The Scale Circle

2026 Cohort

Say hello to the cohort of The Scale Circle. Find out the amazing companies that made this cohort an absolute success.

Interesting stats about The Scale Circle Programme

Our The Scale Circle Programme is designed to support established, revenue-generating founders across the UK, helping them navigate the complexities of scaling through structured peer-led engagement, strategic conversations and outcomes-focused support, all designed to help them grow sustainably and scale with confidence.
85%
Founders based outside london
50%
Minority-led businesses
41%
Female founders
£11.8m+
Funding raised

CurveBlock

Gary Woodhead FRSA, Founder of CurveBlock, leads a pioneering company entering the market through the UK's Digital Securities Sandbox. Partnered with the Bank of England, FCA, and HM Treasury, the venture leverages strategic mentorship and peer networks to navigate rapid, unprecedented scaling within the fintech sector.
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OPAL North East Ltd.

Ingrid Wilkinson, Founder and Director of OPAL North East Ltd, leads a team transforming school playtimes into enriching experiences. With over 20 years of education and well-being expertise, she has embedded sustainable play cultures in over 200 schools, driving regional innovation and launching the 'Playful Schools' platform to support educators nationwide.
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2B Enterprising

Jayne Brewer, Co-founder and CEO of 2B Enterprising Ltd, leads an enterprise and employability education company delivering impactful workshops and resources to schools. Operating across the UK with upcoming international expansion, the organization specializes in equipping young people with vital life skills and preparing them for the future workforce.
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Mood Films

Louis Jones, Co-Founder and Cinematographer of Mood Films, leads a Leeds-based video production company creating high-quality, emotionally-led films for brands, agencies, and entertainment clients. Combining creative thinking with production expertise, the company delivers cinematic, human storytelling for major global brands and aims to expand its operations internationally.
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Adding Value Consultancy Ltd.

Matthew Brown, CEO and Founder of Adding Value Consultancy Ltd, leads a purpose-led financial management consultancy and accountancy practice. The firm educates and supports ethical organizations by providing comprehensive compliance, training, and strategic advisory services, enabling clients to master their finances and focus entirely on creating positive social impact.
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Dialect Communications Limited

Neil Wake, CEO and Founder of Dialect Communications Ltd, leads a specialized BPO provider for the fintech sector. The company delivers expert, multilingual customer support and comprehensive back-office services, enabling global fintech businesses to streamline operations, enhance customer satisfaction, and scale their services efficiently.
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Layers Studio Ltd.

Paula Harrison, Director of Layers Studio, leads a UX-led digital design and development agency serving global health-tech, fintech, and utility clients. Supported by an expert team driving 55% annual turnover growth, the agency focuses on international expansion, team development, and sustainable scaling toward long-term exit goals.
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Blackline Academy Ltd.

Tomas Philips, Founder of Blackline Academy Ltd, provides structured mentoring and strategic growth frameworks to support business leaders at the starting and scaling phases. Focused on practical application over theory, the academy empowers founders to strengthen operations, optimize revenue, and build commercially sustainable businesses grounded in clarity and progress.
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Original Tonys

Zachary Steiner-Anderson, Founder of Original Tonys, leads a restaurant serving pizza, natural wines, cocktails, and small plates. The establishment focuses on providing a high-quality dining experience centered around its core menu of artisanal pizza and curated beverage pairings.
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Pretty Little People Limited

Fiona Milroy, Founder of Little’n, leads a babywear brand designed from her experience as a mother of three to make parenting easier. The brand creates unisex, GOTS organic cotton pieces utilizing simple, practical solutions that eliminate poppers, aiming to scale across direct-to-consumer and retail channels.
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Vaultt

Liam Jeffery, Founder, leads a company building a specialized platform where proven work replaces paper credentials. Designed to shift the hiring focus toward tangible ability, the platform ensures that professional opportunity is earned directly by demonstrated skill rather than traditional qualifications.
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Keenos Energy and Environmental Services

Kiro Tamer, Founder of Keenos Energy and Environmental Services (trading as KEES Ltd), delivers tailored engineering solutions to help public and private sectors improve efficiency and reduce environmental impact. By providing carbon assessments and compliance services, the company breaks down barriers to accelerate sustainability performance and achieve net-zero targets.
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Shop Kindly Limited

Shiv Misra, Founder and Sustainable Grocer at Shop Kindly, leads an award-winning, plant-based retail group on a mission to eliminate single-use plastic packaging. By removing the packaging tax, the company makes sustainable shopping affordable, utilizing its data-driven retail sites to develop an AI and IoT-enabled backend framework that automates bulk inventory management.
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AS Elite Estates LTD.

Adon Bridgeman-Simon, Director of AS Elite Estates LTD (trading as Nest Easy UK), leads a business simplifying the design and build process through fully integrated, end-to-end services. The company removes the complexity of managing multiple contractors to deliver high-quality, cost-efficient, and functional spaces for homeowners, investors, and developers.
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Shedid & Parrish

Jessica Parrish, Founder and CEO of Shedid & Parrish, leads a multi-award-winning, vegan hair brand for curly and afro-textured hair. Clinically tested for all curl patterns, the professional-grade range provides inclusive formulations and sustainable sourcing to educate and empower all individuals to embrace, wear, and care for their natural hair.
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Enable Strategic Consulting Ltd

Matt Hatson, Founder and MD of Enable, leads a tech-enabled boutique consultancy advising government primes on winning B2G contracts from £100m to £10bn. Serving international clients like Boeing and Siemens, the firm is transitioning into a scalable SaaS platform, EnableCapture.ai, to automate strategic public contract procurement solutions at scale.
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Aatma Aesthetics & Wellness at The O2

Shaan Patel, Founder of Āatma Aesthetics & Wellness, leads a premium, doctor-led clinic based at London's O2 Arena that delivers advanced aesthetic and preventative health treatments. Focusing on clinical excellence and client retention, the business is expanding into Canary Wharf and developing a wellness membership model to build a scalable, multi-site platform.
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Period Harmony

Raminder Samra, Founder of Period Harmony, leads a women’s health brand focused on improving the menstruation experience, starting with period pain. The company's flagship product, Monthly Soothers, is stocked in major retailers including Boots, Superdrug, and Holland & Barrett, driving accessible solutions and meaningful change in menstrual wellness.
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Validus Media Ltd.

Andrew Heppinstall, Founder of Validus Media Ltd., operates a family-run digital marketing company based in Leeds. The agency provides cost-effective, outcome-oriented online marketing campaigns designed to help businesses optimize their digital presence and achieve measurable growth.
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Everything African Ltd.

Babatunde Ajose, Managing Director of Everything African, leads an e-commerce marketplace dedicated to connecting the black population with fresh, authentic African produce, groceries, and household products. The platform bridges cultural distance, offering a reliable way for the African diaspora to access the tastes, goods, and traditions of home.
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Illumo Digital

Duniya Moore, CEO, leads a business that helps ambitious B2B service SMEs increase profitability by replacing outdated operational technology with streamlined, tailored digital platforms. The company democratizes digital transformation for SMEs, providing enterprise-level capability alongside early and iterative return on investment.
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Fore Creative Agency

Ellie Innes, Founder and Creative Director of Fore Creative Agency, partners with global brands across hospitality, luxury travel, and cultural destinations. Utilizing a curated network of talented industry creatives, the agency delivers production, content creation, social media, press campaigns, and digital storytelling to bring bold ideas to life.
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Black Heritage Walks Network

Garry Stewart, Founder of Black Heritage Walks Network (BHWN), leads a cultural organization dedicated to uncovering, sharing, and celebrating the histories of African and Caribbean communities. Through guided walks, educational programmes, exhibitions, and creative projects, the organization works with schools, communities, and institutions to promote inclusive heritage and ensure Black history is recognized globally.
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Wise Home Care Limited

Jacqueline Ndemanga, CEO of Wise Home Care Limited, leads a domiciliary care company expanding its operations following a period of stabilized long-term staffing. Having secured a position on a tender for supported living and accommodation, the company is focused on scaling its business by acquiring property for supported living to ensure long-term returns and operational stability.
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JurnyOn

Janine Miles, Co-Founder and COO of JurnyOn, leads an AI operating system platform for global transport infrastructure that provides multi-lingual, 24-hour conversational AI Agents on existing transit hardware without requiring new infrastructure. Operating two live revenue streams, the company powers the UK's first conversational AI train booking app with Transport for Wales and utilizes a global hardware partnership to address unmanned transport stations worldwide.
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Orseal

Jason Wignall, Head of Strategic Development at Orseal, leads a specialist engineering and supply business providing valve solutions and essential fluid power components across industrial, utility, OEM, and MRO markets. The company combines technical product knowledge, dependable stock support, and responsive customer service to help clients improve operational efficiency, maintain compliance, and reduce downtime.
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Wild-Ness Health

Katharine Jones, Founder and Director of Wild-Ness Health, leads an education and training business that helps health professionals deliver more effective, sustainable care for patients with complex, persistent symptoms. Founded by an NHS GP, the company utilizes its proprietary framework, the Roadmap to Sustainable Practice, alongside digital courses, memberships, live events, and consultancy to scale across the UK and expand recurring revenue and partnerships.
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RevOps Consulting ("ROC")

Lewis Chawko, Founder of RevOps Consulting ("ROC"), leads a firm redefining how growth-stage, scaling B2B companies experience Revenue Operations. The consultancy solves real operational challenges by offering accessible, flexible, and results-driven fractional services that blend strategic thinking with hands-on execution to align revenue teams, processes, data, and technology for sustainable growth.
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Nabeltech Consultancy Ltd.

Lola Raji, Founder of Nabeltech Consultancy Ltd., leads a firm dedicated to empowering leaders and innovators in technology. The company delivers expert consultancy, tailored training, and career advancement support designed to help tech professionals and organizations navigate industry advancements, optimize operations, and achieve sustainable growth.
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Deco Girlz

Mia Burgess, Co-Founder of Deco Girlz, leads a creative brand offering plushies, stationery, and recycled acrylic keychain charms. Rejecting AI-generated art in favor of hand-drawn designs, the business focuses on sustainability, self-expression, and community-led experiences to celebrate individuality, nostalgia, and creativity.
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Grohwie Limited

Mirabelle Morah, Founder and Creative Director of Grohwie Limited, leads a design and tech company that delivers motion design and growth strategies to help purpose-driven brands increase visibility and gain market trust. The company also builds tech tools and products designed to help emerging designers learn, build portfolios, and access paid career opportunities.
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Aura Clarity Ltd.

Misba Yousaf, Founder of Aura Clarity Ltd., leads a UK-based eyewear brand designed by a biomedical scientist living with chronic migraine. The company creates stylish, clinically informed FL-41 lens eyewear that reduces light sensitivity, eye strain, and migraine triggers. Combining science with aesthetic design, the brand supports individuals with migraine, neurodiverse conditions, and screen-related sensitivity, while scaling through e-commerce, retail partnerships, and prescription expansion.
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DESIGNER KIDS CLUB

Muhammad Kharodia, Founder and CEO of Designer Kids Club (DKC), leads the world’s first AI-powered circular fashion ecosystem for children. At its core is ReLuxe™, an intelligent infrastructure designed to turn every outgrown wardrobe item into value for families, brands, and the planet.
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Jolene Body Ltd.

Rebecca Hunter, Founder and CEO of Jolene Body Ltd., leads a London-born, female-founded brand creating premium nipple covers designed to feel invisible, comfortable, and effortless to wear. The company offers ultra-thin, seamless alternatives to bras to help women wear what they want with confidence, while donating 10% of profits to breast cancer charities.
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ClarityLoop Limited

Sachin Goyal, Founder and CEO of ClarityLoop Limited, leads a B2B SaaS performance development platform that uses people science and AI to continuously improve organizational performance. By turning recurring work signals from collaboration tools like Slack, GitHub, and Jira into timely insights and coaching prompts, the platform provides HR and managers with proactive visibility into strengths, risks, and development needs without adding extra administrative processes.
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STS Wears

Seriff Salaudeen, Founder of STS Wears, leads a B2B SaaS platform tackling the UK retail returns crisis through AI-driven biometric intelligence. The company replaces sizing guesswork with high-fidelity Digital Twins that map customer measurements to garment architecture with 99% accuracy, integrating directly into retailer workflows to reclaim lost margins, reduce environmental waste, and set a global standard for sustainable e-commerce.
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The Wellbeing Doctors

Shilvan Tavares, Technical Co-Founder and CTO of The Wellbeing Doctors, delivers preventative, lifestyle-led healthcare at scale to address the UK’s chronic disease crisis. Partnering with employers via private health insurance, the company combines diagnostics, personalized interventions, and access to the UK's largest network of lifestyle and longevity clinics to provide proactive, evidence-based healthcare.
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Hula

Stef Borgen-Nielsen, CEO of Hula, owns and operates a growing multi-site café and brunch business in Edinburgh built around strong brands, customer experience, and operational consistency. Focused on sustainable growth through brand development, team training, and scalable processes, the company aims to expand its footprint as a leading hospitality group while increasing profitability and supporting other women in business.
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Moving Minds FB Ltd.

Stephen Fraser, Founder of Moving Minds FB Ltd., leads a live events business that transforms underutilized, midweek hospitality spaces into social learning venues hosting expert-led talks on psychology, health, science, and culture. The company features an asset-light, high-margin business model that scales efficiently across cities by leveraging existing venue infrastructure to capture unmet consumer demand for adult learning and personal growth.
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HexisLab Limited

Olusola Idowu, Founder and CEO of Hexis Lab Limited, leads a Newcastle-based AI and biotech company that helps beauty, personal care, and wellness brands develop science-backed products. Utilizing platforms like HexisPro.X and MySkin.ai, the company combines artificial intelligence, molecular biology, data analytics, and laboratory validation to accelerate inclusive product development, formulation design, and biology-driven innovation for global consumers.
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The PMC

Carl Philips, Founder of The PMC, leads a boutique web development and fractional marketing agency based in Greater Manchester. Dedicated to building trust through measurable results, the agency operates as an extension of its clients' internal teams to deliver tailored digital solutions that drive sustainable business growth.
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Edgie Eats

Hannah Egerton, Founder and CEO of Edgie Eats, leads a wholesale bakery and café business that originated as a lockdown project. Based in Westbury Park, the company now supplies homemade, high-quality cakes to over 60 sites across Bath and Bristol, with a long-term focus on expanding its wholesale distribution throughout the South West and beyond.
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Ainoa

alla Västilä, Founder of Ainoa, leads a specialized branding agency for B2C and DTC brands that leverages consumer psychology and behavioral science to solve sales and conversion challenges. Grounded in social and environmental responsibility, the agency delivers strategic branding, workshops, and data-driven design to help businesses maximize their impact.
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Hygge for Home Ltd.

Reena Simon is the Founder of Hygge for Home Ltd, an IP-led media company built around The Intentional Home®, spanning publishing, product design, creative direction, consultancy, brand partnerships and licensing. Over the past decade, Reena has built a multi-channel media business at the intersection of home, culture and intentional living. She is the co-author of the international bestseller Scandi Rustic and has worked with some of the world's leading lifestyle brands across the UK, Europe and the US, including IKEA, John Lewis, The White Company, Beauty Pie, Dyson and Castlery. Alongside publishing and consultancy, Reena has designed licensed product collections and creative partnerships that have generated seven-figure retail revenues for brand partners. Her work helps businesses translate cultural trends and consumer insights into commercially successful products, campaigns and customer experiences. With two published books, a growing licensing portfolio and The Intentional Home® at its core, Reena is focused on building a global lifestyle brand spanning media, products, partnerships and community. She is currently developing her own homeware brand and securing six-figure investment to support growth across UK and US markets.
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Maxi Automation Limited

Christian von Buchwald, CEO and owner of Maxi Automation Ltd, leads an independent B2B reseller specializing in hard-to-find, obsolete, and discontinued industrial automation and electrical components.
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