SAFEWAY LIMITED

Active
Company number 01299733Private limited companyIncorporated 1977

Key figures

£1,654,000,000+0.0%
Net assets 2024/25
+0.0%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
0500 m1 bn1.5 bn2 bn2023/242024/25

† SAFEWAY LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Like most small UK companies, SAFEWAY LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 47110

Where the company stands among the 32,659 active companies whose first SIC code is 47110 (Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating).

Net assets£1,654,000,000
Higher than 99% · median £12,742
Total assets£3,345,000,000
Higher than 99% · median £94,459
Company age49.7 years
Older than 99% · median 3.4 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. TESCO PLC£11.5bn
  2. J SAINSBURY PLC£6.2bn
  3. SAFEWAY LIMITED£1.7bn
  4. OCADO GROUP PLC£1.6bn
  5. WAITROSE LIMITED£718m
  6. ICELAND FOODS LIMITED£707.3m
  7. WELCOME BREAK GROUP LIMITED£289.9m
  8. WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS HOLDINGS LIMITED£262m
  9. EMILY ESTATE (UK) LIMITED£251.6m
  10. HENDERSON RETAIL LIMITED£171.2m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 32,659. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: SAFEWAY LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

SAFEWAY LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01299733. It was incorporated on 23 Feb 1977. Its status is active. The registered office is in Bradford (BD3). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating (47110).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 26 Oct 2025); the company files audit-exempt subsidiary. Net assets were £1,654,000,000, up 0% on the previous year. Total assets were £3,345,000,000 and total liabilities £1,691,000,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 32,659 active companies whose first SIC code is 47110: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £12,742). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £94,459). It is older than 99% of them (median age 3.4 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 7 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

2 persons with significant control are registered. 6 of 6 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Jul 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 3 Aug 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Total assets3,345,000,0003,345,000,000
Total liabilities1,691,000,0001,691,000,000
Net assets / total equity1,654,000,0001,654,000,000

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Statutory reporting

Modern slavery statements7
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS LIMITED)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS LIMITED)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS LIMITED)
Earlier years (4)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS LIMITED)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS LIMITED)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS LIMITED)
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS LIMITED)

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

History

5 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £1.7bn
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £1.7bn
  3. Wm Morrison Supermarkets Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited registered as a person with significant control
  5. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.