type public limited company traded as lse bkg industry housebuilding founded 1976 ; 40 years ago 1976 headquarters cobham surrey united kingdom key people tony pidgley group chairman rob perrins group managing director revenue 2 120.0 million 2015 1 operating income 524.1 million 2015 1 net income 423.5 million 2015 1 website www.berkeleygroup.co.uk the berkeley group holdings plc is a british property developer based in cobham surrey . it is listed on the london stock exchange and is a constituent of the ftse 250 index . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 notes and references 4 external links history edit the company was founded by tony pidgley 2 and jim farrer in weybridge in 1976 as berkeley homes a name borne by regional subsidiaries . pidgley the dominant partner and farrer had previously run the housing division of crest homes and it was their aim to focus on executive housing on single plots or small sites . 3 over the next few years berkeley expanded across the home counties and while building less than a hundred houses a year it floated its shares on the unlisted securities market in 1984 . 3 after the flotation berkeley expanded geographically to the west the south midlands and east anglia ; it also formed a joint venture st george to build in central london . by 1988 berkeley was building over six hundred executive homes a year . by then pidgley was aware of the overheating in the housing market and sold houses aggressively to realise cash . for two years the company did no more than break even but its cash position was strong and in 1991 it was able to purchase the manchester based crosby homes 4 and the outstanding fifty percent of st george ; berkeley began buying large development sites at depressed prices . the 1990s was the decade in which berkeley moved its operational orientation to major urban regeneration sites in london birmingham manchester and other northern cities . 5 in the early 2000s berkeley refined its strategy to concentrate primarily on relatively large scale urban redevelopments in the london area . in 2003 it announced the deferred sale of crosby homes . the reduction in scale was intended to generate surplus cash and 2004 saw a scheme of arrangement to return 1.45 m to shareholders . 5 in april 2014 the group won the queen s award for sustainable development for a second year . 6 in 2012 the berkeley group sustained 16 000 jobs and generated 2.6 billion of economic activity in britain . at the time of the award the company had collected a 98 % customer satisfaction rate in its data for the previous twelve months . current releases of new builds are described on its website . 7 operations edit berkeley house in cobham the company specialises in residential work neighbourhoods large or small under brands berkeley homes st george n 1 st edward n 2 st james n 3 st william n 4 berkeley homes has built some notable examples of architecturally iconic high specification apartment towers in central london . 2014 projects include its 1 blackfriars skyscraper which provides a counterbalance to shard to the east . 8 in smaller operations it runs urban redevelopment programmes via berkeley community villages and constructs in commercial property via berkeley commercial . another subsidiary berkeley first builds student and key worker accommodation . the operational subsidiaries include berkeley homes plc which plans the largest estates and hires contractors with responsibility for management of communal areas unless and until taken over by residents right to manage companies . the developer imposes covenants to retain value across homes in its neighbourhoods . 9 large examples of operations include community facilities with village sized neighbourhoods which are green buffered and constructed closes of apartments and houses such as in bracknell . one of its largest plans to date is that of november 2013 reaching consultation stage for 750 new homes a primary school extra care facility roads landscaping and local shops to be constructed on mixed use land to expand warfield a small mixed rural and suburban civil parish of the bracknell post town beside the town s computing and headquarters business parks . 10 in london developments include wimbledon hill park . 11 in april 2014 a press released stated that the group would shortly be announcing a set of new business commitments as part of its rolling 10 year plan . 6 notes and references edit notes joint venture company co owned with the prudential assurance company who in turn are steered by their fund manager m & g real estate . mostly mid to high rise riverside . mostly redevelopments in london premium sustainable architecture mostly premium redevelopments on brownfield land references a b c annual report 2015 pdf . berkeley group holdings . retrieved 19 march 2016 . father son square up for berkeley battle the telegraph 18 february 2003 a b company prospectus rights issue and crosby offer document 1991 a b wellings fred dictionary of british housebuilders 2006 troubador . isbn 978 0 9552965 0 5 a b berkeley wins queen s award for sustainable development 21 april 2014 . berkeley group . retrieved 2014 05 14 . new homes & property development designed for life berkeley group . berkeleygroup.co.uk . retrieved 23 march 2015 . berkeley wins beetham boomerang bid . skyscrapernews.com . 21 october 2011 . freehold right to manage jira & managing agents . jacobs island residents association . retrieved 19 march 2016 . emerging proposals by berkeley homes ... november 2013 . bracknell forest council . retrieved 2014 05 14 . property hotspots along district line evening standard homes and property domain . retrieved 14 may 2014 external links edit berkeley group official site berkeley homes official site st edwards homes official site st james homes official site st george plc official site berkeley village collection v t e construction industry of the united kingdom construction economy of the united kingdom companies 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