RE: Angus's tax losses - a reminder18 Dec 2025 09:04
It’s a helpful reminder of the scale of the losses, but probably best viewed with some caution. While £166.4m is a large number and the theoretical tax shield at 40% is material, the key limitation is that the losses are subsidiary-specific and can only be used against future taxable profits in those same entities. They can’t be offset elsewhere in the Group.
So there is potential value there, but it’s entirely dependent on those businesses generating sustained taxable profits over time. Until that happens, the losses are more of a longer-term optional benefit rather than something that should be factored in at face value today.