Nigel Parrott

Healthy Kids Ltd. produces healthy food products for kids. It offers sausage rolls, Chairmanocolate cakes, jammie dodgers and purple smoothies. The company was founded by Hillary and John Stapleton in 2006 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Fusion21 is a social enterprise that promotes public procurement as a means to save money and create social outcomes. Working nationally, Fusion21 links spending programmes across numerous organisations, to the creation of training opportunities and sustainable jobs for local people. As well as generating social value this model improves efficiency in the procurement process and generates significant cash savings. By using a small part of the savings generated through the procurement process, Fusion21 are able to fully fund their training and employment programmes ensuring that the model is not reliant on public funding and is wholly self sustaining. Since 2002 they have gained national recognition for their collaborative approach; delivering c£50m savings through the procurement process, creating over 1000 permanent jobs, and generating an estimated financial benefit in excess of c£32m; through regular paid work and reductions in benefit claims. Their aim is to help create the conditions where it is easier to deliver efficiency savings, to control costs, create jobs, train people and share best practice. They work by collaborating with social landlords, residents, local agencies, contractors and suppliers to deliver a wide range of programmes, skills training courses and commissioned consultancy projects. Fusion21 is a social enterprise that invests any surplus back into the delivery of social outcomes and creation of social value across the country. Their model has gained widespread aclaim and has been recognised in the following awards: Winning the first ever Housing Corporation Gold Award for 'Innovation In Procurement' 2006. Winner of Women in Construction Awards 2008 'Best Training Scheme'. Winner of Women in Construction Awards 2009 'Lifetime Achievement Award'. Winner of the HCA Awards 2010 'Investing in Skills'. Winner of the Regeneration & Renewal Awards 2011 ' Boosting A Local Economy'. Winner of the GO Procurement Awards 2013 'Procurement Innovation'. They work by collaborating with clients, residents, contractors and suppliers to deliver a wide range of planned maintenance programmes, skills training courses and commissioned consultancy projects.

Nix & Kix Ltd. produces soft and energy drinks. The company was founded by Kerstin Robinson and Julia Kessler on October 20, 2014 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Ascension Ventures Ltd (Ascension Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Jean de Fougerolles and the firm headquartered in London.

Incuto Ltd. operates as a financial technology firm. It provides and develops financial technology solutions for credit union and community sectors. The company was founded by John Neasham, Andrew Rabbitt, and Les Walker on June13, 2016 and is headquartered in Ilkley, the United Kingdom.

Big Issue Invest Ltd. (Big Issue) is a private equity subsidiary of Big Issue Group founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

The Artful Baker Ltd. engages in manufacture of biscuits and chocolates. Its products include Almond Biscotti Thins, Dark Belgian Chocolate and Hazelnuts. The company was founded on June 19, 2013 and is headquartered in Christchurch, the United Kingdom.

Vala Capital Ltd. (Vala Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Jasper Smith. The firm is headquartered in London.