LONDON, U.K. — Amazon UK Services received a tax credit of £7.6 million from HM Revenue and Customs for 2025. This credit followed a £16.7 million adjustment to its tax liability for prior periods resulting from a government program offering relief for U.K. infrastructure investments.
The company reported £355 million in pre-tax profits for 2025, which marked a 26.5 percent increase. It generated £8.2 billion in revenue in 2025, an 11 percent increase compared to the previous year. Before adjustments, Amazon UK Services reported owing £9.1 million in current tax for 2025.
Amazon UK spent £5.2 billion in 2025 on building and expanding fulfillment centers, corporate offices, machinery, equipment, and data centers. The company opened a new fulfillment center in Hull, developed a facility in Northampton, and expanded operations in London and Swansea during the year. Amazon employs 66,000 staff in Britain, and its total U.K. workforce consists of 75,000 employees.
Public filings indicate Amazon generated approximately £32 billion in total revenue across all U.K. operations in 2025. Five Amazon divisions generate half of this £32 billion U.K. revenue: Amazon UK Services, Prime Video, online advertising, data center operations, and buyer-seller payment processing. Amazon is registered with 20 separate businesses at Companies House in the U.K.
Paul Monaghan, chief executive of the Fair Tax Foundation, said: "In the U.K., Amazon enjoyed a great year when it comes to paying low or little corporate income tax on its profits. It equates to a tax rate of just 7.1 percent. How on earth can other retailers compete with hard-wired systematic tax avoidance such as this?"
Fair Tax Foundation analysis found that the combined pre-tax profits of Amazon's five largest U.K. divisions increased from £455 million in 2024 to £555 million in 2025. The analysis showed that the combined current tax bill for these five divisions decreased from £126 million in 2024 to £63 million in 2025. The Fair Tax Foundation calculated that Amazon's five largest U.K. divisions paid £39 million in U.K. corporation tax in 2025 after excluding revenue generated outside the U.K.
An Amazon spokesperson stated: "In 2025 we paid more than £1.3bn in direct taxes, which includes corporation tax, an increase of more than 20 percent compared to the year before. Our total tax contribution rose to more than £6.5bn in 2025, putting us in the top five taxpayers in the U.K." The reported £1.3 billion tax figure includes employer national insurance contributions, business rates, and the U.K. digital services tax. Amazon stated that the U.K. digital services tax is passed on to third-party businesses and sellers using its platform.