
The Numbers Game
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Ex-premier league footballer Owen Otasowie quit his football career and launched his own clothing brand “Carsicko”. The former Wolves player launched the brand in 2021, it has since generated £5M-£6M in revenue. In November 2023, the brand had its first £1M+ month.
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West-London siblings Vivien & Howard Wong launched Japanese dessert brand Little Moons in 2010. After going viral on TikTok in 2021 the business exploded & is now generating £50M/year. The siblings moved in together to save money during launch — it is now valued at £100M.
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Wingstop UK is set to generate £100M in sales this year, up from £85M in 2023. The company has 1500 employees, 40+ locations expanding to 50 by end of 2024. Wingstop UK is independently owned by British entrepreneurs Tom Grogan, Herman Sahota and Saul Lewin.
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Gymshark posted a 13% increase in YoY revenue in 2023, hitting £556M with £13M in profit. The company is expanding physical locations, with a 2nd location opening in Westfield Stratford, & a 12-month pop up in New York. Founder Ben Francis is the UK’s youngest billionaire.
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Entrepreneur Bobby Drewett launched the first ‘Invite-Only’ ride hailing app, OUNO in 2023. The company’s investors incl. Micheal Ward, Mason Mount & Trevoh Chalobah. OUNO generated £2.4M in 2023 servicing high-end B2B clients such as Prada & Soho House and 10,000+ B2C clients.
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Nala’s Baby investors incl. the UK’s biggest athletes, musicians and popular figures. The company founded by @kreptplaydirty & Sasha Ellese, has raised over 7-figures in funding. Early investors incl. Anthony Joshua, Yung Filly, Jourdan Dunn, Konan, Nafe Smallz, K Trap & Posty.
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London-based entrepreneur Dayo Israel launched IRL dating app Melanin Matchmaker (now MM) in 2020. @mm_meet_ hit 6-figures in revenue by Year 2 with over 150,000 users. The company recently raised £750,000 at a multi-million pound valuation.
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East London entrepreneur Conna Walker launched womenswear label House of CB from her bedroom aged 17. She got a £3,000 loan from her father which she used to start selling dresses on eBay. The company now generates £20M+ in profits per year, stocked in 40+ retail locations.
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Birmingham-based founder Jay Williams launched streetwear brand Hoodrich with just £200 and 30 T-shirts. A majority stake in the company has just been acquired by Iconix International in a deal likely worth 8-9 figures. Iconix also own Rocawear, Umbro & Ecko Unlimited.
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East London-born entrepreneur Emma Grede has co-founded 4 brands with the Kardashian family. SKIMS ($4B Valuation) with Kim, Good American ($3B Valuation) with Khloe, Safely with Kris, & KHY with Kylie Jenner. Emma owns minority stakes in all 4 brands and is worth over $300M.
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Anthony Joshua’s commercial property portfolio is now worth over £50M. He recently acquired a 300,000 Sq ft building in Hertfordshire, previously BP’s Headquarters for £30M. He also acquired 2 mixed use buildings in Bond Street, Central London for £25M.
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South London entrepreneurs Ibrahim Kamara & Jide Adetunji launched digital magazine GUAP in 2015. The brand showcases creatives via their magazine, podcasts, events & branding studio. GUAP generated £1.1M in revenue in 2022, working with brands incl. Nike & Apple.
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London-based entrepreneur Josephine Phillips has raised £2M+ to build the Deliveroo of clothing repairs, Sojo. The app connects users with local seamstress & tailoring businesses to make alterations to their clothing. Investors incl. the co-founder of Depop & Grace Beverley.
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In 2019 2 London-based friends Samantha Pascal & Jusnah Gadi launched Seafood Restaurant ‘Hot N Juicy Shrimp’ with £150. The restaurant now has 2 locations in London generating over £600,000 in revenue per year. Hot N Juicy Shrimp now has a 7-figure valuation.
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David & Victoria Beckham are the 320th richest people in the UK worth £425M via @thetimes. Both are directors for their company Beckham Brand Holdings Limited. Through all their separate businesses and brand deals, the couple earn roughly £653,846 a week throughout the year.
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South London CEO Dean Forbes has been a CEO at 4 different companies. He has negotiated buyouts worth over £2B+ while retaining ownership in the companies he’s helped grow and sell. Tech companies he’s been CEO at include Primaveras, Forterro & CoreHR. He’s now worth £150M.
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In 2017 Clement Ogbonna invested £200k+ to open a pub in South London. His Prince of Peckham Pub generated £4M in 2022. He’s re-invested profits to acquire another pub in South London ‘Queen of The South’, under his newly launched pub group ‘The Village’.
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Meet the billionaire Weston Family. The family are worth £15B and are the 7th richest in the UK. They own retail giant Primark & previously owned department store Selfridges which they sold for £4B. The founding father initially accumulated wealth with a bakery in the 1800s.
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Phillip Anschutz, the American billionaire who owns the O2 Arena, London. He acquired the land for free from the government in return for 15% of net profits for the next 25 years. The O2 Arena now generates $150M+ a year from rental charges & proportions of ticket sales.
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Mark Bellingham, father of Jude & Jobe worked as a policeman for 20+ years. In 2019 he came both his son's football agent despite no prior experience in the field. 4 years on he's negotiated 2 huge summer transfers for his sons worth over £100 Million.
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