Solar Centre

Name

Solar Centre

Legal name

The Solar Centre Ltd

Website

https://thesolarcentre.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Outdoor Solar Lighting

NAICS

Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (3351)

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)

akta.pro primary industry

Outdoor & Landscape Lighting Retail (Path, Flood, Security, Deck) (CRAIAHAC)

Keywords

• Solar outdoor lighting
• Garden solar lights
• Solar festoon lights
• Solar security lights
• Outdoor solar products

Headquarters

HQ city

Harpenden

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Solar Lighting Products: One-time hardware sales of solar-powered outdoor lighting products including fairy lights, festoon lights, wall lights, security lights, path lights, spotlights, and garden lanterns. Products are sold directly through the company's e-commerce platform with no recurring revenue component.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Solar Centre designs and sells solar-powered outdoor lighting products for UK residential consumers, including fairy lights, festoon lights, wall lights, security lights, spotlights, path lights, garden lanterns, decking lights, post lights, brick lights, mood lights, and seasonal Christmas and Halloween lights. Products feature hybrid solar and USB charging, replaceable lithium-ion batteries, automatic dusk-to-dawn sensors, and IP65/IP67 waterproofing engineered for year-round UK weather. The company sells its own hardware directly through its UK e-commerce website under one-time-purchase unit pricing.

Product overview

The Solar Centre is the UK's leading supplier of solar-powered outdoor lighting products, operating since 2005. The company offers an extensive portfolio of solar lighting solutions organized into multiple core categories: Solar Lights (general catalog), Solar Fairy Lights, Solar Festoon Lights (including Lumify vintage bulb and Edinburgh/Ballon festoon product lines), Solar Wall Lights (including Truro, Grantham, and Halo collections), Solar Garden Lights, Solar Spotlights (Atlas), Solar Security Lights, Solar Path Lights (Pimlico), Solar Decking Lights, Solar Post Lights, Solar Garden Lanterns, Solar Brick Lights, Mood/Shape Lights (ShapeLights), Solar Chargers, Solar Gadgets, Solar Garden Products (including Everjet fountain), Solar Flame Effect Lights (TrueFlame torches), Solar Fountains, LED Lights, USB Powered Lights, and seasonal Outdoor Christmas Lights and Halloween Lights. The company has pioneered the Powered By Leaf product sub-brand featuring innovative leaf-shaped solar panel technology with USB charging, dual battery bays, and Powersaving mode. Additional offerings include Solar Lighting Kits, Solar Bollards, Solar Camping Lights, Solar Fence Lights, Solar Shed Lights, Solar LED T-Shirts, Gift Cards, and a Clearance section. The product ecosystem centers on solar-powered operation with many products featuring USB charging as a hybrid power option, LED bulb technology, waterproof ratings (IP65-IP67), and automatic dusk-to-dawn activation. The company differentiates through year-round UK winter performance, replaceable batteries, and comprehensive 12-month warranties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Powered By Leaf: A proprietary solar panel technology featuring a leaf-shaped design with USB charging capabilities, dual battery compartments, Powersaving mode, 5 charge indicator lights, quick-release bracket and stake/wall mount options. Used to power various solar lighting products including festoon lights and spotlights.

Products and services

• Solar Fairy Lights

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero electricity costs for outdoor lighting compared to mains-powered alternatives
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Smart Garden Products: UK-based designer and wholesaler of solar-powered garden products, lighting, and outdoor décor. Directly comparable as a UK-headquartered solar lighting specialist selling through garden centers, retailers, and online channels with overlapping product categories including solar path lights, wall lights, and decorative solar products.
• Lights4fun: UK-based outdoor lighting retailer specializing in decorative and solar-powered lighting for gardens, patios, and outdoor entertaining. Comparable as a UK-focused DTC brand with overlapping decorative solar festoon, fairy light, and outdoor ambiance product lines serving residential consumers.
• Festive Lights Ltd: UK outdoor lighting retailer offering festoon lights, solar lighting, and decorative garden illumination. Comparable as a UK-headquartered outdoor decorative lighting specialist with overlapping product categories in solar festoon and garden decorative lighting for residential customers.
• Select Solar: UK retailer of solar-powered products including outdoor solar lighting, solar panels, and solar chargers. Directly comparable as a UK-based solar lighting retailer with overlapping product categories in garden solar lights, security lights, and solar accessories.
• Garden Lights (Techmar): Netherlands-headquartered designer and supplier of 12V low-voltage outdoor garden lighting systems including solar-powered options. Comparable as a European outdoor lighting specialist with overlapping path light, spot light, and decorative garden lighting products serving residential and light commercial customers.

Broad incumbents

• Konstsmide: Swedish outdoor lighting manufacturer with broad portfolio of garden lighting, Christmas lighting, and decorative outdoor illumination including solar-powered ranges. Comparable as a larger, established European outdoor lighting brand with overlapping solar garden and festoon products distributed through garden centers across multiple countries.
• Wickes: UK home improvement retailer serving trade and DIY customers with garden, outdoor, and exterior lighting categories including solar options. Comparable as a UK retail incumbent where Solar Centre's products compete for category share within a broader home improvement assortment.
• Philips Hue (Signify): Global smart lighting leader offering connected indoor and outdoor lighting including outdoor wall lights, path lights, and festoon products. Comparable as a larger incumbent expanding into outdoor solar-adjacent smart lighting categories that could pressure Solar Centre's premium positioning on the higher end of the market.
• B&Q (Kingfisher plc): UK's largest home improvement retailer selling extensive garden and outdoor lighting ranges including solar lights from multiple brands. Comparable as a UK retail channel leader for solar outdoor lighting where Solar Centre's products compete for shelf and category visibility in a much broader home and garden assortment.

Emerging players

• Ring (Amazon): Amazon-owned smart home security brand offering outdoor floodlights, security lights, and path lights with connected/smart features. Comparable as an emerging player in the outdoor security lighting category that overlaps with Solar Centre's solar security light range and represents a category-defining smart-home competitive threat.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/solarcentre
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/thesolarcentre
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheSolarCentre
• Instagraminstagram.com/solarcentre
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-solar-centre-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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