The Cotswold Distilling Company Limited (trading as The Cotswolds Distillery) was founded in 2013 and is, in its director’s opinion, well on the way to becoming a leading producer of world class ultra-premium whisky, gin and other branded spirits, as well as a premier tourist/visitor experience in the Cotswolds. www.cotswoldsdistillery.com
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£1,001,000
A P2P property platform designed to help developers acquire credit and deliver high returns for property investors. Propifi plans to bridge the demand for finance in the UK by providing an alternative lending channel, which differs from the traditional model. Funds raised will result in parallel development of a website and smartphone app, as well as cover legal costs and allow the business to obtain FCA Registration.
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£389,760
Launched in 2017, Algarve Rock is on a mission to put Portuguese craft beer on the map with flavoursome beers that embody local ingredients. The global craft beer market is expected to reach nearly $187 billion by 2025. It has carved a niche for itself in only 18 months of its inception. The 3,000 litre Brew House associated fermentation vessels and auto bottling line allow them to produce 36,000 litres per month, readily expandable to 80,000 litres to meet growing demand. Algarve Rock was the winner of the Best Stout - Trujillo Festival 2018, Spain and is the house brewer for prestigious institutions like Quinta do Lago group and Casa do Frango restaurants in London. With the investment, the company will use 40% to open Algarve Rock-themed Brewbars and Brew kiosks, 10% in increasing exports especially to the UK and USA, 10% in strengthening brand identity, 15% in recruitment procedures, and 25% in increasing brewing capacity to cater to new markets.
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£281,607
An award-winning independent brewery that has been profitable every year since 2014 with worldwide distribution. Siren Craft Brew creates beers to ease those new to drinking, whilst producing adventurous flavours to continuously recapture and entice customers to return to their products.
The business has won numerous awards for their beers. In their first year of launching, Ratebeer.com rated Siren Craft Brew as the 2nd Best New Brewery in the World and is repeatedly listed in their Top 100 Brewers every year. They have also been awarded the World Beer Cup medal and CAMRA’s Supreme Champion Beer of Britain for their flagship stout.
Siren Craft Brew consists of a team of 28 people, whilst achieving £2.82m in annual turnover. In 2018 so far, their revenue has grown by 28% and their brewery has produced more than 2m pints this year.
The company is now raising funds to package their products into cans, as they have already identified a canning manufacturer that will meet the business's needs to also create high-quality bottles for their beer. Any overfunding will result in the company being able to take their taproom experience to other areas, as well as increase beer production and produce drinks in a more efficient manner.
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£1,215,170
One Planet Pizza aim to provide the UK with a range of high quality vegan frozen pizza. One Planet's pizza currently come in 4 Italian style pizza's and can be found in most of the major high street supermarkets.
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£26,824
Sauce of Nature are a fresh pesto brand free from additives and preservatives, being marketed as more than just a stir through pasta sauce but also to be drizzled over salad, as an accompaniment to meat, fish and vegetables or simply enjoyed on its own. They aim to be recognised nationally and internationally and are working on further products such as a vegan range.
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£36,140
A chocolate company ready to shake up the industry with their tailor-made range of lollipops, by using the latest manufacturing technology. Candy Mechanics customers can personalise chocolate gifts for friends and family with their own designs. One of the company's USPs involves 3D-printing a person's face in a few minutes as a tasty treat.
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£408,650
Lettingsupermarket is designed to save landlords money on property management services. Lettingsupermarket stripped away all of the unnecessary costs and realised they could offer packages substantially cheaper than high street agencies.
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£125,105
The Landsite is the UK's first online property portal that connects various entities within the property industry such as developers, legal services, insurance advisors and architects, to one another, simplifying the process of finding and buying a property. By registering with The Landsite, a business/professional can list their business as operating in a specific region of the country and appear against all property searches that take place in that same region. The user then needs to put in their postcode or address and can then access properties within that region, as well as, seek available professional guidance to zero in upon a potential purchase. The platform also has an insights page that aims to become a recruitment, training and educational hub for the property industry. The company will use the investment to grow its business across different verticals.
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Cheese Posties are a subscription based service, providing all needed ingredients in perfectly proportioned packs to create gourmet cheese toasties at home. They currently have over 30 different flavour combinations and all come with a collectable trumps card and a toaster-friendly cooking bag.
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£20,322
