What AA ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED does

AA Environmental Limited (AAe) is a privately-held, multi-disciplined environmental consultancy headquartered in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, serving the UK Construction, Development, Land Regeneration and Waste sectors. Founded in 2002, the firm delivers project-based professional services spanning contaminated land investigation and remediation, ecological and protected species surveys (bats, great crested newts, badgers, otters, dormice, reptiles, crayfish, water voles), geo-environmental site investigation, waste permitting and characterisation, Environmental Impact Assessment, construction environmental management, flood risk assessment, air quality and noise monitoring, and odour assessment (delivered through the OdourSol JV). The underlying service model is human-expert-driven: trained ecologists, geo-environmental scientists, and permitting specialists execute field surveys, intrusive investigations, laboratory testing, and regulatory submissions against frameworks such as WM3 waste classification, the CL:AIRE Definition of Waste Code of Practice, and Environment Agency guidance.

AAe generates revenue through fee-based consultancy engagements quoted by project scope, complexity, and duration, typically delivered under multi-year contracts to enterprise clients. Its go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, with the firm explicitly stating that its ongoing success is based on repeat business from clients and that most clients become repeat partners. Marquee project references include Kincardine Bridge, M74 Completion, M1 Widelling, A380 South Devon Link Road, Heathrow, Replacement Forth Crossing, and decommissioning of 195 boreholes at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The firm operates from a single UK office with no disclosed headcount, no external funding, no subsidiaries, and no parent company.

Name

AA ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED

Legal name

AA Environmental Limited

Website

https://aae-ltd.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Short description

AA Environmental Limited is a privately-held UK environmental consultancy founded in 2002, delivering contaminated land, ecological, permitting, and monitoring services to enterprise clients across the construction, infrastructure, land regeneration, and waste sectors from its Abingdon, Oxfordshire headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)

akta.pro primary industry

All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI) & ASTM Phase I ESA (EUAHAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Remediation Planning & Cost Estimation (RAP/CAP, Feasibility Studies) (EUAHAEAC), Ambient Air Quality Monitoring (Criteria Pollutants & Air Toxics) (EUAHACAA), NEPA/EA/EIS & Public Consultation (EUAHAAAB), Environmental Permitting & Impact Assessment (EIA/NEPA) (BPAIAMAK)

Keywords

• Environmental consultancy
• Ecological surveys
• Contaminated land remediation
• Waste permitting
• Site investigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Abingdon

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consultancy Services: Professional consulting services providing environmental assessment, site investigation, permitting, remediation management, and ecological surveying for clients in construction, development, land regeneration, and waste sectors. Revenue is generated through project-based consultancy fees for services including contaminated land assessment, environmental impact assessment, waste permitting, ecological surveys, and construction environmental management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

AA Environmental Limited (AAe) is a multi-disciplined environmental consultancy delivering ecological, geo-environmental, contaminated land, waste permitting, and testing services to construction, development, land regeneration, and waste sector clients across the UK. The firm provides end-to-end project services including field surveys, baseline studies, site investigation, environmental permitting, contamination remediation project management, construction environmental management, and statutory assessment (EIA, flood risk, noise, air quality).

Product overview

AA Environmental Limited (AAe) is a multi-disciplined environmental consultancy providing expert advice to the Construction, Development, Land Regeneration and Waste Sectors. The company operates as a unified service portfolio rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Core service areas include Ecological Services (with specialist protected species surveys for bats, birds, reptiles, great crested newts, badgers, otters, dormice, water voles, and white-clawed crayfish), Geo-Environmental Services (site investigation, contaminated land assessment and remediation, field monitoring, material testing and management), Waste Management and Permitting (planning, permitting, characterisation), Environmental Impact Assessment, Construction Environmental Management, Flood Risk Assessment, Air Quality Monitoring, Noise Assessment, and Odour Assessment and Monitoring. The company also provides expert witness and ecological clerk of works services. AAe was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ecological Services Complete ecological service to the Development, Construction and Land Regeneration sectors, including field surveys, baseline studies, mitigation design, and expert witness advice.
• Geo-Environmental Services
• Waste Management, Permitting and Characterisation
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Construction Environmental Management
• Flood Risk Assessment
• Air Quality Monitoring, Assessment and Mitigation
• Odour Assessment and Monitoring
• Noise Assessment
• Site Investigation
• Contaminated Land Assessment and Remediation
• Field Monitoring and Testing Services
• Material Testing
• Material Management
• Borehole Decommissioning
• Planning and Permitting
• Waste Characterisation
• Bat Surveys
• Bird Surveys
• Reptile Surveys
• Great Crested Newt Surveys
• Badger Surveys
• Water Vole Surveys
• White-Clawed Crayfish Surveys
• Dormice Surveys
• Otter Surveys
• Preliminary Ecological Appraisal
• Ecological Impact Assessment
• Ecological Clerk of Works
• Expert Witness
• Invasive Species Management
• Habitat and Ecological Management Plans
• Invertebrate Assessment
• Botanical Surveys
• BREEAM and Code for Sustainable Homes Assessments

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50 Material Management Plans developed and submitted since 2011
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OdourSol JVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntegrated joint venture partnership providing over 60 years collective experience in the monitoring, assessment and management of odour associated with waste and farming operations. OdourSol JV combines process engineers and assessors to deliver comprehensive odour assessment services including monitoring, assessment, management plan development, and mitigation advice. AAe provides this service in association with air monitoring of VOCs, methane, ammonia and bio aerosols.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with UK environmental services including impact assessment, remediation and ecology — competes with AAe on major infrastructure and development projects.
• Jacobs: Global professional services firm with UK environmental, water and ground engineering services — comparable capability set in EIA, permitting and remediation on major projects.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consultancy with extensive UK environmental practice covering EIA, ecology, contaminated land and waste — larger incumbent competing for the same infrastructure clients as AAe.
• WSP: Global professional services firm with a large UK environment and ground engineering practice offering EIA, contaminated land, ecology and permitting — overlapping capability set on infrastructure projects.
• RSK Group: UK-based environmental and engineering consultancy group offering contaminated land, ecology, EIA and waste services — directly comparable offering to AAe but at much larger scale through M&A roll-up.
• Arup: Global engineering and design consultancy with UK environmental planning, ecology and contaminated land services — competes with AAe on large infrastructure and regeneration projects.

Direct peers

• SLR Consulting: Global environmental and advisory consultancy with strong UK practice covering EIA, contaminated land, ecology and waste — closest like-for-like multi-disciplinary competitor to AAe.
• Hydrock (now part of Stantec): UK environmental, engineering and geo-environmental consultancy with strong contaminated land, EIA and ecology offering — comparable mid-market peer to AAe, recently acquired by Stantec.
• Wardell Armstrong: UK environmental, engineering and mining consultancy with comparable contaminated land, EIA, waste permitting and ecological services — a direct UK mid-market peer to AAe.
• Enzygo: UK environmental consultancy specialising in noise, air quality, odour, contaminated land and waste — comparable services and scale to AAe, particularly in monitoring/permitting work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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