SAINSBURY PROPCO B LIMITED
The business acts as a property holding subsidiary for the London-listed supermarket chain J Sainsbury plc.
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£714m
+9.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£81m
+9.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-02 | 2025-03-01 | 2026-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £119,000,000 | £125,000,000 | £130,000,000 | +4% | |
| Operating profit | £111,000,000 | £115,000,000 | £120,000,000 | +4.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £65,000,000 | £74,000,000 | £81,000,000 | +9.5% | |
| Net profit | £47,000,000 | £54,000,000 | £60,000,000 | +11.1% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,087,000,000 | £1,035,000,000 | £1,028,000,000 | -0.7% | |
| Net assets | £645,000,000 | £654,000,000 | £714,000,000 | +9.2% | |
| Equity | £645,000,000 | £654,000,000 | £714,000,000 | +9.2% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-02 | 2025-03-01 | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 93.3% | 92.0% | 92.3% | |
| Net margin | 39.5% | 43.2% | 46.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.2% | 11.1% | 11.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.8% | 44.7% | 39.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.16x | 0.16x | 0.18x | |
| Interest cover | 2.41x | 2.80x | 3.08x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- SAINSBURY PROPCO B LIMITED 2006-02-14 → present
- HOLBORN PROPCO B LIMITED 2005-12-05 → 2006-02-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis on the grounds that the ultimate parent company, J Sainsbury plc has confirmed its intention to provide financial support such that the Company is able to repay its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date on which these financial statements are signed.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the balance sheet date the Company paid two interim dividends of £10.3 million and £10.7 million to its parent company Sainsbury Holdco B Limited on the 21 April 2026 and 21 July 2026 respectively.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAINSBURY'S CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2021-05-07 | — | — |
| DUNNE, Patrick Gerard | Director | 2025-12-11 | Sep 1968 | Irish |
| PILBEAM, David William | Director | 2026-04-13 | May 1983 | British |
| SAINSBURYS CORPORATE DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-06-04 | — | — |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Philip William | Secretary | 2012-05-31 | 2014-02-25 |
| FALLOWFIELD, Timothy | Secretary | 2018-05-03 | 2019-06-14 |
| FOO, Julia | Secretary | 2019-06-14 | 2021-05-07 |
| GUTHRIE, Anthony | Secretary | 2016-04-12 | 2018-05-03 |
| JARVIS, Hazel Debra | Secretary | 2005-12-12 | 2016-04-12 |
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-12-05 | 2006-01-12 |
| BAGULEY, Peter Jeffrey | Director | 2005-12-12 | 2009-02-02 |
| BELL-BROWN, Philip | Director | 2014-03-15 | 2014-07-04 |
| BURKE, Martyn Stephen | Director | 2019-06-14 | 2019-12-03 |
| CLEGG, Dean | Director | 2014-07-04 | 2019-06-26 |
| COWEN, Geraint Jamie | Director | 2009-09-18 | 2025-12-11 |
| LEARMONT, Richard John | Director | 2005-12-12 | 2015-10-02 |
| NELSON, Sarah | Director | 2016-12-22 | 2019-01-14 |
| O'LOAN, David Arthur | Director | 2015-10-14 | 2016-12-22 |
| ROGERS, John Terence | Director | 2009-02-02 | 2010-07-19 |
| SACHDEV, Nilesh | Director | 2010-07-19 | 2014-03-15 |
| SHAPLAND, Darren Mark | Director | 2005-12-12 | 2006-08-25 |
| WHEELER, David Clifford | Director | 2019-01-14 | 2019-06-14 |
| WILLITS, Giles Kirkley | Director | 2005-12-12 | 2007-05-18 |
| HACKWOOD DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-12-05 | 2006-01-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainsbury Holdco B Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-10-26 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-23 | CH02 | officers | Change corporate director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-18 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2021-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.