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On 8 June 2026 it said it was investing approximately £1.7 billion in three new UK deployments of NVIDIA infrastructure, committing to capacity at four sites in all, reaching 65MW combined when fully ramped up in 2027. The release names no sites. Announcements by the operators place Nebius at Kao Data Harlow (22MW, BIZ-DC-005, same day) and Vantage CWL1 in Newport (BIZ-DC-017, 13 August 2026); together with Ark Longcross these are three sites. The fourth was not identified, and Nebius has not itself tied the £1.7 billion to these sites.", "uk_status": "not_applicable", "company": { "ch_number": null, "registered_office": null, "incorporated": null, "legal_form": null, "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": null, "companies_house_url": null, "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "four UK sites (not named by Nebius); hub in London", "postcode": null, "lat": null, "lng": null, "region": null }, "people": [], "money": [ { "kind": "investment_pledge", "amount": 1700000000, "currency": "GBP", "date": "2026-06-08", "detail": "\"approximately £1.7 billion\", stated by Nebius", "raw": "investment_pledge: 1700000000 GBP 2026-06-08 — \"approximately £1.7 billion\", stated by Nebius", "amount_gbp": 1700000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1.70bn", "gbp_txt": "" } ], "site": { "operator": "Nebius (tenant); host operators Ark (BIZ-DC-020), Kao Data (BIZ-DC-004), Vantage (BIZ-DC-016) as identified by those operators", "owner": "not stated", "power_mw_stated": "65 MW combined, planned for 2027", "gpus_stated": "NVIDIA, count not stated", "site_status": "in build-out (2026-06-08)", "ai_growth_zone": "South Wales (Newport deployment only)", "site_stage": null, "power_mw": 65.0 }, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "AI infrastructure" ], "sectors": [ "AI cloud computing", "data centres" ], "confidence": "single_source", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Schemes, programmes and AI lines", "category": "AI cloud computing", "function": "The AI cloud company Nebius's programme to put about £1.7 billion of NVIDIA computing into four UK data centres, 65MW in total by 2027.", "affiliation": "Data centres", "sources": [ "https://nebius.com/newsroom/nebius-expands-in-uk-with-more-nvidia-powered-infrastructure-more-customers-and-more-cloud-capabilities-for-agentic-and-enterprise-ai", "https://assets.nebius.com/assets/4462517b-ce83-41f2-96ed-f2ac1bc06a05/SHLQ226%20(1).pdf-0" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://nebius.com/newsroom/nebius-expands-in-uk-with-more-nvidia-powered-infrastructure-more-customers-and-more-cloud-capabilities-for-agentic-and-enterprise-ai", "quotes": [ "investing approximately £1.7 billion to build out capacity in the UK with three new deployments of NVIDIA infrastructure\" ... \"Combined, the deployments will reach 65 MW when fully ramped up in 2027." ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://assets.nebius.com/assets/4462517b-ce83-41f2-96ed-f2ac1bc06a05/SHLQ226%20(1).pdf-0", "quotes": [ "We expanded our contracted capacity footprint in Q2, with additional sites in the UK, Estonia and Finland." ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "AI infrastructure" ], "one_source": true, "confidence_raw": "single_source", "depts": [ { "dept": "AI cloud computing", "div": "schemes-programmes-and-ai-lines" } ], "div_label": "Schemes, programmes and AI lines", "location": "four UK sites (not named by Nebius); hub in London", "status_group": "under_construction", "ext_links": [ { "kind": "buys_from", "id": "BIZ-BIG-014", "name": "NVIDIA (UK)", "page": "big-tech", "href": "../big-tech/#org=BIZ-BIG-014", "page_label": "Big tech in the UK" } ], "label_links": [], "degree": 3, "related_ids": [ "BIZ-DC-004", "BIZ-DC-016", "BIZ-DC-020" ] }, { "id": "BIZ-DC-027", "name": "AI Pathfinder", "bucket": "co", "status": "active", "status_date": "2025-11-20", "status_detail": "Named by GOV.UK on 20 November 2025 as fast-tracking a £150 million GPU deployment in Northamptonshire, the first step in an £18 billion programme.", "one_line": "A UK company planning AI data centres in Northamptonshire and North Ayrshire, with a stated programme of up to £18 billion.", "description": "AI Pathfinder announced during the US state visit in September 2025 plans for two UK data centres: one in Northamptonshire and one at the i3 industrial park in North Ayrshire. DCD reports a total of up to £18.4 billion (£3.4bn for Northamptonshire, up to £15bn for Ayrshire). GOV.UK said on 20 November 2025 that it was \"fast-tracking UK sovereign AI with £150 million GPU deployment in Northamptonshire\", the first step in an £18 billion programme over five years, and quoted Martin Bellamy as chief executive. DCD calls him chairman and links him to Salamanca Group. Which Companies House entity is the operator was not confirmed. 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DCD reports an investment of £3.4bn, a first phase with an \"AI Factory\" from Dell and NVIDIA, and that the company does not reveal the precise location; Business Times reported a £1 billion investment with operations expected to begin in 2025. GOV.UK, on 20 November 2025, describes a £150 million GPU deployment being fast-tracked and quotes \"an initial investment of over £150 million\". The three figures are as stated by each source and are not reconciled here. No MW figure, chip count or address was found. [Round 4, 30 Oct 2026] investment: £150m GPU deployment in Northamptonshire, an early step in £18bn over five years (Nov 2025).", "uk_status": "not_applicable", "company": { "ch_number": null, "registered_office": null, "incorporated": null, "legal_form": null, "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": null, "companies_house_url": null, "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "Northamptonshire (location not published)", "postcode": null, "lat": null, "lng": null, "region": "England: East Midlands" }, "people": [], "money": [ { "kind": "investment_pledge", "amount": 150000000, "currency": "GBP", "date": "2025-11-20", "detail": "initial GPU deployment, stated by GOV.UK", "raw": "investment_pledge: 150000000 GBP 2025-11-20 — initial GPU deployment, stated by GOV.UK", "amount_gbp": 150000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£150m", "gbp_txt": "" }, { "kind": "investment_pledge", "amount": 3400000000, "currency": "GBP", "date": "2025-09", "detail": "site total, as reported by DCD", "raw": "investment_pledge: 3400000000 GBP 2025-09 — site total, as reported by DCD", "amount_gbp": 3400000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£3.40bn", "gbp_txt": "" }, { "kind": "investment_pledge", "amount": 1000000000, "currency": "GBP", "date": "2025-09-18", "detail": "as reported by Business Times", "raw": "investment_pledge: 1000000000 GBP 2025-09-18 — as reported by Business Times", "amount_gbp": 1000000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£1bn", "gbp_txt": "" } ], "site": { "operator": "AI Pathfinder (BIZ-DC-027)", "owner": "not stated", "power_mw_stated": "not stated", "gpus_stated": "not stated (Dell/NVIDIA \"AI Factory\")", "site_status": "under way per GOV.UK (2025-11-20); live not confirmed", "ai_growth_zone": null, "site_stage": "live", "power_mw": null }, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "AI infrastructure" ], "sectors": [ "data centres" ], "confidence": "verified", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Data centres and compute sites", "category": "data centres", "function": "An AI data centre in Northamptonshire, location not published, where AI Pathfinder is installing Dell and NVIDIA computing worth at least £150 million.", "affiliation": "Data centres", "sources": [ "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-to-power-national-renewal-as-government-announces-billions-of-additional-investment-and-new-plans-to-boost-uk-businesses-jobs-and-innovation", "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/ai-pathfinder-plans-to-spend-184bn-on-two-uk-data-centers/", "https://business-times.co.uk/articles/technology/1bn-investment-set-to-put-northamptonshire-at-the-heart-of-ai-growth/" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-to-power-national-renewal-as-government-announces-billions-of-additional-investment-and-new-plans-to-boost-uk-businesses-jobs-and-innovation", "quotes": [ "AI Pathfinder is fast-tracking UK sovereign AI with £150 million GPU deployment in Northamptonshire\" ... \"an initial investment of over £150 million" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/ai-pathfinder-plans-to-spend-184bn-on-two-uk-data-centers/", "quotes": [ "does not reveal the precise location of its Northamptonshire data center" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": true, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://business-times.co.uk/articles/technology/1bn-investment-set-to-put-northamptonshire-at-the-heart-of-ai-growth/", "quotes": [ "UK-based company AI Pathfinder will deliver\" ... \"£1 billion investment in artificial intelligence" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "AI infrastructure" ], "one_source": false, "confidence_raw": "verified", "depts": [ { "dept": "data centres", "div": "data-centres-and-compute-sites" } ], "div_label": "Data centres and compute sites", "location": "Northamptonshire (location not published)", "status_group": "under_construction", "ext_links": [ { "kind": "buys_from", "id": "BIZ-BIG-014", "name": "NVIDIA (UK)", "page": "big-tech", "href": "../big-tech/#org=BIZ-BIG-014", "page_label": "Big tech in the UK" } ], "label_links": [ { "kind": "buys_from", "name": "Dell" } ], "degree": 1, "related_ids": [ "BIZ-DC-027" ] }, { "id": "BIZ-DC-029", "name": "AI Pathfinder data centre, i3 industrial park, North Ayrshire", "bucket": "site", "status": "planned", "status_date": "2025-09", "status_detail": "Announced September 2025 as a 1GW site with an initial investment from 2026; 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No planning record, chip count or construction start was found on a page opened. GOV.UK's November 2025 release mentions only the Northamptonshire site.", "uk_status": "not_applicable", "company": { "ch_number": null, "registered_office": null, "incorporated": null, "legal_form": null, "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": null, "companies_house_url": null, "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "i3 industrial park, North Ayrshire (postcode not found on a primary page)", "postcode": null, "lat": null, "lng": null, "region": "Scotland" }, "people": [], "money": [ { "kind": "investment_pledge", "amount": 15000000000, "currency": "GBP", "date": "2025-09", "detail": "\"up to £15bn\", as reported by DCD", "raw": "investment_pledge: 15000000000 GBP 2025-09 — \"up to £15bn\", as reported by DCD", "amount_gbp": 15000000000, "fx_rate": 1.0, "fx_source": "as published (GBP)", "fx_note": "", "txt": "£15bn", "gbp_txt": "" } ], "site": { "operator": "AI Pathfinder (BIZ-DC-027)", "owner": "not stated", "power_mw_stated": "1,000 MW planned, potential 1,500 MW", "gpus_stated": "not stated", "site_status": "planned (announced 2025-09)", "ai_growth_zone": null, "site_stage": "planning", "power_mw": 1000.0 }, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "AI infrastructure" ], "sectors": [ "data centres" ], "confidence": "single_source", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Data centres and compute sites", "category": "data centres", "function": "A planned 1GW AI data centre at the i3 industrial park in North Ayrshire, with up to £15 billion of investment announced by AI Pathfinder.", "affiliation": "Data centres", "sources": [ "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/ai-pathfinder-plans-to-spend-184bn-on-two-uk-data-centers/" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/ai-pathfinder-plans-to-spend-184bn-on-two-uk-data-centers/", "quotes": [ "the i3 industrial park in Ayrshire, Scotland\" ... \"This 1GW site" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": true, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "AI infrastructure" ], "one_source": true, "confidence_raw": "single_source", "depts": [ { "dept": "data centres", "div": "data-centres-and-compute-sites" } ], "div_label": "Data centres and compute sites", "location": "i3 industrial park, North Ayrshire (postcode not found on a primary page)", "status_group": "planned", "ext_links": [], "label_links": [], "degree": 1, "related_ids": [ "BIZ-DC-027" ] }, { "id": "BIZ-DC-030", "name": "Equinix (UK)", "bucket": "co", "status": "active", "status_date": "2026-10-31", "status_detail": "Announced on 30 October 2025 a £3.9 billion investment, including an 85-acre campus in Hertfordshire with 250+MW. 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[Round 4, 30 Oct 2026] site list: Equinix lists 14 UK sites: LD3–LD10, LD11x, LD13x (London/Slough) and MA1, MA3, MA4, MA5 (Manchester); see BIZ-DC-2001 to 2014.", "uk_status": "foreign_with_uk_base", "company": { "ch_number": "03672650", "registered_office": "Computershare Governance Services, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol, BS13 8FD", "incorporated": "1998-11-18", "legal_form": "ltd", "owner_or_acquirer": "Equinix, Inc. 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GOV.UK described it on 20 November 2025 as \"a high-performance data centre campus in Hertfordshire\" with a £4 billion commitment. The release does not name the village or give an opening date. Whether this is the plot permitted to DC01 UK (BIZ-DC-044) was not stated on a page opened. 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Groq's blog of 16 February 2026 says it \"recently launched\" a UK data centre in partnership with Equinix. Neither page names the Equinix building, its power or chip count. 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Vantage Data Centers said on 13 August 2026 that it expects to deliver more than 1GW of AI-ready capacity across Newport, Bridgend and Bro Tathan. No site-level MW, owner, planning reference or start date was found. 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Bro Tathan is named only on Vantage's page; GOV.UK's November 2025 release names Newport and Bridgend. No site MW, planning reference, owner or timetable was found. 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On 11 February 2026 Cyngor Gwynedd supported the case for an Innovation, Business and Skills Centre at the former nuclear power station site, which it describes as within the Snowdonia Enterprise Zone and the North Wales AI Growth Zone; that release does not mention a data centre. No operator, owner, power figure or investment for a Trawsfynydd data centre was found. 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Computer Weekly reports that it shares directors with Humber Tech Park, linked to Greystoke Land.", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "16462312", "registered_office": "c/o Dragon Argent Limited, 3 More London Riverside, London, SE1 2RE", "incorporated": "2025-05-20", "legal_form": "ltd", "owner_or_acquirer": "null (overseen by Greystoke, per trade press)", "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "16462312", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16462312", "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "London (registered office SE1 2RE; coordinates not retrieved)", "postcode": "SE1 2RE", "lat": 51.50416, "lng": -0.079748, "region": "England: London", "admin_district": "Southwark", "geocoded": "postcodes.io" }, "people": [], "money": [ { "kind": "note", "amount": null, "currency": null, "date": null, "detail": null, "raw": "(site-level in BIZ-DC-038)", "kind_as_written": null, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "" } ], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "AI infrastructure" ], "sectors": [ "property development", "data centres" ], "confidence": "verified", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Companies", "category": "property development", "function": "A company set up to develop a data-centre campus of up to 1GW on former airfield land at Elsham, North Lincolnshire, overseen by the developer Greystoke.", "affiliation": "Data centres", "sources": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16462312", "https://datacentrereview.com/2026/03/north-lincolnshire-approves-plans-for-major-ai-data-centre-campus/", "https://computerweekly.com/news/366639995/Enormous-AI-growth-zone-datacentre-gets-planning-approval" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16462312", "quotes": [ "ELSHAM TECH PARK LIMITED\" ... \"63110 - Data processing, hosting and related activities\" ... \"20 May 2025" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://datacentrereview.com/2026/03/north-lincolnshire-approves-plans-for-major-ai-data-centre-campus/", "quotes": [ "a company created for the scheme and overseen by Greystoke" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": true, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://computerweekly.com/news/366639995/Enormous-AI-growth-zone-datacentre-gets-planning-approval", "quotes": [ "has links to datacentre developer Greystoke Land" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": true, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "AI infrastructure" ], "one_source": false, "confidence_raw": "verified", "depts": [ { "dept": "property development", "div": "companies" } ], "div_label": "Companies", "location": "London (registered office SE1 2RE; coordinates not retrieved)", "status_group": "active", "ext_links": [], "label_links": [ { "kind": "part_of", "name": "Greystoke (as reported)" } ], "degree": 1, "related_ids": [ "BIZ-DC-038" ] }, { "id": "BIZ-DC-038", "name": "Elsham Tech Park, North Lincolnshire", "bucket": "site", "status": "planned", "status_date": "2026-03-12", "status_detail": "Planning approved by North Lincolnshire Council (reported 12 March 2026); construction expected to start in 2027, first phase due in 2029.", "one_line": "A planned AI data-centre campus of up to 1GW and 15 buildings on the former RAF Elsham Wolds airfield, with up to £10 billion of private investment.", "description": "Elsham Tech Park covers 176 hectares at the former RAF Elsham Wolds airfield, east of the Elsham Wolds Industrial Estate. Data Centre Review reports approval by North Lincolnshire Council of up to 1GW of computing capacity in up to 15 hyperscale buildings, an on-site energy centre of up to 49.9MW, and \"up to £10 billion of private investment\"; construction over ten years from 2027, first phase in 2029. Computer Weekly says the site is in one of the government's AI growth zones; that is not confirmed on GOV.UK pages opened, which list five zones not including it. 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No end user has been disclosed.", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "12351851", "registered_office": "Venture House, Aykley Heads, Durham, England, DH1 5TS", "incorporated": "2019-12-06", "legal_form": "ltd", "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "12351851", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12351851", "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "Durham (registered office DH1 5TS; coordinates not retrieved)", "postcode": "DH1 5TS", "lat": 54.789392, "lng": -1.587445, "region": "England: North East", "admin_district": "County Durham", "geocoded": "postcodes.io" }, "people": [], "money": [], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "AI infrastructure" ], "sectors": [ "property development", "regeneration" ], "confidence": "verified", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": null, "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Companies", "category": "property development", "function": "The public-private company redeveloping the former Teesside steelworks near Middlesbrough, which has outline permission for a large data-centre campus.", "affiliation": "Data centres", "sources": [ "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12351851", "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/uk-government-eyes-teesside-as-second-ai-data-center-hub-report/" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12351851", "quotes": [ "TEESWORKS LIMITED\" ... \"SOUTH TEES ENTERPRISE LIMITED\" ... \"6 December 2019" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/uk-government-eyes-teesside-as-second-ai-data-center-hub-report/", "quotes": [ "the public-private partnership that is developing the site" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": true, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "AI infrastructure" ], "one_source": false, "confidence_raw": "verified", "depts": [ { "dept": "property development", "div": "companies" } ], "div_label": "Companies", "location": "Durham (registered office DH1 5TS; coordinates not retrieved)", "status_group": "active", "ext_links": [], "label_links": [], "degree": 1, "related_ids": [ "BIZ-DC-040" ] }, { "id": "BIZ-DC-040", "name": "Teesworks data-centre campus, near Middlesbrough", "bucket": "site", "status": "planned", "status_date": "2025-08", "status_detail": "Outline planning permission granted in August 2025 (DCD); BP then scrapped its hydrogen project on the same land; end user and capacity not disclosed.", "one_line": "A planned data-centre campus of about 500,000 square metres on the former Teesside steelworks, with outline permission and no named operator.", "description": "Teesworks Ltd applied in June 2025 to build a 500,000 sqm data-centre campus on the former steelworks outside Middlesbrough. 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Microsoft aimed to submit plans to North Yorkshire Council in mid-2024, with construction from early 2027. The DCD page does not mention AI; it is included because Microsoft's UK capital spending is stated as for \"cloud and AI infrastructure\", but its AI purpose is not confirmed. 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North Lanarkshire Council says it remains subject to the full statutory planning process. DataVita's existing DV1 at Chapelhall opened in 2016 (its page states both 40MW and 24MW of power). The August 2026 debt facility funds DV1's expansion and a new DV3, with CoreWeave contracted under a 15-year lease. No GPU count found. [Round 4, 30 Oct 2026] financing: £300m financing package for DataVita to expand DV1 and build a second data centre; National Wealth Fund £202m guarantee covering 80% of £252.5m lending from ING, ABN AMRO and Santander; £543m community fund (18 Aug 2026). 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Companies House details were not opened.", "uk_status": "foreign_with_uk_base", "company": { "ch_number": "14299844", "registered_office": null, "incorporated": null, "legal_form": null, "owner_or_acquirer": "Stena Line (UK) Limited", "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "14299844", "from_round2": true, "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14299844", "ch_note": null }, "place": { "text": "Holyhead, Anglesey", "postcode": "SW1A 1RE", "lat": 51.507119, "lng": -0.140608, "region": "Wales", "admin_district": "Westminster", "geocoded": "postcodes.io" }, "people": [], "money": [ { "kind": "note", "amount": null, "currency": null, "date": null, "detail": null, "raw": "null (site-level in BIZ-DC-019)", "kind_as_written": null, "amount_gbp": null, "fx_rate": null, "fx_source": null, "fx_note": "no amount published", "txt": "", "gbp_txt": "" } ], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "AI infrastructure" ], "sectors": [ "property", "data centres" ], "confidence": "verified", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": [ { "from": "Companies House check, 29 Oct 2026", "field": "company.owner_or_acquirer", "text": "company.owner_or_acquirer → Stena Line (UK) Limited (CH 02454575), the person with significant control since 16 August 2022 (75% or more of shares and votes); the record's \"Stena Line\" is right but the UK holding company should be named. uk_status may be \"uk\" (UK-incorporated, UK-owned subsidiary of a Swedish group) — lead to decide." } ], "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": null, "type": "Companies", "category": "property", "function": "A property company owned by the ferry operator Stena Line, developing a £1 billion data-centre park on a former aluminium smelter site at Holyhead.", "affiliation": "Data centres", "sources": [ "https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/anglesey-to-consider-2-5m-sq-ft-data-centre-proposals/", "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-growth-zones-to-create-thousands-of-jobs-and-unlock-up-to-100-billion-in-investment-as-new-site-confirmed-for-north-wales", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14299844", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14299844/persons-with-significant-control" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/anglesey-to-consider-2-5m-sq-ft-data-centre-proposals/", "quotes": [ "Stena Line-owned property company Anglesey Land Holdings' intends to repurpose a derelict aluminium smelting site" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": true, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ai-growth-zones-to-create-thousands-of-jobs-and-unlock-up-to-100-billion-in-investment-as-new-site-confirmed-for-north-wales", "quotes": [ "with a base at Prosperity Parc on Anglesey and another at Trawsfynydd in the heart of Gwynedd." ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14299844", "quotes": [ "ANGLESEY LAND HOLDINGS LIMITED", "First Floor, 6 Arlington Street, London, England, SW1A 1RE", "Active", "16 August 2022", "68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/14299844/persons-with-significant-control", "quotes": [ "Stena Line (Uk) Limited", "Ownership of shares – 75% or more", "Registration number\" \"2454575" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "AI infrastructure" ], "one_source": false, "confidence_raw": "verified", "depts": [ { "dept": "property", "div": "companies" } ], "div_label": "Companies", "location": "Holyhead, Anglesey", "status_group": "active", "ext_links": [ { "kind": "in_ai_growth_zone", "id": "GOV-WAL-024", "name": "North Wales AI Growth Zone (UK programme)", "page": "government", "href": "../../government/wales/#org=GOV-WAL-024", "page_label": "UK Government AI Universe" } ], "label_links": [ { "kind": "part_of", "name": "Stena Line" } ], "degree": 1, "related_ids": [ "BIZ-DC-019" ] }, { "id": "BIZ-DC-019", "name": "Prosperity Parc, Holyhead (North Wales AI Growth Zone)", "bucket": "site", "status": "planned", "status_date": "2025-11-13", "status_detail": "Outline planning approved (reported 11 September 2025); named a base of the North Wales AI Growth Zone on 13 November 2025, when work was under way to find an investment partner.", "one_line": "A planned £1 billion data-centre park on a 217-acre former smelter site at Holyhead, one base of the North Wales AI Growth Zone.", "description": "Anglesey Land Holdings applied in early 2025 for outline permission (reference OP/2025/2) for a data-centre-led scheme on the 217-acre former aluminium smelter site at Holyhead, described as a £1 billion investment. 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DCD reports that Nebius chose Ark's Longcross campus for an initial 4,000 NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs. Ark's own website could not be opened in this session, so ownership and leadership were not checked. [Round 4, 30 Oct 2026] size / site list: Ark says it runs 27 data centres across nine locations (seven UK campuses plus Barcelona and Brussels); see BIZ-DC-2083 to 2088. [Round 6, 30 Oct 2026] links: Owns 75% of Crown Hosting Data Centres (BIZ-CLD-5010); CEO Huw Owen in 2015 [Gemini gap Round 1, 31 Oct 2026] Companies House: ARK DATA CENTRES LIMITED, company number 05656968, Active (checked 31 Oct 2026).", "uk_status": "uk", "company": { "ch_number": "05656968", "registered_office": "Spring Park Westwells Road, Hawthorn, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 9GB", "incorporated": "16 December 2005", "legal_form": null, "owner_or_acquirer": null, "headcount": null, "ch_number_clean": "05656968", "ch_note": "null (Package 1 gave 05656968; not re-opened)", "companies_house_url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05656968" }, "place": { "text": "Corsham, Wiltshire (SN13 9GB)", "postcode": "SN13 9GB", "lat": 51.418816, "lng": -2.214751, "region": "England: South West", "admin_district": "Wiltshire", "geocoded": "postcodes.io" }, "people": [ { "name": "Huw Owen", "role": "CEO, Ark Data Centres", "from": null, "source": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/nebius-to-host-uk-nvidia-blackwell-ultra-gpu-cluster-in-ark-data-centres-facility-in-surrey/", "round4": true }, { "name": "Huw Owen", "role": "Chief Executive Officer", "from": "2015-03 (in role)", "source": "https://crownhostingdc.co.uk/?p=163", "round4": true } ], "money": [], "site": null, "product": null, "dsit_domains": [ "AI infrastructure" ], "sectors": [ "data centres" ], "confidence": "verified", "checked": "2026-10-29", "as_of": "2026-10-29", "applied": [ { "from": "Companies House check, 29 Oct 2026", "field": "place", "text": "place → Corsham, Wiltshire (registered office, SN13 9GB) — region: England: South West (record had null)" } ], "held": [], "same_as": null, "package1_id": "biz-ark-data-centres", "type": "Companies", "category": "data centres", "function": "Develops and runs data centres in southern England, including Longcross Park in Surrey, which hosts an AI computing cluster for Nebius.", "affiliation": "Data centres", "sources": [ "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/nebius-to-host-uk-nvidia-blackwell-ultra-gpu-cluster-in-ark-data-centres-facility-in-surrey/", "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05656968", "https://www.ark-d-c.com/locations", "https://gov.uk/government/news/government-creates-new-business-to-save-up-to-105-million-in-it-costs" ], "source_quotes": [ { "url": "https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/nebius-to-host-uk-nvidia-blackwell-ultra-gpu-cluster-in-ark-data-centres-facility-in-surrey/", "quotes": [ "expected to be operational by Q4 2025\" ... \"54MW across two data centers" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": true, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05656968", "quotes": [ "ARK DATA CENTRES LIMITED\" \"Spring Park Westwells Road, Hawthorn, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 9GB\" \"Active\" \"16 December 2005\" \"ARK CONTINUITY LIMITED (09 May 2006 - 25 Sep 2013)" ], "accessed": "2026-10-29", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://www.ark-d-c.com/locations", "quotes": [ "27 world-class data centres across 9 strategic locations" ], "accessed": "2026-10-30", "trade": false, "amendment": false }, { "url": "https://gov.uk/government/news/government-creates-new-business-to-save-up-to-105-million-in-it-costs", "quotes": [ "The government will retain a 25% stake" ], "accessed": "2026-10-30", "trade": false, "amendment": false } ], "website": [], "colleges": [], "topics": [ "AI infrastructure" ], "one_source": false, "confidence_raw": "verified", "depts": [ { "dept": "data centres", "div": "companies" } ], "div_label": "Companies", "location": "Corsham, Wiltshire (SN13 9GB)", "status_group": "active", "ext_links": [ { "kind": "supplies", "id": "BIZ-BIG-021", "name": "Nebius (UK)", "page": "big-tech", "href": "../big-tech/#org=BIZ-BIG-021", "page_label": "Big tech in the UK" }, { "kind": "linked from: part_of", "id": "BIZ-CLD-5010", "name": "Crown Hosting Data Centres", "page": "cloud", "href": "../cloud/#org=BIZ-CLD-5010", "page_label": "Cloud and compute" } ], "label_links": [], "degree": 8, "related_ids": [ "BIZ-DC-021", "BIZ-DC-026", "BIZ-DC-2083", "BIZ-DC-2084", "BIZ-DC-2085", "BIZ-DC-2086", "BIZ-DC-2087", "BIZ-DC-2088" ] }, { "id": "BIZ-DC-021", "name": "Ark Longcross Park campus, Surrey", "bucket": "site", "status": "active", "status_date": "2025-11-06", "status_detail": "Nebius announced its first UK NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra deployment, in the London area, on 6 November 2025; DCD places it at Ark's Longcross campus.", "one_line": "A two-building data-centre campus at Longcross, Surrey, where the AI cloud company Nebius runs NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra chips.", "description": "DCD reports that Ark's Longcross Park campus near Chertsey totals 54MW across two data centres and that Nebius would host an initial 4,000 NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs there in a liquid-ready data hall, operational by the fourth quarter of 2025. Nebius announced on 6 November 2025 its first UK Blackwell Ultra deployment \"at a state-of-the-art facility in the London area\", without naming the site. The link between the two rests on DCD. [Round 4, 30 Oct 2026] MW / stage / postcode: Two data centres in Chertsey's new 300-acre Garden Village; 54MW total compute capacity (as stated); listed as ready for service 2025; postcode KT16 0EE. 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LD13x, Slough" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-030", "target": "BIZ-DC-2011", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-030 links: operates → Equinix MA1, Manchester Science Park" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-030", "target": "BIZ-DC-2012", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-030 links: operates → Equinix MA3, Trafford Wharf, Manchester" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-030", "target": "BIZ-DC-2013", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-030 links: operates → Equinix MA4, Manchester Science Park" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-030", "target": "BIZ-DC-2014", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-030 links: operates → Equinix MA5, Swinton, Manchester" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2015", "target": "BIZ-DC-2016", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2015 links: operates → Telehouse North, London Docklands" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2015", "target": "BIZ-DC-2017", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2015 links: operates → Telehouse North Two, London Docklands" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2015", "target": "BIZ-DC-2018", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2015 links: operates → Telehouse East, London Docklands" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2015", "target": "BIZ-DC-2019", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2015 links: operates → Telehouse West, London Docklands" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2015", "target": "BIZ-DC-2020", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2015 links: operates → Telehouse South, Blackwall Yard, London" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2015", "target": "BIZ-DC-2021", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2015 links: operates → Telehouse West Two, London Docklands" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2022", "target": "BIZ-DC-2023", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2022 links: operates → VIRTUS LONDON1, Enfield" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2022", "target": "BIZ-DC-2024", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2022 links: operates → VIRTUS LONDON2, Hayes" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2022", "target": "BIZ-DC-2025", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2022 links: operates → VIRTUS LONDON3, Slough" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2022", "target": "BIZ-DC-2026", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2022 links: operates → VIRTUS LONDON4, Slough" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2022", "target": "BIZ-DC-2027", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2022 links: operates → VIRTUS LONDON5, Stockley Park" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2022", "target": "BIZ-DC-2028", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2022 links: operates → VIRTUS LONDON6, Stockley Park" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2022", "target": "BIZ-DC-2029", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2022 links: operates → VIRTUS LONDON7, Stockley Park" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2022", "target": "BIZ-DC-2030", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2022 links: operates → VIRTUS LONDON8, Stockley Park" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2022", "target": "BIZ-DC-2031", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2022 links: operates → VIRTUS LONDON9, Slough" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2022", "target": "BIZ-DC-2032", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2022 links: operates → VIRTUS LONDON10, Slough" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2022", "target": "BIZ-DC-2033", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2022 links: operates → VIRTUS LONDON11, Slough" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2022", "target": "BIZ-DC-2034", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2022 links: operates → VIRTUS LONDON12, Slough" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2022", "target": "BIZ-DC-2035", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2022 links: operates → VIRTUS LONDON14, Stockley Park" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2022", "target": "BIZ-DC-2036", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2022 links: operates → VIRTUS LONDON19, Slough" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2022", "target": "BIZ-DC-2037", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2022 links: operates → VIRTUS Saunderton Campus, Buckinghamshire" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2038", "target": "BIZ-DC-2039", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2038 links: operates → Pulsant Edinburgh South Gyle SC-1" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2038", "target": "BIZ-DC-2040", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2038 links: operates → Pulsant Edinburgh SC-2 (Medway)" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2038", "target": "BIZ-DC-2041", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2038 links: operates → Pulsant Edinburgh SC-3 (Newbridge)" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2038", "target": "BIZ-DC-2042", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2038 links: operates → Pulsant Manchester NW-1" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2038", "target": "BIZ-DC-2043", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2038 links: operates → Pulsant Rotherham YH-1" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2038", "target": "BIZ-DC-2044", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2038 links: operates → Pulsant Newcastle NE-1 (Central)" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2038", "target": "BIZ-DC-2045", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2038 links: operates → Pulsant Newcastle NE-2, North Shields" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2038", "target": "BIZ-DC-2046", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2038 links: operates → Pulsant Birmingham WM-1" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2038", "target": "BIZ-DC-2047", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2038 links: operates → Pulsant Milton Keynes SE-1" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2038", "target": "BIZ-DC-2048", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2038 links: operates → Pulsant Maidenhead SE-2" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2038", "target": "BIZ-DC-2049", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2038 links: operates → Pulsant Reading SE-3 (South)" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2038", "target": "BIZ-DC-2050", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2038 links: operates → Pulsant Reading SE-4" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2038", "target": "BIZ-DC-2051", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2038 links: operates → Pulsant Croydon LN-1" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2038", "target": "BIZ-DC-2052", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2038 links: operates → Pulsant Fareham SE-5" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2053", "target": "BIZ-DC-2054", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2053 links: operates → Manor Farm data centre, Poyle Road, Slough" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2053", "target": "BIZ-DC-2055", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2053 links: operates → Beaulieu Park data centre, Chelmsford" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2076", "target": "BIZ-DC-2056", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2076 links: operates → Wilton International data centre, Teesside" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2056", "target": "BIZ-DC-2075", "kind": "partner_of", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2056 links: partner_of → Digital Reef" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2077", "target": "BIZ-DC-2057", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2077 links: operates → Cato data centre, near Auchtertool, Fife" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2078", "target": "BIZ-DC-2058", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2078 links: operates → West Sleekburn Data Centre campus, Northumberland" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2058", "target": "BIZ-DC-2068", "kind": "in_ai_growth_zone", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2058 links: in_ai_growth_zone → North East AI Growth Zone" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2075", "target": "BIZ-DC-2059", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2075 links: operates → Havering data centre campus, Dunnings Lane and Fen Road" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2061", "target": "BIZ-DC-2079", "kind": "partner_of", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2061 links: partner_of → Rivington Energy" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2079", "target": "BIZ-DC-2062", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2079 links: operates → Viridor/Rivington Avonmouth data centre, Bristol" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2062", "target": "BIZ-DC-2061", "kind": "part_of", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2062 links: part_of → Viridor and Rivington Energy waste-to-energy data centre programme" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2067", "target": "BIZ-DC-2068", "kind": "in_ai_growth_zone", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2067 links: in_ai_growth_zone → North East AI Growth Zone" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2070", "target": "BIZ-DC-015", "kind": "in_ai_growth_zone", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2070 links: in_ai_growth_zone → Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone campus (DataVita DV1 and DV3, Chapelhall)" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2073", "target": "BIZ-DC-2072", "kind": "part_of", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2073 links: part_of → AI Growth Zones (government programme)" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-020", "target": "BIZ-DC-2083", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-020 links: operates → Ark Alliance Park, Ealing" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-020", "target": "BIZ-DC-2084", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-020 links: operates → Ark Cody Park, near Farnborough" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-020", "target": "BIZ-DC-2085", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-020 links: operates → Ark Hilfield Park (former Mercure Hotel), Elstree" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-020", "target": "BIZ-DC-2086", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-020 links: operates → Ark Meridian Park, north London (N9)" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-020", "target": "BIZ-DC-2087", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-020 links: operates → Ark Spring Park (SN13 9GB)" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-020", "target": "BIZ-DC-2088", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-020 links: operates → Ark Union Park, Hayes" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2089", "target": "BIZ-DC-2090", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2089 links: operates → Colt DCS London North, Welwyn Garden City" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2089", "target": "BIZ-DC-2091", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2089 links: operates → Colt DCS London West, Park Royal" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2089", "target": "BIZ-DC-2092", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2089 links: operates → Colt DCS Hayes Digital Park (London Hayes Campus)" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2089", "target": "BIZ-DC-2093", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2089 links: operates → Colt DCS London 4, Hayes" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2093", "target": "BIZ-DC-2092", "kind": "part_of", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2093 links: part_of → Colt DCS Hayes Digital Park (London Hayes Campus)" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2089", "target": "BIZ-DC-2094", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2089 links: operates → Colt DCS London 5, Hayes" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2094", "target": "BIZ-DC-2092", "kind": "part_of", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2094 links: part_of → Colt DCS Hayes Digital Park (London Hayes Campus)" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2089", "target": "BIZ-DC-2095", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2089 links: operates → Colt DCS London 6, Hayes" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2095", "target": "BIZ-DC-2092", "kind": "part_of", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2095 links: part_of → Colt DCS Hayes Digital Park (London Hayes Campus)" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2089", "target": "BIZ-DC-2096", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2089 links: operates → Colt DCS London 7, Hayes" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2096", "target": "BIZ-DC-2092", "kind": "part_of", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2096 links: part_of → Colt DCS Hayes Digital Park (London Hayes Campus)" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2089", "target": "BIZ-DC-2097", "kind": "operates", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2089 links: operates → Colt DCS London 8, Hayes" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-2097", "target": "BIZ-DC-2092", "kind": "part_of", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-2097 links: part_of → Colt DCS Hayes Digital Park (London Hayes Campus)" }, { "source": "BIZ-DC-013", "target": "BIZ-DC-2068", "kind": "in_ai_growth_zone", "evidence": "BIZ-DC-013 links: in_ai_growth_zone → North East AI Growth Zone" } ], "placement_method": { "by_sub_page_or_type": 152 } }