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Peel Group

15 linked company profiles · 16 dated disclosures in this directory.

About this investor

Peel is a private, family-controlled investor in UK property, regeneration, transport and infrastructure. Its businesses include Peel Land, Waters, Retail & Leisure and NRE, with separate joint ventures and minority investments. Peel holds 37.6% of Peel Ports and gained majority control of Harworth through its September 2026 offer. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]

Selected current Peel investments appear below, with minority and joint-venture scopes. The Tokenhouse/Billown chain and trustee controls do not establish a complete current beneficial-owner table. Former Liverpool airport, APCL, MediaCity, Trafford Centre, Cubico, Ardrossan and Teesside interests appear in the portfolio-change notes, rather than as current Peel holdings. The commercial Peel Group is distinguished here from its website operator and individual investment vehicles. The operator's 2025 accounts name Isle of Man-incorporated Tokenhouse Limited as ultimate parent, controlled by the Billown 1997 Settlement, with Peel L&P Group Limited as immediate parent. The 2026 Land accounts retain the Tokenhouse/Billown chain through their separate immediate parent, Peel Land Group Limited. Current operator PSC disclosures for John Whittaker, Christopher Eves and Sheila Greenwood overlap: the 75%-or-more shares/votes bands and trustee-control rights are not three personal equity stakes to add together. The 2025 strategic report describes businesses operating separately from the collective Peel L&P brand while retaining the same ultimate ownership. Peel Group Limited 03387733 is a dormant namesake, not the commercial enterprise's operating or ultimate-parent entity. Olayan involvement is historically established, but its current whole-group percentage has not been verified; the 2013 73.19% Billown / 26.81% Olayan disclosure is historical and no current 75:25 or 50.1:49.9 whole-group split is assumed. Minority investments, joint ventures, property ownership and operating contracts have different scopes. Venus Building in Manchester is the operator's registered address; that alone does not establish a headquarters or tax residence for the whole group or its Isle of Man parents. FTSE Russell's 15 October 2026 notice reports a Peel shareholding in excess of 75% and schedules Harworth's FTSE 250 removal for 20 October. This index change is distinct from stock-exchange delisting; exact current settled ownership, acquisition of 100% and completed listing cancellation remain unverified. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]

Each card names the entity invested in. Linked companies and brands can sit below that entity. Stakes use the source’s definition and date; disclosures are selected and do not give a complete portfolio or investor register. Read the investor methodology.

Disclosed holdings & backing

Disclosed backing

City Airport Limited · Manchester Barton Aerodrome operator

Current Peel business / investment · exact economic stake not verified

Ownership evidence checked ·

Current group association or investment scope, rather than a verified direct wholly owned corporate stake. Specific parent companies, statutory bands and joint-venture relationships are explained in the company profile. Subsidiary and overlapping group-level links are not additional stakes to sum.

Evidence · 3 sources
Disclosed backing

Doncaster Sheffield Airport Limited · 03693604

Current Peel business / investment · exact economic stake not verified

Ownership evidence checked ·

Peel's landlord/company investment is distinct from the council's lease and separately council-owned FlyDoncaster operator. No Peel ownership of FlyDoncaster is inferred.

Evidence · 8 sources
Disclosed backing

Ener-Vate Consultancy Limited · 08935101

Current Peel business / investment · exact economic stake not verified

Ownership evidence checked ·

Current group association or investment scope, rather than a verified direct wholly owned corporate stake. Specific parent companies, statutory bands and joint-venture relationships are explained in the company profile. Subsidiary and overlapping group-level links are not additional stakes to sum.

Evidence · 4 sources
Disclosed backing

Evyve Limited · 11656568

Current Peel business / investment · exact economic stake not verified

Ownership evidence checked ·

Current group association or investment scope, rather than a verified direct wholly owned corporate stake. Specific parent companies, statutory bands and joint-venture relationships are explained in the company profile. Subsidiary and overlapping group-level links are not additional stakes to sum.

Evidence · 6 sources
Equity ownership

Harworth Group plc · Peel bidder-group control

More than 75% reported · exact settled percentage not verified

FTSE shareholder threshold notice ·

FTSE Russell's 15 October notice reports shareholding in excess of 75% and schedules FTSE 250 removal for 20 October. This is a threshold disclosure, not 100% ownership or completed cancellation of stock-exchange listing. The earlier 1 October held-share, acceptance and unsettled-purchase percentages remain separate historical snapshots.

Evidence · 1 source
  • Harworth: FTSE constituent deletion notice (opens in a new tab)

    FTSE Russell · Regulatory News Service · 15 October 2026 primary notice: Peel shareholding in excess of 75%; FTSE 250 removal scheduled for 20 October. Index deletion is distinct from cancellation of stock-exchange listing and does not establish 100% ownership.

    Accessed 16 Oct 2026
Disclosed backing

Leep Holdings (Utilities) Limited · commercial utility-network group

Current Peel business / investment · exact economic stake not verified

Ownership evidence checked ·

Current group association or investment scope, rather than a verified direct wholly owned corporate stake. Specific parent companies, statutory bands and joint-venture relationships are explained in the company profile. Subsidiary and overlapping group-level links are not additional stakes to sum.

Ownership & related brands

Evidence · 4 sources
Disclosed backing

Mersey Heat Limited · 07953056

Current Peel business / investment · exact economic stake not verified

Ownership evidence checked ·

Current group association or investment scope, rather than a verified direct wholly owned corporate stake. Specific parent companies, statutory bands and joint-venture relationships are explained in the company profile. Subsidiary and overlapping group-level links are not additional stakes to sum.

Evidence · 2 sources
Disclosed backing

Northstone Development Limited · 11501341

Current Peel business / investment · exact economic stake not verified

Ownership evidence checked ·

Current group association or investment scope, rather than a verified direct wholly owned corporate stake. Specific parent companies, statutory bands and joint-venture relationships are explained in the company profile. Subsidiary and overlapping group-level links are not additional stakes to sum.

Evidence · 3 sources
Disclosed backing

Peel Land Group UK Limited · 16236060

Current Peel business / investment · exact economic stake not verified

Ownership evidence checked ·

Current group association or investment scope, rather than a verified direct wholly owned corporate stake. Specific parent companies, statutory bands and joint-venture relationships are explained in the company profile. Subsidiary and overlapping group-level links are not additional stakes to sum.

Ownership & related brands

Evidence · 6 sources
Disclosed backing

Peel NRE Limited · 04480419

Current Peel business / investment · exact economic stake not verified

Ownership evidence checked ·

Current group association or investment scope, rather than a verified direct wholly owned corporate stake. Specific parent companies, statutory bands and joint-venture relationships are explained in the company profile. Subsidiary and overlapping group-level links are not additional stakes to sum.

Evidence · 8 sources
Equity ownership

Peel Ports Group · issuer shareholder disclosure

37.6% minority investment

Shareholder page checked ·

The three issuer-reported interests form the stated ownership split. The existing GIP/BlackRock links describe exposure through the same joint vehicle and its manager, not additional independent percentages to add. No individual APG/GIP split is invented.

Evidence · 1 source
Disclosed backing

Peel Retail and Leisure Group UK Limited · 16236161

Current Peel business / investment · exact economic stake not verified

Ownership evidence checked ·

Current group association or investment scope, rather than a verified direct wholly owned corporate stake. Specific parent companies, statutory bands and joint-venture relationships are explained in the company profile. Subsidiary and overlapping group-level links are not additional stakes to sum.

Evidence · 5 sources
Disclosed backing

Peel Waters Group UK Limited · 16236073

Current Peel business / investment · exact economic stake not verified

Ownership evidence checked ·

Current group association or investment scope, rather than a verified direct wholly owned corporate stake. Specific parent companies, statutory bands and joint-venture relationships are explained in the company profile. Subsidiary and overlapping group-level links are not additional stakes to sum.

Evidence · 5 sources
Equity ownership

PLP platform

Stake not disclosed

Ownership disclosure checked ·

PLP names parallel platform owners without exact percentages. This platform disclosure is separate from investments in UKLV2 or individual warehouses. The indexed ownership statement and live business page differ in wording; a current complete shareholder register has not been established. PLP's platform ownership statement names Peel L&P.

Ownership & related brands

Evidence · 1 source
Disclosed backing

The Bridgewater Canal Company Limited

Current Peel business / investment · exact economic stake not verified

Ownership evidence checked ·

Current group association or investment scope, rather than a verified direct wholly owned corporate stake. Specific parent companies, statutory bands and joint-venture relationships are explained in the company profile. Subsidiary and overlapping group-level links are not additional stakes to sum.

Evidence · 4 sources
Fund investment

UK Logistics Venture 2 (UKLV2) · Astley development venture

Stake not disclosed

Venture formation announced ·

The 2022 announcement identifies UKLV2's investors; PLP's January 2025 acquisition announcement connects Astley to that venture. These are venture-level investments, not verified direct stakes in an Astley property company or current land-title ownership. Exact percentages and subsequent changes remain unverified. The venture formation announcement names Peel L&P; the Astley acquisition announcement names The Peel Group.

Ownership & related brands

Evidence · 3 sources
Former holdings & portfolio changes
  • Ownership and portfolio change 1

    Liverpool John Lennon Airport: Ancala's October 2025 completed-deal release confirms acquisition of Peel's entire 47.1% interest, taking Ancala to 94.2%; Liverpool City Council retains 5.8%. The exact legal closing day is not separately established. [22]

  • Ownership and portfolio change 2

    MediaCity: Landsec completed acquisition of Peel's residual 25% interest and related wholly owned studio/hotel operations and management rights on 30 October 2024. Historical Peel development involvement is not current equity ownership. [24]

  • Ownership and portfolio change 3

    APCL: Balaena acquired the operating group, including A&P, Cammell Laird and Neway, on 10 June 2026. Peel's portfolio gallery still lists APCL, but the completed acquisition supersedes that listing; transfer of every shipyard freehold has not been established. [23][2]

  • Ownership and portfolio change 4

    Trafford Centre: CPP Investments acquired ownership through CPPIB Credit following enforcement in December 2020. The centre is separate from the current Peel-related Trafford Palazzo destination and the wider TraffordCity place brand. [26][11]

  • Ownership and portfolio change 5

    Peel Cubico Renewables: Cubico's 14 January 2024 announcement confirms acquisition of Peel NRE's entire 50% joint-venture interest. The historical Peel name does not establish a retained Peel equity stake. [25]

  • Ownership and portfolio change 6

    Ardrossan Harbour: CMAL acquired harbour assets from Peel Ports on behalf of the Scottish Government on 18 March 2026. The asset transfer is distinct from ownership of shares in the old harbour company. [27]

  • Ownership and portfolio change 7

    Teesside International Airport: returned to public ownership in 2019; Peel Investments (DTVA) Limited ceased as registered controller on 15 February 2019. The exact current public-sector capital split is not reconciled here. [28][29]

  • Ownership and portfolio change 8

    Harworth: the offer became unconditional on 29 September 2026. At 1pm on 1 October, the 2 October announcement reported 66.47% held by BidCo/concert parties, 67.39% including valid acceptances and 69.72% including further agreed unsettled purchases. These separate bases do not establish the current settled percentage or 100% ownership. [14][15]

  • Ownership and portfolio change 9

    FTSE Russell's 15 October 2026 notice reports a Peel shareholding in excess of 75% and schedules Harworth's FTSE 250 removal for 20 October. This index change is distinct from stock-exchange delisting; exact current settled ownership, acquisition of 100% and completed listing cancellation remain unverified. [31]

About & portfolio changes: sources · 31

Research reviewed . Sources for individual investments are included on their disclosure cards.

  1. 01
    Peel Group: commercial enterprise and website operator (opens in a new tab)

    Peel Group · Current description as a family-owned investment enterprise; footer identifies website operator 10784455 and its England and Wales registration

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  2. 02
    Peel Group investment directory (opens in a new tab)

    Peel Group · Current real estate and infrastructure investments; portfolio listings are cross-checked against completed disposals rather than treated as a complete ownership register

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  3. 03
    Peel Group Management (UK) Limited filing history (opens in a new tab)

    Companies House · Company 10784455; certificate dated 13 April 2026 changes the name from Peel L&P Group Management Limited; latest reviewed accounts are for 31 March 2025

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  4. 04
    Peel L&P Group Management Limited annual accounts 2025 (opens in a new tab)

    Companies House · Peel L&P Group Management Limited · Year ended 31 March 2025, filed 3 December 2025: strategic report p5/PDF p8 explains separate business units with unchanged ultimate ownership; note 20 p33/PDF p36 identifies Tokenhouse, Billown and immediate parent; note 9 p27, cash-flow p19 and note 19 p32 distinguish accounting charges from cash tax

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  5. 05
    Peel Group Management (UK) Limited registered significant control (opens in a new tab)

    Companies House · Three active controllers: John Whittaker with control over trustees, Christopher Eves and Sheila Greenwood; overlapping shares/votes bands of 75% or more and director appointment rights

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  6. 06
    Harworth major-holdings notification: Peel trustee and holding chain (opens in a new tab)

    Harworth Group plc · Regulatory News Service · 9 October 2026 TR-1, section 9: Eves and Greenwood as trustees controlling Tokenhouse; chain through Tokenhouse Investments (IOM), Peel Holdings Group and Peel Holdings (IOM). This is not an internal Peel cap table

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  7. 07
    Peel Group Limited: dormant namesake (opens in a new tab)

    Companies House · Company 03387733: SIC 99999 Dormant Company; formerly Peel Airports Leasing Limited; distinct from the website operator and commercial group

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  8. 08
    Historical Peel Group ownership disclosure (opens in a new tab)

    Coalfield Resources plc · Regulatory News Service · 7 August 2013 rights-issue announcement, section 5: Billown Trust 73.19%, Olayan Investments Company Establishment 26.81%; family discretionary beneficiaries. Historical figures, not a verified current split

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  9. 09
    Peel Land Group UK Limited annual accounts 2026 (opens in a new tab)

    Companies House · Peel Land Group UK Limited · Year ended 31 March 2026, filed 18 September 2026: pp3 and 27 Land division reconstruction and support chain; note 12 p46 lists Peel NRE as indirectly wholly owned; note 28 p56 names Isle of Man immediate parent Peel Land Group Limited and ultimate Tokenhouse/Billown

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  10. 10
    Peel Waters current regeneration portfolio (opens in a new tab)

    Peel Waters · Current waterfront regeneration business and project/development portfolio; association with a project is separate from title to every building and ownership of tenants

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  11. 11
    Peel Retail & Leisure current portfolio (opens in a new tab)

    Peel Retail & Leisure · Current property/destination portfolio; includes Trafford Palazzo, which is separate from the Trafford Centre

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  12. 12
    PLP investment relationships (opens in a new tab)

    PLP · Logistics platform and capital partnerships; Peel involvement is separate from exact property-venture ownership and title to individual warehouses

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  13. 13
    Peel Ports capital and shareholder structure (opens in a new tab)

    Peel Ports Group · Capital & Funding Structure: Peel 37.6%, AustralianSuper 32.4%, Lemon 2021 Limited 30%; Lemon is jointly owned by APG and Global Infrastructure Partners

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  14. 14
    Peel offer for Harworth becomes unconditional (opens in a new tab)

    Harworth Group plc · 29 September 2026, pp1–2: recommended cash offer through Peel Pepper (UK) Limited becomes unconditional; majority control does not establish completed acquisition of every remaining share

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  15. 15
    Harworth offer: held shares, acceptances and unsettled purchases (opens in a new tab)

    Harworth Group plc · 2 October 2026, pp2–4, positions at 1pm on 1 October: 66.47% held by BidCo/concert parties, 67.39% including valid acceptances and 69.72% including further agreed unsettled purchases; separate bases

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  16. 16
    Barton Aerodrome: airport and operating business (opens in a new tab)

    Barton Aerodrome · Current airport history and management description; City Airport Limited operates Barton Aerodrome and Manchester Heliport

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  17. 17
    City Airport Limited registered significant control (opens in a new tab)

    Companies House · Company 05241149: Peel Investments (PHA) Limited has at least 75% shares and votes; the statutory band does not establish exact 100% equity

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  18. 18
    Bridgewater Canal owner and operator (opens in a new tab)

    The Bridgewater Canal Company Limited · Current ownership/operating description; Bridgewater Canal is distinct from the Manchester Ship Canal

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  19. 19
    Bridgewater Canal Company registered significant control (opens in a new tab)

    Companies House · Company 06805592: active Peel-related Whittaker/trustee, Eves and Greenwood control disclosures notified 15 April 2025; overlapping bands are not additive personal stakes

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  20. 20
    Leep Utilities current joint-venture ownership description (opens in a new tab)

    Leep Utilities · Current description of Ancala and Peel joint-venture involvement; does not establish the exact current economic split

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  21. 21
    Evyve joint-venture business (opens in a new tab)

    Evyve · EV-charging joint venture involving Peel NRE and EVY Infrastructure Partners; exact current split not established by this description

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  22. 22
    Ancala acquires Peel's Liverpool John Lennon Airport interest (opens in a new tab)

    Ancala · Completed-deal release, dated 20 October 2025 in Ancala's news archive: acquires Peel's entire 47.1% interest; Ancala reaches 94.2% and Liverpool City Council retains 5.8%; exact closing day not separately established

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  23. 23
    Balaena acquires the APCL Group (opens in a new tab)

    Balaena · 10 June 2026 completed acquisition of APCL operating group including A&P, Cammell Laird and Neway; this does not establish transfer of every shipyard freehold

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  24. 24
    Landsec annual report 2025: MediaCity acquisition (opens in a new tab)

    Land Securities Group plc · Note 43, printed p150: completed 30 October 2024; residual 25% MediaCity interest and related wholly owned entities including studio/hotel operations and management rights acquired from Peel

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  25. 25
    Cubico takes full ownership of Peel Cubico Renewables (opens in a new tab)

    Cubico Sustainable Investments · 14 January 2024 completed-deal announcement: Cubico acquires Peel NRE's entire 50% joint-venture interest

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  26. 26
    CPP Investments acquires ownership of the Trafford Centre (opens in a new tab)

    CPP Investments · 16 December 2020: ownership acquired through CPPIB Credit following enforcement; Trafford Centre is separate from Peel's Trafford Palazzo and wider TraffordCity place brand

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  27. 27
    CMAL takes ownership of Ardrossan Harbour (opens in a new tab)

    Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited · 18 March 2026 completed acquisition of harbour assets from Peel Ports on behalf of the Scottish Government; does not establish transfer of the old legal company's shares

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  28. 28
    Teesside International Airport public ownership (opens in a new tab)

    Teesside International Airport · Airport's current description records return to public ownership in 2019; current exact capital split not reconciled here

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  29. 29
    Teesside airport registered control history (opens in a new tab)

    Companies House · Peel Investments (DTVA) Limited ceased as controller on 15 February 2019

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  30. 30
    Peel Group Tax Strategy 2026 (opens in a new tab)

    Peel Group · Updated March 2026, pp2–3: policy approved by Peel Holdings Group Limited; no cash-tax payment amount

    Accessed 13 Oct 2026
  31. 31
    Harworth: FTSE constituent deletion notice (opens in a new tab)

    FTSE Russell · Regulatory News Service · 15 October 2026 primary notice: Peel shareholding in excess of 75%; FTSE 250 removal scheduled for 20 October. Index deletion is distinct from cancellation of stock-exchange listing and does not establish 100% ownership.

    Accessed 16 Oct 2026