The Partnership identifies John Lewis and Waitrose as its businesses and describes employee ownership. This differs from a publicly traded plc with external shareholders. Current Companies House disclosures for John Lewis Partnership plc (00238937): John Lewis Partnership Trust Limited: Ownership of shares – 75% or more; Ownership of voting rights - 75% or more. These are statutory control categories, not exact shareholdings. They can overlap, including through trusts, and must not be added together or interpreted as sole ownership. [1][2][4]
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 reviewed register names share controllers. Exact economic interests, smaller shareholders and the complete ultimate investor chain have not been verified. A stake in a parent or operating company is shown against that entity. Dates refer to each disclosure and can differ from the profile review date. Evidence links are included with each record.
An active Companies House share-control category for this exact registered entity. This is a statutory band, not an exact economic stake or the complete ultimate investor chain. Categories can overlap, including through trusts, and must not be added together.
Companies House · Active persons with significant control and their stated nature of control; ceased entries and withdrawn statements are excluded. Control categories can overlap and are not exact beneficial shareholdings.
The UK tax contribution breakdown explicitly reports GBP 4m corporation tax paid by the Partnership. This is the same shared-group amount on the John Lewis and Waitrose profiles, not GBP 4m per brand. Neither the GBP 395m total taxes paid nor the multinational net-tax cash flow is substituted.
United Kingdom53 weeks ended 31 January 2026
UK corporation tax paid
£4mCash payment
John Lewis Partnership UK entities, including John Lewis and Waitrose Period ending 31 Jan 2026
The UK tax contribution breakdown explicitly reports GBP 4m corporation tax paid by the Partnership. This is the same shared-group amount on the John Lewis and Waitrose profiles, not GBP 4m per brand. Neither the GBP 395m total taxes paid nor the multinational net-tax cash flow is substituted. [5]
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.
Companies House · Active persons with significant control and their stated nature of control; ceased entries and withdrawn statements are excluded. Control categories can overlap and are not exact beneficial shareholdings.
Companies House · Contribution to the UK tax system, PDF/printed p.32: Taxes paid by the Partnership, Corporation tax; period, PDF p.53; incorporation, PDF p.141