Innotech Advisers
Leatherhead investment company owned by Lord (David) Sainsbury; holds managed-fund and limited-partnership investments, market value £999m at end-2025.
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Family & background
- FAMILY
- Sainsbury
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- J Sainsbury supermarket chain
- HEADQUARTERS
- Leatherhead, United Kingdom
- FOUNDED
- 1982
- AUM
- £999M (2025)
Investment approach
- ROUTES
- Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Funds (as LP)
Overview
Innotech Advisers Limited was incorporated in November 1982 and is based in Leatherhead, Surrey; Lord Sainsbury of Turville holds 75% or more of its shares. Its 2025 group accounts describe its principal activity as holding investments in managed funds plus a subsidiary providing investment advice, with most unlisted investments held as loans to and participations in limited partnerships run by independent managers. The unlisted portfolio was carried at £499m with £168m of outstanding LP commitments at 31 December 2025. Lord Sainsbury, of the J Sainsbury supermarket family, placed shares in the grocer into the company, which Wikipedia describes as his investment vehicle that donates its dividends to charity.
People
Classification
Single Family Office. Manages one family's own capital, with no outside investors. The family bears every loss. How family capital is classified →
FAQ
Innotech Advisers is a single family office based in Leatherhead, the United Kingdom, founded in 1982.
Innotech Advisers invests on behalf of the Sainsbury family (J Sainsbury supermarket chain).
Innotech Advisers invests in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes funds (as lp).
Key people at Innotech Advisers include Lord David Sainsbury of Turville (Director and majority shareholder), James Shea (Director), David Wood (Director) and Joseph Burns (Director).