Advisory Board

Kit Hunter Gordon The Summit Group

  • Co-founder and Managing director of The Summit Group.
  • Summit makes a substantial hands-on contribution via relevant experience and contacts, including Board presence.



Paul Thomas Pi Capital

  • Managing Director of Pi Capital, a national investor syndicate with over 250 members.
  • Over 20 years of private equity experience – made 100 investments worth over £200m.
  • Chartered accountant.

Alistair Arkley Entrust

  • Experienced and successful entrepreneur. Founded Century Inns. Sold to Enterprise Inns in 1999 for £150m. Founded SMEs that employ 500 people.
  • Significant experience of organisations and initiatives connected with regeneration and the development of enterprise in N. England.

Charles Owen General Capital

  • Director of General Capital Group PLC, an Asset Finance business that currently invests £1m per month.
  • Responsible for all investments up to £1m.
  • Hands-on experience as General Manager and Managing Director of SMEs.

John Waddell Archangel Informal Investment Limited

  • Chief Executive of an 80-member Scottish Angel network.
  • £32.6m invested in 37 companies with 8 successful exits; the largest Partner in the Scottish Co-investment Fund.
  • A hands-on investor: attends Board meetings of all investee companies.

Gerald Turner Focus Enterprises

  • Partner at US Investment Bank Focus Enterprises Inc
  • Twenty-five years of executive level experience in a wide range of sectors
  • Co-founded and chaired Potomac Capital Group, LLP, a US based mergers and acquisitions firm.
  • Advisory Board member of the wealth management arm of Suntrust Bank.

John May New Vantage Group

  • Managing Partner of New Vantage Group, a 210-member group of US Business Angels.
  • Chairman of Angel Capital Association, with 200 Angel organisations across USA and Canada as members.
  • Advisor or General Partner in 5 Venture Capital Funds

Anthony Clarke GLE

  • Managing Director of Seraphim Capital, London Business Angels (with 200 investor members) and the DTI-backed London Seed Capital (Early Growth) Fund.
  • Chairman of BBAA (British Business Angels Association).
  • President of EBAN (European Business Angel Network).
  • Chartered Accountant.

Bob Barnsley Advantage Business Angels

  • Investment Director of Advantage Business Angels with over 500 serious private investors. They are based in the West Midlands.
  • Raised over £12Million in 103 companies since 2003.
  • Director of DTI-backed Advantage Early Growth Fund and member of its Investment Committee
  • Director of ABA Corporate Finance Ltd, an FSA registered corporate finance boutique.

Bryan Duffy

  • Founder and Managing Director of investment company MBI MBO Ltd. which has grown from £1m to £30m Net Assets over 8 years.
  • A hands-on investor: attends Board meetings of all investee companies.
  • Chartered Accountant.