The Grange Group

Name

The Grange Group

Legal name

Grange Management (Holdings) Ltd

Website

https://thegrangegroup.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ingatestone

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Commercial Property Rental Income: Long-term rental income from commercial properties leased to major distribution, franchise holding and retailing companies including automotive dealerships (Aston Martin, Jaguar, Toyota), retailers (Wickes, Aldi, Topps Tiles), and trade suppliers (Toolstation). Properties generate recurring rental income under long lease arrangements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Grange Group invests in and holds a national freehold portfolio of commercial properties let to major distribution, franchise holding and retailing companies on long-term leases. The group also constructs pre-let commercial buildings on its own freehold land, designed and built to tenant specifications, generating recurring rental income from automotive dealerships, retailers, discount supermarkets and trade suppliers.

Product overview

The Grange Group is a commercial property investment and development company offering two core services: long-term investment in let commercial properties and construction of pre-let commercial buildings on freehold land. The group's property portfolio includes multiple named property sub-brands across England: Grange Court (offices), Wickes and Aldi (retail warehouses), Grange Aston Martin and Grange Jaguar (automotive dealerships), Topps Tiles (retail), Toolstation (trade counter), Lancaster Toyota (automotive dealership), and Baynes Place (commercial units). Properties are located in Essex, Hertfordshire, Shropshire, and are leased to major distribution, franchise holding and retailing companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Property Investment Long-term investment in let commercial properties held in a national freehold portfolio, leased to major distribution, franchise holding and retailing companies and generating recurring rental income.
• Commercial Construction Services Construction of pre-let commercial buildings on freehold land owned by the group, designed and constructed to tenant specifications for automotive dealerships, retail warehouses and trade counter facilities.
• Grange Court (Ingatestone, Essex) Freehold warehouse with associated offices in Ingatestone, Essex, converted into five modern office suites with approximately 9,000 sq ft total net internal area; available for lease.
• Wickes and Aldi (Telford, Shropshire) Purpose-built retail warehouse of approximately 32,000 sq ft in Telford, Shropshire, semi-detached with an Aldi supermarket; lease expiry 30 January 2031.
• Grange Aston Martin (Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire) Aston Martin dealership in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, approximately 3,700 sq ft built area on a half-acre site; lease expiry 22 May 2023.
• Grange Jaguar (Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire) Jaguar dealership in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, approximately 11,000 sq ft built area on two-thirds of an acre; lease expiry 22 May 2023.
• Grange Jaguar (Brentwood, Essex) Jaguar dealership in Brentwood, Essex, approximately 12,000 sq ft built area on 1.2 acres, state-of-the-art facility near M25 junction 28; lease expiry 22 May 2023.
• Grange Aston Martin (Brentwood, Essex) Aston Martin dealership in Brentwood, Essex, approximately 12,000 sq ft built area on half an acre near M25 junction 28 — the first property owned by the group; lease expiry 22 May 2023.
• Topps Tiles (Brentwood, Essex) Tile retail outlet in Brentwood, Essex, approximately 4,000 sq ft built area on a quarter-acre site near M25 junction 28; lease expiry 22 May 2023.
• Wickes (Brentwood, Essex) Single-span retail warehouse of approximately 26,000 sq ft with parking for 140+ cars in Brentwood, Essex near M25 junction 28; the only retail warehouse in Brentwood. Lease expiry 23 June 2025.
• Toolstation (Romford, Essex) Trade counter premises in Romford, Essex — two units totalling approximately 4,000 sq ft with 6.5 metre eaves height, occupied by Toolstation Ltd (subsidiary of Travis Perkins Plc); lease expiry 15 September 2023.
• Lancaster Toyota (Chelmsford, Essex) Toyota dealership in Chelmsford, Essex on a 1.38-acre site; lease expiry 18 December 2034.
• Baynes Place (Chelmsford, Essex) Commercial property in Waterhouse Business Park, Chelmsford, approximately 11,537 sq ft internal area, currently leased to Dunmow Skips Ltd; lease expiry 27 September 2026.

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Travis Perkins PlccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorToolstation Ltd, a subsidiary company of Travis Perkins Plc, occupies premises at Romford, Essex as a trade counter tenant. This represents a key commercial tenant relationship for the group's property portfolio.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Tritax Big Box REIT: UK-listed REIT specialising in large-scale logistics and retail warehouse assets. Directly comparable to the Wickes and Aldi retail warehouse positions in Telford and Brentwood, as well as the Toolstation trade counter asset.
• LondonMetric Property Plc: UK-listed REIT investing in UK commercial property including retail warehouses, distribution, and automotive dealership assets. Direct overlap with The Grange Group's automotive franchise and retail warehouse exposures, though at much larger scale.
• Picton Property Income: UK-listed REIT investing in a diversified portfolio of commercial property across multiple sectors and regions. Comparable to The Grange Group's broad commercial mix, with similar single-asset, single-tenant lease structures.
• Regional REIT: UK-listed REIT focused on regional (non-City) commercial property across the UK, with a tenant mix similar to The Grange Group's. Strong regional orientation aligns with The Grange Group's Essex/southeast clustering.
• Custodian REIT: Diversified UK commercial property REIT with a regional, smaller-ticket investment style analogous to The Grange Group's portfolio. Both target lower-mid market commercial assets leased to strong UK covenants.
• Hansteen Holdings: UK/European-focused industrial and logistics property investor. Comparable to the Baynes Place commercial/industrial units and Toolstation trade counter exposure in The Grange Group's portfolio.
• Ediston Property Investment Company: UK-listed REIT investing in prime UK commercial property with long leases to strong covenants. Comparable investment style and tenant credit-quality focus to The Grange Group's portfolio.
• AEW UK REIT: UK-listed REIT investing in a diversified portfolio of UK commercial property. Comparable in its focus on regional commercial assets leased to strong UK corporate tenants.
• Schroder REIT: UK-listed REIT holding a diversified portfolio of commercial properties across the UK. Similar mid-market commercial property focus, though with broader sector diversification.

Broad incumbents

• SEGRO Plc: Major UK/European industrial and logistics REIT. Overlaps with The Grange Group's trade counter and warehouse exposure (e.g., Toolstation, Baynes Place), but operates at significantly larger scale and is more logistics-focused.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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