Bet365 founder Denise Coates has topped the table of the 海角视频's biggest taxpayers - for a second year running.

Ms Coates and her family - who run the Stoke-on-Trent betting business - paid 拢573m in tax last year, according to the annual .

The Coates family, which includes Denise's father Peter and brother John, are reportedly worth 拢7.166 billion.

Glenn Gordon and family, who are behind the William Grant spirits firm, came second in this year's list with a 拢436.4 million tax liability.

Taking third place on the Top 50 list are Fred and Peter Done - the brothers behind bookmakers Betfred - with a tax bill of 拢191.3m while vacuum cleaner mogul Sir James Dyson came in sixth place with 拢115m, which is around 拢12m more in tax than the previous year.

Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley climbed one place to 12th, despite his tax liabilities dropping by 拢8.8m to 拢46m.

Sports Direct CEO Mike Ashley
Sports Direct CEO Mike Ashley

Meanwhile, Sir Philip Green dropped out of the top 50 list as his Arcadia retail empire fell into administration.

Sir Philip and his wife, Lady Tina Green, were 23rd in last year's list with a 拢44.4m tax bill.

Elsewhere, Harry Potter author JK Rowling fell from 19th to 23rd in this year鈥檚 rankings, with her tax liabilities dropping from 拢48.6m to 拢34.8m.

And musician Ed Sheeran is the most high-profile new entry to the tax list, ranking 32nd with tax payments of 拢28.2 million.

Ed Sheeran. Image Ben Birchall/PA Wire

To be in with a chance of making this year's ranking, the wealthy needed to contribute at least 拢13.1m. This is a 36 per cent drop from 拢20.4m the year before.

The list, which mostly covers business and personal tax exposure to the end of 2019, shows how the amount of tax taken from Britain鈥檚 super-rich fell sharply - even before the Covid-19 pandemic took hold.

Robert Watts, compiler of the tax list, said: "These worrying numbers show the tax taken from many of Britain鈥檚 super-rich has fallen sharply, largely because their businesses have seen a downturn."

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The annual survey examines the taxes due on business profits, share sales, dividend income, and, where known, personal income through salaries.

This year's top 50 were liable for around 拢3.18 billion of tax this year, up 27 per cent from 拢2.5 billion last year.

But this is due to tax paid on 拢982.5m of dividends to shareholders in the William Grant whisky conglomerate, and a change in the list's methodology, which now counts gambling duties paid by betting businesses.

If it was not for these two factors, this year's total tax liability of the top 50 would be 拢700 million less - and below last year's figure of 拢2.5 billion.