- Business
- The Berkeley Group Holdings plc (BKG.L) is a residential-led property developer and urban regenerator that focuses on brownfield land redevelopment and mixed-use developments across London, Birmingham, and the South of England. The company acquires, plans, designs, constructs, and markets high-quality homes and neighbourhoods, including traditional family homes, executive homes, city apartments, riverside apartments, urban loft spaces, refurbished historic buildings, and vibrant mixed-use schemes with recreational and community facilities; it operates through brands such as Berkeley, St. George, St. Edward, St. James, St. Joseph, and St. William. Founded in 1976 by Tony Pidgley and Jim Farrer and headquartered in Cobham, Surrey, Berkeley Group targets private residential buyers, investors, and affordable housing providers, delivering over 92% of its homes on brownfield sites and supporting approximately 27,000 UK jobs annually through its supply chain. In recent developments, the company launched its Berkeley 2035 corporate strategy in December 2024, committing £5 billion over 10 years to accelerate housing delivery, including 4,000 build-to-rent homes via its own platform with four buildings totaling 762 units already transferred; it added a large Slough town centre site to its portfolio and was selected as development partner by Birmingham City Council for the 148-acre Ladywood Estate regeneration, potentially delivering over 7,500 homes. Berkeley also completed a leadership reshuffle in 2025, with CEO Rob Perrins assuming the executive chair role and CFO Richard Stearn becoming CEO following Chair Michael Dobson's departure, while reporting full-year 2025 pre-tax profit of £528.9 million, 4,047 homes delivered (plus 282 in joint ventures), and £580 million in subsidies for affordable housing and community benefits.