CANARY WHARF RETAIL FINANCE LIMITED
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Cash
£1.7m
+34,865,180% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£328m
+193.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£7.4m
-24% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | -£165,000 | -£329,325 | -99.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £9,762,777 | £7,423,307 | -24% | |
| Net profit | — | £9,762,777 | £7,423,307 | -24% | |
| Cash | £1 | £5 | £1,743,264 | +34,865,180% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1 | £111,564,780 | £711,358,409 | +537.6% | |
| Net assets | — | £111,564,780 | £327,898,292 | +193.9% | |
| Equity | £1 | £111,564,780 | £327,898,292 | +193.9% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | -0.1% | -0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 15.8% | 54.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.00x | 0.97x | 61.72x | |
| Interest cover | — | -0.45x | -0.01x |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CANARY WHARF RETAIL FINANCE LIMITED 2024-09-03 → present
- CANARY WHARF INVESTMENTS (RT5) LIMITED 2008-01-09 → 2024-09-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having made the requisite enquiries and assessed the resources at the disposal of the company, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and the company will have adequate resources to continue its operation for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- CANARY WHARF RETAIL FINANCE LIMITED · parent
- Canary Wharf Properties (RT5) Limited 100%
- Wood Wharf Retail Limited 100%
- Canary Wharf Retail Limited 100%
- Canary Wharf Retail 2 Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, on 30 March 2026, the company underwent a share premium conversion, reducing share premium by £191,252,066 and increasing the distributable reserves. On the same day, the company paid a dividend of £191,252,066 to Canary Wharf Investments Limited.”
- “On 1 April 2026, the company drew the second tranche of £250m which carries interest at SONIA plus 3.1% margin. The loan is repayable on 22 July 2030. On the same day, the company on-lent the £250m to its subsidiary undertakings.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORGAN, Susan Diane | Secretary | 2024-10-15 | — | — |
| TURNER, Jeremy Justin | Secretary | 2021-12-06 | — | — |
| BENHAM, Ian John | Director | 2023-06-16 | Dec 1978 | British |
| KHAN, Shoaib Z | Director | 2019-12-31 | Sep 1965 | American |
| TURNER, Jeremy Justin | Director | 2025-12-31 | Sep 1968 | British |
| WORTHINGTON, Rebecca Jane | Director | 2021-05-06 | Oct 1971 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARWOOD, John Raymond | Secretary | 2008-01-09 | 2020-07-17 |
| HILLSDON, Caroline Elizabeth | Secretary | 2020-07-17 | 2023-10-11 |
| HOLLAND, Anna Marie | Secretary | 2008-01-09 | 2010-06-30 |
| MAWLAW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-01-09 | 2008-01-09 |
| ANDERSON II, A Peter | Director | 2008-01-09 | 2019-12-31 |
| DAFFERN, Andrew Stewart James | Director | 2021-05-06 | 2023-09-08 |
| FADIL, Susan Carol | Director | 2008-01-09 | 2008-01-09 |
| HILLHOUSE, Robert James | Director | 2008-01-09 | 2008-01-09 |
| IACOBESCU, George, Sir | Director | 2008-01-09 | 2021-07-01 |
| KINGSTON, Katy Jo | Director | 2021-05-06 | 2025-12-31 |
| LYONS, Russell James John | Director | 2008-01-09 | 2021-05-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canary Wharf Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 94 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-15 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-04-15 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-15 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-28 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 8
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.