The 100 wealthy individuals or families revealed in this year’s Sunday Times Tax List paid a total of £5.758 billion of tax.
The eighth edition of the Tax List — released today as millions of people have met the self-assessment deadline at the end of January — features figures from the worlds of music and arts, high finance and the high street, as well as billionaire aristocrats and rags-to-riches entrepreneurs.
For the first time, gambling founders Fred and Peter Done of Betfred top the rankings, with an estimated contribution of £400.1 million, up from £273.4 million a year ago. The brothers founded the company in 1967 and it is headquartered in Warrington, Cheshire.
They’re not the only North West businessmen to feature in the list though, so take a look below at the 14 people from across the region that have been named amongst the nation’s biggest taxpayers.
Read the full rankings here: https://www.thetimes.com/article/tax-list-2026-uk-biggest-taxpayers-nqsjk2bvn
1. The North West's biggest taxpayers
Take a look at the 14 people in the North West listed amongst the UK's 100 highest taxpayers | various
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2. Simon, pictured, Bobby and Robin Arora (NW rank: 14. National: 99)
Sector: Discount stores. 2026 Tax (£m): 11.1. Profile: The Punjabi brothers transformed B&M from a small retailer into a £3.2 billion behemoth. They've now left the business but own 64 of the chain's stores — delivering annual rent of £99 million. | submit
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3. Chris Oglesby and family (NW rank: 13. National: 95)
Sector: Property. 2026 Tax (£m): £12.2. Profile: Oglesby picked up the reins of his Manchester-based property outfit from his father. | submit
4. Alex Langsam (NW rank: 12. National: 90)
Sector: Asylum accommodation. 2026 Tax (£m): 12.8. Profile: A refugee who fled his Austrian homeland as an infant, Langsam houses hundreds of asylum seekers in his UK hotels. His chain was recently voted the UK's worst — for the 12th year running. | Facebook