AGS Tax Strategy
AGS Airports Holdings Limited Group (“AGS”) Tax Strategy
This report provides an overview of AGS’s Tax Strategy in accordance with requirements enacted in Schedule 19(2) of The Finance Act 2016 in its financial year ended 31 December 2024.
A list of entities to which it applies is set out below:
AGS Airports Holdings Limited
AGS Airports Investments Limited
AGS Airports Limited
Airports Holdings NDH1 Limited
BAA Lynton Limited
AGS Airports Pension Trustee Limited
Aberdeen International Airport Limited
Glasgow Airport Limited
Southampton International Airport Limited
This strategy was reviewed on the 24th November 2024 and applies from the date of publication 2nd December 2024 until it is superseded.
AGS tax arrangements
AGS pays a range of taxes in the UK, principally corporation tax, employment taxes and VAT.
Our tax policy is to operate both within the letter and the spirit of the UK’s tax laws at all times.
Approach to tax governance and risk management
AGS conducts its business through its three UK airport sites, with no overseas operations.
We manage risks to ensure compliance with legal requirements in a manner which ensures payment of the right amount of tax at the right time.
AGS operates a system of tax risk assessment and controls as a component of its overall risk management and internal control framework.
Ultimate responsibility for AGS´s Tax Strategy and compliance rests with the Board of Directors. The Chief Financial Officer maintains executive responsibility for tax matters and for fulfilling compliance requirements.
Attitude to tax planning and level of risk
AGS’s approach to managing tax risk is to ensure compliance with our obligations and legal requirements in a manner which ensures we pay the right amount of tax and we have certainty in our overall tax affairs.
As part of our business and commercial operations we seek to utilise available tax reliefs, incentives, and exemptions in line with both the intent and the letter of tax legislation.
We will seek external tax advice where necessary to ensure the right amount of tax is determined in any complex circumstances.
Relationship with HMRC
AGS seeks to have a transparent, honest, and constructive relationship with HMRC.
Any inadvertent errors in submissions made to HMRC are fully disclosed as soon as reasonably practicable after they are identified.