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.
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£6,953,241
Website: www.riskrewardlimited.com
Risk Reward Ltd is a global banking and financial services training, consultancy and recruitment specialist that operates from its offices in London and recently opened a second office in Miami to service its business in the Americas. The company specialises in risk and compliance training and recruitment, the fastest growing part of the sector.
The business is raising equity investment for the first time in its 13-year history, giving investors the first opportunity to become part of this successful and fast growing business.
Established in 2002, Risk Reward’s client list has evolved to incorporate the names of national and international banks, leading financial services companies and insurance firms spanning five continents. Clients include international training firms and specific banks including the British Bankers Association, GPS, MIS, Al Rajhi Bank, FBN, First Gulf Bank, HSBC, Lloyds Bank, Wells Fargo and many more prominent names.
Several growth-spurring developments are happening simultaneously to lead the company to offer 5% in its market-leading business to new investors:
* Exceptional growth in its training business; the company has developed its retail training business in London and Dubai, and has also developed its multi-lingual global training services
* Investment has been made in development of a new recruitment businesses which is now approved by a number of companies and has been followed by taking over the business of Buckley Alan, a 12 year old recruitment firm
* Recently opened a US office in Miami
* Developed a learning management system which is successfully installed in a major bank and links skills to training delivery
* Published two best-selling money laundering deterrence works and a major text on business mathematics
* Approved by 5 major institutes to offer their training products including the CISI, ICAEW and ACAMS
Sales vary month on month between £150,000 and £200,000, and recent unsolicited valuations have put the company’s worth between £7-12 million.
These valuations also took into account the level of investment written off during the year developing the learning management system, recruitment business and US office. Business growth is around 25% per annum in this fast growing sector.
The fast-moving business requires equity investment to fuel its growth as the company strives to develop its already-strong position as a technical leader in its space.
This pitch represents an opportunity to invest in a respected training and recruitment business with a wealth of prominent clients.
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investment:
£25,300
BB Boutique is a marketplace for high quality wedding suppliers that sell products or services ranging from bridal gowns to cakes to venue hire.
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£29,636
Ubiqutek is pioneering the use of electricity in the weed control market.
http://ubiqutek.com/
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£133,065
Chip is one of the fastest-growing Fintech companies in the UK. Chip has built an app that uses the user's banking app to make personalised decisions about their money. Its user base has doubled since its previous fundraising in 2018. The company has 153,000 accounts, and it has processed more than £130m of savings. ChipX is the company's revolutionary returns platform and it has a waiting list of more than 50,000 people. The company is a winner of the British Bank Award, 2 Crowdcube awards, and 1 World Banking Award. It has welcomed many management executives from Funding Circle, Monzo, and Purple Bricks. Chip is now scaling with market-leading returns on ChipX. It aims to build the biggest savings account in the world. With the proceeds, the company will double its team and expand ChipX in the €10 trillion European savings market.
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investment:
£3,768,260
Serious Pig (SP) aims to become the UK’s number one premium savoury snack brand. The company is backed by BrewDog co-founder James Watt and aims to become a contender in the UK savoury snack market valued at £3.2 billion. SP's range consists of products like 'Snack Salami', 'Snacking Cheese', and 'Snacking Pickles'. Its most recent innovation is 'Sourdough Snacking Croutons'. It has a loyal fanbase of nearly 9,000 'Club Seriously' members. The company's sales have trebled since 2018 to £1.35 million in December 2020. SP claims that despite COVID-19 shutting down hospitality in 2020, it quickly adapted and developed significant Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) revenue, in particular with Amazon, where sales grew by 235% between the first and second half of the year, touching £187,000 between June - December 2020. The company will use the investment for sales and marketing, logistics, New Product Development (NPD), and cut plastic packaging to reduce its carbon footprint.
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investment:
£648,854
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.
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£2,105,001
The Stem is an online garden centre aiming to become a leading digital brand in the £7.5 billion per annum UK garden retail market. It is on a mission to make plants and gardening more accessible than ever and in the most sustainable way possible. The company has made over 7,880 deliveries to 6,800 customers across London since launching its new website in March 2020. The Stem has a 97% Net Promoter Score (NPS) and 4.97/5* customer rating. The company will use the investment to expand its product categories and catchment area, build its team and brand, develop its content platform and supply chain.
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£550,008
The Cheeky Panda (TCP) is a B Corp that offers a range of sustainable bamboo tissue and hygiene products available across Europe, the USA, China, and the Middle East. It asserts that its products are on the shelves of some of the World's top retailers including, Waitrose, Boots, MonoPrix and Carrefour. The company has sold over 12 million products across 25 countries and aims to become a contender in the overall hygiene market that is valued at over $200 billion a year. TCP featured in Sunday Times 'Fast Track – 'Ones to Watch' list, won Ocados rising stars best plant-based product in 2021, and launched with Waitrose in over 200 stores. TCP will use the investment to strengthen its management team in the run-up to IPO, focus on marketing and brand awareness to grow D2C sales, and oversee product launches with major retailers.
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£2,400,550
Taska is a fishing tackle brand that has been producing its own products since 2011. In 2017, it was acquired by LetsGetFishing LTD. Taska develops and designs its own products, and currently, it has over 400 products available. It aims to expand and launch its products into European markets by engaging with retailers/wholesalers via trade shows. It has built over 141,000 Facebook followers in the UK. Taska believes that it can replicate its social media success in the European market and organically grow sales through product savvy anglers. In the last 12 months, Taska had £1,000,000+ sales with a Net Profit of £9400.
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investment:
£69,560
