Stroli – the shopping trolley reimagined for modern needs. The shopping trolley, often associated with a particular image, is an untapped category ready for innovation. The market is flooded with generic, budget-friendly options that lack charm, with the exception of Rolser, which is pricier and claims the green niche. Stroli steps in as the go-to brand, offering a unique approach, positioning, voice, and eco-friendly credentials. Say goodbye to sore hands and plastic bags – Stroli makes shopping a pleasure with its high-quality, stylish trolley bags designed to enhance your convenience and style
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Cotswold Distillery creates quality craft sprits. Their distillery is vote the top attraction according to trip advisor; they have 3 tours a day, 7 days a week and approximately 30,000 visitors every year. They have created a single malt whiskey and premium gins both have won awards internationally.
They are looking for funding to build brand awareness and long term growth.
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Expired
investment:
£2,839,460
Helping SME home builders acquire finance for their projects in the UK. Rubicon Capital has assisted more than 40 project developers in receiving investments for their builds, which has exceeded £75m. In their second year, the company generated £500k in profits and has successfully paid dividends every year since launching in 2015. Two main sources of revenue are upfront fees for connecting borrowers with lenders and administration fees in the form of long-term consultancy and performance assistance.
Money raised from this crowdfunding round will be used to expand the Rubicon Capital team and grow their business to attract more home builders requiring financial assistance, in addition to increasing the number of sources offering finance.
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Expired
investment:
£128,510
Stem and Glory is a vegan restaurant on a mission to disrupt the restaurant industry by serving plant based food only. They currently have two restaurants and are looking to expand to a flagship restaurant in London.
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Expired
investment:
£616,170
100% organic and vegan sparkling wines that cut out excessive sugars for a healthier drink. Thomson & Scott's main two wines; Skinny Champagne and Skinny Prosecco have been featured in major publications such as The Times, The Guardian and The Metro. Upon launching their products, they became the most-searched for on Selfridge's website.
Thomson & Scott sells its wines in the US, New Zealand, South Africa and South America. In 2017, exports had grown by 53% and wholesale increased by 103%. The company is now launching its next organic and vegan sparkling wine, Nought.y, which is also alcohol-free. Funds will be used to produce global marketing campaigns for the new product.
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Expired
investment:
£1,076,820
In business since 1955, a sustainable leather goods retailer that specialises in natural finish, soft touch and fashionable products. Lakeland Leather runs 15 retail stores, that are all profitable, an e-commerce website and have recently created their wholesale division.
In the 2017/18 financial year, revenue was £9.6m, of which 7% of the group's sales were from goods sold online and this figure is increasing rapidly. Funds will be used to further develop Lakeland Leather's e-commerce facilities to meet growing customer demand for high-quality leather products and become a market leader in the industry.
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Expired
investment:
£112,000
A craft brewery from Salford, Manchester specialising in producing beers for those new to drinking the beverage. Seven Bro7hers sell their products through many channels. This includes at retailers such as Booths and Co-Op, restaurants, airports, hotels and train stations.
Seven Bro7hers opened their first beer house in December 2016 and quickly moved their business into a new brewery by October 2017. Revenue has increased from £204k to £708k between 2016 and 2017. Since establishing the company in 2014, their brewing capability has increased from 1,600L to 2,340L and their fermenting capacity increased from 5,000L to 32,500L.
Investment is sought to open 4 more beer houses, which will become an essential core to the business. These will provide high gross margins with clients through vertical integration.
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Expired
investment:
£628,700
Award winning designer is scaling his businessUpdate: Oak and Iron is about to launch its Christmas collection, it includes their new candle holder and desk tidy range which are in 3 sizes and 5 colours.When a furniture designer can list the HM Foreign and Common Office as a satisfied customer, there can be little doubt that the goods he produces are some of the highest quality. British embassies around the world are embellished with some of Terence Facey’s finest work – and his new brand is shaping up to be just as alluring. The Oak & Iron range from the award-winning Facey is described as chunky furniture which is made using environmentally sound manufacturing processes from sustainable, locally sourced materials. The unique designs combine beautiful green oak with hand-crafted iron into contemporary design at affordable prices. Not one for waste, the company creates matching accessories from the off-cuts to fit in with its ‘no waste’ policy from felled trees.Not only will investors into this business have the opportunity to help grow this brand from a high street business into a household name, they will also receive fantastic rewards in the shape of savings on beautiful furniture as well as gifts.Founder Terence Facey swapped his day job for his passion of making furniture way back in 1971, and has grown his furniture manufacturing knowledge ever since. He has extensive experience designing, producing and supplying furniture in both the UK and the US, and has supplied to well-known names such as Harrods and actor Harrison Ford in the past. www.oakandironfurniture.co.uk
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Expired
investment:
£10,200
Anno Distillers uses natural ingredients to craft exceptional sprits. They have been approved by SALSA, attracted over 20 awards and accolades and voted by customers one of the top 5 craft gins in the country. The investment will take Anno Distillers from product led to a sales led company.
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Expired
investment:
£580,354
AP Brands is a holding company for four incredible brands: Awfully Posh, Create A Crisp, British Crisp Co., and British Popcorn Co. and has served more than 5 million bags of snacks. The sales of these brands occur through major stockists including ASDA, Fuller's, Waitrose and Amazon. It has received the Great Taste Award. AP Brands is also featured in Daily Mail, Evening Standard, Daily Telegraph and BBC News. The company will use 50% of the investment funds to make key hires, and the other 50% to grow its product range and expand its marketing activity.
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Expired
investment:
£324,710
