Atlantis Group
The Atlantis Group is a group of companies based in Reading, England which was formed in 2000 by John Sykes. The group has expanded rapidly.
Corporate structure
The current holding company of the group is Atlantis Group Limited, incorporated in the United Kingdom and registered at Companies House under number 05476152.[1]
The group's subsidiaries include:
- Atlantis Estates Ltd. (Registered number 06805193). Trades as a residential and commercial estate management business and commercial agency.
- Atlantis Holdings Limited (Registered number 05773396). Trades as an investment property business.
- Atlantis Leisure Limited (Registered number 05451483). Trades as a restaurant and bar business.
Expansion
In 2008, Atlantis acquired the surveyors Chilvers Page.[2] The company has also opened a number of additional offices outside Reading.
Since 2011, Atlantis has significantly expanded its investment property portfolio with the purchase of 118 ground rent units and a number of residential and commercial property investments, including the acquisition of the Old Post Office in Reading for £2.2m, the Kings Walk Shopping Centre in Reading for £3m and more recently the Trident Shopping Centre in Dudley for £3.25m. The current portfolio has a total value of £27m.
In 2014, Atlantis entered the leisure industry with the opening of its first restaurant and cocktail bar and during 2015 the company plans to open a number of other restaurants and bars.
Memberships
Atlantis Estates Ltd. is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors [3]the Association of Residential Managing Agents[4] and Ombudsman Services: Property (previously known as the Surveyors Ombudsman Service).[5]
Sponsorships
The company sponsors and pays all administrative expenses of the John Sykes Foundation,[6] a charity centred on helping to transform lives in Reading. Registered charity number 1156623.
References
- ↑ http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk//index.shtml Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- ↑ Commercial sense from Reading's best. Retrieved 3 July 2010. Archive copy.
- ↑ http://rics.org Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ↑ http://www.arma.org.uk/public/members_search.cfm Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ↑ http://www.surveyors-ombudsman.org.uk Retrieved 30 September 2010
- ↑ http://www.johnsykesfoundation.org/ Retrieved 5 June 2014