The coffee brand belongs to Starbucks Corporation, based in Seattle. Its UK network combines company-operated coffeehouses with stores run by licensees. [1][2]
The UK operating company and Starbucks EMEA are different reporting entities. Independently operated licensed stores also have their own accounts. The simplified chain omits intermediate holding companies. [2][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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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.
The UK results describe an accounting tax credit involving deferred tax and a prior-year adjustment. The full filed UK accounts omit a cash-flow statement under an FRS 101 exemption and do not isolate corporation tax paid in cash. The credit is not evidence of a cash refund or of zero tax paid.
United Kingdom2024/25
UK corporation tax paid
Not separately disclosedCash payment
Starbucks Coffee Company (UK) Limited Period ending 28 Sept 2025
The filed accounts use the FRS 101 exemption from a statement of cash flows and do not separately report a cash corporation-tax payment. Their zero current-year tax charge and prior-year/deferred tax credits are accounting entries, not cash-payment figures. [3]
These figures have different scopes. They should not be added together or used as a like-for-like tax ranking.