Important note to investors: This loan is underwritten by Dan Metcalfe who has provided us with a net worth statement which exceeds the value of the loans. Assets include shares in a private company not party to this pitch.
Set amongst the natural beauty of the Lake District National Park and dating back to the 1700s, the Sun Inn is a traditional Lakeland Inn located in the unspoiled village of Hawkshead. Operated by Northern Pubs Ltd, this thriving 4-star venue features 8 letting rooms, as well as a full bar and restaurant service.
The business has a strong turnover track record and has achieved year-on-year growth for three consecutive years.
Turnover from 2013-2015:
2013 - £452,813
2014 - £464,192
2015 - £532,678
Led by Daniel Metcalfe, the management team has been providing an exceptional service for guests for over a decade now and has built a formidable reputation. The Sun Inn comes highly rated on some of the most trusted review sites, with 4.5-star and 4-star ratings on respectively booking.com and Trip Advisor.
Northern Pubs Ltd is now raising £35,000 to refurbish the Inn’s restaurant to create a more formal setting for diners. This will allow the business to offer a more varied food menu featuring food of a higher value.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£7,180
Prelinks is an app that helps you find the best nightlife in your city, meet other people going out to the same events and get tickets. Focusing on university students, Prelinks has grown rapidly since launch in September 2015, with over 50,000 users across 6 cities.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£290,870
Pluto helps travellers by providing them with information regarding their destination trip, tips from fellow travellers, and the option of travelling with others via its app. The company has over 7,000 travellers on its portal. It has sold over £140,000 worth of travel insurance, ranked in the top 3 UK travel insurers on Trustpilot, and won 'Best Travel Insurance Provider' at the Insurance Choice Awards 2020. Pluto has also garnered a 4.9/5 rating on the App Store. The company has featured in press entities such as TechCrunch, BBC, Monocle, Which, Mashable, and InsuranceTimes. It has integrated and partnered with Booking.com. Pluto will use the investment in product development, grow its market share via product and paid channels, and launch its premium subscription product to boost revenue.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£229,640
Kingwood-on-Thames Ltd is a company run by experienced businessman James Slater who is part of a truly enterprising family whose interests include amphibious tours in central London and the manufacture of amphibious machines. He’s spearheading the acquisition of River Thames Boat Hire Ltd – a riverboat charter company with an annual turnover of £100,000.
After extensive research, James has identified several areas of the Thames Boat Hire business which can be improved on. Having singled out each of the weaknesses, Kingwood-on-Thames will remodel the business to strengthen it from the bottom up, creating new partnerships, enhancing facilities and delivering additional marketing to initially increase the number of annual charters from 50 to 250 over four years. This represents a conservative 35% of the boats potential usage (the company has outlined 728 charters per annum as part of its forecasts).
It is expected this will take sales from £100,000 to £1.25m in 4 years.
A £300,000 equity deal for 25% of the company is available to investors. James himself will be investing £100,000 of the total amount alongside Funding Tree investors. You can join James as he endeavors to turn a steady, under-appreciated charter company into a more profitable, sought-after business.
Plans in brief:
- James will hire a dedicated, passionate manager to handle the business and take it from zero marketing to multiple marketing techniques and also drive the creation of new partnerships to increase brand awareness.
- A new website featuring efficient contact and booking systems is currently in development by Somerset Website Services. It will be launched in the next few weeks under the Kingwood-on-Thames Ltd (KTL) banner.
- New online advertising and increased social media activity and email marketing campaigns.
- The remodeling of the business to incorporate high value clients as well as standard clients.
This charter business has a unique selling point in its vessel’s historical significance. The Kingswood vessel was one of the 861 ‘little ships’ used for the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk in Operation Dynamo between 27 May and 4 June 1940. (www.adls.org.uk). The boat is in excellent condition having completed a maintenance check and survey in spring 2014 by Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£31,100
Racefully is a mobile application that aims to create a community for people to run together all around the world. You simply both connect via the app and Racefully then tracks the statistics for both runners. The use of the proceeds raised will go towards implementing more features in to the app and expanding into more countries.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£160,800
Wingman intends to provide businesses with a marketing solution to reach the target market directly. It plans to initially launch to the student market where users can simply find safe places, best offers for a nightout. The company has great connections with Venues & Universities. It has a highly successful MVP, and the product is ready to be launched. The company's objective is to make a night out safer and easier for the user whilst more efficient and lucrative for the venues.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£67,730
Essential Escapes have created a personal holiday service which tailors holidays for each client and their family. They specialise in holidays for families with young children and currently mainly supply summer holidays in Europe but are expanding to supply winter sun holidays and skiing holidays.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£21,810
Cloud 9 is a company whose vision is to create active indoor leisure experience for all ages. The main activities will be based on inflatables to provide a safe experience. Customer response has been positive with 45% occupancy in year 1, 60% in year 2 and 75% over the first five months of year 3 before lockdown. The company has earned revenues worth £229,000 in 2019. Cloud 9 envisions its business to grow into a platform that will also appeal to adults, consist of a licenced bar and café, host private events/party rooms, and arrange other entertainment activities. The company will use the investment to launch its first permanent Cloud 9 venue in 2020 and expand across the UK.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£538,895
AltoVita provides quality homes accompanied by a broad range of curated services, which makes the stay easier, healthier, and more fun. The members can access exclusive services such as fitness studios, family members clubs, beauty services, online doctor and other activities. The company has strong connections with the B2B sector and serves guests coming from multinational companies such as Microsoft, Deutsche Bank, etc. AltoVita has expanded its services in 20 European cities including London, Prague, etc. The company will use the funds for product development, strengthening in-house team, marketing and expansion.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£220,756
Best in England provide hand-picked attractions in a number of England's idyllic areas. They already have 100 subscribers and are covering two UK counties. Using the funds invested, the business will be looking to expand the current model into other areas around England.
days to go:
Expired
investment:
£48,540
