Tesco PLC

Active00445790 Public limited company

Incorporated: 27 November 1947 (78 years)
Previously known as: Tesco Stores (Holdings) Public Limited Company (until 25 August 1983)
Tesco Stores (Holdings) Limited (until 14 December 1981)
Industry: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating (47110)
Directors: Wendy Mira Becker
Christopher John Kennedy
Carolyn Julie Fairbairn
all 11 directors
Accounts type: Group
Region: East of England
Address: Tesco House
Shire Park
Kestrel Way
Welwyn Garden City
AL7 1GA

Filing status

Accounts due: 26 August 2027
Last accounts: 28 February 2026
Conf. stmt due: 2 July 2027
Last conf. stmt: 18 June 2026

Charges

Total: 9
Outstanding: 2
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 7

Officers 12 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Becker, Wendy Mira

Director · Appointed 1 November 2026

British

Born November 1965

Taylor, Christopher Jon

Secretary · Appointed 14 April 2025

Kennedy, Christopher John

Director · Appointed 20 February 2025

Also at Itv PLC, Itv Broadcasting Limited, Itv Services Limited · more companies

British

Born January 1964 (62)

Fairbairn, Carolyn Julie

Director · Appointed 1 September 2023

British

Born December 1960 (65)

Murphy, Gerard Martin

Director · Appointed 1 September 2023

British,Irish

Born November 1955

Silver, Caroline Louise

Director · Appointed 1 October 2022

Also at The V&A Foundation, Barratt Redrow PLC, Ice Clear Europe Limited · more companies

British

Born December 1962 (63)

Whitworth, Karen Tracy

Director · Appointed 18 June 2021

Also at Nuffield Health, Tritax Big Box Reit PLC · more companies

British

Born August 1969 (57)

Bodson, Bertrand Jean Francois

Director · Appointed 1 June 2021

Also at Houting Topco UK Limited, Keywords Studios Limited, Houting Midco Limited · more companies

Belgian

Born June 1975 (51)

Nawaz, Imran

Director · Appointed 1 May 2021

Also at Tesco Corporate Treasury Services PLC, Tesco Stores Limited, Tesco Overseas Investments Limited · more companies

Luxembourger

Born September 1973 (53)

Murphy, Ken

Director · Appointed 1 October 2020

Also at Tesco Stores Limited, Tesco Holdings Limited

Irish

Born September 1966 (60)

Bethell, Melissa

Director · Appointed 24 September 2018

Also at Diageo PLC, Atoll Holdco Ltd., Atoll Debtco Ltd · more companies

British

Born September 1974 (52)

Gilliland, Stewart Charles

Director · Appointed 5 March 2018

Also at Natures Way Foods Limited, IG Design Group PLC · more companies

British

Born February 1957 (69)

Officer history (63 former)

1 November 2026

Appointed Becker, Wendy Mira as Director

6 May 2026

Resigned Garnier, Thierry Dominique Gerard as Director

12 June 2025

Resigned Platt, Elizabeth Alison as Director

14 April 2025

Appointed Taylor, Christopher Jon as Secretary

14 April 2025

Resigned Thomson, Sara as Secretary

20 February 2025

Appointed Kennedy, Christopher John as Director

17 December 2024

Resigned Welch, Robert John as Secretary

17 December 2024

Appointed Thomson, Sara as Secretary

14 June 2024

Resigned Grote, Byron Elmer as Director

1 September 2023

Appointed Fairbairn, Carolyn Julie as Director

1 September 2023

Appointed Murphy, Gerard Martin as Director

16 June 2023

Resigned Allan, John Murray as Director

16 June 2023

Resigned Pownall, Lindsey Jane as Director

1 October 2022

Appointed Silver, Caroline Louise as Director

17 June 2022

Resigned Patterson, Simon Iain as Director

17 June 2022

Resigned Golsby, Stephen William as Director

25 June 2021

Resigned Olsson, Anders Bertil Mikael as Director

25 June 2021

Resigned Armour, Mark Henry as Director

25 June 2021

Resigned Oppenheimer, Deanna Watson as Director

18 June 2021

Appointed Whitworth, Karen Tracy as Director

1 June 2021

Appointed Bodson, Bertrand Jean Francois as Director

1 May 2021

Appointed Nawaz, Imran as Director

30 April 2021

Resigned Stewart, Alan James as Director

30 April 2021

Appointed Garnier, Thierry Dominique Gerard as Director

1 October 2020

Appointed Murphy, Ken as Director

30 September 2020

Resigned Lewis, David John as Director

24 September 2018

Appointed Bethell, Melissa as Director

16 July 2018

Resigned Wilson, Charles as Director

5 March 2018

Appointed Gilliland, Stewart Charles as Director

5 March 2018

Appointed Wilson, Charles as Director

3 January 2017

Resigned Cousins, Richard John as Director

1 October 2016

Appointed Golsby, Stephen William as Director

10 August 2016

Resigned Lennark, Darren Elliot as Secretary

10 August 2016

Appointed Welch, Robert John as Secretary

1 July 2016

Appointed Lennark, Darren Elliot as Secretary

30 June 2016

Resigned Moore, Paul Anthony as Secretary

1 April 2016

Appointed Patterson, Simon Iain as Director

1 April 2016

Appointed Platt, Elizabeth Alison as Director

1 April 2016

Appointed Pownall, Lindsey Jane as Director

26 June 2015

Resigned Chambers, Stuart John as Director

26 June 2015

Resigned Hanna, Kenneth George as Director

1 May 2015

Appointed Grote, Byron Elmer as Director

7 April 2015

Resigned Cescau, Patrick Jean Pierre as Director

5 March 2015

Resigned Bullock, Gareth Richard as Director

1 March 2015

Resigned Broadbent, Richard John, Sir as Director

1 March 2015

Appointed Allan, John Murray as Director

28 February 2015

Resigned Tammenoms Bakker, Jacqueline Anne as Director

28 February 2015

Resigned Garfield, Olivia as Director

12 January 2015

Resigned Lloyd, Jonathan Mark as Secretary

12 January 2015

Appointed Moore, Paul Anthony as Secretary

1 November 2014

Appointed Cousins, Richard John as Director

1 November 2014

Appointed Olsson, Anders Bertil Mikael as Director

23 September 2014

Appointed Stewart, Alan James as Director

1 September 2014

Resigned Clarke, Philip Andrew as Director

1 September 2014

Appointed Lewis, David John as Director

4 April 2014

Resigned Mcilwee, Laurence Patrick as Director

2 September 2013

Appointed Armour, Mark Henry as Director

1 April 2013

Appointed Garfield, Olivia as Director

23 February 2013

Resigned Cook, Karen Rachel as Director

23 February 2013

Resigned Hydon, Kenneth John as Director

2 January 2013

Resigned Neville-Rolfe, Lucy Jeanne, Ms. as Director

6 December 2012

Resigned Mason, Timothy John Rollit as Director

1 September 2012

Resigned Higginson, Andrew Thomas as Director

15 March 2012

Resigned Brasher, Richard William Peter as Director

1 March 2012

Appointed Oppenheimer, Deanna Watson as Director

7 December 2011

Resigned Potts, David Thomas as Director

30 November 2011

Resigned Reid, David Edward as Director

2 July 2011

Appointed Broadbent, Richard John, Sir as Director

2 March 2011

Resigned Leahy, Terence Patrick, Sir as Director

2 July 2010

Resigned Chase, Rodney Frank as Director

2 July 2010

Appointed Bullock, Gareth Richard as Director

2 July 2010

Resigned Allen, Charles Lamb as Director

2 July 2010

Resigned Einsmann, Harald, Dr as Director

2 July 2010

Appointed Chambers, Stuart John as Director

1 April 2009

Appointed Hanna, Kenneth George as Director

1 February 2009

Appointed Cescau, Patrick Jean Pierre as Director

27 January 2009

Appointed Mcilwee, Laurence Patrick as Director

1 January 2009

Appointed Tammenoms Bakker, Jacqueline Anne as Director

31 October 2008

Resigned Davies, Evan Mervyn as Director

10 April 2008

Resigned Mccall, Carolyn Julia as Director

14 December 2006

Appointed Lloyd, Jonathan Mark as Secretary

14 December 2006

Appointed Neville-Rolfe, Lucy Jeanne, Ms. as Director

14 December 2006

Resigned Lloyd, Jonathan Mark as Secretary

14 December 2006

Resigned Neville-Rolfe, Lucy Jeanne, Ms. as Secretary

18 July 2005

Appointed Lloyd, Jonathan Mark as Secretary

23 May 2005

Resigned Pimlott, Graham Fenwick as Director

1 March 2005

Appointed Mccall, Carolyn Julia as Director

28 February 2005

Resigned Morali, Veronique as Director

1 October 2004

Appointed Cook, Karen Rachel as Director

2 April 2004

Resigned Gardiner, John Anthony as Director

2 April 2004

Appointed Reid, David Edward as Director

15 March 2004

Appointed Neville-Rolfe, Lucy Jeanne, Ms. as Secretary

15 March 2004

Appointed Brasher, Richard William Peter as Director

15 March 2004

Resigned Ager, Rowley Stuart as Secretary

27 February 2004

Resigned Ager, Rowley Stuart as Director

27 February 2004

Resigned Gildersleeve, John as Director

23 February 2004

Appointed Hydon, Kenneth John as Director

31 December 2003

Resigned Reid, David Edward as Director

7 July 2003

Appointed Davies, Evan Mervyn as Director

1 July 2002

Appointed Chase, Rodney Frank as Director

14 June 2002

Resigned Melbourn, John William as Director

18 September 2000

Appointed Morali, Veronique as Director

15 June 2000

Resigned Wemms, John Michael as Director

15 June 2000

Resigned O'Cathain, Detta, Baroness as Director

30 April 1999

Resigned James, Lesley as Director

1 April 1999

Appointed Einsmann, Harald, Dr as Director

19 February 1999

Appointed Allen, Charles Lamb as Director

16 November 1998

Appointed Potts, David Thomas as Director

16 November 1998

Appointed Clarke, Philip Andrew as Director

11 June 1998

Resigned Jones, Miah Gwynfor as Director

17 November 1997

Appointed Higginson, Andrew Thomas as Director

6 June 1997

Resigned Maclaurin, Ian Charter, Lord as Director

21 February 1997

Resigned Malpas, Alfred David as Director

7 June 1996

Resigned Benjamin, Victor Woolf as Director

15 April 1996

Appointed Melbourn, John William as Director

6 February 1995

Appointed Mason, Timothy John Rollit as Director

6 February 1995

Appointed James, Lesley as Director

20 May 1994

Resigned Padovan, John Mario Faskally as Director

20 May 1994

Resigned Tuffin, Dennis Charles as Director

20 May 1994

Resigned Darnell, Michael as Director

31 March 1993

Resigned Krejsa, Francis Rudolph Nelson as Director

1 March 1993

Appointed Pimlott, Graham Fenwick as Director

5 October 1992

Appointed Leahy, Terence Patrick, Sir as Director

5 October 1992

Appointed Ager, Rowley Stuart as Director

14 January 1992

Appointed Jones, Miah Gwynfor as Director

Other holdings 3

Companies where Tesco PLC is registered as a person with significant control

Tesco Personal Finance Group Limited

Owns 75–100% of shares

Active

Tesco Property Partner (GP) Limited

Owns 75–100% of shares

Active

Tesco Property Partner (No.1) Limited

Owns 75–100% of shares

Active

Group structure 60 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Tesco PLC This company

Buttoncase Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Launchgrain Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

One Stop Stores Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

One Stop Convenience Stores Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

One Stop Stores Trustee Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Spen Hill Management Limited Owns 50–75% of shares

Spen Hill Properties (Holdings) PLC Owns 75–100% of shares

Statusfloat Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Dillons Newsagents Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

T&S Stores Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Day and Nite Stores Limited In liquidationOwns 75–100% of shares

One Stop Community Stores Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Tapesilver Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Tesco (Overseas) Limited In liquidationOwns 75–100% of shares

Tesco Corporate Treasury Services PLC Owns 75–100% of shares

Tesco Employees' Share Scheme Trustees Limited Owns 25–50% of shares

Tesco Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Armitage Finance Unlimited Owns 75–100% of shares

Booker Group Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Booker Unapproved Scheme Trustees Ltd Has significant influence or control

Booker Wholesale Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Dunnhumby Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Dunnhumby International Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Dunnhumby Overseas Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Dunnhumby Trustees Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Maldon Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Oakwood Distribution Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Spen Hill Developments Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Spen Hill Regeneration Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Tesco Distribution Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Tesco Distribution Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Tesco Family Dining Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Tesco Food Sourcing Limited In liquidationOwns 75–100% of shares

Tesco Freetime Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Tesco Maintenance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Tesco Property Holdings (No.2) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Tesco Atrato (GP) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Tesco Coral (GP) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

And 3 more

Tesco Property Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Tesco Secretaries Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

And 3 more

Tesco International Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Tesco Mobile Communications Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Tesco Mobile Limited Owns 25–50% of shares

Tesco Mobile Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Tesco Overseas Investments Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

PTLL Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Tesco Pension Trustees Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Arjun Alliance UK 2 LP Holds 75–100% of voting rights (as a trust)

Icg Longbow Senior No. 3 LP Part right to 75–100% of surplus assets

Iogp Limited Partnership Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Stafford Infrastructure Secondaries Sma 1 LP Part right to 75–100% of surplus assets

Tesco Blue (GP) Limited Owns 25–50% of shares

Tesco Navona (GP) Limited Owns 25–50% of shares

Tesco Passaic (GP) Limited Owns 25–50% of shares

Tesco Pension Investment Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

TPT Holdco No.1 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

True Capital Ii-A LP Holds 25–50% of voting rights

True Capital Partners I LP Holds 25–50% of voting rights

True Capital Partners I-A LP Holds 25–50% of voting rights

And 3 more

Filings 8373

Date	Description	Made Up To	Pages	PDF
9 November 2026	Appointment of a director
16 September 2026	Purchase of own shares
26 August 2026	Cancellation of shares
26 August 2026	Cancellation of shares
26 August 2026	Cancellation of shares