Graham Holdings Company group: properties owned
34 commercial buildings through 10 companies · total rateable value £9,436,150
The Graham Holdings Company group owns 34 commercial buildings that pay business rates, through 10 of its companies, with a combined rateable value of £9,436,150. The group is headed by Graham Holdings Company, registered in United States, which controls its UK companies (52 in all). Between them the companies hold 47 registered titles: 3 freehold and 44 leasehold. By town: Birmingham (6), London (6), City of Nottingham (4), Kensington and Chelsea (3) and Cambridge (2).
Companies in the group that own property
| Company | Company no. | Buildings | Rateable value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaplan Financial Limited | 01028790 | 9 | £4,390,000 |
| Kaplan Estates Limited | 10525185 | 3 | £2,093,800 |
| Kaplan International Colleges U.k. Limited | 05268303 | 1 | £860,600 |
| Mander Portman Woodward Limited | 01280778 | 12 | £754,250 |
| Kaplan Liverpool Limited | 06217892 | 1 | £725,000 |
| Kaplan Bournemouth Limited | 08291927 | 2 | £367,500 |
| Kaplan Publishing Limited | 05728180 | 1 | £245,000 |
| Kaplan NT Limited | 05268287 | 1 | — |
| Kaplan Brighton Limited | 07331979 | 1 | — |
| Kaplan Nottingham Limited | 10199220 | 3 | — |
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 Graham Holdings Company group
| Building | Location | Tenure | Rateable value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baskerville House, Broad Street | Birmingham B1 2ND | Leasehold | £4,017,250 |
| Palace House 3, Cathedral Street | London SE1 9DE | Leasehold | £1,958,800 |
| 4 Borough High Street | London SE1 9QQ | Leasehold | £860,600 |
| 1 Paddington | Liverpool L7 3FA | Leasehold | £725,000 |
| 52a Cromwell Road | London SW7 5BE | Freehold, Leasehold | £416,000 |
| 51-65 Holdenhurst Road | Bournemouth BH8 8GN | Leasehold | £367,500 |
| Block A Spring House 6-38, Holloway Road | London N7 8JL | Leasehold | £352,500 |
| Eltron House Unit 2, Molly Millars Lane | Wokingham RG41 2QZ | Leasehold | £245,000 |
| 16-18 Greenfield Crescent | Birmingham B15 3AU | Leasehold | £147,000 |
| 3 Cathedral Street | London SE1 9DE | Leasehold | £135,000 |
| 28 Panton Street | Cambridge CB2 1HP | Leasehold | £80,000 |
| 1 Harrington Road | London SW7 3ES | Leasehold | £49,250 |
| Abbey House, Abbey Square | Reading RG1 3BE | Leasehold | £20,250 |
| 12 Greenfield Crescent | Birmingham B15 3AU | Leasehold | £16,750 |
| 15 Greenfield Crescent | Birmingham B15 3AU | Leasehold | £15,750 |
| 13 Greenfield Crescent | Birmingham B15 3AU | Leasehold | £15,000 |
| 14 Greenfield Crescent | Birmingham B15 3AU | Leasehold | £14,500 |
| 51-65 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole BH8 8EP | Leasehold | — |
| Student Buildings E F G and H, Circus Street, Brighton | Brighton and Hove BN2 9AL | Leasehold | — |
| 3-4 Brookside, Cambridge and Garden Ground | Cambridge CB2 1JE | Leasehold | — |
| Land Lying To The South of Mount Vernon Road, Liverpool | Liverpool L7 3EA | Leasehold | — |
| Enkalon House, 86-92 Regent Road, Leicester | Leicester LE1 7DD | Leasehold | — |
| Fifth Floor Premises, Unit 3, Broad Gate, The Headrow, Leeds | Leeds LS1 8EQ | Leasehold | — |
| Part of Second Floor, 5 Universal Square, Devonshire Street North, Manchester | Manchester M12 6JH | Leasehold | — |
| North Block, 40-44 Holloway Road, London | Islington N7 8JL | Leasehold | — |
| The Ground Floor, and Floors 1 To 14 (inclusive) Together With The Cycle Storage Area at Basement Level, and The Roof Garden at First Floor Level, Angel Row, Maid Marian Way, Nottingham | City of Nottingham NG1 6HL | Leasehold | — |
| Part Unit 1, 1 Nottingham Science Park, Jesse Boot Avenue, Nottingham | City of Nottingham NG7 2RU | Leasehold | — |
| A-E, Suite F and Suite G, Number One, Jesse Boot Avenue, Nottingham | City of Nottingham NG7 2RU | Leasehold | — |
| Jesse Boot Avenue, Nottingham | City of Nottingham NG7 2RU | Leasehold | — |
| 179-191 Borough High Street, London | Southwark SE1 1HR | Leasehold | — |
| Broadcasting House, 10 Havelock Road, Southampton | Southampton SO14 7PU | Leasehold | — |
| 90-92 Queens Gate, London | Kensington and Chelsea SW7 5AB | Leasehold | — |
| 66 Queens Gate, Kensington | Kensington and Chelsea SW7 5LE | Freehold | — |
| 67 Queen's Gate, Kensington | Kensington and Chelsea SW7 5LE | Freehold | — |
Common questions
What properties does Graham Holdings Company own?
The Graham Holdings Company group owns 34 commercial buildings on HM Land Registry's records through 10 companies, in places including Birmingham, London, City of Nottingham. The largest by rateable value are Baskerville House, Broad Street; Palace House 3, Cathedral Street; 4 Borough High Street.
Which companies own property for Graham Holdings Company?
Its property-owning companies include Kaplan Financial Limited, Kaplan Estates Limited, Kaplan International Colleges U.k. Limited, Mander Portman Woodward Limited, Kaplan Liverpool 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 Graham Holdings Company group in the register, with rateable values, ratepayers and planning history (free sign-in for full records).