Aqua Construction

What Aqua Construction does

Aqua Construction Limited is a privately held UK construction firm headquartered at Severn Farm, Quedgeley, Gloucestershire, founded in 1998. The company designs and builds residential housing across Gloucestershire and the South West of England, with a primary focus on affordable housing for registered providers and housing associations (including Gloucester City Homes, Rooftop Housing Group, Two Rivers Housing, Severn Vale Housing, Fortis Living, Platform Housing Group, and the Salvation Army Housing Association), and a secondary focus on design-and-build bespoke homes for private clients and partnership work with private developers (Brunel Homes, Parkend Developments). Its core product suite comprises three service lines: Affordable Housing construction (fixed-price contracts won via competitive tender), Design and Build (end-to-end bespoke residential construction covered by Premier Guarantee 10-year warranty), and Land Acquisition (sourcing development land for housing associations and local authorities), supplemented by a wholly-owned subsidiary, Parkend Developments Ltd, that handles open-market private development.

Aqua Construction employs traditional construction methods integrated with sustainable building practices, including solar panels, air source heat pumps, rainwater harvesting systems, EV charging points, and high-insulation specifications targeting EPC A ratings. The firm has begun deploying modern methods of construction (MMC) on select projects, including the St Weonards scheme announced in April 2026. Its operational footprint is concentrated in Gloucestershire, with recent expansion into Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Distribution is entirely relationship-driven, secured through direct tendering and competitive bidding with housing associations, local authorities, and Homes England grant-funded developments, alongside private client referrals and developer partnerships.

Revenue is generated through fixed-price, multi-year construction contracts typically valued between £1.4 million and £6.4 million per project, with pricing determined through competitive tender rather than published rate cards. The firm has delivered over 250 homes in the past five years and over 180 homes for Gloucester City Homes alone across 22+ completed projects, and has secured industry recognition including the 2025 SoGlos Business of the Year award and the 2025 LABC Best Small Social Housing Development regional win for Northgate Mansions. Headcount is in the 11-50 range; the managing director is founder Jason Wasley.

Name

Aqua Construction

Legal name

Aqua Construction Limited

Website

https://aquaconstruction.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Privately held UK construction firm specialising in affordable housing construction for housing associations, design-and-build residential services, and land acquisition services for developers and local authorities across Gloucestershire and the South West.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Construction Services

NAICS

Residential Building Construction (23611), New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236116), New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (236115), Land Subdivision (23721)

SIC

Operative Builders (1531)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Management & General Contracting (EPCM, Scheduling, QA/QC, HSE) (EUAMAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Spec Home / Production Homebuilding (Tract & Volume Builders) (IMAFABAD)

Keywords

• Residential construction services
• Affordable housing development
• Design and build
• Land acquisition services
• Social housing construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Quedgeley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations

Revenue model

1. Affordable Housing Construction: Construction of affordable housing schemes for registered providers and housing associations. Revenue earned through fixed-price construction contracts awarded via tendering processes.
2. Design and Build Private Residential: Bespoke residential construction services for private clients including individual homeowners seeking custom-designed properties. Complete project delivery from design through to handover.
3. Land Acquisition Services: Land sourcing and acquisition services for housing associations and local authorities, including sites with or without planning permission. Can be standalone or bundled with construction services.
4. Open Market Development: Construction partnerships with developers for open market residential developments. Revenue from fixed-price contracts on market-rate housing projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Aqua Construction is a Gloucestershire-based building contractor that designs and builds residential housing schemes — primarily affordable and social housing for registered providers and housing associations, alongside bespoke private homes and open market developer-led schemes. The company provides a full end-to-end service spanning land acquisition, planning, construction, quality assurance, and handover with Premier Guarantee warranty. It also delivers brownfield site regeneration and energy-efficient, EPC A-rated sustainable homes across the South West of England.

Product overview

Aqua Construction offers a comprehensive suite of construction services centered on residential development. The core offerings comprise Affordable Housing (construction of homes for housing associations and registered providers), Design and Build (bespoke residential construction from land acquisition through to handover with Premier Guarantee warranty), and Land Acquisition (sourcing development sites). The company operates primarily across Gloucestershire and the South West, delivering projects ranging from individual bespoke homes to multi-unit affordable housing schemes and mixed-use developments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Affordable Housing Construction Development and construction of affordable housing schemes for registered providers and housing associations, including social rent and shared ownership properties. Delivered through competitive tendering and long-term partnerships with housing associations such as Gloucester City Homes, Rooftop Housing Group, and Two Rivers Housing.
• Design and Build

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 250 homes built in past 5 years across Gloucestershire and South West
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers13 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Signature Homes and Citizen Housing GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 April 2026Partnership for £6.4m, 24-home residential development in St Weonards, Herefordshire. Aqua led land identification, securing, and development with stakeholders including Duchy of Cornwall. Comprises 16 open-market homes and 8 affordable properties using modern methods of construction.
• Gloucester City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 January 2025Local authority partner for supported housing projects. Gloucester City Council assisted with planning applications and helped secure £1.34m Single Homeless Accommodation Programme (SHAP) funding for Hewmar House supported housing development for homeless young people aged 18-25.
• Rooftop Housing GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 November 2023Evesham-based housing association partnership for affordable housing delivery in South Worcestershire and North Gloucestershire. Completed Pember Close (Bishop's Drive), Crown Close (28 units at £5.3m), and ongoing projects including Pinvin (13 units at £1.6m) and Sweden Lane (8 units at £1.4m). Mark Ramdehal, Head of Development, provides testimonial praise for quality construction.
• Gloucester City HomescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary housing association partner with over 22 completed projects and 180+ homes delivered. Long-term strategic relationship involving multiple affordable housing developments across Gloucester including Northgate Mansions (25 units), Robinswood Inn (11 dwellings), and numerous other schemes. Partnership includes supported housing projects like Hewmar House for homeless young people.
• Two Rivers HousingsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing association partner for affordable housing developments including Orchard Place (11 flats in Stonehouse), Parkend Road (13 units in Bream), and Wellington Street (22 flats in Gloucester city centre).
• Severn Vale HousingsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing association partner for affordable housing projects including Northway Lane, Tewkesbury (30 homes across 5 sites) and Goldingham Close, Uley (rural exception site).
• Fortis LivingsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing association partner for Dauncey Close development in Wotton-under-Edge, delivering 18 affordable homes (14 two-bedroom and 4 three-bedroom houses) for shared ownership and affordable rent.
• Platform Housing GroupsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing association partner for completing unfinished development at Watery Lane, Newent (40 social dwellings with mix of 2- and 3-bed semi-detached houses and apartments).
• Salvation Army Housing Association (SAHA)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing association partner for Slad Road, Stroud affordable housing development (10 one-bedroom flats) on a former under-utilised car park site.
• Brunel HomessecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivate housing developer partner for multiple projects including Little Rissington (2 contemporary Cotswold stone homes) and Chapel End, Hartpury (11 homes).
• Quattro ArchitectscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitectural partner for multiple projects including Sherborne Street (31 flats), Winsley Road, Edward Massie Gardens, Hewmar House, and Northgate Mansions. Provides construction drawings and planning support.
• The Space Studio (Birmingham)secondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitectural partner for Crown Close, Bishop's Cleeve development, providing design services for the contemporary affordable housing scheme.
• Cotswold ArchaeologysecondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchaeological consultants for Northgate Street project, working with City Archaeologist to develop solutions protecting medieval and Roman archaeological remains beneath the brownfield site.
• O'Brien & Price (Stroud)secondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerStructural engineering firm for Northgate Mansions project, developing engineering solutions for the five-storey steel-framed building.
• Build-ZonesecondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSpecialist provider of 10 and 12-year Structural Warranties and Latent Defects Insurance for social housing developments including Crown Close, Bishop's Cleeve.
• Gloucester Building Control PartnershipcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLong-term working relationship with building control surveyors including Principal Building Control Surveyor Mark Stovell for compliance verification across multiple projects over 15 years.
• Ash & Co Chartered SurveyorssecondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerChartered surveyors partnership for land acquisition, including Northgate Street site acquisition and Hewmar House project.
• Black Box PlanningsecondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPlanning consultants for Chapel End, Hartpury project, assisting with planning matters for the 11-home development.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Cala Homes: UK premium housebuilder with regional divisions including the South West, delivering family homes and select affordable/contributions-led schemes. Comparable to Aqua in South West regional presence and design quality focus, but with a primarily for-sale premium product mix.
• Bloor Homes: Mid-sized UK housebuilder with regional operating divisions and a focus on design quality and family housing across the Midlands, South, and South West. Comparable to Aqua's regional South West footprint and design-led ethos, though Bloor is principally a for-sale volume builder.

Direct peers

• Wates Residential: Residential construction arm of Wates Group, delivering large-scale affordable and mixed-tenure developments for housing associations and local authorities across the UK. Direct peer in terms of customer segment, project type, and design-and-build delivery model, though backed by a much larger parent group.
• Lovell Partnerships: UK partnership housing arm of Morgan Sindall Group, focused on developing and constructing affordable and open-market homes for housing associations and local authorities. Highly comparable to Aqua in customer base (registered providers), tender-led GTM, and project mix, but operating at significantly greater national scale.
• Keepmoat Homes: UK volume and partnership housebuilder focused on affordable and open-market homes, particularly in the North and Midlands, with a strong housing-association partnership model. Comparable to Aqua's affordable-housing-led, partnership-driven approach, though at substantially larger volume.

Broad incumbents

• Bellway Homes: Top-five UK housebuilder with a growing partnerships division working with housing associations and local authorities on affordable and mixed-tenure schemes. Comparable in product (residential new-build) and end market (housing associations, developers), though predominantly a for-sale volume builder.
• Kier Living: Residential development arm of Kier Group, delivering both open-market homes and partnership/affordable housing schemes for housing associations and local authorities. Operates at national scale across a wider portfolio than Aqua, with overlapping customer types and tender-based delivery.
• Vistry Group (Countryside Partnerships): Major UK housebuilder whose Countryside Partnerships division delivers affordable and mixed-tenure homes for housing associations, local authorities, and developers. Direct overlap with Aqua's affordable-housing customer base and design-and-build model, but operating as a national FTSE-listed group.
• Galliford Try: UK construction and housebuilding group with a strong affordable-housing and partnerships division competing for the same housing-association tenders as Aqua. Comparable customer base and delivery model, though at materially greater scale and with a broader geographic footprint.

Others

• Premier Guarantee: Provider of 10-year structural warranties and latent defects insurance used by Aqua on its design-and-build homes. Ecosystem enabler rather than competitor, but a critical partner whose warranty offering underpins Aqua's private-client and developer-facing product.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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