The 2026 report lists notified voting interests including VESA Equity Investment (10.00%), BlackRock (7.81%) and Qatar Holdings (6.82%). These are notification-date percentages, not a live register or a complete ownership breakdown. Intermediate holding companies are omitted above. [1]
Headquarters, incorporation and tax residence describe different things. A headquarters address does not tell you where all of a company’s tax is paid.
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Selected investor disclosures have been found. Each names the held entity, basis and date; the complete investor register remains outside this review. A stake in a parent or operating company is shown against that entity. Dates refer to each disclosure and can differ from the profile review date. Evidence links are included with each record.
Selected threshold notifications, not a complete shareholder register. Percentages describe the notification date and may have changed without crossing another disclosure threshold. Asset managers can report holdings managed for funds and clients.
Selected threshold notifications, not a complete shareholder register. Percentages describe the notification date and may have changed without crossing another disclosure threshold. Asset managers can report holdings managed for funds and clients.
Selected threshold notifications, not a complete shareholder register. Percentages describe the notification date and may have changed without crossing another disclosure threshold. Asset managers can report holdings managed for funds and clients.
Selected threshold notifications, not a complete shareholder register. Percentages describe the notification date and may have changed without crossing another disclosure threshold. Asset managers can report holdings managed for funds and clients.
Selected threshold notifications, not a complete shareholder register. Percentages describe the notification date and may have changed without crossing another disclosure threshold. Asset managers can report holdings managed for funds and clients.
Selected threshold notifications, not a complete shareholder register. Percentages describe the notification date and may have changed without crossing another disclosure threshold. Asset managers can report holdings managed for funds and clients.
Norway's sovereign fund, managed by Norges Bank Investment Management. The percentage is equity ownership in the named listed issuer, rounded as published. Linked brands can be subsidiaries or portfolio businesses; this is not a direct brand stake or a complete shareholder list.
The latest UK cash figure verified here is £47m for 2024/25. A newer annual report is available, but its group and retail cash-flow totals cover different scopes and are shown separately.
United Kingdom2024/25
UK corporation tax paid
£47mCash payment
J Sainsbury plc and subsidiaries · UK Period ending 1 Mar 2025
The 2025 tax report explicitly identifies this as cash paid to HMRC. It is the latest UK-specific cash figure verified for this profile, not a 2025/26 figure. Printed page 3 (PDF page 4). [2]
United Kingdom2025/26
UK corporation tax paid
Not yet verifiedCash payment
J Sainsbury group · UK Period ending 28 Feb 2026
The newer annual report has been reviewed, but an equivalent UK-only cash disclosure has not yet been verified. The prior-period UK figure remains clearly dated above. [1]
Consolidated group2025/26
Group corporation tax paid
£65mCash payment
J Sainsbury group · continuing operations Period ending 28 Feb 2026
Consolidated cash-flow figure. Retail cash payments of £112m and Financial Services receipts of £47m reconcile to £65m. This is not used as a UK-only figure. PDF pages 141 and 206. [1]
These figures have different scopes. They should not be added together or used as a like-for-like tax ranking.
Companies House · Legal name, company number, domestic company type and incorporation. UK registration does not establish headquarters or tax residence; a constituent jurisdiction is not inferred from a registered-office address.