What Ashfield Land does

Ashfield Land is a privately-held UK property development, investment, and strategic land company founded in 1990 by Andrew Fisher and Robin Faber. Headquartered in Bristol with regional offices in London (Mayfair) and Glasgow, the company operates across England, Scotland, and Wales. Its core activity is acquiring strategic land sites — often unconditionally and off-market — and creating value by securing planning permissions, repositioning underutilised assets, and partnering with specialist operators before either developing or disposing. The firm targets four primary end-use sectors: residential developers (Barratt, David Wilson, Redrow, Cala, Davidsons), retail operators (Lidl, Aldi, Tesco, Morrisons, Cineworld, TK Maxx, Home Bargains), industrial/logistics occupiers, and leisure/entertainment operators (Topgolf, PureGym, Ninja Warrior Adventure Park). Revenue is generated primarily through one-time property sales and strategic land disposals, with a smaller recurring rental income stream from held investment assets.

The company's competitive positioning rests on three decades of planning expertise — evidenced by a landmark 'grey belt' appeal at Hanham Bristol and a successful 700-home appeal at Brackley — and on the ability to transact unconditionally with deployable capital. Notable projects include the 2,450-home Kingsbrook development in Aylesbury (£800M programme GDV), the 200,000 sq ft Pitreavie industrial JV in Dunfermline (with EPIL), the multi-let Glynstell Park estate in Cardiff (repositioned and sold to Clearbell in 2025), the Regent Circus retail scheme in Swindon (£50M), and the Two74 Glasgow leisure development anchored by Scotland's first Topgolf (72-bay) and a 12,500 sq ft PureGym. Forward options include a potential 600MW data centre near Aberdeen. The firm holds no disclosed external institutional investors and is founder-owned, with a senior team including the two co-founders, two regional Managing Directors (both MRICS), a Chartered Town Planner (MRTPI) Operations Director, a Projects Director with 30+ years experience, and a Board Advisor (former Government Property Agency CEO and Kingfisher Group Property Director).

Ashfield Land's go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven: the company pursues opportunities directly through its internal team and selectively engages external agents (Cortex Partners, Fletcher Morgan, Womble Bond Dickinson) for specific transactions. Marketing relies on a professional LinkedIn presence, a News & Views blog, and earned industry media coverage. The firm does not publicly disclose pricing or financials; all transactions are negotiated deal-by-deal with enterprise counterparties. In May 2025 the company underwent a formal leadership transition with founder Andrew Fisher moving to Chairman and Steven McGarva and Ben Holmes assuming Managing Director roles for the North and South regions respectively, positioning the firm for its next phase under founder oversight but with delegated regional execution.

Name

Ashfield Land

Legal name

Ashfield Land Limited

Website

https://ashfieldland.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ashfield Land is a privately-held UK property developer and investor founded in 1990 that acquires strategic land, secures planning permissions, and partners with retail, leisure, industrial, and residential operators across England, Scotland, and Wales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Development and Investment

NAICS

Land Subdivision (23721), Lessors of Real Estate (5311), Real Estate Property Managers (53131)

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552), Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532)

akta.pro primary industry

Transitional/Development Land Brokerage (Entitled, In-Path-of-Growth) (BPAJADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Land & Development Site Brokerage (BPAJABAG), Residential Real Estate Asset Management (BPAJAMAA), Brownfield Redevelopment & Land Reclamation (Cleanup for Reuse, Risk-Based Closure) (EUAIALAI)

Keywords

• Property development
• Strategic land trading
• Real estate investment
• Commercial property leasing
• Residential mixed-use development

Headquarters

HQ city

Bristol

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Property Development: Developing and selling property assets including residential, commercial, retail, industrial, and leisure developments. Revenue is generated through the sale of developed properties and investments after creating value through planning, development, and repositioning.
2. Strategic Land Trading: Acquiring strategic land sites, securing planning permissions, and either developing or selling to housebuilders and other developers.
3. Property Investment: Holding income-producing property investments and assets, including strategic land and commercial properties, generating long-term value and rental income.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ashfield Land is a UK property development and investment company that acquires strategic land sites, secures planning permissions, and develops or sells assets across residential, retail, industrial, and leisure sectors. The company buys sites unconditionally, builds partnerships with enterprise operators, and provides real estate solutions while generating value through planning, development, asset repositioning, and long-term investment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic Land Portfolio (Northamptonshire, 400+ acres) Freehold strategic land holdings of 400+ acres in Northamptonshire acquired through off-market transactions, intended for future residential-led or mixed-use development.
• Kingsbrook (Aylesbury Residential Development) A 292-acre residential-led mixed-use development in Aylesbury with planning permission for 2,450 new homes plus associated infrastructure, delivered in partnership with Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes.
• Topgolf Glasgow – Two74 Leisure and entertainment development delivering Scotland's first Topgolf facility — a 72-bay, 3-tier driving range over a 200-metre outfield with bars, restaurant, and conference facilities, £40 million development value.
• PureGym at Two74 Glasgow A 12,500 sq ft 24/7 gym facility within the Two74 Glasgow development, built for PureGym with EV charging and energy-saving measures.
• Regent Circus (Swindon Retail and Leisure) A £50 million retail and leisure scheme in Swindon anchored by a 50,000 sq ft Morrisons with Cineworld cinema and restaurants including Prezzo, Nandos, ASK Italian, and Gourmet Burger Kitchen.
• Sinclair Retail Park (Evesham) A 41,500 sq ft retail park in Evesham, 100% pre-let to Aldi, TK Maxx, and Home Bargains, with total development value of approximately £13 million.
• Lidl Droitwich Road (Worcester) A new Lidl food store on Droitwich Road, Worcester, delivered via innovative site reorganisation with existing occupier JVM Castings Ltd, with total development value of approximately £9 million.
• Pitreavie Business Park (Dunfermline) Industrial and logistics redevelopment at Pitreavie Business Park, Dunfermline, delivering up to 200,000 sq ft of new industrial space through a joint venture with Euro Property Investment Limited, with investment value exceeding £20 million.
• Glynstell Park (Cardiff Industrial) Repositioned multi-let industrial estate in Cardiff totalling approximately 100,000 sq ft across eight units, converted from a former B&Q site and let to occupiers including Selco and Ninja Warrior Adventure Park.
• Land West of Brackley (700-home Sustainable Urban Extension) A sustainable urban extension near Brackley with planning consent secured at appeal for 700 new homes plus supporting infrastructure, working with Davidsons Homes and Vulpes Land.
• Hanham Bristol (Grey Belt Residential) A 140-home residential site at Hanham in Bristol, with planning permission secured at appeal under landmark grey belt principles, partnered with Redrow Homes for delivery (50% affordable).
• St. Catherine's Court (Bristol Office Investment) A commercial office investment at St. Catherine's Court, Berkeley Place, Clifton, Bristol, fully let to tenants including GVA, Arbuthnot Latham, Fund Library, and Saffery Champness.
• Stonehaven Gateway (Aberdeenshire Retail) A retail development at Stonehaven Gateway in Aberdeenshire anchored by Tesco as the principal occupier.
• Ilkley Affordable Housing (West Yorkshire) An affordable housing scheme of 35 homes at a former railway site in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, delivered with sustainable features and Homes England funding support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered 2,450 new homes at Kingsbrook through strategic land development
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Euro Property Investment Limited (EPIL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 February 2026Joint venture partnership with EPIL for acquiring and developing property opportunities. First deal secured was the acquisition of Lloyds Banking Group's call centre building at Pitreavie Business Park, Dunfermline, with plans for up to 200,000 sq ft of new industrial space. The joint venture targets residual income opportunities across the UK with sites having 2-3 years remaining on leases.
• Davidsons Homes and Vulpes LandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 January 2026Working with Davidsons Homes and Vulpes Land to secure planning consent for 'Land West of Brackley' - 700 new homes with supporting infrastructure as a sustainable urban extension.
• Redrow HomescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 4 July 2025Partner for developing the Hanham Bristol grey belt site, subject to finalising contracts. Redrow will build out the 140 new homes (50% affordable) granted planning permission at appeal.
• Clearbell Property Partners IV LP (Clearbell)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025Clearbell, alongside joint venture partner Deva Capital, acquired Glynstell Park industrial site in Cardiff from Ashfield Land. The sale enabled Ashfield Land to realise returns on its repositioning investment, converting the former B&Q site into eight smaller industrial units totalling approximately 100,000 sq ft.
• Cala HomesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 18 April 2024Cala Homes acquired Birdston Road residential scheme in East Dunbartonshire from Ashfield Land post-planning approval.
• Barratt Homes and David Wilson HomescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2013Housebuilders delivering the Kingsbrook residential development in Aylesbury - 2,450 homes on 292 acres with associated retail, employment, education, and parkland.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Harworth Group plc: UK-listed strategic land and property regeneration company that acquires and develops brownfield and transitional land, primarily former coalfield sites. Closest comparable to Ashfield Land in strategic land acquisition, planning-led value creation, and disposal to housebuilders/developers.
• St. Modwen Properties: UK strategic land and property development firm (acquired by Blackstone in 2021) with a national portfolio spanning residential, logistics and retail developments. Comparable strategic land-to-planning-to-disposal model with national geographic reach.
• Palace Capital plc: UK-listed smaller-cap property company investing in and developing commercial real estate across the regions. Similar mid-sized profile, regional UK focus, and mixed investment/development mandate to Ashfield Land.
• Helical plc: UK property developer and investor focused on creating value through repositioning and development of office and mixed-use assets. Similar hands-on development approach and UK regional diversification.
• Stoford Developments: Privately-held UK commercial property developer specialising in industrial, logistics and office pre-let developments for institutional occupiers. Comparable development-led model targeting major UK corporate tenants.

Broad incumbents

• Tritax Big Box REIT: UK-listed REIT focused on large-scale logistics and distribution warehousing. Provides an institutional exit channel comparable to the kind of counterparty Ashfield Land targets with its industrial/logistics pipeline (e.g. Pitreavie, Glynstell Park).
• LXi REIT plc: UK REIT focused on long-let, index-linked commercial property including retail warehouses and logistics. A direct buyer of Ashfield Land's Sinclair Retail Park, making it a relevant institutional counterparty and asset class comparable.
• CTP: European-listed logistics and industrial real estate developer with significant UK presence. Comparable in industrial/logistics development focus and pre-let to corporate occupiers, though at much larger scale.
• British Land plc: Large UK REIT with diversified office, retail and mixed-use development portfolio. Operates in the same UK property development and investment space as Ashfield Land but at significantly greater scale and capital base.
• Landsec (Land Securities Group): UK's largest listed property company, with major mixed-use development and investment activities. Serves as a large-cap incumbent benchmark for UK property developers and investors, though operating at substantially greater scale than Ashfield Land.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInuk.linkedin.com/company/ashfield-land-limited

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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