Manufacturer of the Gothic Folly, Landscape and Garden Ornament. Healthy Earnings and Great Cashflow.

SALE of a niche market/long established Gothic Folly, Garden & Landscape Ornament manufacturer with a history of good margins, tasty earnings and strong cashflow. Redwood Stone have been long standing Chelsea and Hampton Court Flower Show exhibitors and award winners. 

The GOTHIC FOLLY concept has grown into a large collection of features and components that work seamlessly together for the design & build of structures ranging from Folly Kits and archetypal Ruins all the way through to Hot Tub surrounds, Garden Rooms, everything in between and on to Barn Conversions and Restoration Projects

ITALIAN GARDEN is more recently introduced taking the unique aged and distressed finish of the Gothic Folly products and applying it to another prominent classical garden style.

RECLAMATION ORNAMENTS are also produced with the same aged finish and provide a complementary collection of ornaments, finishing touches and water features for the period garden.

CLASSICAL ORNAMENT is finely detailed offering a different style of garden decoration with a finish more akin to that of new cut natural stone.

The Company is the market leader. The first and the best to revive the 18th century tradition of Gothic Follies in Garden and Landscape design adapting the concept to suit the modern garden. Goodwill, brand and repute is very strong.

The Moulds number 400 for highly admired top end products, all designed and originated in the in-house design studio and mould shop. The moulds are of very sturdy construction using high quality moulding materials and the production capacity is already in place to cater for significant increases in sales.

The Products, with their unique know-how, process and authentic aged stone finish ‘look and smell’ hundreds of years old.

The Marketing Materials to support these lovely products include an extensive library of many thousands of 3D drawings of standard & bespoke designs, photographs & videos.

Market Presence, and hence Sales, have been driven and are supported by, among other things, pr & advertising, an impressive website, a strong and wide social media presence, the Chelsea and Hampton Court Flower Shows, TV appearances and a longstanding market exposure and reputation.

The Market has been predominantly UK end user, combined with some professional and export business.

The Financials show up-front cashflow and strong earnings resulting from good margins.

The Reason for Sale is retirement and as such the business has been ‘coasting’ for the last few years and production ceased in mid 2024. During the resulting break Website and Social Media presence has continued with email and telephone communication, and demand, ongoing, making for an easy kick start.

A ‘feather in the cap’ strategic ad-on for an existing business or a lovely stand-alone lifestyle business. Either way this is a wonderful opportunity to own a business where there is already a delighted smile on your customers’ faces as they approach you.