Soho Estates

Soho Estates is a British property company created by the entrepreneur and pornographer Paul Raymond. The holdings of Soho Estates are mainly based in Soho, a district in the West End of London.^[4] As of March 2025, the company's portfolio has an estimated value of £1.1 billion.^[5]

Soho Estates

The Foyles Building, 2006
Trade name	Soho Estates
Formerly	Whitehall Theatre Limited
Company type	Private limited company
Industry	Property
Founded	October 5, 1949; 75 years ago (1949-10-05) in London, United Kingdom[1]
Founder	Paul Raymond
Headquarters	58 Wardour Street, London , United Kingdom
Area served	Soho
Key people	Chairman: Steven Norris Managing Director: John James Director: Fawn James[2]
Products	property development, property investment
Revenue	£34.1 million[3] (2020)
Operating income	£10.2 million[3] (2020)
Net income	£5.3 million[3] (2020)
Total assets	£818.6 million[3] (2020)
Total equity	£653.2 million[3] (2020)
Number of employees	22[2] (2021)
Parent	Soho Estates Holdings Limited
Website	sohoestates.co.uk

Through Soho Estates Holdings Limited and parent company FIJ Holdings Limited, it is controlled by Raymond's granddaughter Fawn Ilona James and her stepfather John James.^[6]

History

Projects include the Autumn 2016 demolition of the Foyles Building at 111-119 Charing Cross Road, replaced by a new building, Ilona Rose House.^[7][8]

In March 2025, it was announced that Fawn James would take over the day-to-day management of the business from April onwards.^[5]