CANARY WHARF GROUP PLC

Company number 04191122 ·

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Shareholders' funds

£2,228,867,123

Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31

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What it does

The company is the principal holding company in the group, which is engaged in property investment and development and is currently primarily focussed on the development of the Canary Wharf estate, including Heron Quays West, Newfoundland, North Quay and Park Place, together with an adjacent development to the east of the estate known as Wood Wharf.

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type
Public Limited Company
Incorporated
2001-03-30
Employees
259 (2024 accounts · was 257 in 2023)
Registered office
One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AB
Postcode
E14 5AB
Capital
6,390,158 GBP
Accounts category
Full
Charges
2 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-12-31
Next due by
2027-06-30
Financial year end
31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-03-30
Next due by
2027-04-13
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 82990 Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified

Officers 5 current · 51 resigned

Appointed 2025-12-31
Ian John BENHAM Director
Appointed 2025-12-08
Appointed 2021-04-27
Appointed 2020-07-17
MR Shoaib Z KHAN Director
Appointed 2019-10-01

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Group structure 2 subsidiaries

Controlled by CWG NEWCO LIMITED — since 2016-04-06

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Licensed visa sponsor

Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).

Matched by registered name to the register of licensed sponsors (Home Office, updated daily) — check the register itself before relying on it. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Modern slavery statement

Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) as part of the CANARY WHARF GROUP INVESTMENT HOLDINGS PLC group statement — 2 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 — Z6706324 (Tier 1), registered since 2002.

Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Political donations 51

£679,632 in registered political donations since 2003.

  • Labour Party
    £4,220 2023-11-19 Non Cash
  • Labour Party
    £9,516 2023-11-19 Non Cash
  • Labour Party
    £7,547 2023-02-20 Non Cash

Showing the 3 most recent of 51.

Source: the Electoral Commission's register of donations — this company's full record, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Gender pay gap

1%

Women's median hourly pay above men's, 2020/21

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Contact details

Website
canarywharf.com

Previous company names

NameDate changed
NEW CANARY WHARF PLC2001-12-04
DOLPHINCOVE PLC2001-10-15

Previous registered addresses 2

AddressChanged on
200 ALDERGATE STREET, LONDON, EC1A 4JJ2001-09-24
200 ALDERGATE STREET, LONDON, EC1A 4JJ2001-09-24

Among its peers

Top 1%

by shareholders' funds, of 3,001 similar companies in E

Among the biggest employers among its local peers (259 staff).

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2001.

No.1 of the largest other business support service activities not elsewhere classified companies in London →

513 companies are registered at this postcode →

Competitors London

This company ranks 1 among other business support service activities not elsewhere classified in London.

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The class of 2001

29%

of the 5,962 companies in this sector incorporated in 2001 are still active today; 69% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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Property in England & Wales 3 titles

Leasehold
3
Most recent registration
2025-09-23
Where
Greater London (3)
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
AGL655314 Greater London Leasehold 2025-09-23
AGL224952 Greater London Leasehold 2018-01-30
AGL225014 Greater London Leasehold 2018-01-30

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