Brother Cycles' bikes are designed in the UK and handcrafted from steel to be ridden all around the world. Their products are sold at independent retailers throughout the UK and Europe, in addition to their own website. Since 2015, Brother Cycles has seen an increase of 119% in turnover and is trading at a net profit with 2018 currently being their strongest sales period.
In the summer of 2018, the company launched their B2B website and within the first week, more than 40 stockists had signed up to trade with the business. Brother in the Wild is Brother Cycle's annual cycling festival, which saw 180 cyclists joining in 2018 and predicted to grow exponentially in the coming years.
Current revenue stream include their wide product range with continually improving profit margins, B2B sales and B2C sales through customers purchasing goods directly from Brother Cycle's website. Funds are being raised to launch two new products in 2019, which consist of a technical adventure bike and a high-end road bike.
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A wind turbine's generator currently uses rare-earth magnets which cost £40 per kg, Greenspur have developed innovative generators which use ferrite magnets, an abundantly available material, that cost as little as £1 per kg. The company have made further advancements by removing the gearbox, which has resulted in lower maintenance costs and improved efficiency.
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£368,640
WIT Fitness are a sports retailer, founded in 2015 and already operating over multiple sites.They aim to open a unique gym facility in London over the next 6 months and expand their online operations to North America.
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£1,258,970
Riversimple is a car manufacturer and service provider that is spearheading ‘next-generation’ Hydrogen electric vehicles. It sells mobility as a service and retains ownership of its cars. Their pricing structure allows customers to pay a single monthly fee that covers the vehicle, fuel, maintenance, and insurance costs. It's proprietary offering, Rasa, is a two-seat local commuter vehicle that can achieve a 250mpg equivalent fuel figure with a 300-mile range from a 3-minute fill. The company has recently been awarded two new grants from The Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) for £1.25 million to support the build of its first low volume production run, and another from InnovateUK worth £0.5 million to support the deployment of cars in the Milford Haven Energy Kingdom project. The company has also been featured in several prominent publications such as The Guardian, CNBC, BBC Wales, Reuters and CNN to name a few. The company will use the investment to expand its engineering team and start volume production to reach product commercialisation by the end of 2022.
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£504,000
Premier Sailing (PS) aims to make sailing experiences a cost-effective venture for people. It offers training, cruises and racing opportunities to its members. The company started teaching navigation as a side business since 2009 before it developed into a profitable Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) running three boats during the season and two over the winter. The company's offering, 'Round Britain' cruise, won the 'Sailing Today Cruise of the Year' award in 2016 and led to PS garnering £142,500 worth of revenue within the first three years. PS will use the investment to promote the brand and increase capacity for the race, cruises and training through the purchasing of more vessels. It also plans to introduce ‘The Capitals Race', a yacht race around the UK, in 2021.
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SMA Building and Maintenance Solution Ltd is an environmentally conscious company. based in Gloucester and was founded in 2019 by Suzanne Ackland. They serve a diverse clientele, including renowned brands like Ted Baker, Primark, Co-Op, and Barratt Developments. By combining their expertise, innovation, and unwavering commitment to quality, they create lasting and inspiring spaces. The company is presently in search of funds to support its expansion and refinancing efforts.
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£53,000
Smart Cricket Global is a company aiming to transform the game of cricket by bringing data analytics to cricketer. Its first product, Batsense, is a cognitive device that is empowering players and coaches through the provision of real-time data, covering parameters like back-lift, follow-through angle, bat speed, impact time and rotation at impact etc. The device fits onto the tip of a bat and records all the movements of the bat which is then fed into a data analytics engine allowing for a deeper insight into the game. This device, the company believes, will make the game of cricket more intuitive and entertaining. They will use the investment for manufacturing, further product innovation & marketing.
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GRNDHOUSE is a fitness company specialising in the strength training vertical. The company hosts live strength training classes with metrics delivered to its community-centric app. The app allows users access to a weekly structure of low- and high-impact classes that focus on each body part to ultimately condition the entire body throughout the week. Users can even post their results on their user feed to champion and inspire each other, win badges and awards for their progress and gather their health data over time to see their improvements. GRNDHOUSE argues that it has acquired 1500 paying members to date via organic marketing on its portal. The company has also earned revenue worth £266,000 since its launch and featured in the Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Business Insider and others. It states it will use 30% of the investment to develop its film studio and equipment, 45% towards paying salaries of its technology, marketing, sales, and instructor teams, 20% towards marketing, and 5% towards hardware stock.
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For those interested in learning to ski or snowboard, Maison Sport allows customers to book private sessions, from a single website, directly with over 350 instructors of which 96% were rated 5 stars. Lessons can take places in more than 130 resorts in France, Italy and Switzerland. A commission fee of 10% per transaction generates revenue and a subscription fee is earned via instructors using the service to schedule lessons and payments.
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