Edward Vanstone

The Bristol Private Equity Club is an organisation that matches its members with businesses looking for equity in the £100k to £500k space using the SEIS and EIS venture capital schemes. The BPEC is not a Fund. The members are all like-minded individuals who have been carefully chosen for their broad range of skills and industry backgrounds. We all are (or were) involved in our own businesses and therefore understand the trials and tribulations of starting and growing a business. We want to help! The Club gives us an organised process to receive, review and discuss business plans and then share the risk (and reward) of investing. Each member invests in each business on a deal by deal basis, not all members will invest in each proposal, this clearly differentiates the Club from a VCT or Private Equity Fund. Above all it is formed as a Club because we hope it will be fun! We are serious about our investing but the Club will have a social element too. The BPEC has 6 founder members and over 50 high net worth members.

The Bristol Private Equity Club is an organisation that matches its members with businesses looking for equity in the £100k to £500k space using the SEIS and EIS venture capital schemes. The BPEC is not a Fund. The members are all like-minded individuals who have been carefully chosen for their broad range of skills and industry backgrounds. We all are (or were) involved in our own businesses and therefore understand the trials and tribulations of starting and growing a business. We want to help! The Club gives us an organised process to receive, review and discuss business plans and then share the risk (and reward) of investing. Each member invests in each business on a deal by deal basis, not all members will invest in each proposal, this clearly differentiates the Club from a VCT or Private Equity Fund. Above all it is formed as a Club because we hope it will be fun! We are serious about our investing but the Club will have a social element too. The BPEC has 6 founder members and over 50 high net worth members.

GROUNDS MAINTENANCE EXCELLENCE- FIRST IMPRESSIONS COUNT Rockside Estates is a Bristol based landscaping and estate maintenance firm, covering the South West of England and South Wales. We deliver Grounds Maintenance and Associated Services on commercial and residential sites, to ensure they are always presented in a welcoming yet professional way. When you first arrive at a business park or commercial site, whether you are an owner, potential occupier, customer, or visitor, first impressions are essential. We deliver a professional service, to ensure that the sites we are involved with stand out from the rest. Our team come from the Property Management Industry so e achieve outstanding results by understanding the requirements and challenges of our principle clients, and paying special attention to the detail and treating the site as if it was our own.

Workman is the UK’s leading independent commercial property management and building consultancy specialist. We offer a service dedicated solely to the fundamentals of property management and building consultancy excluding other services normally associated with multi-disciplinary firms. We believe this specialist combination provides significant benefits for our clients. Our property management service has been developed from working for a range of leading institutional funds, investors and property companies and the managed portfolio now totals over 4,000 properties nationwide collecting over £1.8bn in rent. Within property management our dedicated retail team provide specialist property management services on all retail assets, including more than 90 shopping centres and 200 retail parks. Our building consultancy specialists provide professional advice across a wide range of disciplines including due diligence, project management, defect diagnosis, contract administration and all landlord & tenant matters. The firm has been operating for nearly 40 years and continues to achieve steady growth. We pride ourselves on the skill and calibre of our employees, with more than 750 dedicated professionals in 12 UK offices and a growing presence in France. For more information about Workman, our services and career options please visit our website at workman.co.uk or call 020 7227 6200.