DIVERSITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED

What DIVERSITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED does

Diversity Environmental Consultants Limited is a privately held UK environmental consultancy founded in 2000 and headquartered in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, operating under the trading name "Diversity." From a south-west England base the firm delivers ecological consultancy, landscape architecture, and biodiversity net gain services to clients across most of the United Kingdom. Its service portfolio spans two integrated practice areas: Ecology (Ecological Impact Assessments, Phase 1 and Phase 2 habitat surveys, National Vegetation Classification surveys, Habitats Regulations Assessments, BREEAM ecological components, Biodiversity Net Gain calculations, protected species surveys across more than a dozen species groups, Ecological Clerk of Works, mitigation licensing, ecological design, community engagement, and planning navigation) and Landscape Architecture (habitat restoration, landscape assessment, landscape design, habitat management, arboricultural appraisal, and garden design).

The business runs on a project-based professional services model with consultation-based fees that are not publicly disclosed. Its go-to-market is sales-led and direct: prospective clients reach the firm via phone (01452 77 10 10), email ([email protected]), or its GoDaddy-hosted website, which carries a GoDaddy cookie consent layer and no advanced digital channels. The firm is deliberately selective, accepting only projects that meet internal criteria for social and environmental sustainability. It carries no disclosed funding, has no parent company, and appears to be founder-owned.

Customer segments are diverse and include development and construction firms (e.g., Aston Martin's low-carbon R&D centre, Yoo Capital's Grade 2 listed theatre refurbishment), local planning authorities (Bristol City Council, Bath & North East Somerset Council, Cotswold District Council, Thames Valley District Council), national heritage organisations (National Trust at Sutton Hoo and Osterley House), utilities (South West Water's Croyde Bay treatment works), and media (BBC Springwatch across three seasons). The firm holds a portfolio of protected species licences and is positioned to serve UK statutory Biodiversity Net Gain requirements introduced for development in England from February 2024.

Name

DIVERSITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED

Legal name

Diversity Environmental Consultants Ltd

Website

https://diversity.biz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Diversity Environmental Consultants Limited is a privately held UK ecological and landscape architecture consultancy, founded in 2000 in Gloucestershire, providing habitat surveys, protected species assessments, biodiversity net gain, and landscape design services to developers, local planning authorities, heritage organisations, utilities, and private landowners across the UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Stonehouse

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Project-based professional consulting fees for ecological and landscape architecture services including habitat surveys, protected species assessments, ecological impact assessments, landscape design, and biodiversity net gain calculations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Diversity Environmental Consultants provides ecological consultancy and landscape architecture services across the UK. Core offerings include Ecological Impact Assessments (EcIA), Phase 1 Habitat Surveys, National Vegetation Classification (NVC) Surveys, Habitats Regulations Assessments, BREEAM Assessments, Protected Species Surveys, Ecological Mitigation, Ecological Design, Biodiversity Net Gain calculations, and Ecological Planning navigation. Landscape architecture services include Habitat Restoration, Landscape Assessment, Landscape Design, Habitat Management, Arboricultural Appraisal, and Garden Design.

Product overview

DIVERSITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED is an environmental consulting firm founded in 2000, offering a unified portfolio of ecological and landscape architecture services. The company provides site assessments, protected species surveys, landscape and garden design, arboricultural assessment, wildlife habitat creation, and biodiversity net gain (BNG) services. The core offering combines Ecology services (Ecological Impact Assessments, Phase 1 Habitat Surveys, National Vegetation Classification Surveys, Habitats Regulations Assessments, BREEAM Assessments, Protected Species Surveys, Ecological Mitigation, Ecological Design, Community Engagement, and Ecological Planning) with Landscape Architecture services (Habitat Restoration, Landscape Assessment, Landscape Design, Habitat Management, Arboricultural Appraisal, and Garden Design). The company serves clients throughout the UK from their base in the south-west of England.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ecological Impact Assessments (EcIA) Comprehensive ecological assessments evaluating the impact of development projects on wildlife and habitats, including biodiversity considerations.
• Phase 1 Habitat Surveys Standard habitat classification and mapping surveys to identify and record semi-natural woodlands, grassland, heathland, wetland, and other habitats.
• National Vegetation Classification (NVC) Surveys Detailed botanical surveys classifying vegetation communities according to the National Vegetation Classification system.
• Habitats Regulations Assessments Assessments required under the Habitats Regulations to evaluate the implications of plans and projects on designated European nature conservation sites.
• Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Assessment and planning services to ensure development projects deliver a measurable net gain in biodiversity, meeting statutory requirements.
• BREEAM Assessments Ecological components of BREEAM sustainability assessment for buildings, helping clients achieve necessary BREEAM credits.
• Protected Species Surveys Phase 2 surveys for protected species including birds, bats, badger, hedgehog, crayfish, reptiles, amphibians, water vole, otter, dormouse, plants and invertebrates.
• Ecological Mitigation Services Formulation of mitigation schemes and provision of Ecological Clerk of Works on building projects, including protected species licence applications.
• Ecological Design Design services using biological information to create development plans with real benefit to the local environment and biodiversity.
• Ecological Planning Navigation of planning systems for projects including glamping units, new housing, and barn conversions, leveraging experience within Local Authority planning departments.
• Community Engagement Environmental education and community involvement services to raise environmental awareness and ensure project success.
• Landscape Architecture Services Integrated landscape architecture offering comprising Habitat Restoration, Landscape Assessment, Landscape Design, Habitat Management, Arboricultural Appraisal, and Garden Design services delivered for projects of micro to macro scale.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully navigated planning permissions for diverse projects including glamping units, new housing, and barn conversions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• WSP: Global professional services firm with a large UK environment and ecology practice covering EIA, BNG, and planning. Competes for council framework work and major developer contracts that Diversity also targets.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consultancy with a substantial UK environmental services practice offering EIA, ecology, and BNG capability at scale. Represents the upper bound of competitive threat to mid-sized specialists.
• Bidwells: UK property and environment consultancy with natural environment, landscape architecture, and planning teams. Larger and broader than Diversity but competes for the same ecology and landscape work on development projects.
• RSK Group: UK-headquartered environmental and engineering services group built through acquisitions of specialist consultancies including ecological firms. Competes in the same ecology and environmental assessment space and represents a potential acquirer or competitor for mid-sized UK specialists.
• SLR Consulting: International environmental and advisory consultancy with strong UK ecology, EIA, and planning offering. Overlaps with Diversity on development-led environmental work but operates at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Middlemarch Environmental: Mid-sized UK ecological consultancy providing habitat surveys, protected species work, and ecological impact assessments. Direct competitor for council and developer ecology work with overlapping service lines in BNG and planning support.
• Ecology Solutions: UK specialist ecological consultancy offering Phase 1/2 habitat surveys, protected species surveys, and ecological impact assessments to planning applicants and local authorities. Closely overlaps Diversity's core ecology service portfolio.
• CSA Environmental: Independent UK consultancy delivering ecological surveys, arboriculture, and landscape architecture services. Similar size, dual ecology-landscape offering, and south of England client base to Diversity.
• Tyler Grange: UK-based independent environmental planning and ecology consultancy offering similar ecological impact assessments, landscape design, and arboriculture services to developers and local authorities. Comparable in size, model, and southern England focus to Diversity Environmental Consultants.
• Thomson Environmental Consultants: UK-based ecological and environmental consultancy providing habitat surveys, protected species, BNG, and ecological clerk of works. Comparable mid-market consultancy with overlapping clients and capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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