Canary Wharf Communities Limited
Registered name: CANARY WHARF COMMUNITIES LIMITED
Part of Canary Wharf Group Investment Holdings PLC groupCanary Wharf Communities Limited made £5.6m revenue and a £2.7m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Canary Wharf Communities Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £5.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £2.7m and 0 employees. The company is classified under “renting and operating of housing association real estate” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2014
- 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.
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) | £4.9m | £5.5m | £5.6m |
| Cost of sales | £1.5m | £1.3m | £2.5m |
| Gross profit | £3.5m | £4.2m | £3.2m |
| Operating profit | −£4.4m | £2.4m | £288k |
| Profit before tax | −£7.5m | −£666k | −£2.7m |
| Profit after tax | −£7.5m | −£666k | −£2.7m |
| Profit (best available) | −£7.5m | −£666k | −£2.7m |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −150.8% | −12.1% | −47.7% |
| Gross margin | 69.8% | 76.9% | 56.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲11.5% | ▲1.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £3m | £3.2m | £2m |
| Net assets | −£2.1m | −£2.5m | −£6.4m |
| Fixed assets | £84.8m | £85.3m | £82.5m |
| Current assets | £62.4m | £12.3m | £9.4m |
| Debtors | £437k | £631k | £575k |
| Deferred income | £1.2m | £862k | £805k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −47.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 56.4%
- 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
- 1470%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 14.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.2%
- 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 −£6.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼37%
- Now £2m
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- ▼7%
- Now £805k
- Fixed assets
- ▼3%
- Now £82.5m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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 Developments Limited75–100%
- Canary Wharf Communities Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (20)
- Heron Quays West (Pavilion) LimitedRev. £1.4m · Profit £8.7m
- Canary Wharf Contractors (1BS) LimitedRev. £1.2m · Profit £12.2k
- Vertus NFL Development Company LimitedRev. £38.6k · Profit £8.5k
- Canary Wharf (Riverside South) LimitedRev. £1.3k · Profit £2.3k
- South Quay Properties LimitedRev. £1k · Profit £1.1k
- Canary Wharf Contractors (10BS) LimitedRev. £0 · Profit £338
- Heron Quays West Infrastructure Development Company LimitedRev. £0 · Profit £94
- Armoric Holdings LimitedRev. — · Profit £211
- Canary Wharf (FSLP) LimitedRev. — · Profit £2.3k
- Canary Wharf Investments (RSNQ) LimitedRev. — · Profit −£35.7m
- CW NQ Holdings LimitedRev. — · Profit −£52
- CW NQ6 Holdings LimitedRev. — · Profit −£45
- CWG (Wood Wharf) Holdings LimitedRev. — · Profit −£172m
- CWG (Wood Wharf) Phase 2 LimitedRev. — · Profit −£60.5k
- CWG Riverside Infra Devco LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Heron Quays West GP (One) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Heron Quays West GP (Two) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Heron Quays West LP (One) LimitedRev. — · Profit −£29.6k
- Heron Quays West LP (Two) LimitedRev. — · Profit −£2.4k
- Heron Quays West Pavilion Development Company LimitedRev. — · Profit £444
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£2.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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