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Sainsbury's Supermarkets LTD

Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 54

  1. Prerana Narasimhan Issar 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Paula Margaret Nickolds 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. James Alexander Brown 2019-2024 Director View profile
  4. Clodagh Moriarty 2018-2025 Director View profile
  5. Phil Victor Jordan 2018-2023 Director View profile
  6. Richard Philip Newsome 2017-2018 Director View profile
  7. Kevin O'Byrne 2017-2023 Director View profile
  8. Edward Peter Barker 2016-2017 Director View profile
  9. Peter Lloyd Griffiths 2014-2019 Director View profile
  10. Nicolas Paul Michael Angelo Mills-Hicks 2014-2021 Director View profile
  11. Jonathan Daniel Rudoe 2014-2017 Director View profile
  12. Angela Susan Risley 2013-2023 Director View profile
  13. Sarah Warby 2012-2017 Director View profile
  14. Helen Elizabeth Buck 2010-2015 Director View profile
  15. Robert Charles Fraser 2009-2014 Director View profile
  16. Nilesh Sachdev 2008-2014 Director View profile
  17. John Terence Rogers 2008-2019 Director View profile
  18. Luke Giles William Jensen 2008-2014 Director View profile
  19. Angela Frances Morrison 2008-2009 Director View profile
  20. Diana Mary Harding 2008-2010 Director View profile
  21. Lawrence Richard Christensen 2008-2008 Director View profile
  22. Roger Michael Burnley 2006-2015 Director View profile
  23. Darren Mark Shapland 2005-2011 Director View profile
  24. Gwyn Burr 2005-2013 Director View profile
  25. Kennedy Mcmeikan 2005-2008 Director View profile
  26. Michael Andrew Coupe 2004-2020 Director View profile
  27. James John Mccarthy 2004-2006 Director View profile
  28. Timothy Simon Devereux Pile 2004-2006 Director View profile
  29. Jan Shawe 2004-2004 Director View profile
  30. Justin Matthew King CBE 2004-2014 Director View profile
  31. Stephen Keith James Nelson 2003-2005 Director View profile
  32. Imelda Walsh 2003-2010 Director View profile
  33. Adam Peter Fowle 2002-2005 Director View profile
  34. Ian Martin Woodfine Jones 2002-2003 Director View profile
  35. Timothy Fallowfield 2001-2024 Director View profile
  36. Stuart Robert Mitchell 2000-2004 Director View profile
  37. Angela Megson 2000-2001 Director View profile
  38. Roger John Matthews 2000-2005 Director View profile
  39. Sir Peter John Davis 2000-2004 Director View profile
  40. Robin Peter Whitbread 2000-2001 Director View profile
  41. Sara Vivienne Weller 2000-2004 Director View profile
  42. David Murray Bremner 1999-2000 Director View profile
  43. Bill Williams 1998-2000 Director View profile
  44. Martin Peter White 1998-2004 Director View profile
  45. Robert Cooper 1997-1998 Director View profile
  46. Hamish Murray Andrew Elvidge 1997-2006 Director View profile
  47. Ian David Coull 1997-2002 Director View profile
  48. John Edwin Adshead 1997-2003 Director View profile
  49. David John Clapham 1997-1999 Director View profile
  50. Kevin Mccarten 1997-2000 Director View profile
  51. Dino Baia Adriano 1997-2000 Director View profile
  52. DH & B Managers Limited 1996-1997 Corporate-nominee-director View profile
  53. DH & B Directors Limited 1996-1997 Corporate-nominee-director View profile
  54. Nigel Frederick Matthews 1997-2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Incorporated
10/10/1996
Registered office
London

Ownership

Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Sainsbury's Supermarkets LTD is controlled by Sainsbury's Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-09-12 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Sainsbury's Holdings Limited is controlled by J Sainsbury PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-07-07 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by J Sainsbury PLC.

78 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

6 grants · £116,967 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £60,752 (4 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £56,214 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £45,7142022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £3892022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £-722022-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £43,5902021-11-10
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £12,6242020-05-15
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

7 directors on the board

4.3y median 4.4y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (7)

2
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Property 8Construction 7Professional services 7Retail and trade 5Finance 3Other services 2Arts and leisure 1Business services 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
03261722
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
06/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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