REIT Companies in the UK: 786 Active Firms (2026)
REIT companies pool investor capital into income-producing property portfolios across the UK real estate market.
Buying centres tend to sit with investment committees, finance directors, asset managers and property operators rather than a single procurement buyer. The commercial relationship is usually with investors, landlords, tenants, lenders and advisers around income-producing portfolios, so qualification depends as much on recurring rental or financing income as on the corporate wrapper. Smaller vehicles may be externally managed, with compliance and property operations outsourced; more operationally involved firms bring asset management, finance and reporting in-house. Engagements are typically long-cycle and documentation-heavy, covering lease income, valuation, debt, governance and distribution policy rather than transactional services.
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The UK cohort comprises 786 actively trading REIT companies, which points to a specialist market rather than a broad operating-property universe. Reported headcount totals 292 people, consistent with an asset-owning model in which many vehicles keep corporate teams small and buy in property management, valuation, legal and finance work. The small-to-mid-market profile also matters for interpretation: revenue can sit in rental, management or financing lines, while day-to-day activity may be handled by external managers. Analysts should therefore read company scale alongside management structure, not headcount alone.
Listed or structured property investment vehicles operate through a mix of company governance, tax treatment, property valuation practice and market disclosure. The main research issue is classification: an entity can hold property assets, finance them, manage them for others, or combine those roles inside a corporate group. REIT status adds an additional layer because the wrapper is designed around income distribution and qualifying property activity, while the underlying assets remain exposed to lease, refinancing and valuation cycles. For researchers, adviser intensity is often a useful signal: tax, audit, valuation and debt work can be central even when the internal team is small.
Near-term development appears more likely to be uneven than linear. Newer vehicles can form with lean teams and adviser-heavy operating models, but moving from asset holding into a more mature property platform tends to require better reporting, refinancing access and repeatable asset-management capability. Smaller operators may remain specialist holders, especially where portfolios are narrow or externally managed. Consolidation, wind-downs and manager changes may shape the cohort as much as new launches. The firms that look more durable are likely to be those with clearer rental visibility, disciplined financing and governance that can withstand closer investor scrutiny.
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Active director count is the full Companies House board, so it can be higher than the number of names listed — we leave out nominee and formation-agent directors, who aren’t worth contacting. It’s blank for the small number of companies whose officers we haven’t fetched yet.
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786
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2026
4
Above £5M
reported revenue
288
Recent incorporations
since 2022
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About 1% of the trading cohort reports turnover above £5M (4 of 786 firms) — the rest sits below that revenue band.
36% of the cohort was incorporated since 2022 (288 firms), so a sizeable share is in its first few filing cycles.
REIT companies give shareholders exposure to rental income without requiring direct ownership of buildings.
The segment sits between real-estate ownership and income-focused capital allocation.
Externally managed and asset-holding structures can make staff counts a poor proxy for operating scale.
Top UK REIT companies
- Warehouse REIT09942150
- Warehouse REITSC438452
- Warehouse REIT10416564
Real estate investment trust that acquires, owns and manages multi-let warehouse and industrial estates. Leases units of varying sizes to commercial occupiers and seeks income and value growth…
Serves businesses seeking flexible multi-let warehouse and industrial space in well-connected UK locations, including occupiers needing room to expand near arterial routes, economic centres and local…
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Owns and manages supermarket real estate assets leased to grocery retailers, as part of a property investment portfolio focused on omnichannel stores used for in‑store shopping as well as online…
Serves retail and institutional investors, alongside major UK grocery retailers requiring omnichannel supermarket sites for in-store, click-and-collect and home-delivery fulfilment.
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- Supermarket Income REIT11343009
- Supermarket Income Investments (NO10)12295148
Invests in supermarket real estate, acquiring and owning large grocery stores leased to major food retailers. Focuses on omnichannel supermarkets that support in‑store shopping and online grocery…
Serves investors seeking UK grocery property income, and leases supermarket assets to leading grocery operators using omnichannel stores for in-store, delivery and click-and-collect fulfilment.
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Develops, invests in and manages healthcare real estate, including primary care medical centres and related facilities. Owns and operates a portfolio of buildings used by GP practices, NHS services…
Serves healthcare occupiers and stakeholders across the UK, including GP practices, NHS bodies, primary care providers and other operators needing medical centre and healthcare building space.
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- Assura07248998
- Assura06856833
- Assura Trellech07768767
- Donnington Health Care08049746
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Computed from 2 filingsDevelops, invests in and manages healthcare real estate, particularly primary care medical centres and related facilities. Owns and leases buildings to healthcare providers and manages property…
Serves UK healthcare occupiers, including GP practices, NHS bodies, ambulance services and private healthcare providers needing primary care and community health premises.
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Operates a real estate investment trust that invests in and owns portfolios of newly built single‑family homes for the private rented sector, generating rental income and capital returns for…
Serves institutional and retail investors seeking exposure to UK private rented residential property, alongside households and tenants looking for newly built rental homes through its private rental…
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Real estate investment trust that acquires and manages residential property assets, often through special purpose vehicles, aiming to generate rental income and increase asset value through active…
Targets public-market investors seeking exposure to residential property assets, with end customers including residential tenants within its property portfolio.
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- Picton12118555
- Picton12464585
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Computed from 5 filingsOwns and manages a portfolio of commercial real estate including industrial, office and retail properties, leasing workspace to business occupiers and generating rental income from long‑term property…
Serves business occupiers seeking industrial, office, retail and leisure premises, plus institutional and retail investors looking for diversified UK commercial property exposure.
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Invests in, develops, owns and manages commercial real estate, including office‑led campuses, retail properties and urban logistics assets, and undertakes residential developments. Operates a…
Serves a mix of B2B occupiers, including Central London office tenants, UK retailers and London urban logistics businesses, plus residential customers and real estate investors.
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Computed from 3 filingsReal estate investment trust that acquires, owns and manages a portfolio of industrial properties leased to multiple tenants. Generates income through commercial property rental and asset management…
Serves industrial property occupiers as tenants and investors seeking exposure to a listed UK REIT, including ISA and SIPP investors via TISE.
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- Derwent London01819699
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Computed from 5 filingsInvests in, develops and manages commercial real estate, primarily office-led buildings. Owns and operates a portfolio of properties, undertakes redevelopment and regeneration projects, and leases…
Serves businesses seeking office and retail space in central London, including commercial occupiers in mixed-use developments, alongside investors interested in a London office-focused REIT.
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DistressedDistressed · 0% CAGR over 3y
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Computed from 3 filingsOwns and manages newly built residential properties for rent. Partners with housebuilders to acquire homes on new developments and provides property management for tenants, focusing on…
Sells to B2C renters in England, particularly individuals and families seeking brand new, energy-efficient homes to rent near workplaces, local amenities and open spaces.
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WeakWeak · -23% CAGR over 2y
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Operates as a residential property investment trust that acquires, develops, and manages private rental housing. Owns and manages apartments and houses, including build‑to‑rent developments, and…
Serves B2C private renters and residents seeking professionally managed rental homes across major UK cities, including London, Bristol, Oxford and Newcastle.
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Owns and manages residential rental properties as part of a real estate investment trust, including built‑to‑rent apartment developments, and provides property management for a portfolio of private…
Serves private renters and residents seeking professionally managed rental homes in major UK cities, including individuals and households in the private rented and build-to-rent sectors.
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Develops, invests in and manages a portfolio of healthcare real estate, particularly primary care medical centres and related facilities. Provides property development, asset management and…
Serves NHS organisations, GP practices, ambulance services and private healthcare providers needing primary care and community healthcare premises across the UK as B2B/public-sector occupier tenants.
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Computed from 5 filingsDevelops, invests in, and manages healthcare real estate, including primary care medical centres and other medical facilities. Owns and operates properties used by healthcare providers, handling…
Serves UK healthcare occupiers, including NHS and primary care providers, GP practices, ambulance services and private healthcare operators using medical centres and healthcare buildings.
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Computed from 5 filingsInvests in, develops and manages commercial real estate, including office-led campuses, retail properties and urban logistics assets. Generates income by leasing and operating property within a…
Serves business occupiers and tenants, including Central London office users, UK retailers and urban logistics operators, alongside institutional and retail investors in UK property.
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Computed from 2 filingsInvests in freehold and leasehold commercial properties, acquiring assets such as hotels, retail units, and city‑centre buildings. Manages a portfolio of commercial property leased to…
Serves institutional-grade commercial tenants seeking long-lease premises across UK commercial property sectors, including hotels, city-centre retail, shops and business park properties.
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Invests in, develops, owns and manages commercial and residential real estate, including office-led campuses, retail properties and urban logistics assets, and undertakes property development and…
Serves B2B property occupiers, including Central London office tenants, UK retailers and urban logistics users, as well as shareholders and debt investors.
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Property investment and development activities associated with a portfolio of commercial real estate, including office-led campuses, retail properties and urban logistics assets. Involved in owning,…
Serves business occupiers seeking Central London office campuses, retailers across the UK, London urban logistics tenants, residential customers, and institutional or shareholder investors in UK real…
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Computed from 4 filingsInvests in and manages commercial and residential property assets, focusing on properties leased to established retail tenants. Owns and develops a portfolio that includes sites occupied by Costa…
Serves blue-chip commercial tenants, particularly branded retail and coffee operators, alongside residential tenants within its domestic property estate.
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Invests in, develops and manages commercial real estate, including office-led campuses, retail properties and urban logistics assets. Operates a portfolio of properties and development projects and…
Serves business occupiers seeking Central London office campuses, UK retail space and London urban logistics facilities, alongside institutional and retail investors in listed real estate.
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Invests in, develops, owns and manages commercial real estate including office campuses, retail centres, urban logistics space and residential developments, generating rental income and undertaking…
Serves businesses seeking commercial property, particularly office occupiers in Central London, retailers across the UK, and urban logistics tenants in London. Also targets property investors and…
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Serves business occupiers and tenants needing office, retail and urban logistics space, especially organisations seeking commercial property in Central London and across the UK. Also sells to…
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Real estate investment and development company that acquires, develops, owns and manages commercial property. Its portfolio includes office-led campuses, retail properties, urban logistics facilities…
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Owns, develops and manages commercial real estate investments, including office-led campuses, retail properties and urban logistics assets, and undertakes property development and asset management…
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Owns, develops and manages commercial real estate, including office‑led campuses, retail centres and urban logistics properties. Invests in and operates property assets and developments, generating…
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Real estate investment and development business that acquires, develops, owns and manages commercial property. Portfolio includes office-led campuses, retail parks and shopping centres, urban…
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Computed from 5 filingsOwns and manages real estate assets and leases them to commercial tenants, generating income from property rental. Activities include holding investment properties and managing tenancy agreements as…
Serves institutional investors globally, including organisations allocating capital to real estate through separate accounts and open- or closed-end funds across North America, Europe and Asia…
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Computed from 5 filingsOperates a non-listed real estate investment trust that raises capital from individual investors to invest in commercial real estate assets. Manages a portfolio of property investments and…
Serves individual investors seeking access to non-listed real estate investment products, alongside financial advisors managing client allocations.
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How UK REIT companies work and how to sell to them
What they do
Revenue is not subscription software; it is property income backed by leases, financing spreads and occasional disposals. Tenants usually pay rent under multi-year lease terms, with reviews, service charges and covenant tests shaping cash flow. Some vehicles also earn management or financing fees where they sit in a group structure, but most economics come from asset yield and portfolio valuation. Supplier engagements are often project or retainer based: valuation, audit, legal and debt advice around acquisitions, refinancing, reporting dates and disposals. Property operations may be contracted per asset or by portfolio, rather than bought as one central platform.
Who they sell to
Their main counterparties are tenants, institutional and private investors, lenders, managing agents and advisers. Internally, decisions tend to involve finance directors, investment directors, asset managers, property directors, company secretaries and board committees. Where the relationship is tenant-facing, occupiers judge building condition, location, lease flexibility and total occupancy cost; where it is investor-facing, buyers scrutinise yield, leverage, valuation and distribution policy. Most commercial decisions run through direct negotiation, broker or adviser channels, with formal tenders more common for property management, facilities and construction work. Sales cycles can take months because leases, diligence, valuation and credit approval have to align before sign-off.
What they buy
Most REIT firms tend to spend on property accounting, lease administration, investor reporting, board packs, document management, treasury, debt modelling and portfolio analytics. Operational budgets can include property management, facilities, maintenance, insurance, energy procurement, building compliance, tenant engagement and fit-out project management. Lean vehicles outsource accounting, company secretarial, tax, audit and valuation work; more in-house operators buy workflow systems, cyber security, data rooms, HR, recruitment and interim finance support. Sellers attached to audit cycles, refinancing, acquisitions or property-level remediation usually have clearer entry points than generic productivity pitches.
Why and how to sell to them
REIT buyers tend to evaluate suppliers when asset purchases, refinancing, covenant pressure, lease events or reporting deadlines expose gaps in valuation evidence, controls or tenant information. Outreach works better when it ties to a live balance-sheet or portfolio event rather than a general efficiency claim. A credible angle is usually lower operational risk, faster closing, cleaner board reporting, less duplicated adviser work, or clearer tenant and lender evidence. Leadership changes, external-manager appointments, portfolio expansion and new debt facilities can all open budget, but many firms still need a business case that maps spend to income protection, compliance or refinancing readiness.
How this list is built
Data sources
This list is built from UK Companies House filings, XBRL accounts data, and semantic analysis of each company's public website. Revenue and headcount figures come from the most recent filed accounts; where the company has not filed, values are estimated using a model trained on filed history and peer benchmarks and are labelled as estimates.
Classification
Rather than relying solely on SIC codes, Firmbase classifies each company semantically: the company's website is crawled, an AI model reads what the company actually sells, and the company is placed into the relevant industry and subsectors. SIC codes are used as one signal but not the only one. This means a company that registered under a generic SIC code but pivoted into (for example) fintech is correctly identified as fintech, not as its original SIC category.
Freshness
The underlying company data is refreshed from Companies House continuously; filings appear in the list within days of submission. The curated list ordering is regenerated when the underlying data moves meaningfully (company count changes by more than 5%, a new company enters the top-ranked segment, or the filed-revenue numbers for the top firms change). You can see the last-updated timestamp near the top of the page.
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