MWB Group Holdings was a British-based property investment and development business.
History
The company was founded by Richard Balfour-Lynn as a property development business under the name Warwick Balfour Properties plc in 1982.[2]
It adopted a new structure and the name Marylebone Warwick Balfour Group plc in 1994.[2] In 1997, it undertook a reverse takeover of Ex-Lands Properties plc and thereby secured a listing on the London Stock Exchange.[2] In 2008, it underwent a capital reorganisation, with a new holding company, MWB Group Holdings plc.[3]
After getting into financial difficulties, the company was put into administration in 2012.[4][5] As of late 2015, together with MWB Management Services, and MWB Serviced Office Holdings, the company was recorded by Companies House as "in liquidation".[6][7] Also as of late 2015, hospitality business magazine The Caterer listed MWG Group Holdings as "no longer trading".[8]
Operations
The Group's business interests included providing serviced office accommodation at offices in the UK through a 71.5% interest in MWB Business Exchange plc, the Malmaison and Hotel du Vin hotel chains, as well as the Liberty & Co. department store on Regent Street in the West End of London's shopping district.[9]
External links
References
- Financial Summary MWB Group website, retrieved 14 May 2010^
- Richard Balfour-Lynn MWB Group Holdings^
- MWB Group - Dismissal of Appeal by Mr Balfour-Lynn Shares Magazine, 30 July 2024, retrieved 28 November 2025^
- Administration for MWB Group Holdings BBC News, 16 November 2012, retrieved 23 May 2020^
- MWB claim for £8.3m is written off Financial Times, 20 November 2012^
- MWB Group Holdings - Filing History Companies House (UK), retrieved 12 September 2016^
- MWB Group Holdings - Liquidators Progress Report Companies House (UK), 16 December 2015, retrieved 12 September 2016^
- Catering & Hospitality News - MWB Group Holdings (No longer trading) The Caterer^
- Former MWB boss loses appeal in UK market deception case Reuters, 30 July 2024, retrieved 28 November 2025^