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Martin Ridgeway

CFO/ NED

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Multiple Business Exits

  • Fern Training and Development Ltd £18M trade sale
  • Derby County Football Club £25M+ Sold to US Consortium
  • Pluss £20M Trade Sale/Upward Merger

Driving Business growth

  • SCL Education and Training – £14M T/0 FY 2021 – £23M T/0 FY 2023
  • Pluss – £17M T/O FY 2018 -£22M T/O FY 2019
  • Babington Business College Ltd – £3M T/O FY 2011 to £13M T/O FY 2015
  • Fern Training and Development Ltd £3M T/O FY 2001 to £15M T/O FY 2006

Buy and Bolt on Acquisition and or post acquisition business integration

  • Derby County Football Club post acquisition change management
  • Babington Business College Ltd PE Backed acquisition of Michael John Training Ltd
  • Pluss Acquisition of Abilities Ltd

Hospitality Business Interests

  • 50% owner of The Venue Group 2006-2018, comprising of The Venue, a 500-capacity livemusic and events venue, The Rockhouse, a live music venue and nightclub and 5 public houses
  • Co founder and owner of 2Q Festival, a multi venue live music festival operating in Derby and Lincoln
  • Project managed the opening of Stancliffe Hall in Derbyshire, a high-end wedding and eventsvenue with rooms.

Non Exec Director

  • Cofton Holiday Park

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