What Ogilvie Group does

Ogilvie Group is a privately held, third-generation family-owned diversified conglomerate headquartered in Stirling, Scotland, operating across five core divisions: Ogilvie Construction (commercial and public-sector building, established 1946), Ogilvie Fleet (vehicle contract hire and fleet management serving UK and European companies and managing approximately 25,000 vehicles), Ogilvie Homes (residential property development), Malcolm Hughes Land Surveyors (utility mapping and land surveying, described as one of the largest and fastest-growing survey companies in the UK), and Net-Defence (cybersecurity, IT support, cloud-based telephony, and a packaged Business Resilience as a Service offering). The group also retains acquired brands including Active Claims Solutions (accident management) and Tilsun Vehicle Contracts (personal contract hire). Technology depth is concentrated in Net-Defence, which began as a telecommunications specialist in 1994 and now offers Cyber Resilience solutions, managed IT support, scalable cloud telephony, and integrated BRaaS bundles combining Cyber Essentials, MSP, telecoms, licensing, and hardware.

Revenue is generated through a mix of one-time project-based contracts (construction, residential sales), recurring subscription and contract-hire agreements (fleet management, personal contract hire, BRaaS, managed IT), and professional services fees (surveying). The customer base spans B2B segments — public and private construction clients, UK and European fleet operators, surveying clients in construction and infrastructure, and SME and enterprise IT security buyers — alongside direct-to-consumer residential home buyers. Distribution is delivered through direct field sales, dedicated account managers (notably in Fleet, where the same account manager stays with the client for the life of the agreement), and division-specific websites. The group operates from 8 locations across the UK, with disclosed annual turnover exceeding £200 million and headcount of 450–600 depending on source and period.

Name

Ogilvie Group

Legal name

Ogilvie Group Limited

Website

https://ogilvie.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ogilvie Group is a third-generation, family-owned Scottish conglomerate operating five divisions: construction, vehicle fleet management (25,000 vehicles), residential home building, land surveying, and cybersecurity/IT services, serving public and private sector clients across the UK and Europe with turnover exceeding £200 million.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Stirling

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: Ogilvie Construction delivers building projects in both public and private sectors. Established in 1946, it has become one of Scotland's largest privately owned construction companies.
2. Vehicle Contract Hire and Fleet Management: Ogilvie Fleet provides contract hire, leasing and fleet management solutions. The company manages 25,000 vehicles for clients. Revenue comes from contract hire agreements, leasing arrangements, and fleet management services for UK and European companies.
3. Residential Home Building: Ogilvie Homes builds and sells residential properties, focusing on delivering homes with character, aspirational style, spaciousness, and distinguished craftsmanship.
4. Surveying Services: Malcolm Hughes provides land surveying and utility mapping services across the UK. The company is one of the largest and fastest-growing survey companies in the UK, delivering projects on time and on budget.
5. IT and Cybersecurity Services: Net-Defence provides cybersecurity, IT support, and cloud-based telephony services to SMEs and larger brands, including Business Resilience as a Service packages.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ogilvie Group is a diversified, family-owned holding company operating five core business divisions under wholly-owned subsidiaries. It delivers commercial and public-sector construction through Ogilvie Construction, vehicle contract hire and fleet management through Ogilvie Fleet (managing approximately 25,000 vehicles), residential house building through Ogilvie Homes, land and utility surveying through Malcolm Hughes Land Surveyors, and cyber resilience, IT support and cloud telephony through Net-Defence.

Product overview

Ogilvie Group is a diversified conglomerate operating multiple divisions under a unified corporate umbrella. The group comprises five core business divisions: Ogilvie Construction (established 1946, commercial and public sector construction), Ogilvie Fleet (contract hire and fleet management services managing approximately 25,000 vehicles), Ogilvie Homes (residential house building), Malcolm Hughes Land Surveyors (utility mapping and land surveying services), and Net-Defence (cybersecurity and IT resilience services). Additional acquired brands include Active Claims Solutions Limited (accident management) and Tilsun Vehicle Contracts (personal contract hire). The group operates as a platform-plus-subsidiaries model with Ogilvie Group as the parent holding company overseeing independent operating divisions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ogilvie Construction Commercial and public-sector construction services delivering building projects (leisure centres, hospitals, offices, schools) for public and private clients across Scotland and the UK; one of Scotland's largest privately owned construction companies.
• Ogilvie Fleet Vehicle contract hire, leasing and fleet management solutions (business and personal contract hire) plus accident management and credit hire, managing approximately 25,000 vehicles for UK and European companies with dedicated Account Manager continuity.
• Ogilvie Homes Residential house building and property development, building and selling homes to individual buyers with a focus on character, aspirational style, spaciousness, distinguished craftsmanship, and built-in security features.
• Malcolm Hughes Land Surveyors (including Ogilvie Geomatics) Land surveying and utility mapping services delivered throughout the UK and Ireland to PAS128 specifications and various survey data formats for construction, engineering and infrastructure clients; one of the largest and fastest-growing survey companies in the UK.
• Net-Defence Cyber resilience solutions, IT support, cloud-based telephony and an integrated Business Resilience as a Service (BRaaS) package combining Cyber Essentials, IT MSP, telecommunications, licensing and hardware; serves SMEs and larger brands across the UK.

Quantifiable outcome

• Manages 25,000 vehicles for clients
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Miller Homes: UK private residential homebuilder of comparable scale and regional concentration. Closest peer to Ogilvie Homes on product type, geographic focus, and private-company operating model.
• Keepmoat Homes: UK private homebuilder focused on residential development across regional markets. Comparable to Ogilvie Homes in scale, regional concentration, and private ownership status.
• Marshall Group: UK private, family-owned diversified group spanning motor (vehicle sales, fleet), property, and engineering services. Most structurally comparable to Ogilvie as a long-tenured private conglomerate operating across multiple B2B service verticals under one corporate umbrella.
• Bowmer + Kirkland: One of the UK's largest privately owned construction companies, comparable to Ogilvie Construction in scope (commercial, public sector, industrial projects) and in private-company governance model.
• Willmott Dixon: Major UK private construction and property services group. Comparable to Ogilvie Construction in market position, focus on public-sector and commercial builds, and private ownership profile.
• Sir Robert McAlpine: Privately owned UK construction firm with comparable portfolio of commercial, public, and infrastructure projects. A direct read-across for Ogilvie Construction's market positioning and family-firm governance.
• Lex Autolease: One of the UK's largest vehicle contract hire and fleet management providers. Directly comparable to Ogilvie Fleet on contract hire, leasing, and fleet administration services to UK corporates.

Broad incumbents

• NCC Group: Listed UK cybersecurity and software escrow specialist. Comparable to Net-Defence on cyber resilience services but at materially greater scale and with broader international footprint.
• ALD Automotive: Global vehicle leasing and fleet management incumbent owned by Société Générale. Comparable to Ogilvie Fleet's contract hire and leasing model but at much greater scale and with pan-European reach.
• Mace Group: Privately owned UK-headquartered construction and consultancy group. Comparable to Ogilvie Construction on construction services and to Ogilvie Group's privately held, multi-division operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OgilvieGroup
• Facebookfacebook.com/OgilvieGroup

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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