Company History

Winch & Co directors were cordially invited to the Mayor’s Charity Ball in Barnsley in November to raise money for the chosen charities. One of these charities was Winch & Co’s nominated charity, Hey! Let’s Talk – a mental health charity focussed on helping young people in Yorkshire. Read our blog for more.

Nathan Winch, CEO at Winch & Co was invited in November 2022 as keynote speaker at Barnsley College for Entrepreneurship Week. He talked about his journey in business as well as his early career. Read more in our blog.

The Winch & Co board of directors approve the appointment of Simon Biltcliffe as a non-executive director. Simon joins Winch & Co as a businessman of over 25 years, having built his print management company, Webmart, to over £20million in revenue organically. Read more in our blog.

Winch & Co launches new North East office, with the promise of further investment in the 250,000 sq ft warehousing and distribution site that it is located on. Read more in our blog.

As well as the upkeep in the pace of dealmaking, Winch & Co also begins investing in its incumbent acquisitions. New cap-ex purchases as well as refurbishments to owned office space helps integrate and improve profitability overall. Further advances with consolidation exercises help integrate new acquisitions with the group. Read more in our blog.

Following the acquisition of DTS and its industrial estate, Winch & Co’s residential and commercial property holdings exceed £9,000,000 in value.

Winch & Co acquire warehousing and distribution company, Dedicated Transport Solutions (DTS) in Cramlington. Building on the transport and warehousing group. The target company also owns a 250,000 square feet industrial estate with blue chip, long-term tenants. Presenting an incredible deal for Winch & Co. Read more in our blog.

Winch & Co appoint seasoned commercial director, Debra Hart. With decades of experience in haulage, logistics, investment and finance, Debra brings a wealth of knowledge to the company, specialising in the mandate target industries. Read more in our blog.

Lux Auto, a start-up vehicle rental company based in Cambridge, raises £50,000 investment from Winch & Co. Veering slightly from the core investment mandate, Nathan Winch and the management team decide to make another seed capital investment. Read more in our blog.

Nathan Winch gives keynote presentation at a high-net-worth business event in Harrogate.

Winch & Co acquire pre-fabricated building company, Browns Garden Buildings. A key acquisition to help fund the core investment team, reducing reliance on Winch & Co capital. Read more in our blog.

Nathan Winch decides to focus the Winch & Co investment mandate on transport, warehousing and distribution companies. Significant market changes presented a ripe opportunity for investment participation.

Winch & Co acquire cleaning supplies company, Olympia Supplies based in Leeds. A company that presented scope for turnaround and growth.

After 2 years of steady but slow returns from start-up investing, as well as some failures, Nathan Winch develops an investment mandate to target the private equity and M&A industry – with hopes of generating greater and faster returns for Winch & Co.

Nathan Winch gives keynote presentation at a property investment seminar, having been investing in residential property for several years as a way to deploy surplus capital from operations.

Nathan Winch agrees to buy the shares in Winch & Co from one of his original founding colleagues.

Nathan Winch and his team help WinchPharma win a key direct contract with a North East NHS trust, fitting over 350 wall-mounted hand sanitiser units throughout the hospital campus and signing up to supply product long term.

Nathan Winch and Winch & Co agrees deal to buy out the original seed investors of WinchPharma, including serial entrepreneur and private investor, Mike Greene.

After a successful product placement in various mail order catalogues, WinchPharma launches new range of health and beauty products aimed primarily at the skincare market.

Nathan Winch invites more colleagues to invest in Winch & Co. Two more shareholders join the company.

WinchPharma donates Christmas presents to all the children on the paediatrics ward at Leeds General Infirmary.

WinchPharma and the team exhibit at the national Infection Prevention and Control Conference in the Glasgow NEC. This was the first time the company had a presence at a large-scale industry exhibition event.

Nathan and his product team exhibit at the Birmingham NEC for the first time, showcasing the new product brand, Athenian Hygiene non-alcohol sanitiser and personal hygiene products.

Nathan Winch becomes finalist at the FSB Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards in London for his appearance in the media surrounding WinchPharma and their achievements as a business.

After focusing in on cleaning and hygiene products guided by the newly appointed board of directors, Nathan decided to team up with an antimicrobial technology company called Byotrol plc. Using their technology, Nathan developed the Athenian Hygiene suite of alcohol-free cleaning and hygiene products, specifically targeting high risk areas in clinical environments. In June 2013, WinchPharma wins a share of a £39million NHS framework agreement to supply hand sanitiser and cleaning consumables directly into NHS trust hospitals and government departments.

Nathan Winch starts his sandwich year at The Leeds Institute for Genetics, Health and Therapeutics (now LICAMM) laboratory, clinical and applied biomedical research facility. He worked in Reproduction & Early Development training as a research technician – showing particular strength in departmental procurement roles.

In late 2010, Nathan Winch founded WinchPharma, a medical products company whilst reading for his degree in Molecular & Cellular Biology at the University of Huddersfield, during his sandwich year working at the Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics. After spotting a gap in the market for affordable, fast moving medical supplies to public and private institutions, he founded his business, incorporating the company in August 2011 after building a team. Winch & Co was incorporated on 24th August 2011 as the holding company for Nathan and his colleagues to collectively invest in the new venture.