About Us
Our story is one of ambition, resilience
and a belief in building lasting impact
Dominus was founded on the belief that determination, integrity and ambition can transform challenges into opportunity. Built from entrepreneurial roots, the business has grown from a single venture into one of the UK’s most dynamic real estate developers, owners and operators. Dominus has built a reputation for delivering high-quality, socially responsible projects that create long-term value for investors and communities alike.
At the heart of the company’s story is its founder, Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia, whose journey continues to shape Dominus’s ethos today. His focus on hard work, resilience and partnership has guided the company’s evolution from early investments in property to a diverse portfolio spanning hotels and student living and mixed-use developments.
Our Origins
Expelled from Uganda along with his family by ldi Amin in 1972, Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia arrived in Britain as a child refugee. As a boy, he worked on market stalls in the capital’s famous Petticoat Lane market, before a growing fascination with cars led him to borrow enough money to buy a nearby car repair workshop.
Sukhpal saw an opportunity to source parts for the increasingly popular European cars directly from the manufacturers across the Channel.
His business, which he named Euro Car Parts, grew rapidly and soon became the go-to automotive parts dealer for owners of European cars in London and beyond. Having built a name for going the extra mile for customers, ECP was an industry pacesetter. It was one of the first retailers to go online and launch same-day delivery.
In 2011, after growing the business for 30 years, Sukhpal sold ECP to Nasdaq-listed LKQ Corporation, a US-headquartered provider of salvaged and recycled aftermarket auto parts.
Entrepreneurial in spirit, Sukhpal used this success as a launch pad to found and invest in a range of ventures across the UK and India, including award-winning asset manager VAR Capital, fast-growing car parts firm GSF Car Parts – and, of course, Dominus.
After more than three decades of hard work and determination and in the face of significant challenges, Sukhpal laid the foundations for Dominus and what it has become. What started as a foray into property development has blossomed into a nationally-renowned business with an extensive portfolio and pipeline.
“The success of our developments is a testament to our hard work, something which I am proud of”
In 2011, after growing the business for 30 years, Sukhpal sold ECP to Nasdaq-listed LKQ Corporation, a US-headquartered provider of salvaged and recycled aftermarket auto parts.
Entrepreneurial in spirit, Sukhpal used this success as a launch pad to found and invest in a range of ventures across the UK and India, including award-winning asset manager VAR Capital, fast-growing car parts firm GSF Car Parts – and, of course, Dominus.
After more than three decades of hard work and determination and in the face of significant challenges, Sukhpal laid the foundations for Dominus and what it has become. What started as a foray into property development has blossomed into a nationally-renowned business with an extensive portfolio and pipeline.
