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Finance Yorkshire

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 8 cheques on record.

Deploying nowAngel network

SeedSeries ASeries BTechnologyKnowledge-based

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 8 on record
Since the last cheque48days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.3MCheque size, as they say$25K – $1.5MRounds led0 of 8Sole investor1 roundsMostly inUnited Kingdom, 100%
Pitch Finance Yorkshire

Finance Yorkshire highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 80% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $415K

What they do

Finance Yorkshire provides funding to grow for small and medium-sized businesses located in or planning to relocate to Yorkshire.From their own website
Type
Angel network (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$25K – $1.5M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
TechnologyKnowledge-based
Based in
Barnsley, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first8 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Sept
    Tickets for GoodSeed · GB · Mercia Asset Management$5.3MWith 4 others
  3. 2014

    1 round

  4. Sept
    Rogers Geotechnical ServicesSeed · GB$415KSole investor
  5. 2013

    3 rounds

  6. Mar
    TangentixSeries A · GB · finsmes.com$2.1MWith 3 others
  7. Mar
    XerosGB · finsmes.com$15MWith 5 others
  8. Jan
    Property PlaceGB · finsmes.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  9. 2012

    1 round

  10. Nov
    MagnomaticsVenture · GB · finsmes.com$4.0MWith 2 others
  11. 2011

    1 round

  12. Dec
    SterecycleGB · finsmes.com$8.0MWith 2 others
  13. 2010

    1 round

  14. Nov
    XerosVenture · GB · growthbusiness.co.uk$5.6MWith 5 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration14 named

AJAlexander James McwhirterdirectoriCompany registersince 2009
JHJames Henry NewmandirectoriCompany registersince 2009
JWJohn WarnerdirectoriCompany registersince 2020
NMNigel Mark WarddirectoriCompany registersince 2020
CAChallans Anthony ParsonsdirectoriCompany registersince 2009
DJDavid John BagleydirectoriCompany registersince 2009
ISIan Spencer KellydirectoriCompany registersince 2009
JFJames FarmerydirectoriCompany registersince 2011
JMJennifer Mary AdamsdirectoriCompany registersince 2009
JGJohn Grenville Bernard WatsondirectoriCompany registersince 2009
PEPeter Edward MyersdirectoriCompany registersince 2009
RERory EarleydirectoriCompany registersince 2011
SCSimon Christopher HilldirectoriCompany registersince 2010
TWTrevor WalterssecretaryiCompany registersince 2010

We also hold 10 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the UK company register, which it must file accurately by law

Companies House
07075478, since 2009

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Finance Yorkshire. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Finance Yorkshire put money into.

Quick answers about Finance Yorkshire

What does Finance Yorkshire invest in?

Finance Yorkshire invests most often at Seed and Venture (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology and Knowledge-based.

How active is Finance Yorkshire?

8 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Finance Yorkshire invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Tickets for Good (Seed, Sept 2026).

How big are Finance Yorkshire's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.3M. It says it writes cheques of $25K to $1.5M.

Does Finance Yorkshire lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Finance Yorkshire invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (100%).

Is Finance Yorkshire investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Finance Yorkshire invest alongside?

Most often IP Group (3 rounds together), Parkwalk (3 rounds together) and Entrepreneurs Fund (2 rounds together).

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