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Tesco

Tesco is a multinational grocery retailer operating stores and online retail across the UK, Republic of Ireland and several Central European markets. Its formats include large stores and convenience retail.

Companies House 00445790Checked 11 September 2026

Legal and market record

Legal nameTESCO PLC
RegistryPublic limited Company · ActiveIncorporated 27 November 1947 · Tesco House, Shire Park, Kestrel Way, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1GA
ListingTSCO · Main MarketISIN GB00BLGZ9862 · FTSE 100
Companies House SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Ownership and control

Tesco is a widely held listed company. The useful ownership record is the combination of the listed share register and threshold disclosures, not a simplified single-owner label.

A public-company profile is not a real-time shareholder register. Briefed separates the legal entity record from market ownership so a stale or incomplete registry field is not presented as the whole ownership picture.

Primary sources3

registryCompanies House company recordOpen primary recordexchangeLondon Stock Exchange issuer pageOpen primary recordissuerTesco corporate siteOpen primary record

Published by BriefedData checked 11 September 2026

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