BOOKER LIMITED
Company number 00197380 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Booker Limited is a Tesco-owned, market-leading UK wholesale operator serving caterers, retailers, and businesses through a national delivery and collection network. Backed by £457m of share capital and majority ownership by Booker Wholesale Holdings Limited, the company combines group scale with an established B2B brand. Its strategic focus should be on digital expansion, Tesco ecosystem integration, and margin protection amid competitive and inflationary pressures.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1924-04-17
- Registered office
- Equity House, Irthlingborough Road, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 1LT
- Postcode
- NN8 1LT
- Capital
- 457,239,446 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-02-23
- Next due by
- 2026-11-26
- Financial year end
- 26 February
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-05-28
- Next due by
- 2027-06-11
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46900 Non-specialised wholesale trade
Officers 8 current · 52 resigned
Group structure 3 subsidiaries
Controlled by BOOKER WHOLESALE HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
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BOOKER EBT LIMITED Dissolved
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FRESH FOOD TRADER LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 3
£120,000 total awarded value where published.
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Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2023 (period to 2023-02-26) as part of the BOOKER GROUP LIMITED group statement — 3 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z4722500 (Tier 3), registered since 2000.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
10.1%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- booker.co.uk
- Phone
- 01933371000, 03456023108
Booker is a market leading wholesale provider in the UK and is part of Tesco group. We serve caterers, retailers and other businesses; offering delivered and collection services via our national network of branches.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| BOOKER CASH & CARRY LTD | 2005-06-27 |
| BOOKER BELMONT WHOLESALE LIMITED | 2000-03-31 |
| CHARLES ARKCOLL,LIMITED | 1977-12-31 |
Previous registered addresses 10
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| SECOND AVENUE, DEESIDE INDUSTRIAL PARK, DEESIDE, FLINTSHIRE CH5 2NW | 2005-06-30 |
| EQUITY HOUSE, IRTHLINGBOROUGH ROAD, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NN8 1LT | 2005-05-12 |
| 59 ELMGROVE ROAD, HARROW, MIDDLESEX HA1 2QD | 2005-04-26 |
| SECOND AVENUE, DEESIDE INDUSTRIAL PARK, DEESIDE, FLINTSHIRE CH5 2NW | 2005-04-08 |
| EQUITY HOUSE, IRTHLINGBOROUGH ROAD, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTHANTS NN8 1LT | 2002-01-16 |
| SECOND AVENUE, DEESIDE INDUSTRIAL PARK, DEESIDE, FLINTSHIRE CH5 2NW | 2000-11-14 |
| EQUITY HOUSE, IRTHLINGBOROUGH ROAD, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTHANTS NN8 1LT | 2000-10-23 |
| EQUITY HOUSE, IRTHLINGBOROUGH ROAD, WELLINGBOROUGH, NORTHANTS NN8 1NZ | 1996-06-12 |
| MALT HOUSE PO BOX 65, FIELD END ROAD, EASTCOTE, RUISLIP MIDDX HA4 9LA | 1988-10-21 |
| MALT HOUSE, FIELD END ROAD, EASTCOTE RUISLIP, MIDDLESEX HA4 9LW | 1986-10-10 |
Among its peers
2nd oldest
of 233 similar companies in NN, trading since 1924
Property in England & Wales 156 titles
- Freehold
- 10
- Leasehold
- 146
- Most recent registration
- 2026-01-12
- Price paid, where recorded
- £12,667,000
- Where
- Greater London (11), Greater Manchester (10), Kent (6)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SGL862829 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2026-01-12 | — |
| TY614779 | Tyne And Wear | Leasehold | 2025-11-04 | — |
| YY208776 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2025-08-21 | — |
| SYK733350 | South Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2025-07-30 | — |
| SYK502873 | South Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2025-07-29 | — |
| SYK502874 | South Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2025-07-29 | — |
| SYK681937 | South Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2025-07-29 | — |
| AGL645639 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2025-04-25 | — |
| SGL857508 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2025-04-15 | — |
| LAN297364 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2025-03-28 | — |
| NN218655 | North Northamptonshire | Leasehold | 2024-12-03 | £1,380,000 |
| TY292266 | Tyne And Wear | Freehold | 2024-12-03 | — |
| BD71682 | Luton | Freehold | 2024-11-29 | — |
| WT478112 | Swindon | Leasehold | 2024-07-10 | — |
| WSX447980 | West Sussex | Leasehold | 2024-07-02 | — |
| CH733756 | Cheshire East | Leasehold | 2024-07-01 | — |
| SY903088 | Surrey | Leasehold | 2024-06-14 | — |
| ON261296 | Oxfordshire | Leasehold | 2024-05-08 | — |
| HD506742 | Hertfordshire | Leasehold | 2024-05-07 | £2,087,000 |
| HD543313 | Hertfordshire | Leasehold | 2024-05-07 | — |
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