Great Portland Estates P L C group: properties owned
47 commercial buildings through 14 companies · total rateable value £23,507,350
The Great Portland Estates P L C group owns 47 commercial buildings that pay business rates, through 14 of its companies, with a combined rateable value of £23,507,350. The group is headed by Great Portland Estates P L C (Companies House number 00596137), which has 50 companies under its control in all. Between them the companies hold 52 registered titles: 22 freehold and 30 leasehold. By town: London (28), City of Westminster (10), Southwark (4), Camden (2) and Tower Hamlets (2).
Companies in the group that own property
| Company | Company no. | Buildings | Rateable value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knighton Estates Limited | 00379493 | 8 | £8,701,000 |
| Great Portland Estates Services Limited | 00517550 | 1 | £7,726,450 |
| Pontsarn Investments Limited | 00611070 | 19 | £3,290,400 |
| G.p.e. (bermondsey Street) Limited | 05593239 | 3 | £1,236,000 |
| J.l.p. Investment Company Limited | 00459857 | 1 | £882,500 |
| Gpe St Andrew Street Limited | 14085827 | 1 | £585,500 |
| Gpe (135-141 Wardour St) Limited | 14780172 | 2 | £500,000 |
| Gpe (bramah House) Limited | 14790117 | 1 | £324,500 |
| Gpe (soho Square) Limited | 15088898 | 6 | £140,300 |
| Gpe (whittington House) Limited | 16085942 | 1 | £120,700 |
| Portman Square Properties Limited | 03872261 | 1 | — |
| Gresse Street Limited | 05279893 | 1 | — |
| Gpe (st Thomas Street) Limited | 05593274 | 1 | — |
| Gpe (piccadilly) Limited | 14832783 | 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 Great Portland Estates P L C group
| Building | Location | Tenure | Rateable value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 Cavendish Square | London W1G 0PW | Leasehold | £7,726,450 |
| 45 Mortimer Street | London W1W 8HJ | Leasehold | £5,237,500 |
| Palace House 3, Cathedral Street | London SE1 9DE | Leasehold | £1,958,800 |
| 31-32 Alfred Place | London WC1E 7DP | Leasehold | £1,235,000 |
| 33-34 Alfred Place | London WC1E 7DP | Leasehold | £995,500 |
| 24-30 Great Titchfield Street | London W1W 8BF | Freehold | £882,500 |
| Qbic London City Hotel 42, Adler Street | London E1 1EE | Freehold | £795,000 |
| 54 Bermondsey Street | London SE1 3UD | Freehold | £622,000 |
| 6-16 St Andrew Street | London EC4A 3AE | Leasehold | £585,500 |
| 52 Bermondsey Street | London SE1 3UD | Freehold | £567,750 |
| 135-139 Wardour Street | London W1F 0UT | Freehold | £500,000 |
| 74-78 Finsbury Pavement | London EC2A 1AT | Freehold | £438,000 |
| Bramah House 65-71, Bermondsey Street | London SE1 3XF | Freehold | £324,500 |
| 2 Cathedral Street | London SE1 9DE | Freehold, Leasehold | £260,000 |
| 170 Piccadilly | London W1J 9EJ | Leasehold | £260,000 |
| 122 Regent Street | London W1B 5RZ | Leasehold | £226,000 |
| 55 Jermyn Street | London SW1Y 6LX | Leasehold | £176,000 |
| Egyptian House 170-173, Piccadilly | London W1J 9EJ | Leasehold | £137,000 |
| 35 Oxford Street | London W1D 2DT | Freehold | £136,300 |
| 3 Cathedral Street | London SE1 9DE | Leasehold | £135,000 |
| Whittington House 19-30, Alfred Place | London WC1E 7DP | Leasehold | £120,700 |
| 1st FLS 1, Cathedral Street | London SE1 9DE | Leasehold | £52,500 |
| 166 Piccadilly | London W1J 9EF | Leasehold | £50,000 |
| 58 Bermondsey Street | London SE1 3UD | Freehold | £46,250 |
| 1 Cathedral Street | London SE1 9DE | Leasehold | £35,100 |
| O2 Site 5561 at 33, Oxford Street | London W1D 2DS | Freehold | £4,000 |
| 40 Basinghall Street | London EC2V 5DE | Leasehold | — |
| 29-31 Oxford Street | London W1D 2DR | Freehold | — |
| Cityside House, 40 Adler Street, London | Tower Hamlets E1 1EE | Freehold | — |
| 2 To 8 (even Numbers) and 12 To 30 (even Numbers) Whitechapel Road and Land and Buildings on The East Side of Adler Street, North Side of Mulberry Street and West Side of Plumbers Row, London | Tower Hamlets E1 1EG | Freehold | — |
| An Electricity Substation at City Place House, 60 Basinghall Street, London | City of London EC2V 5DX | Leasehold | — |
| Land and Buildings Lying To The South East of Borough High Street, London | Southwark SE1 1LB | Freehold | — |
| Minerva House, Montague Close, London | Southwark SE1 9BB | Freehold | — |
| Minerva House, 6 Montague Close, London | Southwark SE1 9DF | Leasehold | — |
| Land at Montague Close, London | Southwark SE1 9DF | Freehold | — |
| 48 Jermyn Street London | City of Westminster SW1Y 6LX | Leasehold | — |
| 37-39 Oxford Street, London | City of Westminster W1D 2DU | Freehold | — |
| 41 Oxford Street, London | City of Westminster W1D 2DX | Freehold | — |
| 43 Oxford Street, London | City of Westminster W1D 2DY | Freehold | — |
| 18 Duck Lane, London | City of Westminster W1F 0HY | Freehold | — |
| Bechtel House, 35-38 Portman Square and 12 Portman Street, London | City of Westminster W1H 6LR | Leasehold | — |
| 169 Piccadilly, London | City of Westminster W1J 9EH | Leasehold | — |
| Basement and Ground Floor, 10-12 Cork Street, London | City of Westminster W1S 3NP | Leasehold | — |
| 7 To 15 (odd) Gresse Street, London () and 12 and 13 Rathbone Place, London | City of Westminster W1T 1LL | Leasehold | — |
| 183,184 and 185 Tottenham Court Road, London | Camden W1T 7PF | Leasehold | — |
| 186 187, 189 and 190 Tottenham Court Road, London | Camden W1T 7PQ | Leasehold | — |
| 13-14 Great Castle Street, London | City of Westminster W1W 8LS | Leasehold | — |
Common questions
What properties does Great Portland Estates P L C own?
The Great Portland Estates P L C group owns 47 commercial buildings on HM Land Registry's records through 14 companies, in places including London, City of Westminster, Southwark. The largest by rateable value are 33 Cavendish Square; 45 Mortimer Street; Palace House 3, Cathedral Street.
Which companies own property for Great Portland Estates P L C?
Its property-owning companies include Knighton Estates Limited, Great Portland Estates Services Limited, Pontsarn Investments Limited, G.p.e. (bermondsey Street) Limited, J.l.p. Investment Company 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 Great Portland Estates P L C group in the register, with rateable values, ratepayers and planning history (free sign-in for full records).