Value in Your Town
Socio-economic report
See our contribution to your local area
Midlothian
Our role in your constituency in 2016/17.
Overall economic contribution[1]
£24.73m
Jobs created[2]
+531
Business rates paid[3]
£1.05m
Our store locations
- Overall economic contribution in GVA to the local economy.
- Number of full time jobs supported at Tesco and in the UK supply chain.
- The amount of tax paid to the Government in business rates in this region.
Our role in your constituency's community in 2016/2017
+12.6k
Community Food Connection
The total number of meals donated to charity by local stores.
+8.5k
Tesco Food Collection
The total number of meals donated to local charities through our Tesco Food Collection.
£59k
Bags of Help
The amount of money raised for local regeneration projects through our Bags of Help programme.
Scotland
Our role in your local region in 2016/17
Our store locations
£2.094b
Overall economic contribution
Overall economic contribution in GVA to the local economy.
+42.7k
Jobs created
Number of full time jobs supported at Tesco and in the UK supply chain.
£58.02m
Business rates paid
The amount of tax paid to the Government in business rates in this region.
Our role in your region's community in 2016/17
+667.4k
Community Food Connection
The total number of meals donated to charity by local stores.
+453.2k
Tesco Food Collection
The total number of meals donated to local charities through our Tesco Food Collection.
£3.45m
Bags of Help
The amount of money raised for local regeneration projects through our Bags of Help programme.
2017/18 - regional community update
We've made great progress in the roll out of our community projects this year. Our food donation scheme, Community Food Connection, is now bigger and better than ever before and is now live in all Tesco stores.
The below figures showcase the progress from the 2017/18 financial year.
+1.08m
Community Food Connection
The total number of meals donated to charity by local stores.
+20.9k
Tesco Food Collection
The total number of meals donated to local charities through our Tesco Food Collection.
+2.15m
Bags of Help
The amount of money raised for local regeneration projects through our Bags of Help programme.
Community Food Connection with Tesco's Food Love Stories
Proud to support local communities across Edinburgh
Tesco completes epic Land’s End to John O’Groats charity walk
Serving Britain’s shoppers brings a festive boost for Dundee
Tesco customers donate millions of meals this Christmas
About the report
We commissioned independent research to understand the role we play in supporting communities across the UK. Measuring our contribution helps us to understand what more we can do to serve our customers a little better. Unless otherwise stated, numbers are correct as of 2016/17.
