J Sainsbury

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

J Sainsbury

J Sainsbury PLC

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Cash down 52%ActiveLatest figures: 2026Group consolidated103 years on the register

Public limited company registered in London, classed under “Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating”.

Headline figures

FY to Feb 2026 · Group consolidated

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

£393m

Net assets

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Cash

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Employees

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Retained reserves

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What the numbers say

4 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£202420252026
Profit after tax£393m
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves

Every figure for all 3 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet202420252026
Current assets
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Creditors due after a year
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year

5 balance-sheet lines and 4 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-25

  1. Shares
    Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 10 October 2026 · GBP 632,861,335.714286 (and 9 more like it since 4 February 2026)
  2. Shares
    Purchase of own shares (and 21 more like it since 13 January 2026)
  3. Shares
    Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 30 July 2026 · GBP 632,586,139.43 (and 62 more like it since 12 January 2026)
  4. Filing
    Replacement filing of SH01 - 18/07/26 Statement of Capital gbp 634106350.5714
  5. Accounts
    Group of companies' accounts made up to 28 February 2026
  6. Filing
    Resolutions
  7. Directors
    Director's details changed for Mr Simon John Roberts on 26 February 2026

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does J Sainsbury do?

Public limited company registered in London, classed under “Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating”.

›How much turnover does J Sainsbury make?

Answered in the full report

›Is J Sainsbury profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £393m in the year to 28 February 2026, its latest filed accounts.

›Who runs and owns J Sainsbury?

Its directors are Nicolas Grant, Blathnaid Bergin, Joanna Bertram, Kate Bickerstaffe, Stephen Hare and 6 more. Its owners are shown to subscribers.

›Where is J Sainsbury based?

Its registered office is 33 Charterhouse Street, London, EC1M 6HA, in London.

›When was J Sainsbury founded?

J Sainsbury PLC was incorporated on 10 November 1922.

›Is J Sainsbury still trading?

The register lists J Sainsbury PLC as active.

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