Investing in the future

Countrywide Farm Shops plc is looking to raise £2 million to develop a chain of branded freehold farm shops in the UK. Led by Gordon Leatherdale, founder and former CEO of a previous farm shop venture, and backed by Cairneagle Associates LLP (founders of Foundation Inns and the Hoxton Hotel), the offer provides the opportunity for investors to capitalise on the fast growing consumer market for locally produced foods.

A company operating farm shops is one of the few examples of a business in which individuals can invest and qualify for the Tax Advantages under the Enterprise Investment Scheme whilst having substantial asset backing in the form of freehold land and buildings.

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The offer includes...

• Equity participation in the fast growing consumer market for local food retail and service
• A management team with a successful track record of acquiring and developing farm shops…
• Backed by an exceptional commercial team which includes:

  Mike Foster, former CEO of Courage and Punch Taverns Board member; Rupert Barclay, former Director of Strategy and M&A at Allied Domecq and Reuters

• Access to a brand to provide a compelling exit route
• EIS tax advantages (20% Income Tax Relief, Exemption from Capital Gains Tax, Capital Gains Deferral, Loss Relief and Inheritance Tax Relief) backed by land and property assets
• Low initial charges for investors: 5.5%
• Low management fees with directors incentivised on exit
• Management investing £50k
  
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Contact us

If you would like more information please email Laura Gittins at eis@cairneagle.com or phone Matt Cooksley on 0207 036 9400.

‘In making the offer, Countrywide Farm Shops Plc is relying on paragraphs 12, 18, 19, 48, 49, 50, 50A and 51 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005. Details of these exemptions are set out in the Information Memorandum which is available on request’