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Studio Pictures is an independent production company dedicated to quality British film and television productions that cater for domestic and international audiences.

Our core focus is on book to screen adaptations and true-life stories that are unique, can entertain and ultimately inspire.

The company was founded by producers Adam Rolston and David Braithwaite. To date Adam and David have produced or executive produced the worldwide theatrical hit A Street Cat Named Bob, based on the international best-selling novel. The sequel A Christmas Gift From Bob, the rom-com A Guide To Second Date Sex starring George McKay, the kids fantasy adventure film 2:Hrs and the hard hitting teen drama Butterfly Kisses, which won the Silver Bear for best film in its category at the International Berlin Festival.

Studio Pictures has obtained SEIS/EIS advanced assurance from HMRC and are working with KickStart Capital to raise the initial investment to fund the company’s progress.

Studio Pictures is based at the world famous Shepperton Studios in Surrey, home of Netflix and Amazon and soon to be one of the largest film studios in the world.

A third of 18-35 year-olds wear an item out only once, and 60% want to ditch fast-fashion, but lack affordable, sustainable alternatives.

Swished is the UK’s first consumer to consumer fashion rental marketplace designed specifically for the mass-market – the biggest consumers of fashion – to provide an affordable, sustainable alternative to fast-fashion.

Swished enables our customers to continue to enjoy ‘new for them’ fashion from as little as £5 a day, but through renting rather than buying, saving them money and extending the life of items that would otherwise sit unworn in wardrobes or end up in landfill.

We also enable them to make money, by turning clothes they’re not wearing, or are in the process of selling, into additional income, especially important during the current economic climate.

Our mission is to normalise rentals, making fashion more inclusive, affordable and sustainable and in doing so reduce the reliance on fast-fashion.

Symvan Capital is a multi-award winning technology venture capital fund manager with an established record of growth-oriented investing. We manage SEIS and EIS funds with two open for investment.

We invest in scaleable and disruptive businesses — companies that seek to impact and change established models and in particular, that have developed the technology to take costs out of business processes.

We look for companies with unique propositions and the potential to deliver ten times your investment within reasonable time frames.

Our focus is to find founders with strong teams who have the vision, drive and flexibility to deliver results.

We don’t just fund them: we mentor and support through to exit. Our investments are supported by Symvan’s investment directors who have more than fifty years combined experience in tech investment banking (ECM, corporate finance, M&A and AIM listing work).

Investee companies can also count on the technical expertise of our world-class advisory team in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.

We pride ourselves on our selection process which involves a six-stage due diligence process; and also for our “Lifecycle Approach” where our SEIS funds are the incubators from which the best performing companies can then progress to receive further funding from our EIS fund.

And finally, our fee structure is one of the simplest and most transparent in an industry not known for it: the only fee we charge investors is a 20% performance fee on successful exits.

The SidebySide EIS Venture Fund invests in fast-growing technology-enabled businesses with £1-10 million in revenue. These more established companies will usually be at least several years old and typically have over 30 employees. We look for companies where there is evidence of a strong customer acceptance of the product and service offered, and where we believe we can add substantively to the knowledge and experience of the management team as the company grows.

Thompson Taraz is a leading UK fund services group, incorporating depositary services, third party fund management, investment structuring, operator services, custody, administration and security trustee services.

Thompson Taraz Depositary Limited is a full scope independent UK depositary regulated by the FCA and is the leading provider of services to EIS funds as well as property, private equity, debt, renewable and venture funds.

Thompson Taraz is also an established provider of administration and accounting services to closed ended UK AIFs. These services are informed by Thompson Taraz’s work as a regulated operator and Manager of UK funds for more than a decade. We provide a ‘hosted’ AIF Manager solution to AIFs, allowing experts to focus on their areas of expertise and be assured that everything else is taken care of reliably, rigorously and professionally.

We bring to the role a depth of understanding of professional standards, complex systems, quality controls and compliance processes, and deliver a service which is of value to a range of UK-based funds and their managers.

TIME provides tax efficient investment solutions and we’re proud to say we’re rather good at it with more than £500 million of assets under management. What stands us apart in our market is our focus on seeking consistent stable returns for our investors, which we deliver through a defensive investment strategy. The TIME senior team has been involved in the management of Enterprise Investment Schemes since 2001 and was one of the original members of the EISA.

The specialist investment team at TIME, who combined have more than 200 years of experience, concentrate on identifying investments which are primarily asset backed, with strong risk management and a focus on capital preservation. The team has established a rigorous review process for potential investment opportunities, as well as a network of third party professionals on which it can call on for independent comment and insight.

Triple Point is an independent investment management partnership founded in 2004 with expertise in asset and project finance, private equity, portfolio management and structuring.
In addition to seeking risk adjusted returns for investors, a strong emphasis is placed on liquidity. Funds are typically raised from private investors and may be held in a number of tax advantaged vehicles including Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) and investments qualifying under the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS). Many also qualify for Inheritance Tax Business Property Relief.
All of Triple Point’s investment products engage our track record in sourcing, executing and exiting investments for clients. Our strong reputation in this field ensures a productive pipeline of attractive opportunities.

Vala is an investment advisory business founded by a team of serial, multi-exited entrepreneurs that over a 30+ year period has invested in more than 70 companies and generated an aggregate track record of 3.5x with an average hold period of 4.5 years.

Vala’s mission is to back, build and embolden start-ups that can have an impact in their markets and on society, supporting them on their sustainability journey at the same time.  It believes that companies that focus on operating and trading more sustainably will be more robust and valuable that those that don’t.

Vala aims to put capital to work where it’s needed most: mentoring founders, optimising products, creating go-to market strategies, and bringing together outstanding teams. A key part of the philosophy is the desire for the portfolio companies to become more sustainable, no matter what their sector.

Vala has two principle EIS strategies, focussed on venture building and impact, building diversified portfolios of 8-12 companies. It targets a fund-level return of 2.5x (excluding the tax benefits), over a 6-8 year period.