Canary Wharf Group Investment Holdings PLC
Registered name: CANARY WHARF GROUP INVESTMENT HOLDINGS PLC
Canary Wharf Group Investment Holdings PLC made £505m revenue and £57.7m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Canary Wharf Group Investment Holdings PLC’s revenue fell 4% to £505m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £57.7m profit and 1,261 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 22 yrs · since 2004
- Type
- Public 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| 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) | £789m | £527m | £505m |
| Cost of sales | −£182m | −£208m | −£222m |
| Gross profit | £607m | £319m | £283m |
| Operating profit | −£594m | −£8.1m | £293m |
| Profit before tax | −£889m | −£160m | £58.5m |
| Profit after tax | −£912m | −£159m | £57.7m |
| Profit (best available) | −£912m | −£159m | £57.7m |
| Employees (average) | 1,178 | 1,182 | 1,261 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −115.6% | −30.2% | 11.4% |
| Gross margin | 77% | 60.6% | 56% |
| Revenue per employee | £670k | £446k | £400k |
| Profit per employee | −£774k | −£134k | £45.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼33.2% | ▼4.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲0.3% | ▲6.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 11.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 56%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £400k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £45.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲7%
- Now 1,261
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Songbird Acquisition LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Songbird Finance (Two) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Songbird Finance LimitedRev. — · Profit −£35
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £57.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 21 Oct 2026
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