SAFEWAY (OVERSEAS) LIMITED
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Cash
£70k
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£110m
Equity attributable
Employees
267
Average over period
Profit before tax
£8.5m
Period ending 2025-10-26
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-26
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-29 | 2024-10-27 | 2025-10-26 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £60,927,000 | £65,097,000 | £70,715,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £5,247,000 | £6,500,000 | £8,401,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £5,286,000 | £10,070,000 | £8,540,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £3,680,000 | £8,563,000 | £7,419,000 | — | |
| Cash | £674,000 | £231,000 | £70,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £113,222,000 | £102,658,000 | £110,387,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £113,123,000 | £102,658,000 | £110,387,000 | — | |
| Equity | £113,123,000 | £102,658,000 | £110,387,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 281 | 238 | 267 | — | |
| Wages | £4,718,000 | £4,899,000 | £5,295,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-10-29 | 2024-10-27 | 2025-10-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.6% | 10.0% | 11.9% | |
| Net margin | 6.0% | 13.2% | 10.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.6% | 6.3% | 7.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.9% | 7.9% | 6.5% | |
| Current ratio | 12.78x | 11.14x | 13.66x | |
| Interest cover | — | 34.21x | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- SAFEWAY (OVERSEAS) LIMITED 1988-07-01 → present
- ARGYLL STORES (OVERSEAS) LIMITED 1983-08-30 → 1988-07-01
- ALLIED SUPPLIERS (OVERSEAS) LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 1983-08-30
- ALLIED SUPPLIERS (SOUTH) LIMITED 1924-10-03 → 1979-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The immediate parent of the Company is Safeway Stores Limited and the ultimate parent and controlling party of the Group is Market Topco Limited. The Company has obtained a letter of support from the ultimate parent, Market Topco Limited, that confirms financial support will be provided, where required, for the foreseeable future and at least twelve months from the date of signing the financial statements and, in particular, it will not demand repayment of any amounts currently outstanding.”
Significant events
- “On 29 January 2024, the Group completed the strike off of Maypole Limited, a Guernsey based subsidiary of the Company. Prior to finalisation, distributions were made between Maypole Limited, the Company and it's parent company, Safeway Stores Limited, in order to prepare Maypole Limited for strike off.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURKE, Jonathan James | Secretary | 2017-02-22 | — | — |
| BURKE, Jonathan James | Director | 2017-02-22 | Nov 1966 | British |
| GOFF, Joanna Louise | Director | 2022-07-01 | Sep 1978 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMSDEN, Mark Rowan | Secretary | 2013-02-07 | 2017-02-22 |
| BURKE, Jonathan James | Secretary | 2004-03-11 | 2009-03-16 |
| KINCH, John Patrick | Secretary | — | 2001-10-13 |
| MCMAHON, Gregory Joseph | Secretary | 2009-03-16 | 2013-01-11 |
| WILSON, David, Dr | Secretary | 2001-10-13 | 2004-03-11 |
| ACKROYD, Martin | Director | 2004-03-11 | 2005-05-25 |
| AMSDEN, Mark Rowan | Director | 2013-02-07 | 2017-02-22 |
| COLLINS, Miles Eric | Director | 2002-02-15 | 2004-03-11 |
| DUDLEY, Guilford Paul Julian | Director | 1998-03-25 | 1999-12-08 |
| ELLIS, Gerald | Director | 1998-03-25 | 2004-03-11 |
| FISHER, Robert Stewart | Director | 1993-12-31 | 1998-03-25 |
| FRENDO, Paul Anthony | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| GARCIA VALENCIA, Fernando | Director | 2002-03-25 | 2004-03-11 |
| GLEESON, Michael | Director | 2020-07-27 | 2022-07-01 |
| GOFF, Joanna Louise | Director | 2018-12-18 | 2020-07-27 |
| GUNTER, Mark | Director | 2004-03-11 | 2011-06-17 |
| HUTCHINSON, David Robert | Director | 2004-03-11 | 2007-06-29 |
| KINCH, John Patrick | Director | — | 2001-10-13 |
| LAFFIN, Simon Timothy | Director | 1996-01-02 | 2004-03-08 |
| LANE, Simon Paul | Director | 1999-12-08 | 2002-02-15 |
| MCMAHON, Gregory Joseph | Director | 2011-06-17 | 2013-01-11 |
| MELNYK, Marie Margaret | Director | 2004-03-11 | 2006-12-06 |
| PENNYCOOK, Richard John | Director | 2006-05-01 | 2013-04-10 |
| SMITH, Colin Deverell | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| STOTT, Robert Winston | Director | 2004-03-11 | 2006-09-29 |
| STRAIN, Trevor John | Director | 2013-01-11 | 2018-12-18 |
| WILLIAMS, Richard Glynne | Director | 2000-05-25 | 2002-08-13 |
| WILSON, David, Dr | Director | 2001-10-13 | 2004-03-11 |
| WOTHERSPOON, Gordon | Director | 1996-01-02 | 2000-05-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safeway Stores Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 171 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-06 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2021-11-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.