Member Directory

Blackfinch is an established UK provider of tax efficient investment solutions. Our philosophy is based on transparency and simplicity. Our services provide real solutions to real financial planning challenges faced by individuals today.  We have been operating in the UK retail investment market since 1992. Our focus has been primarily on tax efficiency, and our track record reflects a growing client base, with group assets under administration and management  in excess of £500 million.

The one-stop Governance Platform specifically designed for scale-up and early stage firms, to help them grow their businesses. Investors get a concise dashboard of governance and compliance status, deal room and key metrics of their portfolio.

Bodii is an early stage health tech company that uses technology to help physiotherapy patients recover from injuries in an insightful, engaging and empowering manner. We are focused on complementing the recovery journey by allowing patients to use the Bodii Flex, a range of motion wearable to measure their marginal gains at home. There are extremely high barriers for patients in the industry presently with wait times averaging close to two months and the highly unsustainable cost of private care at approximately £40-60 per 30min session.

We have raised an early round of funding via a venture studio deal together with Nova Growth Capital that has allowed us to go from idea to MVP during the second half of 2022 while continuously validating our value proposition within the industry. We have raised an early round of SEIS/EIS funding and are looking to continue raising EIS funding from Q2 2023.

Bovill is a regulatory consultancy providing support to firms regulated by the FCA. Our Private Equity and Venture Capital team works with a range of EIS fund and portfolio managers. We understand how regulation affects early stage and growth investment activities and are able to provide expert and pragmatic solutions.
We cover a wide range of topics including financial promotions, client money, financial crime, regulatory changes, and new products and services. We can also help firms to identify if their activities are likely to require authorisation and can guide them through the application process.
Bovill actively supports the EIS industry through lobbying, educational work and panel events.

Martin Fox has been in financial services marketing all his working life.  After a range of roles at Legal & General, he became Marketing Director at Prolific, and then General Manager Marketing at Pearl. He then took the opportunity to set up the strategic marketing arm of a London agency, where he launched ABN AMRO into the UK retail market, and launched Just Retirement from scratch. Today he runs Bulletin Marketing, and has a wide portfolio of financial services clients, across product providers, banks, investment houses, EIS managers, wealth managers, family offices and service providers.  He is one of the judges of the Sustainable and Ethical Investment Awards run by Incisive Media, and he also chairs the judging committee of the EIS Association Awards.  He is now also chair of the EISA Financial Planning Committee.

Bulletin Marketing are a specialist financial services marketing agency.
Based on decades of experience, we help companies become more profitable by:
– ensuring that they have a clear marketing strategy, that is created to support the plans of the business
– sharpening their proposition so that it is compelling for the target audiences
– agreeing who the target audiences really are
– finding the most effective ways to engage with the target audiences.
It is an approach that works. For some clients we even act as a part time marketing director.
And … we know the EIS marketplace very well!!

Bure Valley Group is the private investor network and EIS platform that allows you to follow the lead of experienced investors into early-stage companies. All our opportunities are funded to a minimum of 30% before they appear on the platform, meaning an investment has serious backing before you commit. We understand EIS is an exciting concept, but we also understand the importance of putting the investors’ interests and compliance at the core of the activity. Extensive due diligence is carried out by the team; valuations and entrepreneurs are questioned in depth; and opportunities scrutinised before we seek firm commitments to fund a significant proportion of a target fund-raise, by our existing investor network. Once these commitments are in place, our platform allows every-day investors to invest directly into these pre-vetted, early-stage companies and SMEs. Shadow Founder’s ability to call on an established network of business angels and other professional investors, including family offices, venture capital and other authorised financial institutions, to commit to an opportunity before it is presented on the platform, provides comfort for investors.

The Business Funding Club is the premier network connecting entrepreneurs, funders, and service providers. Our aim is to close the funding knowledge gap by educating entrepreneurs about their finance options and arming them with the tools to secure the capital they need to grow. BFC members gain access to exclusive events, showcase opportunities at our workshops, consultations, and FundingMatches.com. Our annual flagship event, the Business Funding Show, is the only exhibition in the UK and EU dedicated exclusively to business finance.

To view memberships, go to bizfundingclub.com/memberships

The Business Funding Show began in 2016 as the only exhibition in the UK and EU dedicated exclusively to business finance. Since then, we have evolved intoa series of events, including workshops, conferences and the annual Show.
Each event revolves around the goal of closing the funding knowledge gap for entrepreneurs by bringing forth notable industry leaders to both educate entrepreneurs and connect with them.

To view our calendar of events, please see bizfundingclub.com/events

Calculus are pioneers of the EIS industry, having launched the UK’s first approved EIS Fund in 1999. Our focus has remained consistent: building portfolios of entrepreneurial, UK growth businesses and creating value for our investors through our multi-award winning EIS funds and VCT.

Calculus focus on the fastest growing sectors in the UK – technology, healthcare and media companies. We have been able to produce significant results for our clients via tax free dividends for our VCT investors, or tax free capital gains for our EIS investors. We are proud to have been awarded ‘Best EIS Fund Manager’ by the EIS Association five times over.