Landscaping and grounds maintenance firms to acquire in the South East
Updated 9 November 2026
Looking to acquire a landscaping or grounds maintenance firm in the South East? Firmbase ranks 392 landscaping and grounds maintenance firms using public company information to help buyers prioritise firms for research and potential outreach. The Approach Score ranks firms using public signals including director age and tenure, ownership, business scale, financial strength and recent changes. These firms are not listed for sale, and the ranking does not indicate that an owner is considering a sale.
The median firm has 8 staff and has been in business for 12 years. Looking beyond the South East? Explore the full UK list of landscaping and grounds maintenance firms.
392
Firms
UK 1,764
26%
Every director 55+
UK 24%
40%
Held 75%+ by one person
UK 42%
12
Median years in business
UK 12
8
Median headcount
UK 8
£250k to £500k
Median turnover band
UK £250k to £500k · includes our estimates
Towns with the most firms
- Reading 32 firms
- Portsmouth 30 firms
- Southampton 28 firms
- Brighton 16 firms
The first 25 firms, in Approach Score order
| Rank | Firm | Approach Score | The facts behind the score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Garden Design Newbury, Berkshire | Approach Score 90/100 |
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Company no. 03186279 · Companies House |
| 2 | Mackenzie Landscapes Waterlooville, Hampshire | Approach Score 87/100 |
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Company no. 04502197 · Companies House |
| 3 | KJB Contractors Chichester, West Sussex | Approach Score 87/100 |
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Company no. 02644868 · Companies House |
| 4 | D Knight Agricultural Contractors Eastbourne, East Sussex | Approach Score 87/100 |
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Company no. 08416280 · Companies House |
| 5 | Hever Landscapes Tunbridge Wells, Kent | Approach Score 86/100 |
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Company no. 05431419 · Companies House |
| 6 | Lovell Landscapes ST. Leonards-on-SEA, East Sussex | Approach Score 85/100 |
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Company no. 10000703 · Companies House |
| 7 | JR Garden Maintenance Maidstone, Kent | Approach Score 85/100 |
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Company no. 11736210 · Companies House |
| 8 | Agrifactors Heathfield, East Sussex | Approach Score 85/100 |
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Company no. 00985553 · Companies House |
| 9 | JW Hill Garden Care Windsor, Berkshire | Approach Score 84/100 |
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Company no. 07571036 · Companies House |
| 10 | Greensand Studios Henfield, West Sussex | Approach Score 84/100 |
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Company no. 04465014 · Companies House |
| 11 | Glide Gardeners Redhill, Surrey | Approach Score 83/100 |
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Company no. 07681000 · Companies House |
| 12 | Cutting Edge Gardening Haslemere, Surrey | Approach Score 83/100 |
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Company no. 07587586 · Companies House |
| 13 | Southern Counties Landscapes Wokingham, Berkshire | Approach Score 83/100 |
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Company no. 03472554 · Companies House |
| 14 | Freeland Nurseries Witney, Oxfordshire | Approach Score 83/100 |
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Company no. 07538438 · Companies House |
| 15 | E.F Kerin & Sons Oxford | Approach Score 82/100 |
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Company no. 07951652 · Companies House |
| 16 | P. C. Landscapes Farnham, Surrey | Approach Score 81/100 |
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Company no. 05945526 · Companies House |
| 17 | Hambrooks Landscaping Southampton, Hampshire A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 81/100 |
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Company no. 03683989 · Companies House |
| 18 | A.P.C. Garden Services Carterton | Approach Score 80/100 |
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Company no. 13250200 · Companies House |
| 19 | Stubbington Tree Care Fareham, Hampshire | Approach Score 80/100 |
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Company no. 08436615 · Companies House |
| 20 | Cedardale Tree Surgeons Farnham, Surrey | Approach Score 79/100 |
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Company no. 08996242 · Companies House |
| 21 | Nigel Belcher Turf & Paving Kidlington, Oxfordshire | Approach Score 79/100 |
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Company no. 09391754 · Companies House |
| 22 | Urban Vista Landscape Solutions Bordon, Hampshire | Approach Score 79/100 |
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Company no. 10776143 · Companies House |
| 23 | Capability Landscapes Bucks | Approach Score 79/100 |
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Company no. 02161971 · Companies House |
| 24 | Cedar Landscapes Godalming, Surrey | Approach Score 78/100 |
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Company no. 08472755 · Companies House |
| 25 | KEY Gardencare Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire | Approach Score 78/100 |
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Company no. 05518006 · Companies House |
367 more firms are in the list, in Approach Score order.
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One row per firm, in Approach Score order, as Excel + CSV.
It holds the facts behind each score, points for each part of the score, financials with dates, publicly available contact details, where identified, director names and named shareholders.
Some people with significant control appear as Other individual, with no further detail. Director email lookups are not included.
How this list is filtered
- 5 or more staff, from filed headcount or our estimate where none is filed.
- Registered office in the South East.
How this list is built
The Approach Score ranks firms mainly on public Companies House information about owner tenure and age, ownership, size, financial strength and recent register changes.
Firms with higher scores appear first in each list.
Use the ranking to order research, then check each business directly.
What it does not mean
No firm here is for sale, and the score says nothing about any owner's plans.
At least 95% of the firms where we hold directors had them checked in or after November 2026.
What we do not cover
Regulatory information is not included in this list. Buyers should check the relevant register as part of their due diligence. Landscaping has no single sector regulator. For professional pesticide work, check operators' qualifications against HSE's list of recognised specified certificates, allowing for supervised trainees.
Why age bands but no people's names
Age bands come from the month and year of birth on Companies House. This page shows no exact ages and no people's names. Both come with the purchased list. The band edges from 45 to 65 are the ages where the score changes. A row shows no age bands when a director's surname is in the firm's name, its group's name or its website. Those directors' ages still count towards the score.
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