Baronsmead VCTs back GettingPersonal

Gift retailer GettingPersonal.co.uk has received an investment of £4 million from ISIS Private Equity, which invested through its Baronsmead VCTs.

Gift retailer GettingPersonal.co.uk has received an investment of £4 million from ISIS Private Equity.

ISIS, which invested through its Baronsmead VCTs, wants to help establish the company as ‘the leading personalised online [gift] retailer’ in the UK.

GettingPersonal reported sales of £9.6 million last year, up from £6.3 million the year before. Joint managing director John Smith says that the business has grown rapidly since he and his co-founder Giles Harridge set it up in 2005.

David Cowan, a member of the new investment team at ISIS, says working with ‘other leading e-tailers’ is key to further expansion for GettingPersonal.

Steve Richards, former CEO of online flower retailer Interflora, has joined GettingPersonal as chairman.

Nick Britton

Nick was the Managing Editor for growthbusiness.co.uk when it was owned by Vitesse Media, before moving on to become Head of Investment Group and Editor at What Investment and thence to Head of Intermediary... More by Nick Britton