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Alan in a few words
Hi
Having co - founded my first business start up in 2004, I grew it organically for 10 years from a start up to a business employing 1,600 staff across 8 locations in the UK and an annual turnover of £21m. My partners and I sold the business for £20m in 2014 to the Private Equity arm of a Candian pension fund. This business was focussed on the direct delivery of Residential and Community Health and Social Care services in the UK. The business featured on the Financial Times Fast Track 100, a list of the UK's fastest growing businesses. The business was featured as the fastest growing UK business in our sector. The growth was achieved 100% organically without the need for any mergers or aquisitions.
I have since co founded a successful award winning Family Play Attraction with onsite restaurant that is widely considered the best of its type in the UK.
Both businesses bought new and original concepts to 2 UK sectors that are often regarded as lacking in innovation and quality .. both busienss were / are award winning and widely considered the best in terms of quality of service and genuine trail blazers and market leaders within thier respecitive sectors.
I am keen to work with organisations, both established, start up and pre start up, who are looking for support in the following areas:
Business Start Up
Business Development
Brusiness Transformation
Operational Systems and Processes (setting up and/or improving)
Developing Operational Policy and Procedures
Quality Assurance
Organisational Culture
Management Coaching
Joining Board of Director as a Non Executive Direcor
Experience
- The Children's Play VillageCo Founder & DirectorENTERTAINMENT & LEISUREApril 2018 - Today (6 years and 8 months)Warwick, England, United KingdomI co founded my second start up in a completely new sector.The Children's Play Village is a brand new concept in the UK Family Leisure sector offering a high quality play and dining experience to families of young children.The entire concept, design and model was developed by myself and my business partner and bought to market in 2018. The venue is hugely successful with almost every session sold out in advance and key sessions at weekends, school holidays and December's festive programme sold out weeks in advance.Our venue set a standard in the sector for quality and innovation with many other providers setting up venues based on our concept across the UK.
- Future Home Care LtdCo Founder & DirectorHEALTH & WELLNESSJanuary 2004 - January 2014 (10 years and 1 month)Birmingham, England, United KingdomI co founded this Health and Social Care company delivering Residential and Supported Living services for those with complex health and learning disabilities.Initially based in Birmingham I managed the day to day operation of the business and services growing our services in Birmingham to an annual turnover of £2m in its first 18 months.I then went on to focus on Developing the business in new regions, designing new service models, developing relationships with new local authorities and NHS Trusts and successfully tendering for contracts in new regions. In just 10 years I grew the business to an annual turnover of £21m delivering services across 8 regions and employing 1,600 staff. We sold the business for £20m in 2014.
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