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Starbucks’s retail arm gets £13.7m tax credit even as sales increase
UK NewsBusiness•April 10, 2026 at 4:23 PMNational

Starbucks’s retail arm gets £13.7m tax credit even as sales increase

By Sarah Butler•The Guardian - UK News

Credit can be used to offset future bills as full-year losses at UK division widen to £41.3m and it adds 92 storesStarbucks’s UK retail arm received a £13.7m corporation tax credit last year, even as its sales increased 6% and it added more than 90 stores.The credit, which can be used to offset future tax bills, comes after losses widened to £41.3m in the 12 months to the end of September – almost matching the £40m it paid in royalty and licence fees to its parent company. Continue reading...

Credit can be used to offset future bills as full-year losses at UK division widen to £41.3m and it adds 92 stores

Starbucks’s UK retail arm received a £13.7m corporation tax credit last year, even as its sales increased 6% and it added more than 90 stores.

The credit, which can be used to offset future tax bills, comes after losses widened to £41.3m in the 12 months to the end of September – almost matching the £40m it paid in royalty and licence fees to its parent company.

Continue reading...