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Sainsbury’s

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Sainsbury’s supermarkets are part of J Sainsbury plc. The listed retail group also includes Argos and Habitat, with its head office in London. [1]

01 / Behind the name

Who owns Sainsbury’s?

Publicly listed · London Stock Exchange [1]

  1. 01
    UK operating company

    Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd [1]

    As reported · 28 Feb 2026
  2. 02
    Ultimate parent · 100% group interest

    J Sainsbury plc [1]

    As reported · 28 Feb 2026
  3. 03
    Shares traded on the London Stock Exchange

    Public shareholders [1]

    As reported · 28 Feb 2026

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]

02 / On the map

Where is it based?

Ultimate parent
J Sainsbury plc [1]
Group headquarters
London, United Kingdom [1]
Parent incorporated in
England and Wales [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.

03 / The figures, with context

What does it report in UK tax?

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.

Understand the measures

04 / Check our working

The public record.

Primary sources used in this profile. Company disclosures are attributed to the company; inclusion is not an independent audit.

  1. 01
    Annual Report and Financial Statements 2026 (opens in a new tab)

    J Sainsbury plc · Head-office move; major interests in shares; cash-flow statement; group undertakings; additional disclosures

    Accessed 26 Sept 2026
  2. 02
    Tax Strategy and Contribution Report 2025 (opens in a new tab)

    J Sainsbury plc · Tax payments borne, printed page 3; footnote 3 confirms cash payments to HMRC

    Accessed 26 Sept 2026
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