Rushbond plc is an unlisted commercial and residential property development and investment company in the United Kingdom. It was founded in

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in 1986 by Jonathan W Maud and exclusively operates around the

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, into which it invested £14.3million in 2019. The company, though specialising in the conversion and redevelopment of

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heritage buildings, also engages in the construction of new-build property and acquisitions. Rushbond is the owner of a number of landmark buildings within Leeds, including the

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, Majestic Cinema, and First White Cloth Hall, as well as Bretton Hall,

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and

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, Bradford. Considered within the industry to have a focus on creativity and design quality, Rushbond also involves itself in corporate social responsibility supporting a variety of community initiatives, partnering particularly with Meanwood Valley Urban Farm, and contributes to

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, funding projects such as Ian Randall's ''Steeped Vessels'' (2006) at Brewery Wharf, and

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's neon artwork ''Where the Heart Is'' (2014), located on the Algernon Firth student residential building.

History

The entrepreneur Jonathan Maud incorporated the company on 8 July 1986 and remains its managing director and sole owner. Maud appeared in the 2009 Sunday Times Rich List ranked at #1,771 (#1,794 in 2008) with a worth of £30M (£40M in 2008), and was named at 82nd in the Yorkshire Rich List in 2017, with wealth risen to £67M. In 2014, Rushbond established an arts

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programme with

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, known as the Rushbond Arts Scholarship. It is donated annually to School of Art, Architecture and Design undergraduates to support their early careers. One of Rushbond's buildings, the former Majestic Cinema on

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, gained prominence after being gutted during a large fire in September 2014, just after the completion of works to restore and convert it into mixed leisure and retail use. A scheme to construct a new interior of high-quality office space and additional floors began in 2018, with the building becoming the new national headquarters of

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in 2021. Another focus of investment is the eastern side of Leeds city centre, with plans for the revitalisation of Kirkgate, Leeds's oldest street, resulting in the complete reconstruction of the Grade II*

First White Cloth Hall, as well as ownership of Cuthbert Brodrick's 1863

as a retail destination and New York House near Kirkgate Market.

Property portfolio

:''This gallery is not an exhaustive list of properties owned'' The Majestic, September 2020.jpg, The Majestic, Leeds Bretton Hall front.JPG, Bretton Hall 1-9 St Leonards Place, York (geograph 4894347).jpg,

, York City Park Bradford.jpg,

, Bradford New York Street.jpg, New York House, Leeds Crispin House, New York Road, Leeds (geograph 5180415).jpg, Crispin House, Leeds Brewery Wharf, Leeds (10th May 2010) 010.jpg, Brewery Wharf, Leeds Tower Court - Armley Road - geograph.org.uk - 551640.jpg, Tower Court, Leeds Former school board offices geograph-2724262-by-Stephen-Richards.jpg, Leeds School Board First White Cloth Hall reconstruction, September 2020.jpg, First White Cloth Hall, Leeds

References

{{reflist Companies based in Leeds Property companies of England Real estate companies established in 1986