The future of our company is built on the strengths of its past
1930s
Strongs butcher's shop
The first butcher's shop, acquired in 1933, the foundation of the RO's trading enterprise.
153
Butcher's shops
1940s
Garage and petrol forecourts
The garage and petrol forecourts of the 1940s, 50s and 60s were to become the ideal locations for retirement housing half a century later.
1950s - 1960s
AG Fry
AG Fry, our chain of newsagents which would increase to 80 in number.
80
Newsagents
1970s
Undertakers
Born out of the garage business, undertakers were another successful trading venture for the RO.
1980s
Macs convenience stores
As retail patterns changed in the 1980s the RO moved its retail know-how into the development of Macs convenience stores.
40
Neighbourhood
centres developed
1990s
RO Supermarkets
Shortly after Macs was sold in 1994, RO Supermarkets was born.
8
Supermarkets
1990s
Jigsaw day nurseries
Jigsaw Day Nurseries, a tenant on the neighbourhood centre developments, was the first trading opportunity where the RO invested alongside existing management to develop the business.
12
Day nurseries
1990s
Pegasus Retirement Homes
Pegasus Retirement Homes, property development and trading hand in glove.
30
Retirement home
developments
2000s
Leaders Letting Agents
Leaders Letting Agents, a buy and build strategy with thirty acquisitions completed in less than five years.
30
Acquisitions in
under 5 years
2010s
Commercial property
Commercial property ownership remains the engine room of the RO.
£300m
Property transactions in the last decade
2010s
Staycity investment
Sale of the 170 bed Staycity investment concludes, in what is the largest single property transaction completed by the RO.
2010s
Solar - an enlightening journey
More than 70MW of solar development successfully traded.
2010s
RO Finance
RO Finance was set up as a vehicle to jointly
fund both residential and commercial property opportunities, partnering with like-minded individuals / family offices / institutions.
2020s
Potash Farm
Potash Farm is a 155 acre asset providing a diversity of income and long-term development potential.
2020s
RO Land
RO Land was established to build on the group’s existing successes in land acquisition and planning. Our objective is to add value to land by unlocking its development potential.
2020s
RO Capital Partners
RO Capital Partners is an early stage investor with a clearly differentiated offering that draws on the extensive entrepreneurial experience of the RO Group.
2020s
RO Energy
In 2022 we established RO Energy as a nascent generation business with a 5MW solar development on our 140 acre farm on the western edge of Milton Keynes.
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2020s
Luxury lodge developments
The RO created a unique range of holiday lodges on two developments in Cornwall.
2020s
Metis Homes
In more recent times housebuilding has become a major focus for the RO through our investment in Metis Homes.
2020s
Silbury House, Milton Keynes
The substantial refurbishment of Silbury House delivered the most sustainable office building in Milton Keynes.
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