ANDREW BRONWIN AND CO LTD

What ANDREW BRONWIN AND CO LTD does

Bronwin & Abbey Ltd (legal entity: ANDREW BRONWIN AND CO LTD) is a UK-based forestry management consultancy founded in 1996 by Andrew Bronwin. The company provides turnkey services to woodland owners, landed estates, farmers, and institutional investors across England and Wales, with offices in Llandrindod Wells (Wales) and Ross on Wye (Herefordshire). Core service lines include forest management, timber harvesting and marketing, woodland creation, forestry contracting, forest certification (UKWAS/FSC/PEFC), Woodland Carbon Code project development, RICS forest valuations, tree safety surveys, and GIS digital mapping with drone services. The company merged with Abbey Forestry in 2021 and joined Velcourt Group in July 2022, where it operates as the group's dedicated forestry division.

The revenue model is built on professional service fees (annual management contracts, valuations, surveys, carbon scheme registration) and transaction fees on timber sales marketed on behalf of clients. The company runs a UKWAS Group Forest Certification Scheme providing FSC and PEFC certification, and is a registered Project Developer with the Woodland Carbon Code enabling carbon unit sale advisory. The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, with chartered forest managers engaging directly with woodland owners and estates; a referral network amplified by Velcourt Group's UK farm management footprint. Technology supports — rather than defines — the offering: GIS mapping, drone-based aerial imaging, timber tracking software from wood to mill, and digital tree safety survey systems. The team is built around chartered professionals (ICF, RICS) with several team members holding senior positions in industry bodies.

Notable client engagements include long-standing estate mandates (Powis Castle Estate 600 ha, Llanover Estate 315 ha over 20+ years, Gatley Estate 160 ha, Wrington Warren 78 ha) and institutional buyers (EW Beard Holdings). The company has no disclosed venture capital or external institutional investment, is privately held within Velcourt Group, and operates as a private limited company in the United Kingdom.

Name

ANDREW BRONWIN AND CO LTD

Legal name

Bronwin & Abbey Ltd

Website

https://bronwin.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bronwin & Abbey is a UK forestry consultancy providing turnkey woodland management, timber harvesting, woodland creation, forest certification, and Woodland Carbon Code services to private owners, landed estates, farmers, and institutional investors across England and Wales, operating as the forestry division of Velcourt Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forestry Management Services

NAICS

Forestry and Logging (113), Support Activities for Forestry (11531)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Timberland Operations Planning & Contractor Management (AFAMAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Timberland Asset Management & Consulting (AFAMAAAI), Timberland Brokerage & Acquisition/Disposition Advisory (AFAMAKAB), Tree Planting & Establishment Services (Manual/Mechanized) (AFAMACAE), Forest Road, Access & Infrastructure Services (Roads, Culverts, Bridges) (IMAMAJAL)

Keywords

• Forestry management services
• Timber harvesting marketing
• Woodland creation services
• Forest certification schemes
• Woodland carbon development

Headquarters

HQ city

Llandrindod Wells

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Forest Management Services: Comprehensive woodland management services including planning, grant applications, operations, and ongoing management. Revenue generated through professional service fees for managing client woodlands.
2. Timber Harvesting & Marketing: Independent timber harvesting and marketing service working on behalf of woodland owners. Generates best returns from timber assets with full transparency throughout operations. Income from timber sales (tax-free) passed to clients with service fees retained.
3. Woodland Creation Services: Design, delivery, and maintenance of new woodland creation schemes. Services include grant facilitation, site preparation, tree supply, planting, and establishment maintenance.
4. Woodland Carbon Scheme Development: Registration, validation and verification of woodland carbon schemes under Woodland Carbon Code. Advising clients on options for realising value of carbon units through sale or net zero commitments.
5. Forest Valuations: RICS Registered Valuers provide valuations for pre-purchase, pre-sale, probate, CGT, inheritance tax, SIPPs, insurance claims, and forestry within wind farm developments.
6. Tree Safety Surveys: Qualified Professional Tree Inspectors undertake surveys to help landowners meet legal duty of care obligations. Surveys include digital maps and ongoing software updates.
7. Carbon Unit Sales: Carbon units sequestered by new woodland creation can be sold on open market or used for net zero commitments. Bronwin & Abbey advises on options for realising carbon value.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Bronwin & Abbey delivers turnkey, end-to-end woodland management to private and institutional woodland owners across England and Wales. Core services include Forest Management, Timber Harvesting and Marketing, Woodland Creation, Woodland & Forestry Contracting, Forest Certification (UKWAS group scheme), Woodland Carbon Code project development, RICS Forest Valuations, Tree Safety Surveys, and GIS Digital Mapping & Drone Services — all delivered by chartered foresters and chartered surveyors under a single accountable team.

Product overview

Bronwin & Abbey is a forestry management company offering a comprehensive suite of services as a unified offering. The company provides end-to-end woodland management including Forest Management (covering budgets, management plans, grant advice, and tree safety), Timber Harvesting & Marketing (independent timber sales and marketing), Woodland Creation (design, consultation, delivery, and maintenance with carbon registration), Woodland & Forestry Contracting (specialist contracting for harvesting, planting, road construction, and fencing), Forest Certification (UKWAS group scheme to FSC/PEFC standards), Woodland Carbon (Woodland Carbon Code project development), Forest Valuations (RICS registered valuations), Tree Safety Surveys (legal compliance for landowners), and GIS Digital Mapping & Drone Services (specialist digital mapping and aerial imagery). All services are offered as an integrated turnkey solution managed by a single experienced team.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Positive financial returns over 20+ years of client relationships
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Komatsu Forest UKcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 April 2024Komatsu Forest UK supplies advanced forest machinery including harvesters and forwarders (Komatsu 931xc and 855). Partnership enables investment in professional operators and modern equipment for enhanced service delivery. Machines include advanced technology for tracking and reporting.
• Knight FrankminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 April 2020Andrew Bronwin serves as external consultant to Knight Frank's Private Office and contributed to Knight Frank Intelligence Talks podcast on UK forestry market. Bronwin & Abbey has association with Knight Frank for forestry expertise.
• UK Woodland Assurance Scheme (UKWAS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBronwin & Abbey runs a Group Forest Certification Scheme through UKWAS, providing internationally recognised standards for ethical and sustainable woodland management. Scheme audited to FSC and PEFC standards.
• Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUKWAS group scheme audited to FSC standards for forest certification.
• Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUKWAS group scheme audited to PEFC standards for forest certification.
• Woodland Carbon Code / Soil AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBronwin & Abbey is registered as a Project Developer with the Woodland Carbon Code. Undertakes validation and verification processes audited by the Soil Association for woodland carbon schemes.
• British Standards Institution (BSI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTree safety surveys comply with BS 5837:2012 standard for trees and development surveys.
• Long-standing Forestry ContractorscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSpecialist forestry contractors delivering projects including timber harvesting, woodland planting, forest road construction, fencing, respacing, and invasive species control. Worked with majority of contractors for many years. All contractors audited annually to ISO 45001 standards.
• Welsh Government / Natural Resources WalescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for woodland creation grants in Wales including Glastir Woodland Creation scheme. Negotiations with Natural Resources Wales and Brecon Beacons National Park for planting scheme approvals.
• Forestry Commission EnglandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for woodland creation grants in England including Woodland Creation Grant, Woodland Creation Planning Grant, and Woodland Carbon Fund. Coordinates with Forestry Commission for grant applications and compliance.
• Forest Research (UK)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK Government body providing forestry research. Published 50-year Softwood Timber Availability Forecast referenced by Bronwin & Abbey for industry insights.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Forest Carbon: UK-based woodland carbon project developer and one of the most established Woodland Carbon Code-registered developers. Competes directly with Bronwin & Abbey's Woodland Carbon advisory and project development offering, especially for institutional and corporate buyers of carbon units.
• Pryor & Rickett Silviculture: UK forestry management and consultancy practice providing woodland creation, management, harvesting and valuation services. Directly comparable in service breadth and target customer base of estates, farmers and institutional landowners.
• Lockhart Garratt: Mid-sized UK forestry management and woodland creation consultancy serving landowners and estates across England and Wales. Overlapping service set with Bronwin & Abbey in woodland creation, management plans and grant support.
• Scottish Woodlands Ltd: Major UK forestry management and contracting firm delivering woodland creation, harvesting, civil engineering and carbon services. Operates at materially larger scale than Bronwin & Abbey but offers a highly comparable service mix and competes for similar landed estate and investor clients.
• Tilhill Forestry: UK's largest forestry and woodland management company offering woodland creation, forest management, timber harvesting and carbon services across the UK. Directly comparable to Bronwin & Abbey across nearly the full service stack and is the most relevant direct competitor on enterprise estate and institutional mandates.
• John Clegg & Co: Long-established UK forestry consultancy and RICS Registered Valuers providing forest valuations, management and timber marketing services. Direct peer particularly for the RICS valuation and timber marketing/representation service line.
• Nicholsons: UK forestry, arboriculture and rural land management consultancy offering woodland creation, forest management, harvesting and carbon services. Comparable across multiple service lines and target customer segments.

Others

• Maelor Forest Nurseries: UK forest nursery supplying tree planting stock for woodland creation schemes. Adjacent ecosystem participant - not a direct competitor but a key supplier in the woodland creation value chain Bronwin & Abbey coordinates for clients.

Emerging players

• Wykeham Forestry: UK forestry management and contracting firm with focus on harvesting and woodland creation. Smaller in scale but operates in adjacent UK geographies and competes for similar landed estate work.

Broad incumbents

• Forestry England (Forestry Commission): UK government body managing the public forest estate. Adjacent comparator given the company's ongoing engagement with Forestry Commission grant schemes and woodland creation advisory on public-private partnerships, though not a direct commercial competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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