Website www.shaftesbury.co.uk Founded 1986 Net income 99.1 million GBP (2016) | Industry Property Headquarters London, United Kingdom Revenue 106.2 million GBP (2016) | |
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Key people Jonathan Nicholls , ChairmanBrian Bickell, CEOSimon Quayle Property DirectorTom Welton Property DirectorChris Ward Finance Director Products London West End restaurants, leisure and retail Total assets £2,387.1 million (2016) Stock price SHB (LON) 899.92 GBX -8.58 (-0.94%)30 Mar, 5:01 PM GMT+1 - Disclaimer Subsidiaries Shaftesbury Asset Management France SA Profiles | ||
Shaftesbury plc is a British Real Estate Investment Trust which invests exclusively in the heart of London’s West End. It’s portfolio, which extends to over 14 acres, includes 584 restaurants, cafes, pubs and shops across 1.06 million sq. ft. which together provide 70% of rental income. It is headquartered in London, traded on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
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History
Shaftesbury was founded in 1986as a private company by the Levy Family, with an initial injection of £10 million. The family had a long history in UK real estate, having founded the London-based estate agency DE & J Levy, and co-founded the major post-war development company The Stock Conversion and Investment Trust, in the 1940s.
The Company’s first property acquisition was a group of 26 buildings in London’s Chinatown, and it took its name from Shaftesbury Avenue, a famous street in the heart of the West End’s Theatreland.
The Company secured a listing on the main market of The London Stock Exchange in October 1987, when it was valued at £26 million. In its early years, the Company had a UK-wide investment strategy but, following the UK real estate recession of 1990 – 1993, it focussed its investment activity solely in London’s West End.
Today, Shaftesbury has a market capitalisation of c.£2.5 billion and a 100% free float. Its property interests were independently-valued at £3.35 billion at 30 September 2016.
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Operations
Shaftesbury’s portfolio extends to over 14 acres of freeholds in London’s West End. It comprises some 600 buildings, located close to the West End’s major visitor attractions, and mainly clustered in Carnaby, Seven Dials and Chinatown, together with substantial ownerships in east and west Covent Garden, Soho and Charlotte Street. In addition, the Company has a 50% interest in a further 1.9 acres in Covent Garden, held in its Longmartin joint venture.
Of the Company’s rental income, 70% comes from 275 restaurants, cafes and pubs and 309 shops, which have a combined area of 1.06 million sq. ft. In addition, it owns 0.4 million sq. ft. of office space (16% of rental income) and 559 rental apartments (14% of rental income).
The average age of the Company’s properties is estimated to be around 150 years. All of the Company’s ownerships are in Conservation Areas; some 20% of its buildings are listed as being of historic or architectural interest. The Company’s expertise is to bring environmental and economic sustainability to its historic building stock. Its proven, comprehensive and long-term management strategy creates and fosters distinctive, lively and prosperous environments, which appeal to visitors, businesses and residents.