British Broadcasting Corporation group: properties owned
28 commercial buildings through 5 companies · total rateable value £21,997,050
The British Broadcasting Corporation group owns 28 commercial buildings that pay business rates, through 5 of its companies, with a combined rateable value of £21,997,050. The group is headed by British Broadcasting Corporation (Companies House number RC000057), which has 155 companies under its control in all. Between them the companies hold 33 registered titles: 3 freehold and 30 leasehold. By town: Hammersmith and Fulham (5), Cardiff (4), City of Bristol (3), London (3) and Birmingham (2).
Companies in the group that own property
| Company | Company no. | Buildings | Rateable value |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | RC000057 | 19 | £9,133,550 |
| Uktv Media Holdings Limited | 07596400 | 1 | £5,298,500 |
| BBC Studioworks Limited | 03593793 | 5 | £4,110,000 |
| BBC Studios Productions Limited | 09463829 | 2 | £3,455,000 |
| BBC Studios Distribution Limited | 01420028 | 1 | — |
Group membership is from the Companies House register of people with significant control: a company is in the group when the company above it holds more than half its shares or votes.
Buildings owned by the British Broadcasting Corporation group
| Building | Location | Tenure | Rateable value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Hammersmith Grove | London W6 7AP | Leasehold | £5,298,500 |
| City Tower, Piccadilly Plaza | Manchester M1 4BT | Leasehold | £4,761,800 |
| 1 Television Centre 101, Wood Lane | London W12 7FA | Leasehold | £4,110,000 |
| Bridgewater House, Counterslip | Bristol BS1 6BX | Leasehold | £3,455,000 |
| Premier Park, Acheson Way | Manchester M17 1GA | Leasehold | £1,761,750 |
| BBC Cymru Wales, Porth Teiger | Cardiff CF10 4GA | Leasehold | £1,060,000 |
| Watford Enterprise Centre 25, Greenhill Crescent | Watford WD18 8XU | Leasehold | £344,050 |
| 4 Cowley Road | Cambridge CB4 0WZ | Leasehold | £337,500 |
| Fountain Court, Fountain Lane | Cardiff CF3 0FB | Leasehold | £252,000 |
| Winchester House, Deane Gate Avenue | Taunton TA1 2UH | Leasehold | £183,500 |
| Broadcasting House, Seymour Road | Plymouth PL3 5BD | Freehold | £160,700 |
| Stirchley Trading Estate, Hazelwell Road | Birmingham B30 2PF | Leasehold | £117,000 |
| Welsh Water, Fountain Lane | Cardiff CF3 0FB | Leasehold | £88,000 |
| Broadcast Centre, Wood Lane | London W12 7RF | Leasehold | £40,750 |
| 63 Hall Road | Norwich NR4 6EQ | Leasehold | £26,500 |
| 48 Floodgate Street, Birmingham | Birmingham B5 5SL | Leasehold | — |
| H H Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol | City of Bristol BS8 1TL | Leasehold | — |
| 27 Whiteladies Road, Bristol | City of Bristol BS8 2LR | Freehold | — |
| 29 Whiteladies Road, Bristol | City of Bristol BS8 2LR | Leasehold | — |
| BBC Cymru Wales, Central Square, Cardiff | Cardiff CF10 1FT | Leasehold | — |
| Part of Unit G1, Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff | Rhondda Cynon Taff CF37 5YL | Leasehold | — |
| Land at Grove Theatre, Court Drive, Dunstable | Central Bedfordshire LU5 4JD | Leasehold | — |
| Crowsley Park, Crowsley, Henley-On-Thames | South Oxfordshire RG9 4JJ | Freehold | — |
| Part of The Basement , Ground, First, Second and Third Floors Being Studios 1 To 3 Television Centre, Wood Lane , London | Hammersmith and Fulham W12 7RJ | Leasehold | — |
| Part of The Basement, Mezzanine (entrance Level), Ground To Second Floors, Fourth To Seventh Floors and The Airspace Above The Premises To A Height of 5 Metres Above The Maximum Height of The Building Being Stage 6, Television Centre, Wood Lane, London | Hammersmith and Fulham W12 7RJ | Leasehold | — |
| Paint Tanks at Television Centre, Wood Lane, London | Hammersmith and Fulham W12 7RJ | Leasehold | — |
| Storage Premises at, Television Centre, Wood Lane, London | Hammersmith and Fulham W12 7RJ | Leasehold | — |
| Television Centre, Wood Lane, London | Hammersmith and Fulham W12 7RJ | Leasehold | — |
Common questions
What properties does British Broadcasting Corporation own?
The British Broadcasting Corporation group owns 28 commercial buildings on HM Land Registry's records through 5 companies, in places including Hammersmith and Fulham, Cardiff, City of Bristol. The largest by rateable value are 10 Hammersmith Grove; City Tower, Piccadilly Plaza; 1 Television Centre 101, Wood Lane.
Which companies own property for British Broadcasting Corporation?
Its property-owning companies include British Broadcasting Corporation, Uktv Media Holdings Limited, BBC Studioworks Limited, BBC Studios Productions Limited, BBC Studios Distribution Limited.
Where does this information come from?
Ownership is from HM Land Registry's data on land owned by UK and overseas companies, matched to buildings by address. Group structures are from Companies House's register of people with significant control, and rateable values from the Valuation Office Agency. Matching is automatic and can be wrong.
See them on the map
Open every building in the British Broadcasting Corporation group in the register, with rateable values, ratepayers and planning history (free sign-in for full records).