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
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5. Ross McMahon (NW rank: 11. National: 87)
Sector: Babymilk. 2026 Tax (£m): 13.3. Profile: Eleven years ago Irish-born McMahon (centre) bought a Cumbrian infant milk powder factory from the global food manufacturer Heinz for £1. He is now based in Cyprus. | submit
6. Mo Salah (NW rank: 10. National: 81)
Sector: Sport. 2026 Tax (£m):14.5. Profile: Liverpool's Egyptian-born striker earns £400,000 basic — plus at least another £10 million a year from bonuses and image rights payments. | AFP via Getty Images
7. Erling Haaland (NW rank: 9. National: 72)
Sector: Sport. 2026 Tax (£m): 16.9. Profile: Manchester City's Norwegian striker earns a basic wage of more than £500,000 a week — plus at least another £10 million in lucrative image rights and bonus payments. He pays UK income tax. | Getty Images
8. Matthew Greensmith and family (NW rank: 8. National: 62)
Sector: Energy. 2026 Tax (£m): 21.3. Profile: Greensmith runs Crown Oil, his family's supplier of fuels and lubricants. | Google Maps