Holdings. Frasers' own sports labels and other retail businesses are listed on the Frasers Group profile; stocked third-party brands retain their own owners. [1][2][6]
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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Held entity · Frasers Group Trading Limited · Sports Direct retail scope
100% in named group trading subsidiary · 26 April 2026
Reported subsidiary shareholding ·
The report identifies full ownership of the group trading company. Sports Direct is a retail banner; international franchise and licensed businesses are not necessarily wholly owned stores. Third-party brands stocked by the retailer retain their own owners.
Norway's sovereign fund, managed by Norges Bank Investment Management. The percentage is equity ownership in the named listed issuer, rounded as published. Linked brands can be subsidiaries or portfolio businesses; this is not a direct brand stake or a complete shareholder list.
Frasers Group's published 2026 report records £164.2m income taxes paid across the multinational group, which includes Sports Direct. The report does not isolate UK cash corporation tax or the Sports Direct banner's payment; its 2025 group accounts are the latest annual filing located at Companies House.
United Kingdom52 weeks ended 26 April 2026
UK corporation tax paid
Not separately disclosedCash payment
Frasers Group plc consolidated group Period ending 26 Apr 2026
The published 2026 report gives multinational group cash income taxes paid. Its UK percentage is of corporation-tax liabilities, not cash payments; applying it to the cash-flow total would invent a UK figure. The latest annual accounts located at Companies House were for 2025. [3][4]
Consolidated group52 weeks ended 26 April 2026
Group income taxes paid
£164.2mCash payment
Frasers Group plc consolidated group Period ending 26 Apr 2026
Frasers Group's 2026 annual report reports £164.2m income taxes paid across its multinational group. The 2026 report is issuer-published; the latest annual accounts located at Companies House were for 2025. This is not Sports Direct UK-only cash tax. [4]
These figures have different scopes. They should not be added together or used as a like-for-like tax ranking.
find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · Corporate identity, ownership and location disclosure; see the profile for the scope and remaining gaps
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.