Heathcote Holdings

What Heathcote Holdings does

Heathcote Holdings is a family-owned UK group founded in 1985 by Trevor Heathcote and headquartered in Pluckley, Kent. The group operates 16 wholly-owned or joint venture subsidiaries delivering integrated environmental, agricultural, and construction services. The core operating subsidiaries include Countrystyle Recycling (~1 million tonnes of waste handled per year, including plasterboard recycling at 120,000 tpa and wood recycling at 100,000 tpa), VeriGreen (food waste AD, 70,000 tpa), Envar Composting (the UK's largest in-vessel and windrow composting facility at Huntingdon, 550,000 tpa organic processing across 8 sites), FGS Organics (organic fertiliser supply and application), FGS Agri (agricultural contracting), FGS Plant / Hire Access Platforms / Clements (plant and powered access hire), FGS Pilcher (land drainage, groundworks, construction), FGS Industrial Facilities Management, Four Jays Group (toilet and welfare hire), Direct Enviro Services (highway vegetation and traffic management), Habitat Regeneration (ecological offsetting), Heathcote Renewables (solar infrastructure), FGS Utilities, and Compact & Bale (waste compactors and balers). FY2025 turnover was £174m on £201m of gross assets with 1,000+ employees across 20+ owned sites in London, the South East, East Anglia, Cambridgeshire, the Midlands, and the South West.

The group's technology stack centres on circular-economy waste processing infrastructure: in-vessel and open windrow composting producing PAS100- and CQP-certified compost, anaerobic digestion generating renewable gas/electricity and biofertiliser, the UK's most advanced dedicated plasterboard recycling facility producing PAS 109:2013-compliant recycled gypsum in partnership with Knauf, refuse-derived fuel manufacturing (180,000 tpa), glass recycling (33,000 tpa), and GPS-guided, semi-automated dual-purpose direct ramming/screw piling machinery installed under exclusive partnership with Helicasol, carrying a 40-year warranty on solar farm foundations. Cross-subsidiary flows route collected waste through composting and AD into compost and biofertiliser that FGS Organics then applies to farmland, forming closed-loop material and revenue recovery.

Go-to-market is direct B2B via subsidiary sales teams and dedicated websites. Pricing is bespoke and project-based, ranging from enterprise field sales (multi-year local authority contracts such as the seven-year City of London New Spitalfields Market waste management deal) to mid-market direct engagement (plant hire, welfare hire, agricultural contracting). Customers span UK local authorities (Kent County Council, Essex CC, Suffolk CC, London Borough of Bexley, West London Waste Authority, Tendring DC, Ipswich BC, Hertfordshire CC), construction materials manufacturers (Knauf, DS Smith, Smurfit Kappa), utilities (Thames Water, Eurotunnel), renewable developers (Cleve Hill, North Kent Peninsula, Enfinium), viticulture and agriculture (Chapel Down, Gusbourne, Berry World, Clock House Farm, Upper Stone Vineyard), and port/logistics operators (Port of Tilbury, Subzero). Revenue streams are predominantly transaction-fee based services; only Compact & Bale adds a hardware sales component.

Name

Heathcote Holdings

Legal name

Heathcote Holdings Limited

Website

https://heathcoteholdings.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Heathcote Holdings is a family-owned UK group of 16 environmental, agricultural, and construction services subsidiaries - including Countrystyle Recycling, Envar Composting, and VeriGreen - serving local authorities, renewable developers, and enterprises with integrated waste management, recycling, organic fertilisers, plant hire, and solar infrastructure services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Integrated Waste Management & Recycling Services

NAICS

Waste Collection (5621), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Eco-Friendly Disposal, Recycling & Donation Hauling (HSAIAOAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction & Renovation Debris Removal (Outdoor Projects) (HSAIAOAD), Roll-off Dumpster Rental & On-site Container Services (BPALAJAJ)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Recycling services
• Plant equipment hire
• Organic fertilisers
• Anaerobic digestion

Headquarters

HQ city

Pluckley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices23 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Waste Management & Recycling Services: Collection and processing of commercial and domestic waste streams including plasterboard recycling (120K tonnes p.a.), wood recycling (100K tonnes p.a.), Refuse Derived Fuel manufacturing (180K tonnes p.a.), glass recycling (33K tonnes p.a.), and general waste management. Operates waste transfer stations and manages local authority HWRCs. Manages approximately 1 million tonnes of waste per annum across collection and processing operations.
2. Composting & Organic Waste Processing: Processes green waste, food waste, mixed food and green waste, coffee grounds, and compostable packaging through in-vessel and open windrow composting across multiple sites. Produces PAS100 and CQP-certified compost sold to soil blenders, farmers, fruit growers, commercial gardeners, and horticulturalists. Processes 550,000 tonnes per year across 8 sites.
3. Food Waste Anaerobic Digestion: Collects food and produce waste, transports to AD plants where green gas is generated for electricity or gas grid injection. AD waste sold as biofertiliser to farms. VeriGreen diverts 70,000 tonnes of food waste annually, generating green energy and nutrient-rich biofertiliser.
4. Plant & Machinery Hire: Hire of excavators, dumpers, rollers, telehandlers, skid steers, cherry pickers, scissor lifts, tower lights, bowsers, forklifts, dust suppression mist units, mini crushers, and IPAF training through subsidiary companies FGS Plant, Hire Access Platforms, and Clements Plant & Access Hire.
5. Welfare & Toilet Hire: Hire of portable toilets, shower facilities, welfare units, accommodation units, storage, chillers, generators, mobile ticket offices, pedestrian management equipment, temporary trackway, waste tanks and bowsers, and toilet servicing through Four Jays Group.
6. Agricultural Contracting & Farm Management: Full-service agricultural contracting including mowing, ploughing, subsoiling, soil sampling, nutrient analysis, pH correction, fertiliser application, cover crop establishment, precision GPS-controlled application, biosolids spreading, and farm management services through FGS Agri.
7. Organic Fertiliser Supply & Application: Supply, haulage and application of organic fertilisers including commercial AD digestate, on-farm AD digestate, digestate fibre, manure, slurries, livestock waste, biosolids, paper industry by-products, compost, and recycled gypsum through FGS Organics.
8. Renewable Energy Infrastructure Services: Screw piling, groundworks, civils, land management, electrical and mechanical installations, site access and enabling works for solar farms and renewable infrastructure through Heathcote Renewables. Services include pre-commencement ecological works, site setup, welfare facilities, ground testing, piling, module installation, and electrical work.
9. Waste Compactor & Baler Equipment: Sale and hire of vertical and horizontal balers, compactors for cardboard, plastics and general waste, automated baling systems, waste reduction consultancy, equipment servicing and maintenance through Compact & Bale.
10. Utility Support Services: Specialist utility services including temporary access trackway, clean water solutions, treatment of non-compliant sludges, plant and equipment hire, and contract spreading through FGS Utilities for wastewater treatment, food production, paper manufacturing, and construction sectors.
11. Land Drainage, Groundworks & Construction: Land drainage, earthworks, groundworks, construction, wetland creation, watercourse management, environmental habitat maintenance, reservoir construction, and screw piling through FGS Pilcher.
12. Ecological Enhancement & Offsetting: Habitat creation and management services including specialist woodland and tree services, woodland creation, hedge planting, pond and wetland creation, river management, natural flood management, environmental fencing, regenerative agriculture, and grassland management through Habitat Regeneration.
13. Highway Vegetation & Traffic Management: Highway vegetation maintenance, high-speed and urban traffic management, hedge cutting, tree works, verge mowing, highway asset cleaning, footpath vegetation maintenance, site clearance, and traffic barrier works through Direct Enviro Services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Heathcote Holdings is a family-owned group of 16 operating companies delivering integrated waste management, recycling, composting, anaerobic digestion, plant and welfare hire, agricultural contracting, organic fertiliser application, solar renewable energy infrastructure, and ecological enhancement services across the UK. The group handles 1.94 million tonnes of waste per year, operates 20+ purpose-built sites, and serves enterprise customers, local authorities, and mid-market clients through direct B2B contracting with bespoke integrated solutions spanning the full circular economy.

Product overview

Heathcote Holdings is a family-owned group of companies providing integrated environmental, agricultural, and construction services across the UK. The portfolio comprises 16 operating subsidiaries including Countrystyle Recycling (commercial waste management and recycling), VeriGreen (food waste to anaerobic digestion), Envar (organic waste composting), FGS Organics (agricultural soil improvement), FGS Agri (agricultural contracting and farm management), FGS Plant and Hire Access Platforms/Clements (plant and powered access hire), FGS Pilcher (land drainage, groundworks and construction), FGS Industrial (facilities management and cleaning), FGS Utilities (utility services), Four Jays Group (toilet and welfare hire), Direct Enviro Services (highway vegetation and traffic management), Habitat Regeneration (ecological enhancement), Heathcote Renewables (solar infrastructure services), and Compact & Bale (waste compaction equipment). Services span integrated waste management, renewable energy, organic fertilisers, plant hire, construction, and environmental solutions, united under a single Holdings structure with shared expertise and coordinated service delivery across sectors including agriculture, construction, events, viticulture, fruit, and renewable energy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Waste Management and Recycling (Countrystyle Recycling) Collection, processing, and recycling of commercial and domestic waste streams including plasterboard recycling (120,000 tpa), wood recycling (100,000 tpa), Refuse Derived Fuel manufacturing (180,000 tpa), glass recycling (33,000 tpa), waste transfer stations, and local authority HWRC management. Handles approximately 1 million tonnes of waste per annum for local authorities and enterprise customers.
• Food Waste Anaerobic Digestion (VeriGreen) Closed-loop food waste recycling: collection from premises, transport to commercial-scale anaerobic digestion plants in Kent, conversion to green gas for electricity generation or grid injection, packaging separation for energy recovery, and digestate returned as biofertiliser to farmland. Diverts 70,000 tonnes of food waste annually, generating green energy to power 3,500 homes.
• Organic Waste Composting (Envar) In-vessel composting (IVC) and open windrow composting across 8 sites processing green waste, food waste, mixed food and green waste, coffee grounds, and compostable packaging. Produces PAS100 and CQP-certified compost soil improver sold to soil blenders, farmers, fruit growers, commercial gardeners, and horticulturalists. Total processing capacity of 550,000 tonnes per year.
• Organic Fertiliser Supply and Application (FGS Organics) Supply, haulage, and precision GPS-controlled application of organic fertilisers including commercial AD digestate, on-farm AD digestate, digestate fibre, manure, slurries, livestock waste, biosolids, paper industry by-products, compost, and recycled gypsum. End-to-end in-house operation for farms, viticulture, fruit sector, and agricultural customers.
• Agricultural Contracting and Farm Management (FGS Agri) Full-service agricultural contracting including mowing, ploughing, subsoiling, soil sampling, nutrient analysis, pH correction, fertiliser application, cover crop establishment, precision GPS-controlled application, biosolids spreading, and farm management. Serves agricultural, viticulture, and utility markets with an extensive fleet of specialised machinery.
• Plant and Machinery Hire (FGS Plant, Hire Access Platforms, Clements Plant & Access Hire) Hire of excavators, dumpers, rollers, telehandlers, skid steers, cherry pickers, scissor lifts, boom lifts, tower lights, bowsers, forklifts, dust suppression mist units, mini crushers, and IPAF training. 150+ specialist plant and machinery units owned across the group, serving construction, events, and infrastructure customers throughout the UK.
• Land Drainage, Groundworks and Construction (FGS Pilcher) Land drainage, earthworks, groundworks, construction, wetland creation, watercourse management, environmental habitat maintenance, reservoir construction, and screw piling. Serves agricultural, construction, and infrastructure customers across the South East of England.
• Industrial Facilities Management (FGS Industrial) All-inclusive industrial facilities management including total waste management, industrial and specialist cleaning, landscaping, labour supply, site waste clearance, and event support services. Designed for industrial clients and their sites.
• Toilet, Welfare and Commercial Hire (Four Jays Group) Hire of portable toilets, shower facilities, welfare units, accommodation units, storage, chillers, generators, mobile ticket offices, pedestrian management equipment, temporary trackway, waste tanks and bowsers, and toilet servicing. 1,000+ portable toilets and welfare units deployed annually, with 50+ years of operating history in the events sector.
• Highway Vegetation Maintenance and Traffic Management (Direct Enviro Services) Highway vegetation maintenance, high-speed and urban traffic management, hedge cutting, tree works, verge mowing, highway asset cleaning, footpath vegetation maintenance, site clearance, and traffic barrier works. NHSS 18, 12AB, 12D & 2A qualified with Street Works certifications.
• Ecological Enhancement and Offsetting (Habitat Regeneration) Habitat creation and management services including specialist woodland and tree services, woodland creation, hedge planting, pond and wetland creation, river management, natural flood management, environmental fencing, regenerative agriculture, and grassland management. Provides Biodiversity Net Gain solutions for construction and infrastructure projects.
• Solar Renewable Energy Infrastructure Services (Heathcote Renewables) Site access, screw piling, civil works, land management, ecological mitigation, and facilities management for solar farms. Uses Helicasol screw piling technology with GPS-guided installation and a 40-year warranty. Services include pre-commencement ecological works, site setup, welfare facilities, ground testing, piling, module installation, and electrical/mechanical installation. Has served major solar projects including Cleve Hill Solar Farm (UK's largest) and North Kent Peninsula Solar Farm (800+ acres).
• Utility Support Services (FGS Utilities) Specialist utility services including temporary access trackway, clean water solutions, treatment of non-compliant sludges, plant and equipment hire, and contract spreading. Serves wastewater treatment plants, food production facilities, paper manufacturing companies, and construction sector customers.
• Waste Compactor and Baler Equipment (Compact & Bale) Sale and hire of vertical and horizontal balers, compactors for cardboard, plastics and general waste, automated baling systems, waste reduction consultancy, equipment servicing and maintenance. Specialist in waste reduction and recycling equipment for over 20 years.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.94 million tonnes of waste handled per year
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers30 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• KnaufcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with Knauf driving multi-million pound investment in UK's largest plasterboard recycling facility. Knauf's commitment to increasing recycled content in their products motivated the investment in advanced recycling capability. Countrystyle supplies recovered gypsum directly to Knauf for use in new plasterboard manufacturing, creating a fully circular economy for plasterboard waste.
• HelicasolcoreTechnology or IntegrationExclusive technology partnership for screw piling foundations in solar infrastructure projects. Heathcote Renewables is Helicasol's trusted UK partner for ground conditions challenging traditional foundations. The Helicasol advanced screw piling system is backed by a 40-year warranty. Heathcote Renewables has invested in GPS-guided semi-automated machinery specifically for Helicasol system installation.
• Energy from Waste / ERF Facilities (UK)coreOthersPartnership with UK-based Energy from Waste and Energy Recovery Facilities processing approximately 80,000 tonnes per year of Countrystyle's non-recyclable RDF waste. One local plant transforms up to 657,000 tonnes of residual waste into 74MW of electricity - enough for 160,000 homes. Partnerships enable metal extraction from Incinerator Bottom Ash (IBA) for recycling.
• European Energy Recovery FacilitiessecondaryOthersExport partnership with European combined heat and power (CHP) networks processing approximately 100,000 tonnes per year of Countrystyle's Refuse Derived Fuel. Waste contributes to district heating networks in Europe, providing both electricity and heating to local communities.
• Glass Recycler (UK-based)secondaryOthersUK-based glass recycling partnership receiving collected glass for decontamination, colour sorting (clear, green, brown), and reprocessing into cullet for bottle and jar manufacturers, creating a closed-loop system.
• FGS OrganicscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company within Heathcote Holdings group. Partnership between Countrystyle and FGS Organics to distribute high-quality AD biofertiliser from anaerobic digestion to farms across Kent, closing the loop on food waste and creating a fully circular economy. FGS Organics provides end-to-end application services including precision GPS-controlled spreading.
• Green OlivesecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between Envar and Green Olive to develop soil enhancing compost and nutrient-rich soil pellets produced from recycled coffee grounds. Collaboration enables exploration and effective utilisation of agricultural advantages present in recycled coffee grounds, supporting sustainability and circular economy practices.
• Kent County CouncilcoreOthersLong-standing partnership for sustainable food waste solutions. Kent County Council works with Countrystyle for food waste anaerobic digestion and total waste management services, supporting the council's sustainability and circular economy objectives.
• Port of TilburysecondaryOthersPartnership providing sustainable food waste solutions for Port of Tilbury operations, diverting food waste from landfill through anaerobic digestion.
• SubzerosecondaryOthersPartnership with Subzero providing sustainable food waste solutions, diverting food waste from landfill through anaerobic digestion.

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Powerday: Privately-held London-focused waste management and recycling company serving construction and commercial clients. Comparable to Countrystyle's construction waste and commercial recycling offering in the London market.
• Recorra: UK commercial recycling and waste collection operator serving businesses with focus on paper, cardboard, and mixed recycling streams. Comparable to Countrystyle's commercial recycling proposition.
• Agrivert: UK anaerobic digestion and composting operator running food waste AD plants and producing compost and biofertiliser. Comparable to Envar's composting and VeriGreen's AD operations at smaller scale.
• Severn Trent Green Power: Anaerobic digestion and food waste recycling specialist operating multiple AD plants across the UK. Direct competitor to VeriGreen's food waste AD model and similar closed-loop energy/biofertiliser offering.
• R Collard Waste Management: Privately-held South East England commercial waste, skip hire, and recycling operator. Most direct regional competitor to Countrystyle in Kent/Surrey/London with similar council and construction client base.

Direct peers

• Biffa plc: UK-listed integrated waste management company providing commercial waste collection, recycling, and skip hire across England. Directly comparable to Countrystyle Recycling's commercial waste operations and similar local authority contract portfolio.
• Renewi UK: Dutch-listed waste-to-product company with significant UK operations across commercial waste, recycling, and minerals recovery. Closely comparable business model to Countrystyle's waste collection and recycling streams.
• FCC Environment UK: UK arm of Spanish FCC Group providing waste collection, treatment, recycling, and disposal services. Directly competes with Countrystyle in commercial waste and competes with Envar in composting/IVC.

Broad incumbents

• Suez Recycling and Recovery UK: Major UK waste management operator running recycling, composting, and energy-from-waste facilities. Direct competitor to Countrystyle's recycling operations and Envar's composting sites.
• Veolia UK: UK subsidiary of global environmental services giant Veolia, operating waste collection, recycling, AD, and composting at national scale. Overlaps with Countrystyle, Envar, and VeriGreen's full-stack waste-to-resource model but with broader geographic reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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