Gillespies

Name

Gillespies

Legal name

Gillespies LLP

Website

https://gillespies.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD), Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture
• Masterplanning services
• Urban design
• Landscape planning
• Public realm design

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Services: Professional fees generated from landscape architecture, masterplanning, and landscape planning services for development projects. Revenue is project-based, varying by scope and client.
2. Public Realm Design: Design services for public realm regeneration projects, often commissioned by government bodies and developers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gillespies is a landscape architecture practice delivering three integrated core services: Landscape Architecture (site analysis, design development, planting design, and construction documentation for parks, gardens, and outdoor spaces), Masterplanning and Urban Design (strategic planning for large-scale developments, new communities, and urban regeneration), and Landscape Planning (environmental assessment, Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment, and planning applications). The firm operates multiple studios in the UK and Middle East and serves developers, government bodies, and institutions globally.

Product overview

Gillespies is a landscape architecture practice offering three integrated core services: Landscape Architecture (covering site analysis, design development, planting design, and construction documentation), Masterplanning and Urban Design (strategic planning for large-scale developments and urban regeneration), and Landscape Planning (environmental assessment, LVIA, and planning applications). These services work together to deliver landscape-led masterplans for projects spanning parks, residential, commercial, public realm, and mixed-use developments. The practice operates across multiple studios (London, Oxford, Manchester, Leeds, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh) and delivers projects globally in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture

Quantifiable outcome

• Barnsley West masterplan exceeds local requirement with over 31% public open space (vs 15% required)
• +3 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Newcastle University and Genr8 Kajima RegenerationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership for Health Innovation Neighbourhood - a 29-acre regenerative masterplan on former Newcastle General Hospital site, pioneering inter-generational living and healthy ageing research.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Martha Schwartz Partners: Boutique landscape architecture and urban design practice renowned for high-profile public realm and signature projects. Overlaps with Gillespies on developer commissions and award-winning landscape-led masterplans.
• James Corner Field Operations: Internationally renowned landscape architecture and urban design practice known for High Line and large public realm projects. Overlaps with Gillespies on masterplanning, public realm regeneration, and signature waterfront/park commissions.
• Sasaki Associates: Global design practice integrating landscape architecture, urban planning, and masterplanning. Comparable in offering integrated landscape, planning, and masterplanning services to developers, institutions, and public sector clients worldwide.
• Grant Associates: UK-based landscape architecture and masterplanning practice of similar scale and profile. Direct competitor on UK developer and public realm commissions, with analogous mix of urban design, public realm, and large-scale masterplanning work.
• SWA Group: Internationally recognised landscape architecture, urban design, and planning firm with deep experience on flagship public realm and waterfront projects. Strong parallels with Gillespies on masterplanning-led developer appointments and city-scale regeneration commissions.
• OLIN: Landscape architecture, urban design, and planning practice serving high-profile public and private clients. Comparable on regenerative urbanism, masterplanning, and award-winning public realm commissions.
• Churchman Thornley Finch Landscape Architecture: Mid-sized UK landscape architecture practice competing on similar public realm, residential, and masterplanning commissions in London and the South East. Closest like-for-like UK scale peer.

Broad incumbents

• Arup: Multidisciplinary engineering and design consultancy with landscape architecture and urban design capability. Frequently competes with (and sub-consults to) Gillespies on large masterplanned developments.
• AECOM: Global AEC and professional services giant with a sizeable landscape architecture and urban design practice. Competes with Gillespies on integrated developer and public sector commissions where single-point accountability is preferred.
• BDP (Building Design Partnership): Major UK-headquartered design consultancy offering landscape, urbanism, and architecture within an integrated platform. Comparable overlap on UK masterplanning, public realm, and developer-led regeneration projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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