Mitie Group plc has achieved Fair Tax Mark certification across all its operations, both in the UK and internationally. Awarded by the Fair Tax Foundation, the Fair Tax Mark label is widely recognised as the gold standard for responsible tax conduct. Mitie becomes the largest company – by colleague numbers – to secure accreditation to date.
Mitie, the UK’s leading facilities management and transformation company, joins a growing movement of businesses who recognise the importance of responsible tax conduct. The Fair Tax Mark is an independent certification recognising organisations that demonstrate their commitment to responsible tax practices and transparent reporting. Accredited businesses include listed companies, co-operatives, social enterprises, and large private businesses, all of whom are meeting a required level of assessment criteria to receive their certification.
As part of the certification process, Mitie underwent a comprehensive assessment of its tax practices, policies, and reporting. The assessment revealed strong performance in terms of responsible tax commitments and effective governance throughout the group.
Simon Kirkpatrick, CFO, Mitie, said: “Achieving the Fair Tax Mark is a proud milestone for Mitie and reflects our unwavering commitment to transparency and responsible business practices. We believe that transparency and integrity are fundamental to building trust with our colleagues, customers, and communities. As one of the UK’s largest employers, we are proud to lead by example and demonstrate that responsible tax conduct is not only good governance, but also good business.”
Jaime Boswell, Head of Accreditation, Fair Tax Foundation, said: "We are thrilled to welcome Mitie to our community of responsible businesses that have achieved Fair Tax Mark certification. As the largest employer to receive this prestigious accreditation, Mitie is setting a powerful example of how responsible tax practices can align with commercial success. Their commitment to responsible tax conduct highlights the vital role businesses play in fostering trust and fairness within society.”
Polling* commissioned by the Fair Tax Foundation has recently found that the vast majority of the UK public would rather shop with (71%) or work for a business (73%) that can prove it is paying its fair share of tax. Just under three quarters (74%) of the public also believe that all companies, whatever their size, should have to publicly disclose the taxes they do or don’t pay in the UK.
*2025 Walnut Social Research Omnibus: a nationally representative omnibus survey of 2,015 adults across GB between 8th - 10th April 2025.
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About Mitie The Future of high Performing Places
Founded in 1987, Mitie employs 76,000 colleagues and is the leading technology-led Facilities Transformation company in the UK. We are a trusted partner to a diverse range of blue-chip customers across the public and private sectors, working with them to transform their built estates, and the lived experience for their colleagues and customers, as well as providing datadriven insights to inform better decision-making.
In each of our core services of engineering maintenance (hard services) and security and hygiene (soft services) we hold market leadership positions. We also deliver projects capabilities in the areas of power and grid connections, building fit-outs & modernisation, decarbonisation, fire & security, and telecoms infrastructure. Our sector expertise includes central government, critical national infrastructure, defence, financial services, healthcare & life sciences, local government & education, manufacturing, media, retail & logistics and transport & aviation.
We hold industry-leading ESG credentials, including a place on the CDP Climate change A List, and we have received multiple industry awards recently including Best Low Carbon Solution and Net Zero Carbon Strategy of the year. Targeting Net Zero by the end of 2025, our ambitious emissions reduction plans have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). We have been recognised as a ‘UK Top Employer’ for the seventh consecutive year and ‘Britain’s Most Admired Company’ in the Support Services sector. Find out more at www.mitie.com.
About the Fair Tax Foundation
The Fair Tax Foundation was launched in 2014 and operates as a not-for-profit social enterprise. The Foundation believes companies demonstrating responsible tax practices should be recognised and celebrated, and any global race to the bottom on corporate income tax resisted.
The Fair Tax Mark is the world’s first certification for responsible tax conduct and is widely regarded as the gold standard for business worldwide. Certification has been secured by 275 businesses, which together employ more than 450,000 people and contribute €6.1bn / £5.3bn / annually in corporate income tax worldwide. Our progressive community has grown to embrace businesses headquartered in the UK, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands.
Other initiatives include the Tax Responsibility and Transparency Index, Fair Tax Week and the Councils for Fair Tax Declaration. See https://fairtaxmark.net
For more information about the Fair Tax Mark, visit fairtaxmark.net
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