Wpp PLC group: properties owned
41 commercial buildings through 22 companies · total rateable value £21,958,200
The Wpp PLC group owns 41 commercial buildings that pay business rates, through 22 of its companies, with a combined rateable value of £21,958,200. The group is headed by Wpp PLC, registered in Jersey, which controls its UK companies (448 in all). Between them the companies hold 41 registered titles: 1 freehold and 40 leasehold. By town: London (10), Basingstoke (6), Camden (5), Leeds (5) and City of Westminster (2).
Companies in the group that own property
| Company | Company no. | Buildings | Rateable value |
|---|---|---|---|
| WPP 2005 Limited | 01003653 | 6 | £8,081,100 |
| WPP Group (UK) Ltd | 02670617 | 5 | £7,786,600 |
| Infosum Limited | 09825513 | 6 | £2,074,250 |
| Young & Rubicam Holdings (UK) Limited | 01536457 | 1 | £1,915,500 |
| Resource Experience Limited | 03035364 | 1 | £940,000 |
| Salmon Limited | 02360867 | 2 | £840,000 |
| Hogarth Worldwide Limited | 06872427 | 1 | £785,000 |
| Intermarketing Group Limited | 07858676 | 5 | £775,350 |
| Advantage Smollan 2 Limited | 16853940 | 5 | £775,350 |
| Kinetic Worldwide Limited | 01827251 | 1 | £322,250 |
| Mediaedge:cia UK Limited | 04078547 | 1 | £263,000 |
| Intermarketing Agency Limited | 02244383 | 1 | £128,000 |
| Ohal Limited | 01138157 | 2 | £28,250 |
| Ogilvy & Mather Group (holdings) Limited | 00045810 | 1 | — |
| Mediacom UK Limited | 01199309 | 1 | — |
| Metro Production Group Limited | 01493471 | 2 | — |
| J. Walter Thompson Group Limited | 01660783 | 1 | — |
| Grey Communications Group Limited | 01795794 | 1 | — |
| Spafax Airline Network Limited | 01947925 | 1 | — |
| Akqa Limited | 02964394 | 2 | — |
| Group M UK Limited | 04736785 | 3 | — |
| Advantage Smollan Limited | 09506907 | 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 Wpp PLC group
| Building | Location | Tenure | Rateable value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aviva Studios, Water Street | Manchester M3 4JQ | Leasehold | £3,940,000 |
| 121-141 Westbourne Terrace | London W2 6JR | Leasehold | £3,735,500 |
| 24-28 Bloomsbury Way | London WC1A 2SL | Leasehold | £2,160,000 |
| 25 Great Pulteney Street | London W1F 9LT | Leasehold | £2,070,000 |
| Greater London House, Hampstead Road | London NW1 7QX | Leasehold | £1,915,500 |
| City Tower 40, Basinghall Street | London EC2V 5DE | Leasehold | £1,692,100 |
| 210 Wharfedale Road | Wokingham RG41 5TP | Leasehold | £940,000 |
| 36 Clarendon Road | Watford WD17 1JJ | Leasehold | £840,000 |
| 7 St Andrews Way | London E3 3PA | Leasehold | £785,000 |
| 3300 Renaissance, Basing View | Basingstoke RG21 4EQ | Leasehold | £665,000 |
| Village Hotel, Basing View | Basingstoke RG21 4EQ | Leasehold | £505,000 |
| Malthouse, Chadwick Street | Leeds LS10 1LJ | Freehold, Leasehold | £457,850 |
| Inspire, Hornbeam Business Park | Harrogate HG2 8PA | Leasehold | £322,250 |
| 2200 Renaissance, Basing View | Basingstoke RG21 4EQ | Leasehold | £302,250 |
| 11-33 St John Street | London EC1M 4AA | Leasehold | £289,000 |
| 4 Castle Street | Manchester M3 4LZ | Leasehold | £263,000 |
| Da Vinci House, Basing View | Basingstoke RG21 4EQ | Leasehold | £249,000 |
| St Clement House, Alencon Link | Basingstoke RG21 7SB | Leasehold | £200,000 |
| Renaissance 2200, Basing View | Basingstoke RG21 4EQ | Leasehold | £153,000 |
| Small Mill South, Chadwick Street | Leeds LS10 1LJ | Freehold, Leasehold | £143,000 |
| 14-16 Farringdon Lane | London EC1R 3AU | Leasehold | £128,000 |
| Small Mill North, Chadwick Street | Leeds LS10 1LJ | Freehold, Leasehold | £120,000 |
| Yorkshire Design Services Car Spaces, Chadwick Street | Leeds LS10 1LJ | Freehold, Leasehold | £35,000 |
| 11 Lee Road | London SE3 9RQ | Leasehold | £28,250 |
| Site Compound, Chadwick Street | Leeds LS10 1LJ | Freehold, Leasehold | £19,500 |
| 40 Basinghall Street | London EC2V 5DE | Leasehold | — |
| Third and Fourth Floor Premises, 1a St John's Lane, London | Islington EC1M 4BL | Leasehold | — |
| 1 St Johns Lane, London | Islington EC1M 4BL | Leasehold | — |
| Fourth and Fifth Floor Premises, 3 Waterhouse Square, Holborn, London | Camden EC1N 2NH | Leasehold | — |
| Johnson Building, 77 Hatton Garden, London | Camden EC1N 8JS | Leasehold | — |
| Wharfedale Road, Winnersh, Wokingham | Wokingham RG41 5TP | Leasehold | — |
| Rose Court, 2 Southwark Bridge, London | Southwark SE1 9HS | Leasehold | — |
| Part of Ground Floor and Floors 1 To 3 and 6 To 13, 18 Upper Ground, London | Southwark SE1 9PD | Leasehold | — |
| Level 5, 1 Knightsbridge Green, London | City of Westminster SW1X 7NW | Leasehold | — |
| Land at Stewarts Lane Depot, Silverthorne Road, Battersea, London | Wandsworth SW8 3HE | Leasehold | — |
| Land on The North Side of Stewarts Lane, London | Wandsworth SW8 3HE | Leasehold | — |
| Offices, The Pump House, 13-16 Jacobs Well Mews, London | City of Westminster W1U 3DZ | Leasehold | — |
| Sixth Floor Premises, 26 Red Lion Square, London | Camden WC1 4HQ | Leasehold | — |
| Basement and Third Floors 26 Red Lion Square, London | Camden WC1R 4AG | Leasehold | — |
| And Basement, 26 Red Lion Square, London | Camden WC1R 4HQ | Leasehold | — |
| 64 Clarendon Road, Watford | Watford WD17 1DA | Leasehold | — |
Common questions
What properties does Wpp PLC own?
The Wpp PLC group owns 41 commercial buildings on HM Land Registry's records through 22 companies, in places including London, Basingstoke, Camden. The largest by rateable value are Aviva Studios, Water Street; 121-141 Westbourne Terrace; 24-28 Bloomsbury Way.
Which companies own property for Wpp PLC?
Its property-owning companies include WPP 2005 Limited, WPP Group (UK) Ltd, Infosum Limited, Young & Rubicam Holdings (UK) Limited, Resource Experience 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 Wpp PLC group in the register, with rateable values, ratepayers and planning history (free sign-in for full records).