27 skip hire firms are based within about 15 miles of Cheltenham. 4 are on the Environment Agency waste carrier register, 6 say they arrange the council permit and 10 offer same- or next-day delivery.
Skip sizes, prices and services are as each firm describes them on its own website. Waste carrier status is matched against the Environment Agency register on the date shown; claims marked "stated" have not yet been checked; how we check. Listings last refreshed 6 Oct 2026.
4.8★★★★★(45 Google reviews)·Based in GL2 (about 14 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
Same-day delivery · Arranges the council permit · Runs its own lorries
J Royles Skip Hire Ltd is a family-run skip hire company established in 1986, offering mini, midi, maxi and builders skips plus a wait-and-load service to domestic and commercial customers in Gloucester, with its own waste transfer station.
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL3 (about 7 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
Runs its own lorries
Cotswold Grab Hire Ltd provides grab lorry hire with an operator, plus muck-away and dig-out waste removal, based in Churchdown near Gloucester, as an alternative to traditional skip hire.
4.6★★★★★(38 Google reviews)·Based in GL52 (about 3 km away)
Stated on their website: Environmental permit (waste site)
Runs its own lorries
Elliotts (Cheltenham) Ltd is a long-established business based in Bishops Cleeve supplying skip hire from 2 to 15 yards, aggregates and plant hire to domestic and commercial customers across Cheltenham and Gloucestershire.
4.8★★★★★(16 Google reviews)·Based in GL7 (about 24 km away)
Verified: Registered waste carrier
Same-day delivery · Runs its own lorries
SG Grab Hire is a family-run grab hire, waste removal, and aggregate supply company based near Cirencester, serving Swindon, Cirencester, and Gloucestershire. It operates its own fleet of grab lorries for muck away, site clearance, hardcore removal, and bulk aggregate delivery to domestic, commercial, and construction customers.
Grab hire
Rubbish removal
Aggregates & muck-away
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
4.9★★★★★(147 Google reviews)·Based in GL1 (about 12 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Same-day delivery
Reliable Skip Hire Gloucester is an online skip booking service covering Gloucester, Cheltenham, Ledbury, Stroud and Tewkesbury, offering skips from 4 to 12 yards for household, business and trade customers, with same-day or next-day delivery when available.
Midi skips (4-5 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL51 (about 2 km away)
No third-party certification stated
From £120 (4 yard) · Same-day delivery
Circle Skip Hire (Skip Hire Cheltenham) provides 4, 6 and 8 yard skip hire to homeowners, landlords, tradespeople and businesses across Cheltenham and nearby Gloucestershire towns, with same-day and next-day delivery and up to 95% of materials recycled.
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL52 (about 3 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
Cleeve Skip Hire is a family-run skip hire company based in Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham, offering mini, builders and maxi skips for commercial and domestic waste disposal across Gloucestershire.
Mini skips (2-3 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Maxi skips (10+ yd)
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
4.6★★★★★(86 Google reviews)·Based in GL1 (about 12 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
Allstone is a family-run aggregates, building materials and waste management business based in Gloucester, also offering grab hire and skip hire including roll-on-roll-off sizes, and recycling over 90% of material it handles.
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL1 (about 12 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Next-day delivery · Booking agent (uses local suppliers)
Gloucester Snap Skips Rental is a waste management service, operated via a network of depots and partners, offering skips from 4 to 40 yards to domestic and commercial customers in Gloucester.
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL1 (about 12 km away)
No third-party certification stated
From £120 (4 Yard) · Same-day delivery
Circle Skip Hire, trading as Skip Hire Gloucester, offers 4, 6 and 8 yard skips to homeowners, builders and businesses in Gloucester and nearby areas including Quedgeley, Hucclecote and Brockworth. It advertises same-day skip hire subject to availability, with 4 yard skips from £120.
Midi skips (4-5 yd)
Builders skips (6-8 yd)
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL5 (about 20 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Arranges the council permit · Runs its own lorries
Sutton Skips, trading as Stroud Skips, is a family-run business offering skip hire from 2 to 12 yards, grab hire and tipper hire, plus commercial and domestic bin collection, across Stroud and Gloucestershire.
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL2 (about 14 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Same-day delivery · Runs its own lorries
H C B Skips Ltd is a family-run skip hire and scrap metal merchant based near Gloucester, offering mini skip hire, garden waste removal, site clearance and scrap metal recycling to domestic, commercial and industrial customers across Gloucester, Dursley, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury and Stonehouse.
Mini skips (2-3 yd)
Rubbish removal
Commercial waste
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL5 (about 20 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Same-day delivery · Booking agent (uses local suppliers)
First Choice Skip Hire Stroud is a skip hire and waste management company offering skip sizes from 4 to 16 yards plus roll-on roll-off bin hire, with same or next-day delivery, serving Stroud and, through a network of depots and partners, locations across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
4.1★★★★☆(67 Google reviews)·Based in GL2 (about 14 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
Smiths Gloucester is a construction and waste management company offering skip hire, commercial waste collection, aggregates, grab lorry hire and demolition services across Gloucestershire, Bristol and Wales, operating a fleet of 120 HGVs from seven depots.
4.1★★★★☆(15 Google reviews)·Based in GL2 (about 14 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Runs its own lorries
Keyway Limited is a Gloucester-based plant, tipper and skip hire company operating across the South West, supplying chain lift skips, roll-on roll-off hook loader bins, muck away and aggregates to commercial and domestic customers.
Works for: Homeowners, Builders & trades, Businesses
Not enough reviews to show a rating·Based in GL5 (about 20 km away)
No third-party certification stated
Stroud UK Rent a Skip offers skip hire and waste management for businesses and individuals in Stroud, though its site does not state specific skip sizes or prices.
Of the 27 skip and grab hire firms listed for Cheltenham and the surrounding area, 8 offer mini-skips, 12 midi-skips, 12 builders' skips, 9 maxi-skips, 6 grab-hire and 1 wait-and-load, as the firms state on their own sites. 2 publish a starting price on their website. 10 say they can deliver same or next day, and 6 say they arrange the council permit for you. 13 say they run their own lorries, while 3 are booking agents rather than operators.
Gloucestershire County Council, the highway authority, charges £90 for a skip permit covering a minimum of 28 days, plus £26.50 for each extra 7 days; a £62.50 non-refundable fee applies for urgent or retrospective applications, with £120 for each additional site visit, all from 1 April 2025. You apply and pay online through the council's licence form; email and paper applications aren't accepted for amendments. 4 of the listed firms are on the Environment Agency's waste carrier register as of 6 October 2026, and checking a firm before paying them to take your waste can help you avoid a council fixed penalty of £150 to £600 (default £200).
Common questions
Do I need a permit for a skip in Cheltenham?
Yes, if the skip is going on the public highway. Section 139 of the Highways Act 1980 says a builder's skip must not be placed on a highway without the highway authority's permission. For Cheltenham, that's Gloucestershire County Council, which charges £90 for a minimum of 28 days plus £26.50 per extra 7 days, prices from 1 April 2025. Apply at least 12 calendar days ahead using the council's online form; late or urgent applications cost more, with a £62.50 non-refundable fee.
How do I check a skip hire firm in Cheltenham is a registered waste carrier?
Search the Environment Agency's public register of waste carriers, brokers and dealers; a skip company, which carries other people's waste, needs upper-tier registration. Of the firms listed for Cheltenham, 4 are confirmed on the register as of 6 October 2026. Checking matters because if you pay someone who isn't entitled to take your waste, your council can issue a fixed penalty of between £150 and £600, with a default of £200, under the household waste duty of care rules.
Hazardous waste such as asbestos needs special disposal, and equipment with ozone-depleting substances, like old fridges, counts as hazardous and shouldn't be thrown in a skip. Plasterboard and other gypsum waste must not go to landfill alongside biodegradable waste, and tyres, whole or shredded, are banned from landfill entirely. Because of this, skip firms usually want these items kept separate or left out of the skip, so it's worth asking your chosen firm what they will and won't take before you load it.
Of the 27 firms listed for Cheltenham, only 2 publish a starting price on their own website, and the actual figures aren't given here, so you'll need to check each firm's site or ask for a quote. 10 of the firms say they can deliver the same day or the next day, and 6 say they arrange the council permit for you, which is a separate cost from the skip hire itself; Gloucestershire County Council's permit starts at £90.