Type Public (LSE: HLCL) Operating income Number of employees 34 Revenue 116.5 million GBP (2016) | Industry Real Estate Net income £110.4 million (2016) Headquarters London, United Kingdom Founded 1919 | |
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Key people Gerald Kaye, Chief Executive Stock price HLCL (LON) 305.00 GBX -6.50 (-2.09%)17 Mar, 5:09 PM GMT - Disclaimer Subsidiaries Helical (CR) Ltd., Helical Governetz Ltd. Profiles | ||
Helical plc (formerly Helical Bar plc) is a UK focused property investment and development company focusing on design led London developments and high yielding regional investment holdings. It is based in London and a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index.
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History
The Helical Bar and Engineering Company Limited was incorporated as a limited company on 3 July 1919. The company sold its steel reinforcement business in 1986.
Operations
The Group is organised into two activities:
Portfolio
Helical's London portfolio currently includes One Creechurch Place EC3, 272,000 sq ft of office space in the heart of the insurance district, The Bower in Old Street, comprising 320,000 sq ft of office space and a range of restaurants and bars, Barts Square EC1, 236 apartments and three office buildings in the City of London, and The Loom in Whitechapel, a 110,000 sq ft refurbished Victorian wool warehouse.
The regional portfolio includes several high yielding investment holdings such as The Morgan Quarter, Cardiff, a 250,000 sq ft mixed use development, office buildings in Manchester, such as Churchgate & Lee House, and various industrial buildings across the UK. Helical are also developing four retirement villages in south England.
The portfolio was valued at £1.0bn at 31 March 2016.