Business Growth Fund

Business Growth Fund is an influential investor in small and mid-sized businesses. It was set up in 2011 to offer growing companies and ambitious entrepreneurs patient capital and strategic support. With 14 offices, they are close and relevant to the businesses they invest in. They have grown to a team of 150+ and a network that’s made up of one of the largest pools of board-level executives. Collectively, the companies in their portfolio employ close to 50,000 people. They want to see more entrepreneurs using their capital not only to scale-up their own business but also, collectively, to drive economic activity and with it increase employment, exports, and growth.

Dennis Atkinson

Investor

Simon Blackaby

Investor

Mark Bryant

Head of Manufacturing

Nick Holder

Investor

Harry Jones

Investor

Mark Nunny

Investor

Paul Oldham

Regional Director South & member of Executive Committee

James Skade

Investor

Mark Sykes

Investor

Stephen Welton

Founder,CEO

Past deals in Birmingham

Antser

Venture Round in 2021
Provider of training and consultancy services intended to serve the social care, health and education sectors. The company's self-serve software enables partners to understand local, regional and national trends or service issues on an actual and predictive basis and supports informed, proactive planning and delivery of vital services for vulnerable children, adults and families.

Hydrock

Private Equity Round in 2018
Hydrock is a leading provider of multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy. The business employs approximately 500 people UK-wide and its national office network includes offices in Manchester, Birmingham, London, and Bristol. The company is regularly listed in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For.

Click Travel

Venture Round in 2018
Click Travel is a next-generation travel management company that reduces the cost and complexity of business travel management through the use of technology - from free self-service fully online travel management via their in-house developed platform, travel.cloud, to complete managed travel via their award winning agents. They provide booking services for hotels, rail and air travel, plus dedicated support for meetings and events. Their tech-led solution makes it easy for businesses to enforce travel policy, control costs and analyse their spend - in short, helping them to bring down their costs and simplify booking and management for their staff.

Care Sourcer

Seed Round in 2017
Care Sourcer Ltd operates an online platform that enables users to search for care home and home care providers. Its platform allows users to search care providers in Birmingham, Edinburgh and Lothians, Glasgow, Gloucester, London, Manchester, Newcastle, and Nottingham/Southampton. Care Sourcer Ltd was founded in 2015 and is based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Sertec Group

Venture Round in 2016
Sertec Group Holdings Limited specializes in designing and manufacturing automotive components and parts, with a focus on presswork, assembled components, and wire forming products such as exhaust hangers and towing loops. The company also produces manipulated tubes and assemblies, exhaust components, and various automotive accessories. Established in 1994 and headquartered in Birmingham, UK, Sertec operates five manufacturing sites in the Midlands and a tooling facility in China. With over 53 years of experience in the automotive industry, Sertec has developed expertise in transfer and progression presswork, welded assemblies, and tube manipulation. The company has made significant investments in robotic technology, particularly in aluminum welding, to support the production of lightweight vehicle platforms for its clients.
Castleton Technology plc provides software support and consultancy services. The company was formerly known as Redstone plc and changed its name to Castleton Technology plc in November 2013. It engaged in providing software and managed services to the public and not-for-profit sectors, mainly the social housing sector. Its segments include Managed Services.

Simworx

Venture Round in 2015
Simworx is acknowledged as one of the world leaders in the supply of 4D Effects Cinema’s and Motion Simulation Attractions, for the entertainment, education & corporate markets, worldwide. Its skills and capabilities extend from full turnkey solutions, custom attractions, product development, manufacturing & service support, to film content, motion programming & complete themed attractions. Their clients have access to a vast film library, with hugely varied subject content, and in the unlikely event that they do not have a film suitable for your venue, then they can make a specific one for you!