SAINSBURY'S SUPERMARKETS LTD
Company number 03261722 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd presents an exceptionally low credit risk as the core trading subsidiary of J Sainsbury Plc, operating in the highly defensive food retail sector. The company possesses a massive £2.9 billion share capital base and benefits from the explicit financial backing and structural support of its PLC parent. Credit facilities can be confidently approved, with standard group guarantee structures recommended to secure the exposure.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1996-10-10
- Registered office
- 33 Charterhouse Street, London, England, EC1M 6HA
- Postcode
- EC1M 6HA
- Capital
- 2,900,000,100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 6 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-01
- Next due by
- 2026-12-06
- Financial year end
- 6 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-01
- Next due by
- 2027-08-15
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47110 Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Officers 9 current · 58 resigned
Group structure 19 subsidiaries
Controlled by SAINSBURY'S HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2025-09-12
Controlled by J SAINSBURY PLC — since 2016-04-06
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From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2026-02-28) — 7 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Gender pay gap
6.7%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| BURGINHALL 921 LIMITED | 1997-02-07 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| STAMFORD HOUSE, STAMFORD STREET, LONDON, SE1 9LL | 2001-09-25 |
| STAMFORD HOUSE, STAMFORD STREET, LONDON, SE1 9LL | 2001-09-25 |
| FIVE CHANCERY LANE, CLIFFORDS INN, LONDON, EC4A 1BU | 1997-03-13 |
| FIVE CHANCERY LANE, CLIFFORDS INN, LONDON, EC4A 1BU | 1997-03-13 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 176 similar companies in EC, trading since 1996
The class of 1996
45%
of the 41,233 companies incorporated in 1996 are still active today; 52% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 500+ titles
- Freehold
- 40
- Leasehold
- 460
- Most recent registration
- 2026-04-21
- Price paid, where recorded
- £155,692,054
- Where
- Greater London (144), Surrey (19), Greater Manchester (16)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TY617911 | Tyne And Wear | Leasehold | 2026-04-21 | — |
| WSX237736 | West Sussex | Freehold | 2026-03-16 | — |
| AGL664178 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2026-02-13 | — |
| WK549305 | Warwickshire | Freehold | 2026-02-12 | £1,253,625 |
| WT486306 | Wiltshire | Leasehold | 2026-01-28 | — |
| BGL193312 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2025-12-11 | — |
| SY330452 | Surrey | Freehold | 2025-12-02 | — |
| SY699647 | Surrey | Freehold | 2025-12-02 | £1,950,000 |
| NN410397 | West Northamptonshire | Leasehold | 2025-12-01 | — |
| LT564751 | Leicestershire | Leasehold | 2025-11-24 | — |
| WSX456163 | West Sussex | Leasehold | 2025-10-22 | — |
| YY210470 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2025-10-17 | — |
| TGL641185 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2025-09-22 | — |
| BB41462 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2025-08-21 | — |
| AGL652603 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2025-08-08 | — |
| TGL639487 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2025-08-08 | — |
| AGL652458 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2025-08-07 | — |
| NK552516 | Norfolk | Leasehold | 2025-08-01 | — |
| MAN459638 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2025-07-23 | — |
| BGL190941 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2025-07-18 | — |
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