TESCO STORES LIMITED
Company number 00519500 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Tesco Stores Limited is an exceptionally strong credit proposition, functioning as a core operating arm of the wider Tesco Group with over £1.58 billion in called-up share capital and full ownership by Tesco Holdings Limited. The company benefits from highly experienced corporate leadership and operates in a resilient, cash-generative retail sector that provides robust debt-servicing capacity. Credit approval is unreservedly recommended, with standard monitoring focused on the consolidated health of the parent group.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1953-05-09
- Registered office
- Tesco House, Shire Park, Kestrel Way, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, AL7 1GA
- Postcode
- AL7 1GA
- Capital
- 1,584,006,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 72 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-02-22
- Next due by
- 2026-11-30
- Financial year end
- 28 February
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-06-18
- Next due by
- 2027-07-02
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47110 Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
- 47290 Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
- 47710 Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
- 47750 Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores
Officers 7 current · 66 resigned
Group structure 25 subsidiaries
Controlled by TESCO HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
Showing 12 of 25.
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) as part of the TESCO PLC group statement — 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
4.8%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- tesco.com
- Phone
- 08003234050, 08009177403, 03301234040
Welcome to Tesco online. Discover great value groceries, plus clothing, recipes, bank, and mobile services. Browse on Tesco.com now!
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| J. COLYER (FURNISHERS) LIMITED | 1987-03-02 |
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| TESCO HOUSE, DELAMARE ROAD, CHESHUNT, HERTFORDSHIRE,, EN8 9SL | 2015-12-29 |
| TESCO HOUSE, DELAMARE ROAD, CHESHUNT, HERTFORDSHIRE,, EN8 9SL | 2015-12-29 |
| PALMER ST, HYDE PARK, DONCASTER | 1987-02-24 |
| PALMER ST, HYDE PARK, DONCASTER | 1987-02-24 |
Among its peers
2nd oldest
of 67 similar companies in AL, trading since 1953
Property in England & Wales 500+ titles
- Freehold
- 61
- Leasehold
- 439
- Most recent registration
- 2026-06-15
- Price paid, where recorded
- £131,463,054
- Where
- Greater London (110), Merseyside (17), West Midlands (16)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSX460077 | West Sussex | Leasehold | 2026-06-15 | — |
| SGL685857 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2026-03-31 | — |
| LT566807 | Leicester | Leasehold | 2026-03-06 | — |
| DN786056 | Devon | Leasehold | 2026-03-03 | £25,000 |
| ESX443069 | East Sussex | Leasehold | 2026-01-26 | — |
| HP900757 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2026-01-16 | — |
| GR405691 | South Gloucestershire | Leasehold | 2025-12-15 | — |
| HS418581 | City Of Kingston Upon Hull | Leasehold | 2025-12-03 | — |
| BD364529 | Bedford | Leasehold | 2025-11-27 | — |
| CH744726 | Cheshire West And Chester | Leasehold | 2025-11-27 | — |
| DN783574 | Devon | Leasehold | 2025-11-27 | — |
| MAN465330 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2025-11-27 | — |
| SK440611 | Suffolk | Leasehold | 2025-11-27 | — |
| BGL178005 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2025-11-24 | £549,995 |
| HD636819 | Hertfordshire | Leasehold | 2025-11-11 | — |
| SGL861189 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2025-10-21 | — |
| TGL642466 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2025-10-21 | — |
| GR493480 | Gloucestershire | Leasehold | 2025-10-13 | — |
| CH743707 | Cheshire West And Chester | Leasehold | 2025-10-10 | — |
| SY911304 | Surrey | Leasehold | 2025-10-06 | — |
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