Berkeley: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
The Berkeley Group Holdings PLC is owned by its shareholders: as a listed company it has no single person with significant control on the register. In the year to April 2026 it reported turnover of £2,383m.
- In the year to April 2026, Berkeley had turnover of £2,383m, down 4.2% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £451m, keeping £18.94 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 2,487 people, with staff costs of £269m.
- The Berkeley Group Holdings PLC is listed on the stock market, so it is owned by its shareholders.
- These figures are from The Berkeley Group Holdings PLC's group accounts for the year to April 2026, filed at Companies House on 12 October 2026.
- Registered name
- THE BERKELEY GROUP HOLDINGS PLC
- Company number
- 05172586
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 7 July 2004
- Registered office area
- Kingston
- Industry code on the register
- 70100: Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
- Accounts
- Group accounts, covering the companies it owns
- Accounts type
- Full group accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to April 2026, filed 12 October 2026
What does Berkeley do?
Berkeley is a housebuilder that develops homes and mixed-use neighbourhoods in London, Birmingham and the south of England, often on former industrial or brownfield land. It makes money from selling homes, many of them apartments in large regeneration schemes, alongside affordable housing delivered with partners. It was founded in 1976 by Tony Pidgley and builds under brands including Berkeley, St George, St James, St Edward and St William. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
In brief: housebuilder · brownfield regeneration · London and southern England · listed
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 24 September 2026. Official website: berkeleygroup.co.uk.
Who owns Berkeley?
The Berkeley Group Holdings PLC, company number 05172586, has no person with significant control on the register. That is normal for a company whose shares trade on a regulated market: ownership sits with the shareholders who hold the shares at any given time.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs Berkeley?
The Companies House register lists 12 current officers for The Berkeley Group Holdings PLC.
All 12 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Robert Charles Grenville Perrins | 17 August 2004 |
| Richard James Stearn | 13 April 2015 |
| Rachel Sara Downey | 8 December 2017 |
| The Venerable Elizabeth Adekunle | 5 January 2021 |
| Sarah Louise Sands | 30 April 2021 |
| Andrew Charles Kemp | 1 July 2021 |
| Natasha Elizabeth Adams | 1 February 2022 |
| Victoria Helen Frances Mee | 10 April 2024 |
| Richard David Charles Dakin | 5 September 2025 |
| Neil Leslie Eady | 29 September 2025 |
| Barbara Mary Richmond | 1 January 2026 |
| Kate Helena Tinsley | 1 November 2026 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Berkeley file?
The Berkeley Group Holdings PLC reported turnover of £2,383m in the year to April 2026. That was down 4.2% on £2,487m the year before.
It reported 2,487 employees. The year before it reported 2,532.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £451m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £529m the year before.
Staff costs came to £269m. That is an average of £108,000 a head. It ended the year with £1,023m at the bank and net assets of £3,640m.
| Measure | Apr 2026 | Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,383m | £2,487m |
| Pre-tax profit | £451m (filed) | £529m (filed) |
| Employees | 2,487 | 2,532 |
| Staff costs | £269m | £264m |
| Average staff cost per head | £108,000 | £104,000 |
| Bank and cash | £1,023m | £1,015m |
| Net assets | £3,640m | £3,560m |
| Dividends paid | n/d | £252m |
| Interest paid | £39m | |
| Interest received | £41m | |
| Directors' pay | £12m |
Read the accounts to April 2026 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets · Group accounts
Are there any charges against Berkeley?
The Berkeley Group Holdings PLC has registered 7 charges at Companies House, of which 2 are still outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
Both outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Barclays Bank PLC as Security Trustee | 19 June 2026 |
| Barclays Bank PLC, 1 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HP as Security Trustee (As Trustee for the Secured Parties). | 23 February 2022 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Berkeley compares
Of the 9 housebuilders, Berkeley is 6th on turnover, 1st on profit margin and 8th on growth.
| Rank | Housebuilders | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Barratt Redrow | £5,578m | £4.91 |
| 6th | Berkeley | £2,383m | £18.94 |
| + 7 more housebuilders ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
Berkeley files as The Berkeley Group Holdings PLC, with turnover of £2,383m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Berkeley
What does Berkeley do?
Berkeley is a housebuilder that develops homes and mixed-use neighbourhoods in London, Birmingham and the south of England, often on former industrial or brownfield land. It makes money from selling homes, many of them apartments in large regeneration schemes, alongside affordable housing delivered with partners. It was founded in 1976 by Tony Pidgley and builds under brands including Berkeley, St George, St James, St Edward and St William. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
How does Berkeley compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Berkeley is 6th of the 9 companies in our battle of the housebuilders, behind Barratt Redrow. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the housebuilders →
Who owns Berkeley?
The Berkeley Group Holdings PLC is owned by its shareholders. As a listed company it is exempt from the register of people with significant control, so no single owner appears at Companies House.
How much does Berkeley make?
The Berkeley Group Holdings PLC reported turnover of £2,383m in the year to April 2026. It filed a pre-tax profit of £451m.
How many people work at Berkeley?
The Berkeley Group Holdings PLC reported 2,487 employees in the year to April 2026.
Who runs Berkeley?
The Companies House register lists 12 current officers for The Berkeley Group Holdings PLC. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from The Berkeley Group Holdings PLC's filings at Companies House, company number 05172586, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are group accounts: they include the companies it owns.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “Berkeley: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 9 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/berkeley/. Figures from Companies House filings for THE BERKELEY GROUP HOLDINGS PLC (05172586).
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