Chapel Down (CD) is one of the UK's leading wine industry leaders that seeks to challenge the hegemony of champagne. It argues that with the sales of English sparkling wine forecast to grow by 134% by 2026, the demand for its products is growing fast. CD's 'Sparkling Wine' sales increased by 52.8% in 2020 whilst champagne sales in the UK dropped by 21.7% over the same period. The company argues that 2020 was a record year for its business, despite COVID-19, with its revenue growing by 32% year on year and e-commerce sales growing by 467% year on year. CD has partnered with notable hospitality entities like Harrods, Royal Opera House and Sheraton Grand. It will use the investment to scale up and improve its winemaking capabilities, complete the planting process of its biggest vineyard on the finest terroir in England, scale up its e-commerce channels, invest in selected export markets worldwide, and give people a memorable experience at its winery.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£6,953,241
Co-Space is a forward-thinking flexible office operator with a focus on affluent towns and cities outside Central London. Established in 2018, Co-Space has thrived even during the pandemic, boasting two successful sites in Reading (95% occupied) and Stevenage (93% occupied). Our approach involves transforming underutilized spaces into highly sought-after flexible offices, incorporating exceptional interior design and dedicated service. With a revenue run rate of £1.5 million and over 90% of it being contracted and recurring, Co-Space is a promising contender, bridging the gap between exceptional London design and regional competition.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£50,000
Cracker Drinks Co Ltd is an independent UK craft juices/juice maker who manufactures premium, natural juice drinks. The company markets its three products namely, Cracker Drinks, CRAFTED, and Newton’s Appl Fizzics as ‘Craft Drinks’. They sources its raw materials, namely fruits, are sourced from different countries- orange from Brazil, lemon from Spain and mango from India- and blends it to industry standards. The packaging is environmentally-friendly packaging. Their products are stocked in 2,000 major retail outlets, including Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Waitrose, Holland and Barrett, EH Booth and Whole Foods. It aims to be a major contender in the £16.2 billion UK soft drinks market. The company will use the investment to expand its reach, both in the UK and internationally and target under-represented areas, especially pubs, bars, restaurants and export, to drive growth. It will also use the investment to develop new product ranges and expand its team.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£332,230
CrowdProperty is a specialist property project lending platform that matches quality property professionals undertaking quality property projects with institutional/private investors of capital for value-creating property projects. It seeks to ensure profits for borrowers, lenders, the under-supplied UK housing environment, and the UK economy through its business model. The company claims to have recently closed a £300 million funding line from a global asset manager. It has lent upwards of £140 million with £180 million+ originated facilities, gained recognition by Deloitte Fast50 and FT1000 as a 'High Growth Business', and built a proprietary and scalable technology platform. CrowdProperty has also launched CrowdProperty Australia, leveraging its asset-class expertise, scalable proprietary technology and IP from the UK business in the Australian market. The company states it will use the investment to grow its property team, evolve its technology platform further, acquire more customers, and grow its business.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£1,815,319
Deciwatt develops renewable energy solutions and its new product (nowlight), creates instant power and light from the pull of a cord. This company created 'nowlight' leveraging on the success of its first product ‘GravityLight’, which had secured media coverage from around the world, won many awards and was sold by major retailers like Best Buy and Walmart. Additionally, it has been awarded a new £173,788 grant from Innovate UK to integrate Pay-As-You-Go technology into nowlight. Further, this company has a pending registered trademark on the nowlight name and a patent pending on the manual power generation mechanism. It will invest the fund raised in implementing its marketing plans, further product development, and scale up its marketing activity and develop its business.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£519,607
Diamond & Emerald Exchange specialises in coloured gemstone trade and bespoke jewellery creation. It works with a decent business model designed to deliver high quality at below high street prices in both B2C and B2B markets. Diamond & Emerald Exchange has made a unique set of relationships with emerald suppliers in Colombia and South America. It has been awarded 'Best Diamonds & Emeralds Supplier 2018' at the UK Enterprise Awards and, it has gained an "Excellent" Trustpilot score of 5 stars. The company plans to use the raised capital to expand its sales team and develop its in-house marketing, digital marketing and advertising team.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£103,220
Dr. Will’s is an all-natural condiment company started in 2015 by real-life doctor, Dr Will. The company has grown from farm shops and Selfridges food hall to nationwide availability, with listings on Ocado, Waitrose and Tesco since its 2017 launch. It has sold 10,000 bottles in Tesco in its first two months, donated £10,000 worth of sauce to food charities up and down the UK and became a fully certified B-corp. Dr. Will's claims to have a thriving 'Strava Club' to get its sauce lovers outdoors. It has sold over 450,000 products and registered over £1 million worth of sales to date. It will use the investment to increase trade marketing spend with Tesco, Waitrose and Ocado, increase brand awareness through online marketing and sampling, grow its e-commerce (DTC) channel, build its team, and invest in packaging and innovation to make its business greener.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£1,122,376
Metal matrix composite components and materials, primarily comprised of aluminium for use in the engineering and manufacturing industries. Alvant specialise in designing, developing and producing the composite for well-known clients such as Ford and Safran.
In the last financial year, Alvant achieved a turnover of almost £617k and has invested more than £10m towards manufacturing and testing their own product. Alvant is now raising funds to distribute their components to a wider market and expand the number of commercial applications that would benefit from their materials.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£2,105,001
easyProperty is a hybrid/online estate company that provides a "Tech & Touch" approach to buying, letting, selling or renting properties. easyProperty offers virtual as well as face-to-face property valuations. It assigns a Local Property Expert (LPE) to handle a client's property queries. easyProperty also allows clients to avail the services of its Hub-Team that can virtually value a client's property upon the latter's request in the absence of an area LPE. Customers can keep a track of their proceedings via the company's 24/7 dashboard that keeps a track of their property profiles. The company asserts that its model licenses entrepreneurs with or without estate agency experience to set up their businesses under its umbrella brand in exclusive postcode areas around the UK. easyProperty secured a 4.8 out of 5 ratings on Trustpilot from 763 reviews in December 2020. It will use 35% of the investment for the development of its technology platform and 65% for marketing and payment of brand royalties and license fees to Easygroup Ltd, an existing shareholder in the company.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£806,840
Eat Sleep Love is a baby boutique, providing an appointment-based service for new parents to get all the information and products needed to prepare for the arrival of their baby. The expert team will help expecting parents create and purchase from a list of chosen baby items and have them all delivered on a day convenient to you.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£81,390
