STAT Holdings Limited

What STAT Holdings Limited does

STAT Holdings Limited is a Nottingham-headquartered private holding company executing a buy-and-build strategy in the UK built environment and construction professional services sector. The group was formed in 2022 and has acquired six operating subsidiaries between June 2023 and December 2025: ION Consulting Engineers (MEP building services, 2004), UBU Design (landscape architecture and urban design, 2014), STAT Planning (planning consultancy, 2020), GEA (geotechnical and geoenvironmental consultancy, 2003), Lizard Landscape Design and Ecology (chartered landscape, ecology, and arboriculture consultancy, 2001), and DHA Architecture (residential architecture, 1991). Across the portfolio STAT employs in the order of 60-100 staff, with GEA alone contributing approximately 25 staff and over £3.5M turnover.

The holding company operates a light-touch, decentralised model: each subsidiary retains its brand, leadership, local market position, and culture, while benefiting from centralised support in HR, legal, health and safety, accounting, and marketing, plus Board Director oversight. The group delivers multidisciplinary built environment services to property developers, national housebuilders, contractors, local authorities, and education and healthcare clients across the UK, with project credentials spanning housing, education, healthcare, commercial, leisure, and public realm sectors — including award-winning work such as the Worthing Integrated Care Centre, Ferne Park (BREEAM Outstanding 92%), and Hobbs View (Passivhaus Plus affordable homes).

Name

STAT Holdings Limited

Legal name

STAT Holdings Ltd.

Website

https://stat-holdings.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

STAT Holdings Limited is a Nottingham-based private holding company that acquires and operates established UK professional services firms in the built environment sector, building a national portfolio across MEP engineering, landscape architecture, planning, geotechnical, and residential architecture disciplines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Built Environment Professional Services

NAICS

Management of Companies and Enterprises (551), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Non-Operating Establishments (9995), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable/Green Building & LEED Consulting (BPAHAKAG)

Keywords

• Built environment services
• Acquisition holding company
• Professional services consultancy
• Landscape architecture services
• Construction industry consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Nottingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Acquisition and portfolio management fees: STAT Holdings generates revenue by acquiring established businesses in the built environment sector and growing them through centralised support, cross-selling between subsidiaries, and operational empowerment. Revenue accrues through the operating profits of subsidiary companies including ION Consulting Engineers, UBU Design, STAT Planning, GEA, Lizard Landscape Design and Ecology, and DHA Architecture.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

STAT Holdings Limited is a UK private holding company that acquires, owns, and operates established professional and technical services businesses serving the built environment and construction industries. Through six wholly-owned subsidiaries (ION Consulting Engineers, UBU Design, STAT Planning, GEA, Lizard Landscape Design and Ecology, and DHA Architecture), the group delivers mechanical and electrical building services engineering, landscape architecture and urban design, planning consultancy, geotechnical and geoenvironmental consultancy, ecology and arboriculture, and residential architecture to property developers, housebuilders, contractors, and public sector clients.

Product overview

STAT Holdings Limited is a holding company building a national portfolio of businesses in the built environment and construction industries through acquisitions, mergers and organic growth. The group comprises six member companies offering complementary professional services: ION Consulting Engineers (mechanical and electrical building services), UBU Design (landscape architecture and urban design), STAT Planning (planning consultancy), GEA (geotechnical and ground investigation services), Lizard Landscape Design and Ecology (landscape architecture, ecology and arboriculture), and DHA Architecture (residential architecture). These companies work collaboratively on projects across housing, education, healthcare, commercial and public realm sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mechanical and Electrical Building Services Engineering (ION Consulting Engineers Ltd) Specialist consultancy providing mechanical and electrical building services and infrastructure system solutions for property developers, contractors, and public sector clients throughout the UK.
• Landscape Architecture and Urban Design (UBU Design Ltd) Design-led landscape architecture and urban design practice creating efficient, elegant, robust and sustainable landscapes for public and private sector clients across housing, education, retail, commercial, and public realm sectors.
• Planning Consultancy (STAT Planning) Results-driven planning practice providing expert planning and development advice across residential, commercial, leisure, energy and agricultural development sectors.
• Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Consultancy (GEA) Ground investigation and geotechnical/geoenvironmental consultancy services delivered to the property and construction industries, with approximately 25 staff across three offices.
• Landscape Design, Ecology and Arboriculture (Lizard Landscape Design and Ecology) Chartered consultancy providing landscape architecture, landscape planning, ecological and arboricultural services for public sector education, property clients and development projects.
• Residential Architecture (DHA Architecture Ltd) Specialist residential architecture practice delivering projects for all major national housebuilders and regional developers across the UK.

Quantifiable outcome

• GEA achieved over £3.5M turnover with approximately 25 staff across three offices.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Perfect CirclecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 5 September 2025STAT Planning joined Perfect Circle as an Approved Supply Chain Partner, enabling their work to be procured under the SCAPE National Consultancy and Utilities Consultancy frameworks. Perfect Circle, supported by SCAPE, brings together leading organisations in the built environment to deliver efficient, collaborative and socially responsible project outcomes. This positions STAT Planning to deliver larger public and private sector projects and build relationships with Framework partners.
• SCAPEminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSCAPE supports the Perfect Circle framework within which STAT Planning operates as an Approved Supply Chain Partner, enabling access to national consultancy and utilities consultancy procurement frameworks.
• ION and Lizard (cross-company collaboration)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerION Consulting Engineers Ltd and Lizard Landscape Design & Ecology collaborate on development projects, combining MEP engineering with landscape design, ecology, and arboricultural services. Collaborations include Ferne Park (Fareham), Sopers Lane (Poole), and other projects where both companies are engaged by the same developer.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pick Everard: UK engineering and property consultancy delivering civil/structural engineering, building services, cost consultancy, and architecture. Directly comparable in scale and breadth of built environment professional services offered to public and private sector clients.
• Ipsum Group: UK engineering and environmental services roll-up platform that has consolidated multiple regional specialist consultancies. Directly comparable to STAT Holdings as an actively-acquiring UK built environment services platform pursuing a buy-and-build strategy.
• Hydrock (now part of Stantec): UK multi-disciplinary built environment consultancy (mechanical/electrical, structural, geoenvironmental, planning) with a similar portfolio of professional service capabilities. Hydrock was a leading independent before being acquired by Stantec, mirroring the kind of UK built environment roll-up trajectory STAT Holdings is pursuing.
• Wardell Armstrong: UK engineering, environmental, and planning consultancy with offices across the UK. Comparable to STAT Holdings in offering integrated engineering, geoenvironmental, planning, and architecture services through a multi-office UK network.
• Ridge and Partners LLP: UK multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancy spanning structural engineering, building services, geotechnical, and project management. Directly comparable to STAT Holdings in offering cross-discipline built environment consulting to developers and public sector clients.
• Waterman Group plc: AIM-listed UK engineering and environmental consultancy providing structural, mechanical/electrical, and environmental advisory services. Comparable to STAT as a multi-disciplinary UK built environment professional services group with overlapping engineering, environmental, and infrastructure offerings.
• Fairhurst: UK multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy (structural, civil, geotechnical, environmental, building services). Comparable in offering integrated engineering and environmental consulting services to developers and public sector clients across the UK.
• Curtins (now part of SLR): UK-based engineering consultancy providing structural, civil, geoenvironmental, and infrastructure design services. Comparable to STAT Holdings as a multi-discipline UK engineering and built environment consultancy acquired into a larger group.

Broad incumbents

• Stantec Inc. Global engineering, architecture, and environmental services firm that acquired Hydrock to expand its UK built environment presence. Relevant incumbent comparison as a large acquirer of UK built environment consultancies, validating the roll-up exit pathway for STAT.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with substantial UK built environment, planning, landscape architecture, and engineering operations. Relevant as a broad incumbent competing for the same major UK development and public sector mandates targeted by STAT's subsidiaries.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/STATHoldings
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stat-holdings-limited

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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