Cambridge Cluster

Image via WikipediaSpending a few days at Lymington and looking for Active Equity Companies to see if there are any interesting Equity Fingerprints, the business plan resource.  All I could find was some interesting family companies.

Edwards Heavies was started in the late 80s and sells rugby jerseys to the yachting crowd of Lymington.  Lymington was a peaceful little backwater until found by the Londoners and now all the second homes fill up at the weekends and in the summer.  But the Internet has transformed Edwards and instead of one small shop, Edwards has a flourishing web business.

Annable Gatward has established Glamorous Amorous in Lymington to sell designer lingerie from a long list of young designers.  She spent £65,000 setting up the business and turnover is forecast at£200,000 this year.  All sales are on the Internet.

Perhaps Edwards and Glamorous Amorous will join up one day to rationalise on web and overhead costs but will remain Passive Equity Companies.