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Duncan Walker Bannatyne, OBE (born 2 February 1949) [1] is a Scottish entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author. His business interests include hotels, health clubs, spas, media, TV, and property. He is most famous for his appearance as a business angel on the BBC programme Dragons' Den. He was appointed an OBE for his contribution to charity ...
As of December 2023, Bannatyne has 69 health clubs, 45 spas and three hotels across the UK. [6] On 9 August 2006, Bannatyne Fitness Ltd acquired the LivingWell Premier Health club chain from the Hilton Hotel UK Group. [7] The company also bought Clarice House and Xpect Leisure in 2015, growing its membership by 14% over the year to 186,456. [2]
Savage Digital Ltd was a record label that was originally known as RKA Records, then as Bannatyne Music. [1] It was first established in October 2010 by Ryan Ashmore and Liam Webb, and received investment on the BBC TV Show Dragons Den .
Jones is the sole remaining original Dragon on the BBC's Dragons' Den, which started in January 2005 and has continued with a new series approximately yearly.Jones had regular conflicts in the Den with former Dragon Duncan Bannatyne, who appeared on the show from 2005 to 2014.
Duncan Bannatyne – entrepreneur, panel member of BBC Two's Dragons' Den and owner of Bannatyne Health and Fitness clubs; Jacqueline Gold – Managing Director of Ann Summers and daughter of David Gold, the co-chairman of West Ham United F.C. Simon Jordan – mobile phone entrepreneur and the then owner of Crystal Palace F.C.
The Wand Company is a United Kingdom company that designs and manufactures functional prop replicas in varying designs. The company was featured on Dragons' Den in 2010, demonstrating its "Kymera Magic Wand Universal Remote Control", and accepted an offer of financial backing of £200,000.
The'Geared for Giving' Campaign was first launched at the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 19 May 2008 by Anne Snelgrove, MP for South Swindon and Duncan Bannatyne OBE. [1] The Geared for Giving Campaign was originally established to raise awareness of Payroll Giving with UK business leaders. [2]
He secured a deal with two "dragons", Duncan Bannatyne and James Caan, for £150,000 funding and soon made a deal for sales worth £25 million. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Bannatyne describes Chocbox as one of his best investments from the show.