CANARY WHARF GROUP PLC

🌳Matureactive

04191122 · plc · incorporated 2001-03-30

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 9 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

12 live charges · 9 lenders · oldest 22.2y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 22.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 9 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 55/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)

Directors & officers

56 officers (5 active, 56 linked, 53 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

30 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

317 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Loss-making

Loss before tax £125,246,332

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Profit before tax	£-125.25M
Average employees	25900

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 2 mortgage
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (146 events)Click to expand

2026-02-19
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mortgage · MR04
2026-02-19
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mortgage · MR04
2026-02-19
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Charge satisfied #5
2026-02-19
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Charge satisfied #4
2026-01-28
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officers · AP01
2026-01-13
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officers · TM01
2025-12-31
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TURNER, Jeremy Justin appointed
director
2025-12-31
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KINGSTON, Katy Jo resigned
director
2025-12-10
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officers · AP01
2025-12-08
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BENHAM, Ian John appointed
director
2025-06-30
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accounts · AA
2025-06-23
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mortgage · MR01
2025-06-20
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Charge registered #12
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2024-10-29
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-29
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Charge satisfied #6
2024-07-11
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accounts · AA
2024-07-02
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officers · TM01
2024-07-01
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IACOBESCU, George, Sir resigned
director
2024-04-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-04-03
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officers · CH01
2024-04-03
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officers · CH01
2024-04-03
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officers · CH01
2024-04-03
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officers · CH01
2024-01-24
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mortgage · MR04
2024-01-24
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Charge satisfied #7
2023-07-13
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accounts · AA
2023-03-24
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mortgage · MR01
2023-03-22
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Trimont Real Estate Advisors, U.K., LTD.
2022-07-14
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accounts · AA
2022-06-30
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mortgage · MR01
2022-06-29
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Situs Asset Management Limited as Security Agent
2022-04-25
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-04-08
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC as Common Security Trustee
2022-04-08
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC as Security Agent
2021-05-21
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LYONS, Russell James John resigned
director
2021-04-27
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WORTHINGTON, Rebecca Jane appointed
director
2021-04-27
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ARCHER, Richard David Stedman resigned
director
2021-04-27
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CARUSO, Eugenio resigned
director
2021-04-27
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DAWBER, Howard resigned
director
2021-04-27
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FERGUSON, Ian Anthony resigned
director
2021-04-27
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HENDERSON, Christopher John resigned
director
2021-04-27
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KINGSTON, Katy Jo appointed
director
2021-04-27
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WAXER, Camille resigned
director
2020-12-31
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BRYANT, Clifford Thomas resigned
director
2020-07-17
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TURNER, Jeremy Justin appointed
secretary
2020-07-17
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GARWOOD, John Raymond resigned
secretary
2020-07-17
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GARWOOD, John Raymond resigned
director
2020-03-31
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GULLETT, Philip Howard resigned
director
2020-03-31
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JORDAN, Anthony James Sidney resigned
director
2019-12-31
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ANDERSON II, A Peter resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 146 events

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

7 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Cwg Newco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Cwg Newco Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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CANARY WHARF GROUP PLC

This company · 04191122

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Cwg Newco Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeplc

Incorporated2001-03-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

One Canada Square

Canary Wharf

London

E14 5AB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-13

Last: 2026-03-30