HMRC has named and shamed more than 130 ‘deliberate tax dodgers’ who refused to pay what they owe to the taxman, as of the date of publication on October 2, 2026. HM Revenue and Customs publishes an ongoing wall of shame, a list now comprising 138 companies or individuals, along with their names, addresses and what they owe in tax. The list is made up of those who deliberately defaulted on what they owe in tax, HMRC said.
Introducing the list, which HMRC describes as “the current list of people who deliberately got their tax affairs wrong”, it announced via X: “New names added to deliberate defaulters list. Most people pay the tax they owe.
“For those that don’t, we publish a list of individuals and businesses who have deliberately defaulted on their tax obligations.”
Those named on the list include Fair Pay Services Limited, of Northampton, which owes more than £9million in unpaid taxes and another £4.7m in penalty charges on top.
General Engagement Incorporation Limited, of Barrowford, Nelson, owes £4.7m in taxes and £3.2m in penalties.
Evolve Payroll Solutions Limited, of Wolverhampton, owes £4m in taxes and £2.8m in charges.
Brooksdale Ltd, a tax repayment agent based in Salford, owes £3.8m in taxes and £1.98m in charges, while A7 Commodities, a plastic products wholesaler in Bournemouth, owes £2.68m with another £1.74m in charges on top.
Pulse.IO Ltd, a business software firm, of London, owes £2.74m in tax and over £2m in charges.
HMRC said about the list: “HMRC publishes details of deliberate tax defaulters, these are people who have received penalties either for:
deliberately failing to comply with their tax obligations
The law that allows this is section 94 Finance Act 2009.
We may publish information about a deliberate tax defaulter where:
those penalties involve tax of more than £50,000
Their information will not be published if the person earns the maximum reduction of the penalties by fully disclosing details of the defaults.
We will publish enough information to identify the:
penalties imposed for their deliberate defaults
amount of tax on which those penalties are for
We publish this information once these penalties are final. A penalty becomes final on either the:
date when an appeal is finally determined
date when a contract settlement is made
“The law requires that we do not publish any information about the person for more than 12 months from the date we first publish it. The lists of deliberate tax defaulters will not be captured for The National Archives.”
