Supermarkets
The supermarket on the high street is part of Tesco PLC, a listed group that also includes Booker. Its UK stores sit within a wider international business. [1]
01 / Behind the name
Publicly listed · London Stock Exchange [1]
This is a simplified route to the ultimate parent. The annual report records Tesco Stores Limited as an indirectly owned subsidiary; intermediate holding companies are omitted. [1]
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
Tesco separates UK current tax from overseas tax in its accounts. Its cash-flow statement gives a group-wide payment, so that figure cannot be treated as UK corporation tax paid.
Tesco group · UK
Period ending 28 Feb 2026
A UK-only cash payment is not separately identified in the annual-report tables reviewed. This does not mean no UK tax was paid. [1]
Tesco group · continuing operations
Period ending 28 Feb 2026
Accounting charge before the separately presented prior-year adjustments. This is not a cash-payment figure. Note 6, printed page 139 (PDF page 141). [1]
Tesco group · all operations
Period ending 28 Feb 2026
Worldwide group cash outflow, including discontinued operations. The UK share is not separated here. Group cash-flow statement, printed page 126 (PDF page 128). [1]
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.
Tesco PLC · Group cash flows p.126; general information p.127; tax note p.139; related undertakings; shareholder information
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