How much does HQCB Properties (HQ3) Limited make?

HQCB Properties (HQ3) Limited reported revenue of £19.8m and £36.5k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does HQCB Properties (HQ3) Limited have?

HQCB Properties (HQ3) Limited reported an average of 0 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is HQCB Properties (HQ3) Limited profitable?

Yes — HQCB Properties (HQ3) Limited reported a profit of £36.5k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 04525220 · Incorporated 3 Sep 2002

HQCB Properties (HQ3) Limited

Registered name: HQCB PROPERTIES (HQ3) LIMITED

Part of Canary Wharf Group Investment Holdings PLC group

HQCB Properties (HQ3) Limited made £19.8m revenue and £36.5k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

HQCB Properties (HQ3) Limited’s revenue fell 10% to £19.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £36.5k profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “buying and selling of own real estate” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection L · Real estate activitiesSIC 68100Buying and selling of own real estate

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 24 yrs · since 2002
Type: Private Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Small teamCapital-light

Revenue

£19.8m

Growth ▼10.3%

Profit

£36.5k

Growth ▼73.1%

Profit margin

0.2%

Gross 0.1%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

—

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£21m	£22m	£19.8m
Cost of sales	£20.7m	£22m	£19.8m
Gross profit	£276k	£39.8k	£15.1k
Operating profit	−£133k	£140k	£25.1k
Profit before tax	−£128k	£136k	£36.5k
Profit after tax	−£128k	£136k	£36.5k
Profit (best available)	−£128k	£136k	£36.5k
Employees (average)	0	0	0
Ratios
Profit margin	−0.6%	0.6%	0.2%
Gross margin	1.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲5.2%	▼10.3%
Profit growth	—	—	▼73.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£670k	£753k	£1.8m
Net assets	£2.2m	£2.3m	£2.4m
Fixed assets	£251k	£374k	£384k
Current assets	£87.7m	£83.3m	£88.4m
Debtors	£352k	£6m	£627k
Deferred income	£3.9m	£1.1m	£2.5m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 0.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 0.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: —; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 12.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 3.2%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▲2%; Now £2.4m
Cash at bank: ▲133%; Now £1.8m
Headcount: —; Now 0
Deferred income: ▲139%; Now £2.5m
Fixed assets: ▲3%; Now £384k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Canary Wharf Group Investment Holdings PLCultimate parent75–100%
Songbird Finance Limited50–75%
CWG Newco Limited75–100%
Canary Wharf Group PLC75–100%
Canary Wharf Estate Limited75–100%
Canary Wharf Holdings Limited75–100%
Canary Wharf Investments Limited75–100%
CWCB Holdings Limited75–100%
HQCB Properties (HQ5 (2)) Limited75–100%
HQCB Properties (HQ3) Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (2)

HQCB Investments LimitedRev. £40.4m · Profit £0
HQCB Properties (HQ1) LimitedRev. £25.8m · Profit £44.9k

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £36.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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