TESCO PLC
Tesco PLC is a public limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 00445790, incorporated on 27 November 1947. Its registered office is Tesco House, Shire Park, Kestrel Way, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1GA, and its status with Companies House is active.
Tesco PLC operates as a grocery retailer, classified under UK Standard Industrial Classification code 47110 (retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating). The group trades through supermarkets, convenience stores, and an online grocery and general merchandise business. For the 2024/25 financial year (ended February 2025), Tesco PLC reported group revenue of £69.92 billion, an increase of 3.0% at constant exchange rates including a 6.3% decline in fuel sales, with UK and Republic of Ireland profit reported at £2.74 billion.
Tesco PLC's grocery operations are concentrated in the United Kingdom, with further operations in the Republic of Ireland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. Its ordinary shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker TSCO and are a constituent of the FTSE 100 index.
Two material recent developments: Tesco Personal Finance plc's retail banking business — including credit cards, unsecured personal loans and deposit balances — was sold to Barclays Bank UK PLC, completing on 1 November 2024; Tesco continues to license the Tesco Bank brand and Clubcard proposition to Barclays under a long-term partnership rather than operating retail banking as a subsidiary going forward. Separately, Tesco PLC has an active £750 million share buyback programme, commenced April 2026 and authorised at its 2026 AGM.
Company-wide headcount for 2025 was not confirmed against Tesco PLC's own annual report in this research (third-party workforce data sources gave conflicting figures) and is not stated here.
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Shareholders
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Tesco PLC’s shareholder base is dispersed among institutional investors, who together held approximately 82% of the company’s issued share capital as of 30 June 2025. The largest disclosed holder is BlackRock, Inc., with approximately 9.0% of shares outstanding, followed by The Vanguard Group, Inc. at approximately 5.30%, FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Ltd. at approximately 3.51%, Norges Bank Investment Management at approximately 3.37%, and BlackRock Fund Advisors at approximately 2.93%. These figures come from third-party fund-holdings aggregation rather than individual FCA major-shareholding (DTR5) notifications verified directly for this profile. The top 24 disclosed shareholders together accounted for around 51% of ownership as of the same date.
Ultimate beneficial ownership
No individual has been identified as an ultimate beneficial owner of Tesco PLC in this research. As a widely held, listed public company with dispersed institutional ownership (no single holder above roughly 9%), Tesco PLC does not have a UBO in the sense used for privately held companies. Companies subject to UK DTR5 transparency rules on a regulated market are typically exempt from maintaining a PSC register; this exemption was not independently re-confirmed against Tesco PLC’s own PSC filing in this research.
Data availability
Shareholder information for Tesco PLC is classified as Major shareholders only — large institutional holders are disclosed via regulatory thresholds and third-party fund-tracking data, but the register’s complete shareholder base is not reproduced here.
Sources
- Companies House — TESCO PLC overview, retrieved 2026
- Simply Wall St — institutional ownership summary, data as of 30 June 2025
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with Companies House, including entries the profile above does not cover.
| Shareholder | Type | Holding | Source Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNDISCLOSED | 94.8% | Companies House |
Officers
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Companies House records ten active directors and one active company secretary for Tesco PLC, alongside a substantial history of past appointments (74 officer records in total, including 63 resignations). The board is chaired by Gerard Martin Murphy (appointed as a director 1 September 2023) and includes Group Chief Executive Ken Murphy (appointed 1 October 2020) and Group Chief Financial Officer Imran Nawaz (appointed 1 May 2021), alongside non-executive directors Melissa Bethell, Bertrand Bodson, Carolyn Fairbairn, Stewart Gilliland, Christopher Kennedy, Caroline Silver and Karen Whitworth. Christopher Taylor was appointed Company Secretary on 14 April 2025. The Chairman, Group CEO and Group CFO titles are sourced from Tesco PLC’s own governance materials rather than the Companies House statutory role field, which records each of them simply as “Director.”
Recent officer changes
- Christopher Kennedy — appointed Director, 20 February 2025.
- Christopher Taylor — appointed Company Secretary, 14 April 2025, replacing Sara Thomson (resigned the same date).
- Robert John Welch — resigned as Company Secretary, 17 December 2024.
Data availability
Officer information for Tesco PLC is classified as Full: Companies House publishes current and historical officer appointments with appointment/resignation dates, plus nationality and country of residence for natural-person officers. The correspondence address shown is the company’s registered office, not a residential address. Full dates of birth are not published by Companies House beyond month and year and are not reproduced here.
Sources
- Companies House — TESCO PLC officers, retrieved 2026
- Tesco PLC — Board of Directors
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with Companies House, including entries the profile above does not cover.
Group Structure
Tesco PLC is the ultimate parent company of the Tesco group; it is not itself a subsidiary of another company. Its principal UK trading subsidiary is Tesco Stores Limited, which operates the group’s supermarket and convenience-store estate. The group also includes Tesco Ireland Limited (Republic of Ireland grocery operations), Booker Group Limited (wholesale and retail, wholly-owned by Tesco PLC since completion of its acquisition on 5 March 2018), Tesco Mobile (a 50/50 joint venture with Virgin Media O2, not a wholly-owned subsidiary), and dunnhumby (customer-data and loyalty analytics). A significant recent structural change affects Tesco Personal Finance plc (trading as Tesco Bank): its retail banking business — including credit cards, unsecured personal loans and deposit balances — was sold to Barclays Bank UK PLC, completing 1 November 2024; Tesco continues to license the Tesco Bank brand and Clubcard proposition to Barclays under a long-term partnership rather than operating retail banking as a subsidiary going forward. Exact current shareholding percentages for each subsidiary were not independently re-verified against Tesco PLC’s own Section 409 related-undertakings disclosure in this research and are not assumed to be 100%.
Verified corporate relationships
| Entity | Country | Relationship | Ownership | Status | Information date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesco Stores Limited | United Kingdom | Direct subsidiary | Not disclosed | Active | 2026 |
| Tesco Ireland Limited | Ireland | Subsidiary | Not disclosed | Active | 2026 |
| Booker Group Limited | United Kingdom | Wholly-owned subsidiary (since 5 March 2018) | Not disclosed | Active | 2026 |
| Tesco Mobile | United Kingdom | Joint venture (with Virgin Media O2) | 50% (reported) | Active | 2026 |
| Tesco Personal Finance plc (Tesco Bank) | United Kingdom | Subsidiary — retail banking business divested | Not disclosed | Retail banking sold; brand licensed to Barclays | 1 November 2024 |
Recent structural changes
- Sale of Tesco Personal Finance plc’s retail banking business to Barclays Bank UK PLC, completed 1 November 2024, with a long-term brand-licensing partnership continuing.
Data availability
Group-structure information for Tesco PLC is classified as Partial: the parent position and the identity of major subsidiaries and joint ventures are confirmed from official sources, but exact shareholding percentages and registration numbers for individual subsidiaries were not independently re-verified against Tesco PLC’s own Section 409 related-undertakings filing in this research.
Sources
- Tesco PLC — Related undertakings of the Tesco Group
- Barclays — Completion of the acquisition of Tesco’s retail banking business
- Tesco PLC — Tesco completes sale of banking operations to Barclays
Registry feed — rows exactly as filed with Companies House, including entries the profile above does not cover.
TESCO PLC
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does TESCO PLC do?
Tesco PLC operates as a grocery retailer (UK SIC code 47110), trading through supermarkets, convenience stores, and an online grocery and general merchandise business across the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.
Who owns TESCO PLC?
Tesco PLC's shares are held by a dispersed base of institutional investors rather than a single owner. The largest disclosed holder is BlackRock, Inc. at approximately 9.0%, followed by The Vanguard Group at approximately 5.30%; institutional investors together held around 82% of shares as of 30 June 2025. No single shareholder holds a majority stake.
Who is TESCO PLC's UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?
As a widely held, FTSE 100-listed public company with no shareholder above roughly 9%, Tesco PLC does not have an ultimate beneficial owner in the sense used for privately held companies. UK-listed companies are typically exempt from PSC disclosure since equivalent transparency is achieved through capital-markets shareholding-disclosure rules.
What is TESCO PLC's company registration number?
TESCO PLC's registration number is 00445790, filed with Companies House in United Kingdom. Its current status on the register is active.
Is TESCO PLC still an active company?
TESCO PLC's status on Companies House is listed as active.
When was TESCO PLC incorporated?
TESCO PLC was incorporated on 27 November 1947, according to Companies House.
What is TESCO PLC's registered address?
The registered address on file for TESCO PLC is Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom.
What legal structure is TESCO PLC registered as?
TESCO PLC is registered as a Public Limited Company in United Kingdom.
What is TESCO PLC's revenue?
For the 2024/25 financial year (ended February 2025), Tesco PLC reported group revenue of £69.92 billion, an increase of 3.0% at constant exchange rates.
Is TESCO PLC listed on a stock exchange?
Yes. Tesco PLC's ordinary shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker TSCO and are a constituent of the FTSE 100 index.
Who are the officers/directors of TESCO PLC?
Tesco PLC's board is chaired by Gerard Martin Murphy, with Ken Murphy as Group Chief Executive and Imran Nawaz as Group Chief Financial Officer, alongside non-executive directors Melissa Bethell, Bertrand Bodson, Carolyn Fairbairn, Stewart Gilliland, Christopher Kennedy, Caroline Silver and Karen Whitworth.
Does TESCO PLC have a parent company or subsidiaries?
Tesco PLC is the ultimate parent of the Tesco group and is not itself a subsidiary of another company. Its principal subsidiaries include Tesco Stores Limited, Tesco Ireland Limited, and Booker Group Limited (wholly-owned since 5 March 2018); Tesco Mobile is a 50/50 joint venture with Virgin Media O2 rather than a wholly-owned subsidiary.
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Where does this company information come from, and how current is it?
This record is sourced directly from Companies House and was last synced on 20 August 2026.