Asda: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Asda Stores Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Asda Group Limited. In the year to December 2025 Asda Stores Limited reported turnover of £24,054m.
- In the year to December 2025, Asda had turnover of £24,054m, up 1.2% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax loss of £1,709m, losing £7.11 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 129,158 people, with staff costs of £3,089m.
- Asda Stores Limited is controlled by Asda Group Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Asda Stores Limited's accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 16 September 2026.
- Registered name
- ASDA STORES LIMITED
- Company number
- 00464777
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 19 February 1949
- Registered office area
- Leeds
- Industry code on the register
- 47190: Retail trade
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to December 2025, filed 16 September 2026
What does Asda do?
Asda is a supermarket chain selling groceries, George clothing and general merchandise. It trades through large supermarkets and superstores, smaller convenience stores, petrol forecourts and an online grocery service with home delivery and click and collect. It competes mainly on low prices against the other big UK grocers, and its George clothing range is sold in its stores and online. The business started in Yorkshire.
In brief: supermarket chain · groceries, clothing and general merchandise · own stores and online delivery · George clothing brand
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 24 September 2026. Official website: asda.com.
Who owns Asda?
The Companies House register records Asda Group Limited as the person with significant control of Asda Stores Limited, company number 00464777. Asda Group Limited is itself company number 01396513.
That places Asda Stores Limited inside a larger group. The accounts on this page are the company's own, not the wider group's.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs Asda?
The Companies House register lists 3 current officers for Asda Stores Limited.
All 3 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Helen Kathryn Selby | 6 April 2020 |
| Michael Gleeson | 24 May 2023 |
| Helen Kathryn Selby | 23 May 2025 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Asda file?
Asda Stores Limited reported turnover of £24,054m in the year to December 2025. That was up 1.2% on £23,774m the year before.
It reported 129,158 employees. The year before it reported 131,027.
It filed a pre-tax loss of £1,709m for the year, against a pre-tax loss of £834m the year before.
Staff costs came to £3,089m. That is an average of £24,000 a head. It ended the year with £49m at the bank and net assets of £1,040m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £24,054m | £23,774m |
| Pre-tax profit | -£1,709m (filed) | -£834m (filed) |
| Employees | 129,158 | 131,027 |
| Staff costs | £3,089m | £2,946m |
| Average staff cost per head | £24,000 | £22,000 |
| Bank and cash | £49m | n/d |
| Net assets | £1,040m | £2,361m |
| Interest paid | £505m | |
| Interest received | £217m |
Read the accounts to December 2025 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets
Are there any charges against Asda?
Asda Stores Limited has registered 32 charges at Companies House, of which 26 are still outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
All 26 outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch (As Security Agent) | 15 January 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch (As Security Agent) | 22 December 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch (As Security Agent) | 22 December 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch | 4 July 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch | 30 May 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch | 15 November 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch | 15 November 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch (As Security Agent) | 15 November 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch | 14 May 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch | 8 May 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch | 8 May 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch | 3 May 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch | 31 October 2023 |
| Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch (As Security Trustee) | 24 May 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch as Security Trustee for Itself and the Other Secured Parties | 16 May 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch | 12 May 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch as Security Agent for the Benefit of the Secured Parties | 5 November 2021 |
| Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch (As Security Agent) | 26 August 2021 |
| Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch as Security Trustee for Itself and the Other Secured Parties | 17 August 2021 |
| Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch as Security Agent for the Benefit of the Secured Parties | 17 August 2021 |
| Homes and Communities Agency (Trading as Homes England) | 28 June 2021 |
| Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch as Security Agent for the Benefit of the Secured Parties. | 19 February 2021 |
| University of Hertfordshire Higher Education Corporation | 30 April 1997 |
| Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada. | 9 July 1986 |
| Legal & General Assurance Society LTD. | 22 August 1972 |
| Sun Life Assurance Co of Canada | 26 August 1971 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Asda compares
Of the 10 supermarkets, Asda is 3rd on turnover, 10th on profit margin and 7th on growth. Tesco keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £3.26.
| Rank | Supermarkets | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tesco | £73,712m | £3.26 |
| 3rd | Asda | £24,054m | −£7.11 |
| + 8 more supermarkets ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
Asda files as Asda Stores Limited, whose person with significant control is Asda Group Limited, with turnover of £24,054m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Asda
What does Asda do?
Asda is a supermarket chain selling groceries, George clothing and general merchandise. It trades through large supermarkets and superstores, smaller convenience stores, petrol forecourts and an online grocery service with home delivery and click and collect. It competes mainly on low prices against the other big UK grocers, and its George clothing range is sold in its stores and online. The business started in Yorkshire.
Is Asda bigger than Tesco?
No, by turnover. Asda reported £24,054m in its latest accounts, against £73,712m at Tesco. Our Tesco v Asda page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. Tesco v Asda →
Is Asda bigger than Morrisons?
Yes, by turnover. Asda reported £24,054m in its latest accounts, against £8,491m at Morrisons. Our Morrisons v Asda page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. Morrisons v Asda →
How does Asda compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Asda is 3rd of the 10 companies in our battle of the supermarkets, behind Tesco. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the supermarkets →
Who owns Asda?
The Companies House register records Asda Group Limited as the person with significant control of Asda Stores Limited.
How much does Asda make?
Asda Stores Limited reported turnover of £24,054m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax loss of £1,709m.
How many people work at Asda?
Asda Stores Limited reported 129,158 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs Asda?
The Companies House register lists 3 current officers for Asda Stores Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Asda Stores Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 00464777, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are single company accounts: they cover this company alone, not any wider group.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “Asda: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/asda/. Figures from Companies House filings for ASDA STORES LIMITED (00464777).
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