Canmoor

What Canmoor does

Canmoor is a privately-held UK commercial property developer and asset manager founded in 2005 by Jules Benkert, focused on the warehouse, industrial and business space sectors. The group operates three core service lines — industrial/warehouse development and asset management, land and speculative development, and office portfolio management — delivered through offices in London, Manchester and Glasgow (Renfrew). Since inception the firm has acquired, managed, developed and sold more than £3 billion of commercial property assets and currently manages a portfolio in excess of 15,000,000 sq ft across more than 800 UK tenants.

The business is asset-light and capital is deployed through joint ventures, club deals and separate mandates with institutional investors including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Legal & General, Royal London Asset Management, UBS, AIMCo, Aviva, M&G, Schroders and the British Airways Pension Fund. Named development projects include Westway at Glasgow Airport (1.6m sq ft industrial and office), Leicester Logistics Park / Enderby (1.2m sq ft planned, ~£300m GDV), Urban 8 Birmingham (400,000 sq ft, BREEAM Outstanding), Windrush Park Witney (535,000 sq ft), More+ Avonmouth Bristol, Lowry Park Manchester and Interchange Croydon. Major occupier customers include DHL, Amazon, Tesla, Screwfix, NHS, UK Government, Barclays, Domino's, Ford, Victorian Plumbing, Williams Formula 1, Norton Motorcycles, St. James's Place and BYD.

Revenue is generated from three streams: recurring asset and investment management fees on the managed portfolio, development profits from speculative and pre-let industrial/office schemes, and transaction-related gains on property acquisitions and disposals (e.g. £391m Hercules Portfolio sale to Goldman Sachs in Q2 2022, £197m Fradley Park exit to Royal London in Q4 2025, £10.4m Tyseley acquisition in April 2026). Pricing is negotiated deal-by-deal; the group operates an Employee Ownership Trust and is led by Founder Jules Benkert, alongside directors with backgrounds at SEGRO, JLL, LaSalle, Delancey, Tritax and Deloitte.

Name

Canmoor

Legal name

Canmoor

Website

https://canmoor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Canmoor is a UK-based, privately-held commercial property developer and asset manager focused on warehouse, industrial and office assets. Founded in 2005, it manages 15M+ sq ft for institutional capital partners and serves enterprise occupiers across the UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Development and Asset Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Property Management Advisory & Leasing Administration (FSAEAJAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Transitional/Development Land Brokerage (Entitled, In-Path-of-Growth) (BPAJADAJ)

Keywords

• Commercial property development
• Warehouse asset management
• Industrial real estate
• Logistics property investment
• Office portfolio management

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Asset Management Fees: Canmoor earns fees for managing commercial property portfolios on behalf of institutional and private investors. The company currently manages a portfolio in excess of 15,000,000 sq ft with over 800 tenants across the UK.
2. Development Profit: Canmoor generates profits through developing industrial, warehouse, and office properties for sale or lease to occupiers. They have acquired, managed, developed and sold over £3 billion of commercial property assets since inception.
3. Property Acquisition and Disposal: Canmoor buys and sells commercial properties, including recent acquisition of a 111,727 sq ft industrial unit at Redfern Park Way, Tyseley, Birmingham for £10.4 million.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Canmoor is a UK commercial property developer and asset manager that acquires, develops, manages, and sells industrial, warehouse, and office properties on behalf of institutional investors and occupiers. The company currently manages a portfolio exceeding 15,000,000 sq ft with over 800 tenants and has transacted on more than £3 billion of commercial property assets since 2005. Its service lines span industrial/warehouse development, office portfolio management, land/development, and project management/quantity surveying.

Product overview

Canmoor is a market-leading developer and asset manager in the warehouse and business space sectors. The company operates a multi-product portfolio architecture comprising three core service lines: Industrial/Warehouse Development and Asset Management, Land/Development, and Office Portfolio Management. Their portfolio includes numerous named developments such as Westway at Glasgow Airport (1.6 million sq ft), Leicester Logistics Park (1.2 million sq ft planned), Windrush Park Witney (535,000 sq ft), Urban 8 Birmingham (400,000 sq ft BREEAM Outstanding), More+ Avonmouth (563,000 sq ft across phases), and 20 Chapel Street Liverpool (155,000 sq ft). The company manages a portfolio exceeding 15,000,000 sq ft with over 800 tenants across the UK, offering both speculative and pre-let development services, comprehensive refurbishment programs, and active asset management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial/Warehouse Development and Asset Management Development and asset management of industrial and warehouse properties across the UK, including logistics facilities, distribution centers, and multi-let industrial estates. Service includes speculative and pre-let development, refurbishment, and ongoing asset management for institutional capital partners.
• Land/Development Land acquisition and speculative development of industrial and commercial sites, including greenfield developments and regeneration projects, with portfolio examples including Leicester Logistics Park (1.2 million sq ft planned, ~£300m GDV) and Haydock 2 (825,000 sq ft approved).
• Office Portfolio Management Asset management and refurbishment of office buildings, including comprehensive renovation programmes and tenant acquisition. Examples include 20 Chapel Street Liverpool (155,000 sq ft, 24-month refurbishment) and Interchange Croydon (180,000 sq ft).
• Project Management and Quantity Surveying Project management, cost management, and quantity surveying services across commercial property development, construction, and refurbishment projects, delivered by directors with MRICS qualifications and prior experience at Jacobs, JLL, King Sturge, and Tweeds.
• Urban 8 Birmingham State-of-the-art urban logistics scheme totalling 400,000 sq ft across 8 units ranging from 25,000 to 70,000 sq ft, achieving BREEAM Outstanding certification.
• Leicester Logistics Park (Enderby) Prime 82-acre development opportunity to speculatively develop 1.2 million sq ft of prime logistics space with an estimated GDV of £300m.
• Westway at Glasgow Airport 135-acre self-contained site including 1.6 million sq ft of industrial and office space, as well as 20 acres of development land, targeting BREEAM Excellent with EPC A rating.
• Windrush Park, Witney 30-acre industrial park comprising 535,000 sq ft of high specification accommodation plus additional development land, suitable for innovation and high-tech businesses including life sciences. Tenant includes Williams Formula 1 (40,000 sq ft R&D facility).
• Interchange, Croydon 180,000 sq ft comprehensively refurbished office building with key tenants including EDF, Siemens PLC, Towers Underwriting Group, and SpaMedica.
• More+ Avonmouth, Bristol Prime industrial/distribution warehouses development in Bristol, Phase 1 totalling 178,802 sq ft across 5 units, Phase 2 totalling 384,729 sq ft across 6 units; includes a 20-year 100,000 sq ft letting to Domino's.
• 20 Chapel Street, Liverpool Prime landmark office building of 155,000 sq ft located in Liverpool's Commercial District, transformed from 35% vacancy through a 24-month refurbishment programme, with key tenants including Liverpool Football Club, Barclays Bank, RSM, and CEL.
• Lowry Park, Manchester 25-acre site inside Manchester ring-road with planning consent for 460,500 sq ft of prime last-mile industrial space across 10 units ranging from 5,400 to 47,800 sq ft.
• Accelerator Park, Cambridge Mid-Tech Accelerator Park with Phase 2 development of 3 high-tech/innovation buildings ranging from 20,000 to 86,300 sq ft targeting Life Science, Tech, and R&D industries.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over £3 billion of commercial property assets acquired, managed, developed and sold since 2005
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Square APE LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for 20 Chapel Street Liverpool - landmark 155,000 sq ft office building acquired June 2016 with 35% vacancy and transformed through 24-month refurbishment programme.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Goodman Group: Goodman is a global industrial and logistics property developer and manager with established UK operations, providing institutional fund vehicles similar to what Canmoor offers. Comparable as a much larger incumbent with institutional capital partnerships of the same character (Blackstone has held a major stake historically). Competes for the same large-format occupier pre-lets and development sites in the UK Golden Triangle.
• St. Modwen Properties: St. Modwen was a major UK commercial property developer (industrial, logistics, residential) before its acquisition by Blackstone in 2021; the platform continues to operate in UK industrial/logistics development. Directly comparable in product mix and institutional partnership model, with substantially greater scale and balance sheet post-Blackstone ownership.
• GLP: GLP is a global logistics-focused real estate developer, owner, and operator with UK operations developing big-box warehouses for institutional and occupier clients. Targets the same occupier demand drivers (e-commerce, third-party logistics) as Canmoor at materially larger scale with sovereign-backed capital, competing for many of the same large pre-let mandates.
• Kennedy Wilson: Kennedy Wilson is a global real estate investment company with European operations including UK commercial property investment and asset management. Comparable as a diversified real estate platform with UK industrial/logistics exposure and institutional-style investment management, competing for institutional capital and selectively for development opportunities.

Emerging players

• Clearbell Capital: Clearbell is a UK real estate investment and asset management firm managing institutional capital across commercial property sectors including office and industrial. Comparable as a UK-focused asset manager running third-party mandates, with overlapping institutional client base and similar fee-driven revenue model to Canmoor's asset management business line.
• Bericote Properties: Bericote is a UK industrial/logistics property developer focused on big-box warehouses and multi-let industrial estates. A focused specialist comparable to Canmoor's industrial development arm, with similar occupier base (logistics, retail, manufacturing) and similar scale of UK development pipeline.
• Wrenbridge: Wrenbridge is a UK-focused commercial property developer and investment manager active in industrial, logistics, and office markets. Comparable as a smaller specialist competing for similar mid-market UK development opportunities and institutional capital partners, with overlapping service offerings in development, asset management and refurbishment.

Direct peers

• SEGRO: SEGRO is a FTSE 100-listed REIT and one of the dominant UK and European developers and asset managers of industrial/logistics property — directly comparable to Canmoor's core business. Rob Large, a Canmoor Director, spent seven years at SEGRO before joining in 2008, underscoring direct occupational and competitive overlap in the UK warehouse/industrial market.
• Tritax Big Box REIT: Tritax Big Box is a UK-listed REIT focused on large-scale logistics warehouse development and asset management — the same niche Canmoor operates in, with leadership crossover (Dave Travis, a Canmoor Director, previously held senior roles at Tritax Big Box Developments). It competes head-on for the same institutional mandates, occupier relationships, and development sites.
• Harworth Group: Harworth is a UK land regeneration and industrial/logistics property developer operating across the Midlands and North of England, with overlapping product offering to Canmoor's Land/Development business. Dave Travis previously held a senior role at Harworth before joining Canmoor, evidencing direct functional overlap in strategic land promotion and industrial scheme delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/canmoorprop
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/canmoor-asset-management-limited

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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