Business opportunity:
Peak Value Partners has been instructed to seek a purchaser for a long-established, North London garden business serving mainly private residential clients together with property managers and residential blocks. The business combines bespoke design and build projects with recurring garden maintenance, planting and smaller improvement works.
Opportunity at a glance
- Established in its present corporate form in 1996
- Approximately £1.0 million annual revenue
- Approximately 130 to 140 active maintenance customers
- Approximately £30,000 monthly recurring maintenance revenue
- Experienced workforce
- Owner willing to support an agreed handover
Key attractions
Recognised position in the mid to premium North London market, supported by a long trading history and strong local reputation.
Complementary revenue streams spanning recurring maintenance, garden design, landscaping, planting and small works.
Approximately 70% of revenue is reported to arise from private residential customers, with the balance mainly from property management and residential blocks.
A broad customer base with no reported material customer concentration and longstanding maintenance relationships, some extending for around 20 years.
Established operational teams, in-house design capability, a showroom or office presence and a portfolio of completed work.
Clear opportunity for a trade purchaser to increase route density, commercial maintenance work, geographic coverage and cross-selling.
Services
Garden maintenance: Recurring contracted visits, generally with three to six months notice periods
Design and landscaping: Bespoke garden design, hard and soft landscaping, planting and project delivery
Planting: In-house planting plans and supply and installation across a range of garden styles
Small works: Garden makeovers, tidy-ups, repairs and improvement projects
Financial summary
Year ended 31 March 2023
Revenue: £1,096,873
Gross profit: £335,908
Year ended 31 March 2024
Revenue: £1,093,089
Gross profit: £390,947
Year ended 31 March 2025
Revenue: £1,045,140
Gross profit: £385,988
Sale and next steps
The owner is seeking a confidential 100% sale due to a planned relocation and lifestyle change. A suitable purchaser is likely to be an established landscaping, garden maintenance, facilities management or related service business able to build on the customer base, reputation and recurring income. The owner is willing to provide transition support for a period to be agreed.
Offers are invited. Further information, including the company identity and a full Information Memorandum, is available through Peak Value Partners following approval of the interested party and completion of a non-disclosure agreement.
Important notice
This document has been prepared by Peak Value Partners from information supplied by the business and its advisers. It is provided solely to assist recipients in deciding whether to investigate the opportunity further. It is not an offer, warranty or representation, and no recipient should rely on it as a substitute for their own commercial, financial, legal and tax due diligence.
Financial statements are unaudited. Current-year figures are management information and may be subject to adjustment. Forecasts, estimates, pipeline values and statements about future performance are not guarantees. All contact with the owner, employees, customers, suppliers, landlord or other connected parties must be made through Peak Value Partners unless expressly authorised in writing.
