---
title: "J SAINSBURY DISTRIBUTION LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f9043d8a-6a64-55b9-9ee5-e47e65696d9d
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/f9043d8a-6a64-55b9-9ee5-e47e65696d9d
identifier: oo:GB-COH-02653788
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# J SAINSBURY DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-02653788`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f9043d8a-6a64-55b9-9ee5-e47e65696d9d  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/f9043d8a-6a64-55b9-9ee5-e47e65696d9d  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **J SAINSBURY PLC** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c4f15380-34d6-5273-b27f-158407f95802
- **J SAINSBURY PLC** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c4f15380-34d6-5273-b27f-158407f95802
- **SAINSBURY'S HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d8a561f5-166b-4163-8f74-a2c0a3202838

### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner)

A **4-step** ownership/control chain to the ultimate beneficial owner is resolved for this entity. The full cited chain unlocks with a paid API key or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

## Company profile (live · UK Companies House)

- **Company number:** `02653788`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1991-10-14
- **Registered office:** 33 Charterhouse Street, London, EC1M 6HA, England
- **SIC:** 99999

### Officers

- [SAINSBURY'S CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/49246cc7-5e7d-5f68-a33d-110cf0f0496a) — corporate secretary · appointed 2021-05-07
- GRANT, Nicolas Stuart — director · British · appointed 2024-07-05
- [SAINSBURYS CORPORATE DIRECTOR LIMITED](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/885b3ca8-b433-5075-8b17-bd8e8a2ac07c) — corporate director · appointed 2007-06-04
- BAILEY, Stephen James — secretary · British · appointed 1993-12-22 · resigned 1995-03-31
- BYRNE, Rory Patrick — secretary · Irish · appointed 1991-11-14 · resigned 1993-12-22
- DAVIES, Philip William — secretary · British · appointed 2008-04-25 · resigned 2014-02-25
- FALLOWFIELD, Timothy — secretary · appointed 2018-05-03 · resigned 2019-06-14
- FOO, Julia — secretary · appointed 2019-06-14 · resigned 2021-05-07
- GUTHRIE, Anthony — secretary · appointed 2016-04-12 · resigned 2018-05-03
- HAMILTON, William — secretary · British · appointed 1995-03-31 · resigned 2003-12-24
- JARVIS, Hazel Debra — secretary · British · appointed 2014-02-25 · resigned 2016-04-12
- JARVIS, Hazel Debra — secretary · British · appointed 2004-01-06 · resigned 2008-04-25
- SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED — corporate nominee secretary · appointed 1991-10-14 · resigned 1991-11-14
- ADSHEAD, John Edwin — director · British · appointed 1995-03-31 · resigned 2004-03-27
- BAILEY, Stephen James — director · British · appointed 1995-03-29 · resigned 1995-03-31
- BYRNE, Rory Patrick — director · Irish · appointed 1991-11-14 · resigned 1993-12-22
- COULL, Ian David — director · British · appointed 1995-03-31 · resigned 2002-12-31
- ELLIS, Arthur John — director · British · appointed 1991-11-14 · resigned 1995-03-31
- FALLOWFIELD, Timothy — director · British · appointed 2005-11-09 · resigned 2024-07-05
- HALPENNY, Philip — director · Irish · appointed 1991-11-14 · resigned 1995-03-31

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Sainsbury's Holdings Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d8a561f5-166b-4163-8f74-a2c0a3202838) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — since 2025-08-28
- [J Sainsbury Plc](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c4f15380-34d6-5273-b27f-158407f95802) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — ceased 2025-08-28

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02653788
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02653788

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **J SAINSBURY DISTRIBUTION LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f9043d8a-6a64-55b9-9ee5-e47e65696d9d · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/f9043d8a-6a64-55b9-9ee5-e47e65696d9d._

_Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership. Every claim carries a source; an absent edge means "not yet observed in current sources", not "does not exist"._