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.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z6712178 (Tier 3), registered since 2002.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Political donations 5
£24,842 in registered political donations since 2002.
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Liberal Democrats
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Liberal Democrats
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Liberal Democrats
Showing the 3 most recent of 5.
Source: the Electoral Commission's register of donations — this company's full record, 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 63 similar companies in AL, trading since 1953
Property in England & Wales 500+ titles
- Freehold
- 56
- Leasehold
- 444
- Most recent registration
- 2026-06-15
- Price paid, where recorded
- £97,019,122
- Where
- Greater London (110), Merseyside (18), West Yorkshire (17)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSX460077 | West Sussex | Leasehold | 2026-06-15 | — |
| SGL685857 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2026-03-31 | — |
| SYK732430 | South Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2026-03-13 | — |
| 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 |
| TY614998 | Tyne And Wear | Leasehold | 2025-11-14 | — |
| HD636819 | Hertfordshire | Leasehold | 2025-11-11 | — |
| ESX441747 | Brighton And Hove | Leasehold | 2025-11-07 | — |
| TT185591 | Kent | Leasehold | 2025-11-05 | — |
| SGL861189 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2025-10-21 | — |
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