Richard Hayward Properties

Name

Richard Hayward Properties

Legal name

Richard Hayward Properties

Website

https://rh-properties.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vale of Glamorgan

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Commercial property rental income: Recurring rental income from multi-let commercial properties across South Wales, including the SA1 Business Park (Swansea) and city centre retail/leisure units such as 8-11 Station Street, Newport. Tenants include light industrial, storage, distribution, refrigeration, gyms/fitness and supplier businesses.
2. Residential property rental income: Long-standing residential letting portfolio historically the largest private residential landlord in Wales at one stage. Karen Athay (Head of Residential Property) oversees lettings, maintenance and rent collection across residential blocks.
3. Property sales (capital disposal): One-off disposal of developed or held assets, e.g. the £6.4 million residential portfolio sold in 1988; current 'For Sale' listings include 1 Tydraw Terrace (Treherbert), Compass House (Swansea) and Pentrechwyth Road plots (Swansea).
4. Property development and capital appreciation: Selective development activity (e.g. planned 46,000 sq ft industrial units at Port Talbot, future SA1 Business Park expansion, St James Church Pontypool, Blaenrhonnda caravan park) used to create assets and add value rather than acquire it. Development activity historically delivered large projects such as the Millennium Plaza and 350,000 sq ft Salubrious Place (Swansea).
5. Hospitality and leisure rental income: Hospitality/leisure rental income from previous landmark schemes (e.g. Salubrious Place brought Aspinalls Casino, Premier Inn, TGI's, Vue Cinemas to Swansea) and current leisure letting such as A3 retail unit at 8-11 Station Street, Newport.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Richard Hayward Properties is a South Wales property investment and development firm that owns and manages commercial, industrial, leisure and residential property assets across the region. It generates recurring rental income from multi-let holdings such as SA1 Business Park (Swansea) and city centre retail at 8-11 Station Street (Newport), develops new schemes (e.g. planned 46,000 sq ft industrial units at Port Talbot, future SA1 expansion, St James Church Pontypool, Blaenrhondda caravan park), and disposes of developed or held assets through its For Sale channel, all supported by in-house investment, banking, finance, lettings and trades teams.

Product overview

Richard Hayward Properties (RHP) is a unified South Wales property investment and development offering, not a multi-module software platform. The single core business is dynamic property investment and development, organised around four property-sector service lines — Commercial Properties, Leisure Properties, Industrial Properties, and Residential Properties — with two transactional channels: For Sale (disposal of development land, student accommodation and terrace plots) and Lettings (A3 retail, industrial units and premium houses such as the Esplanade, Penarth). The portfolio is supported by in-house investment, agency, banking, residential lettings, finance/cash control, project management, and site/maintenance teams, and the company also invests in fledgling businesses and individuals beyond pure property.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Properties Commercial real estate holdings and investments across South Wales, managed as part of RHP's property investment and development portfolio for commercial tenants.
• Leisure Properties Leisure-focused real estate assets including retail/A3 hospitality units such as the Station Street, Newport property, built on the legacy of the 350,000 sq ft Salubrious Place, Swansea scheme.
• Industrial Properties Industrial real estate holdings, including the SA1 Business Park multi-let industrial complex (former AWCO Factory) offering light industrial, storage, distribution, refrigeration, and gym/fitness units, plus a forthcoming 46,000 sq ft Port Talbot industrial scheme.
• Residential Properties Residential property portfolio including houses, flats, and managed blocks, currently undergoing a full overhaul. Richard Hayward was at one time the biggest private residential landlord in Wales through Bolwell and Hayward Limited.

Quantifiable outcome

• Portfolio value: £75m current vs £350m peak (2005), held with low debt while continuing selective development
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Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and minor.

• John IvesflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developer with Richard Hayward of the 350,000 sq ft Salubrious Place scheme in Swansea, described in-house as the 'finest leisure area ever seen in Wales' and bringing operators such as Aspinalls Casino, Premier Inn, TGI's and Vue Cinemas to the venue.
• Davis & Sons Estate AgentsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistorical partnership in which Richard Hayward was a partner until the firm was sold to Prudential in 1989. No current operational relationship.
• Allsop LLPminorOthersPrevious employer of Investment/Agency team member Kane Athay, who worked in Valuation, City Agency and the Commercial Auction department before joining RHP in November 2007. Listed here as a talent pipeline relationship rather than an active commercial partnership.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• St. Modwen Properties: Major UK housebuilder and commercial developer with significant industrial/logistics and residential exposure across the UK. Overlaps with RHP on industrial development and multi-sector regional operating model but operates at substantially greater scale.
• Helical plc: London-listed UK office and mixed-use developer focused on central London repositioning. Overlaps with RHP as a UK property developer and investor but operates at a different scale and geography (London-focused) and a narrower sector mix.
• Harworth Group plc: UK land regeneration and property development company focused on industrial/logistics and residential developments across the Midlands and North. Comparable as a UK regional developer/investor but at materially greater scale, with institutional shareholders and a public listing.

Direct peers

• Town Centre Securities plc: Leeds-based UK property investor and developer with mixed-use commercial, retail, leisure and residential holdings. Comparable as a multi-sector UK regional property business with a similar blend of investment and development activity, though larger and listed.
• Pochin Group: Family-owned North West England property developer, investor and landlord with a portfolio spanning industrial, residential and mixed-use assets. Comparable as a private, family-controlled, vertically integrated regional property investment and development business.
• Caddick Group: Family-owned UK property developer and investor operating across residential, commercial and industrial assets, headquartered in Yorkshire. Comparable as a privately held, multi-sector regional developer/investor with an integrated operating model and a long operating history.
• Palace Capital plc: UK regional property investor with a £400–500m portfolio of commercial, industrial and residential assets across the Midlands and South. Comparable as a mid-sized, regionally focused multi-sector property investor targeting stable rental income and selective development.
• Urban Logistics REIT plc: UK REIT focused on last-mile logistics and industrial property across regional UK locations. Comparable as a UK regional industrial property investor with emphasis on multi-let units similar to RHP's SA1 Business Park and forthcoming Port Talbot industrial scheme.
• Watkin Jones plc: Wales-headquartered property developer and operator focused on residential and student accommodation across the UK. Closely comparable as a Welsh-rooted, vertically integrated developer/investor with a regional origination model and multi-sector exposure, though larger and publicly listed.

Others

• Welsh Government (Property / Development Co-funding): Public-sector counterparty that co-funds RHP's Port Talbot industrial scheme. Included as an ecosystem participant rather than a competitor — its development funding programmes directly enable RHP's development pipeline and are a structural part of its capital stack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/rhproperties123
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/richard-hayward-properties

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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