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Agri-forestry Companies in Leeds: 300+ Active Firms (2026)
Agri-forestry companies grow crops, raise livestock, manage woodland and supply rural land services in Leeds and its metropolitan area.
Buying centres tend to sit with farm owners, estate managers, food-supply procurement teams, timber buyers and public-sector landholders rather than a central procurement function. Engagements are operational and seasonal: land maintenance contracts, woodland work, livestock and crop support, estate services and environmental management packages. The better-fit suppliers are mid-market rural operators able to handle compliance paperwork, field labour, equipment scheduling and buyer assurance, rather than hobby holdings or micro-consultancies. Sales cycles are shaped by weather windows, subsidy timetables and the physical movement of produce, animals, timber or machinery across West Yorkshire and nearby rural catchments.
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Leeds has 380 actively trading agri-forestry companies in this cohort, making it a local market of operators, contractors and land-service firms rather than a broad national farming base. Reported employment stands at 990 people, so the footprint is visible but distributed across small operating teams, seasonal labour requirements and a narrower group of larger employers. The local mix appears to include estate maintenance, farm support, woodland work and production-linked services, with buyers ranging from nearby farms and food-supply businesses to public-sector landholders. Scale is therefore practical and asset-heavy, not mainly advisory.
Agriculture and forestry operate under a broad environmental and land-management framework, not a standalone licensing regime. Defra sets much of the policy context for food, farming and rural affairs, while GOV.UK carries official farm statistics and evidence packs. For woodland activity in England, the Forestry Commission acts as the Government regulator for forestry and oversees controls on tree felling, alongside environmental-impact and plant-health requirements. Farm and rural contracting work can also touch animal-health, plant-health, pollution, water and habitat rules. Support payments and agri-environment schemes matter commercially because they influence which land-management tasks are funded, deferred or brought in-house.
Leeds operators appear likely to remain shaped by compliance, labour availability and the economics of land stewardship rather than by a simple volume-growth story. Smaller contractors tend to win work through local relationships and equipment access, while the scarcer scale-up group has more capacity to absorb paperwork, insurance requirements and public-sector procurement. Consolidation may come through asset purchases, retirement-driven handovers and estate-service bundling rather than conventional venture-backed expansion. Demand should remain uneven: weather, subsidy design and buyer requirements can move work between farms, contractors and specialist land managers.
380
Active firms
2026
9
Above £5M
larger revenue band
96
Since 2022
new incorporations
Key facts
About 2% of the trading cohort reports turnover above £5M (9 of 380 firms) — the rest sits below that revenue band.
25% of the cohort was incorporated since 2022 (96 firms), so a sizeable share is in its first few filing cycles.
UK agriculture used 17 million hectares in 2024, or 69% of UK land, across 209,000 farm holdings.
Agriculture contributed £14.5 billion in 2024, equal to 0.56% of the UK economy.
Defra is the lead UK government department for food, farming and rural affairs, with farm statistics and evidence packs published through GOV.UK.
In England, the Forestry Commission regulates forestry and enforces tree-felling controls under the Forestry Act 1967.
UK woodland covered 3.28 million hectares at 31 March 2024, while forestry GVA was £0.68 billion in 2022.
Top Leeds agri-forestry companies
R Ames Forestry Contracting Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsHarvests timber and produces biomass woodchip fuel from managed woodland. Supplies G30 and G50 grade wood chippings and logs for biomass boilers and domestic heating, delivering bulk quantities to…
Serves trade and public customers using biomass heating, including schools, colleges, universities, councils, sports facilities and larger buildings with heating requirements of 45kW+, across…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 11% CAGR over 4y
Location
Treeworld Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 7% CAGR over 4y
Location
Wharfedale Farmers'auction Mart
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates an agricultural auction mart conducting regular sales of livestock including prime, store, breeding and feeding sheep, as well as machinery and poultry. Also organises specialist auctions…
Serves farmers, butchers and rural businesses in Yorkshire, plus buyers and sellers of livestock, agricultural machinery, land, property, vintage items and household goods.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -1% CAGR over 4y
Location
J C Trees Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides arboricultural and tree surgery services including tree dismantling, felling and removal, stump grinding, and tracked access platform work. Undertakes tree maintenance and clearance for…
Serves council, commercial and domestic clients across North and West Yorkshire, including local highways authorities, businesses, landowners and homeowners needing arboricultural contractors.
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
E.OLDROYD & SONS(LOFTHOUSE)LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProduces and packs Yorkshire forced rhubarb and other fruit, supplying fresh rhubarb for retail and online sales. Also operates seasonal farm tours of rhubarb forcing sheds, demonstrating traditional…
Serves UK consumers buying fresh rhubarb online, plus individuals, families and group visitors booking seasonal rhubarb farm tours.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 22% CAGR over 2y
Location
JOHN DOBSON & SON (CARLTON) LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · -3% CAGR over 4y
Location
PUDSEY TREE SERVICES LTD
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsProvides arboricultural and tree surgery services including tree felling, pruning, crown reduction and thinning, stump grinding and removal, hedge trimming, dead wooding, site clearance, emergency…
Serves private individuals, businesses, commercial property owners, housing associations and property management companies across Leeds and West Yorkshire.
Financial Health
StableStable
Location
BK Growers Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsGrows and wholesales bedding plants, perennials, shrubs and trees from commercial nurseries. Supplies plants and horticultural products to garden centres, landscape contractors, retail outlets and…
Serves wholesale horticulture buyers, including landscape contractors, exterior plant display specialists, garden centres, nurseries, retail outlets and local “In Bloom” community groups.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Growing · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
E. OLDROYD & SONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProduces and packs Yorkshire forced rhubarb and other fruit for wholesale and retail sale. Operates a farm producing forced and field rhubarb, sells fresh rhubarb online, and offers seasonal tours of…
Serves UK consumers buying fresh Yorkshire rhubarb online, and tourism customers such as groups, individuals and families interested in farm and rhubarb heritage tours.
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
SUNFLOWER GARDEN CASH AND CARRY LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
HAREWOOD FARMING COMPANY LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable · -62% CAGR over 4y
Location
DAVID LODGE FARMING LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · -90% CAGR over 2y
Location
LANE END FARMSHOP LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsOperates a farm shop producing and selling home‑reared beef and lamb, with pork and poultry sourced from local farmers. Retailer of fresh fruit and vegetables, bread, condiments, baked goods and ice…
Serves local consumers and families in Bradford, Leeds and nearby towns, including shoppers seeking alternatives to supermarkets and visitors with children.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · -2% CAGR over 3y
Location
Regenerate Outcomes
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides mentoring, training and courses for farmers on regenerative agriculture practices. Conducts soil carbon baselining and periodic measurement on farms to quantify increases and generate…
Serves UK farmers and farm businesses, particularly livestock, arable and mixed farms seeking regenerative agriculture support, soil carbon measurement and carbon credit income.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 19% CAGR over 4y
Location
INVASIVE WEED MANAGEMENT LTD
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides survey, treatment and removal services for Japanese knotweed and other invasive plants. Uses methods including herbicide translocation, excavation, screening, burial and root barriers, and…
Serves UK homeowners and commercial property/site owners, including landlords, developers, construction teams and land managers dealing with invasive weed issues affecting premises, mortgages, sales…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 13% CAGR over 2y
Location
ARCUS VENTURES LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 11% CAGR over 4y
Location
Guy Reed Racing Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
SANCTUARY RANCH LTD
Trajectory
1y · 2025–NowFinancial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
JR MCGARVA LTD
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · -73% CAGR over 3y
Location
ROSE DOBSON FORESTRY LIMITED
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
Wetherby Agricultural Services Ltd
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsFinancial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 1y
Location
EDWARD CALADINE LTD
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
Green Grow Automation Ltd
Trajectory
1y · 2024–NowFinancial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
WSH Services Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides tree surgery and vegetation management services, including crown reduction, thinning and lifting, tree felling and dismantling, stump grinding, hedge maintenance, tree planting, storm damage…
Serves commercial, utility and domestic clients across the UK, including businesses, utility operators, property or land managers, and homeowners.
Financial Health
StableStable · -10% CAGR over 4y
Location
Northern Game Feeds Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsSupplies game bird feed and rearing equipment to shoots and game farms. Distributes NGF and Carrs feed ranges manufactured by AB Neo, and sells related supplies including gas, bedding, and other…
Serves game bird rearers, game farms and shooting estates needing feed, bedding, gas and rearing supplies, primarily in the North of England and Scotland, with agent coverage across the UK.
Financial Health
StableStable · -5% CAGR over 4y
Location
ANNABEL'S DELICIOUSLY BRITISH LTD
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates a strawberry farm producing and supplying fresh strawberries. Manufactures fruit preserves, jams, chutneys and honey products, and sells farm produce and gift items such as fruit bouquets…
Serves UK consumers buying farm-produced food and gifts online, alongside retail stockists such as farm shops and delis looking for British food products.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -86% CAGR over 2y
Location
Makin Developments Wakefield Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
LOR YORK LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
GREENLAY AGRICULTURE LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
Cornerium Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
Tree Care Company (Yorkshire) Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 5% CAGR over 4y
Location
Makins Enterprises Ltd
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable · -78% CAGR over 3y
Location
Hope Farm Trading Ltd
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable · -78% CAGR over 3y
Location
Church Fenton Trading Ltd
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable · -78% CAGR over 3y
Location
Cricket Hill Equestrian Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides equestrian training and show jumping services, including coaching for riders, livery care, and breeding and production of sport horses for competition. Also offers horse sales and sourcing,…
Serves horse owners, riders and equestrian competitors around Leeds and West Yorkshire, including individuals and groups seeking livery, coaching, horse transport or competition horses.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · Hiring · 19% CAGR over 4y
Location
Makins Soft Fruit Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable · -20% CAGR over 4y
Location
Hall Garth Properties Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 19% CAGR over 4y
Location
THE RHUBARB TRIANGLE FARM SHOP LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsOperates a farm shop selling produce from its own farm and local suppliers, including beef, lamb, eggs, honey, baked goods, cheeses and seafood. Also runs an in‑house butchery and deli offering fresh…
Serves local consumers and households seeking farm shop food, butchery meats, deli items, ready meals, baked goods and regional produce for everyday meals, roasts and dinner parties.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · -1% CAGR over 4y
Location
PET SOLUTIONS LTD
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable
Location
METCALFE FARMING LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates heavy and bulk haulage transport services including abnormal load logistics and permit management. Provides agricultural contracting such as forage harvesting, baling and slurry spreading,…
Serves UK businesses in haulage, agriculture and construction, including firms needing heavy or bulk transport, farmers requiring contracting support, and aggregate merchants, construction companies…
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
Lane Head Farm Productions Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides agricultural contracting and farm management services including soil sampling, cultivation, drilling, crop spraying, fertiliser and manure spreading, and combining. Also supplies machinery…
Serves farmers, landowners and agricultural businesses across the UK, plus anaerobic digestion operators and commercial or industrial clients with farm waste, digestate, slurry, haulage and storage…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
W S BENTLEY (GROWERS) LTD
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsGrows and packs salad cress, pea shoots, microgreens and living salad products in glasshouses. Supplies packaged fresh produce to supermarkets and foodservice customers, with production lines…
Serves UK supermarkets and foodservice businesses, including retail fresh-produce buyers, caterers and chefs seeking salad cress, pea shoots, microgreens and living salads.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Growing · 1% CAGR over 2y
Location
Green Valley Arborists Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides vegetation management and clearance, arboricultural works, ecological surveys, and biodiversity services. Also installs boundary and highway fencing, delivers landscaping, woodland creation,…
Serves highways authorities, infrastructure operators, countryside management bodies and other organisations responsible for linear assets, estates and green infrastructure.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Growing, Hiring · 30% CAGR over 2y
Location
STANLEY LAND DRAINAGE LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides land drainage and trenching services for agricultural and utility sectors. Installs pipelines, telecoms and fibre ducting, power, gas and water services, and irrigation systems. Offers…
Serves agricultural businesses, utilities providers and contractors, land redevelopment projects, sports clubs, golf clubs, equestrian facilities, schools, sports centres and local amenity site…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Growing · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
Ebsford P&E Ltd
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides aquatic and river restoration services including dredging, sediment management and fish passage works. Carries out vegetation management and invasive plant removal, and delivers blue‑green…
Serves UK residential and commercial developers, principal and framework contractors, local authorities, heritage organisations, water companies, internal drainage boards and consultants.
Financial Health
WeakWeak
Location
Robertshaw's Farm Shop Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsOperates a farm shop on a working sheep farm, raising lamb for its butchery and selling fresh meat, baked goods, cakes, and grocery items. Also runs an on-site bakery, café and restaurant, takeaway,…
Serves local B2C consumers and families around Thornton, Bradford and Skipton, including grocery shoppers, café/restaurant visitors, gardeners, and families seeking farm-based activities.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Profitable · -12% CAGR over 2y
Location
NIMROD ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsProvides survey, treatment and removal services for Japanese knotweed and other invasive weeds. Also carries out residential and commercial tree surgery, arborist surveys, site clearance, landscaping…
Serves homeowners, private landowners, land developers, construction and commercial project teams, local authorities and utility clients needing land, vegetation or tree management support.
Financial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 1y
Location
YORGREEN CIC
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsFinancial Health
HealthyHealthy · Profitable · 0% CAGR over 3y
Location
Riley Farms Ltd
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak
Location
Colin Moses Ltd
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed · 0% CAGR over 1y
Location
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How Leeds agri-forestry companies work and how to sell to them
What they do
Agri-forestry firms around Leeds usually combine physical production with contracted land work. Revenue can come from crop and livestock sales, standing timber or harvested wood, machinery-and-operator hire, fencing, drainage, spraying, planting, felling, thinning and habitat management. Pricing is typically practical rather than SaaS-like: day rates for labour and equipment, per-hectare or per-job fees for field and woodland tasks, seasonal retainers for estates, and margin on materials, inputs or produce handled. Cash flow often follows harvest cycles, grant-payment timetables and customer payment discipline, so many operators care as much about working capital and scheduling as they do about headline turnover.
Who they sell to
Customers are usually nearby farms, estates, food processors, timber buyers, councils, utilities and rural infrastructure managers, with the owner, land agent, farm manager, estate director or operations lead acting as the real buyer. Small jobs can be agreed directly after a site visit; larger estate, woodland or public-sector work tends to involve insurance checks, method statements, references and a written tender. Contract values are often tied to acreage, access difficulty, weather exposure and machinery needs rather than a neat licence band. Sales cycles can be short for urgent operational work, but longer where grants, felling permissions, budgets or procurement rules sit in the background.
What they buy
Most firms in this segment tend to buy around the field operation rather than a central office stack. Relevant categories include accounting, payroll, job scheduling, fleet and asset maintenance, health and safety, contractor onboarding, insurance broking, tax advice, grant administration, environmental consultancy and legal support for land, tenancy or employment issues. Operators with mobile teams may also need field-service software, digital mapping, time capture, stock control, compliance documentation and basic cyber security for finance and customer records. Recruitment and training suppliers can fit where seasonal labour, machine certification or chainsaw and spraying qualifications constrain delivery.
Why and how to sell to them
Buying intent tends to appear when an operator takes on more acreage, wins an estate bundle, adds machinery, hires supervisors, prepares for a public tender, or moves from owner-managed paperwork to delegated administration. Only 9 Leeds agri-forestry companies are above £5M revenue, so many pitches need to be framed around saved time, reduced downtime, audit readiness or cash-flow control rather than enterprise process redesign. Sellers should expect practical objections: patchy rural connectivity, seasonal peaks, low admin headcount and scepticism towards tools that create more form-filling. The better angle is usually risk reduction tied to a current job, inspection, tender or subsidy deadline.
How this list is built
Data sources
This list is built from UK Companies House filings, XBRL accounts data, and semantic analysis of each company's public website. Revenue and headcount figures come from the most recent filed accounts; where the company has not filed, values are estimated using a model trained on filed history and peer benchmarks and are labelled as estimates.
Classification
Rather than relying solely on SIC codes, Firmbase classifies each company semantically: the company's website is crawled, an AI model reads what the company actually sells, and the company is placed into the relevant industry and subsectors. SIC codes are used as one signal but not the only one. This means a company that registered under a generic SIC code but pivoted into (for example) fintech is correctly identified as fintech, not as its original SIC category.
Freshness
The underlying company data is refreshed from Companies House continuously; filings appear in the list within days of submission. The curated list ordering is regenerated when the underlying data moves meaningfully (company count changes by more than 5%, a new company enters the top-ranked segment, or the filed-revenue numbers for the top firms change). You can see the last-updated timestamp near the top of the page.
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