What Akre does

Akre is a Scotland-based natural capital developer that helps organizations deploy nature-based solutions to meet climate and biodiversity targets. The company operates as an integrated platform of four service branches: Akre Trees (a carbon-negative glasshouse tree nursery using air-pruning technology and biodegradable paper cells), Akre Capital (bespoke nature-based strategy design, delivery, and management), Akre Exchange (a marketplace for trading verified natural capital assets such as carbon credits), and Akre Systems (design and build of propagation infrastructures for landscape-scale restoration). Akre claims to be the world's first verified carbon-negative tree nursery, having reduced emissions by 77% (from 342.8 to 92.56 CO2e) through LED lighting, solar panels, battery storage, and renewable heating, and offsetting residual emissions through 250 purchased woodland carbon units. The company serves businesses and charities, landowners, investors, and communities, primarily through bespoke, quote-based projects.

Revenue is generated through four streams: tree sales from the carbon-negative nursery (native species including Birch, Cherry, Oak, Pine, Rowan, Spruce), professional services fees for nature-based strategy design and project management, transaction fees from the Akre Exchange marketplace, and professional services revenue from propagation infrastructure design. The go-to-market is consultative and sales-led, relying on direct engagement, network referrals, and case-study-driven content marketing. Pricing is project-specific with no publicly disclosed tiers, and customer relationships are typically long-duration (e.g., Leckie Estate is a 100-year project).

Akre is headquartered in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, with operations spanning multiple Scottish regions (Fife, Stirlingshire, Inverness-shire, West Coast, Scottish Highlands). The company is privately held with 1-10 employees, founded in 2020, and has raised approximately $2.4 million in a single funding round in August 2022. Named customers include Knoydart Forest Trust, Leckie Estate, Kilrie Estate, the Braomisaig Project, and Far Ralia, with strategic partnerships supporting carbon-negative certification (Zero Waste Scotland) and large-scale reforestation (Knoydart Forest Trust).

Name

Akre

Legal name

Akre

Website

https://akre.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Akre is a Scotland-based natural capital developer operating four integrated branches — Trees (carbon-negative nursery), Capital (strategy services), Exchange (credit marketplace), and Systems (propagation infrastructure) — serving businesses, landowners, investors, and communities pursuing nature-based climate and biodiversity solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Natural Capital Development and Ecological Restoration Services

NAICS

Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products (113210), Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Timberland Carbon & Natural Capital Project Development (Offsets/REDD+) (AFAMAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Afforestation, Reforestation & Revegetation (ARR) (EUABABAA), Nature & Biodiversity Reporting (TNFD, natural capital) (EUAHAJAM)

Keywords

• Natural capital development
• Ecological restoration services
• Carbon credit marketplace
• Tree nursery operations
• Nature-based solutions consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Kirkcaldy

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Natural Capital Asset Sales: Akre Exchange marketplace facilitates the registration, sale, and purchase of natural capital assets including carbon credits and ecosystem service credits.
2. Nature-Based Strategy Services: Bespoke nature-based strategy design, delivery, and management for ecological restoration plans targeting businesses, funds, communities, charities, and private investors.
3. Propagation Systems Design and Building: Design, delivery, and management of bespoke propagation infrastructure and systems for landscape-scale ecological restoration projects.
4. Tree Sales: Sale of trees from their carbon-negative nursery including Birch, Cherry, Oak, Pine, Rowan, Spruce and other native species.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Akre is a natural capital developer delivering end-to-end nature-based solutions through four branches: Trees (carbon-negative tree nursery with air-pruning technology supplying native species), Capital (bespoke ecological restoration strategy and project management), Exchange (marketplace for verified ecosystem service and carbon credits), and Systems (design and build of propagation infrastructures). It enables organizations, landowners, investors and communities to pursue woodland creation, peatland restoration, biodiversity enhancement and carbon sequestration through a fully integrated service stack.

Product overview

Akre is a natural capital developer operating as a platform of four interconnected branches: Akre Trees (carbon-negative tree nursery with air-pruning technology), Akre Capital (bespoke nature-based strategy consultancy), Akre Exchange (marketplace for ecosystem service credits), and Akre Systems (propagation infrastructure design and build services). These four integrated services work together to help organizations develop and deploy comprehensive nature-based solutions from tree production through to carbon credit registration and sale.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• akreexchange: Marketplace for trading credits derived from ecosystem services; exclusively lists natural capital assets with positive impact on people and planet.
• akre trees

Products and services

• Akre Trees Carbon-negative tree nursery producing high-quality native trees (Birch, Cherry, Oak, Pine, Rowan, Spruce and others) using air-pruning technology, biodegradable paper cells, and off-grid renewable-energy growing methods, with seeds collected from destination lands to guarantee provenance and biosecurity.
• Akre Capital Bespoke nature-based strategy design, delivery, and management service covering baseline surveys, ecological restoration planning, rural business administration, grant applications, tendering, implementation and ongoing project monitoring for businesses, funds, communities, charities and private investors.
• Akre Exchange Online marketplace for registering, selling, purchasing, and managing natural capital assets including carbon sequestration credits and biodiversity credits generated from verified woodland restoration projects.
• Akre Systems Design, delivery, and management of bespoke propagation infrastructures and systems for landscape-scale ecological restoration projects, using proprietary software and sustainable intensification principles to maximize tree production with minimal environmental footprint.

Quantifiable outcome

• 77% reduction in nursery emissions achieved through sustainable infrastructure
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Knoydart Forest TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership for re-establishment of native forestry across the Knoydart peninsula. Akre Exchange assists in carbon credit registration for multiple sites within the Knoydart Forest. This is a concerted long-term reforestation effort with blocks of native woodland creation in partnership with the established local forest trust.
• Zero Waste ScotlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducted comprehensive carbon audit of Akre's tree nursery and supply chain. Provided the carbon footprint baseline measurement (342.8 CO2e) and outlined reduction strategy using LED lighting, solar photovoltaic panels, battery storage, and renewable heating. Supported the certification of Akre as carbon negative.
• Biodiverse Native Woodland Restoration ProjectsupportingOthersSource of 250 verified woodland carbon units purchased by Akre to offset unavoidable nursery emissions, enabling carbon negative certification. Three-year credit repurchase strategy outlined.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Forest Carbon: UK-based woodland carbon project developer that creates and sells verified Woodland Carbon Code credits on behalf of landowners. Most directly comparable to Akre's Capital and Exchange activities in the UK afforestation/carbon market.
• Tilhill Forestry: Established UK forestry and timberland management consultancy that delivers woodland creation, management plans, and grant support for landowners. Overlaps directly with Akre Capital's strategy and project management services across the UK.
• Scottish Woodlands Ltd: Scotland-based forestry services company providing woodland creation, management, and harvesting. Closest geographic and service-line peer to Akre's Capital and Trees offerings within Scotland.
• Eden Reforestation Projects: Global project developer that plants trees at landscape scale and generates verified carbon credits for corporate buyers. Comparable model to Akre Capital in turning reforestation projects into tradeable credits, though operating internationally.

Emerging players

• Pachama: Digital marketplace and verification platform for nature-based carbon credits, using satellite and AI monitoring. Most directly comparable to Akre Exchange on the technology-enabled marketplace side, though at significantly larger scale.
• Sylvera: UK-based carbon credit ratings and monitoring business that independently rates nature-based projects. Comparable to Akre Exchange in the credit-verification layer and complementary to Akre Capital in the project advisory stack.
• Patch (formerly Cloverly): API-based platform enabling businesses to purchase carbon credits and embed offsets into products. Comparable to Akre Exchange on the digital distribution and transaction layer for natural-capital credits.

Broad incumbents

• Gresham House Forest Fund: Established UK-based timberland and natural capital investment manager running institutional forestry funds. Comparable to Akre on the natural capital asset management side, but operates at much larger scale with institutional capital.
• Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company: UK-listed investment company focused on sustainably managed forestry and natural capital assets. Comparable as an institutional owner of UK woodland creation projects that compete for the same landowners Akre serves.

Regional players

• Carbon Growth Partners: Nature-based solutions project developer focused on reforestation and ARR projects across emerging markets. Comparable to Akre Capital as a project origination and carbon development peer, though geographically non-overlapping.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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