Thank You to Our Partners
Thank you to our partners, we really do appreciate your support and being part of our inspiring day.
Thank you to our partners, we really do appreciate your support and being part of our inspiring day.
Blu Sky is an award-winning chartered accountants supporting ambitious, scaling companies across the UK.
More than compliance providers, Blu Sky acts as a strategic partner and outsourced finance function – helping startups, scaleups, and investment-ready businesses grow with confidence. From day-to-day finance operations to board-level reporting, Blu Sky brings clarity, control, and insight to every stage of growth.
Services include core accounting, R&D tax credits, strategic planning, and exit planning. Whether preparing for investment, improving cashflow, or navigating change, Blu Sky helps business owners make informed decisions – because when a business grows, it’s not just the numbers that change.
At its core, Castrius Capital Partners is a venture accelerator supporting the launch, growth and scale-up of innovative private organisations who are headquartered in the North East.
Offering a combination of capital, hands-on expertise and access to proven sector specialists, they are aiming to work in true partnership with firms who want to maximise their potential.
Castrius will also be the operator of the Northern Growth Ladder – a private capital platform that integrates a closed network of equity funds with ambitious businesses within an enhanced growth ecosystem. The Northern Growth Ladder will bring together selected Investment, Business and Strategic Partners to create a formal framework that acts as a catalyst to enable regional businesses to become new market leaders.
Ultimately, their objective is to bring £10bn of funding capacity to the North East across the next 10 years, leading to a significant increase in enterprise value for participating businesses and real prosperity for their stakeholders.
Oculus HR is a leading, multi-award-winning HR Consultancy, with a fresh, forward-thinking approach. They provide trusted HR support, advice, and expertise to businesses across all sectors, with a focus on clarity and practical solutions, to ensure that your business is compliant, secure, and equipped to thrive.
Real HR solutions, backed by legal expertise, designed to help you navigate risk with confidence.
Cavu Corporate Finance is a leading mid-market corporate advisory boutique focusing on disposals, acquisitions, private equity and debt funding transactions, as well as providing strategic advice to clients.
Cavu has a track record of delivering excellent results and a strong focus on providing strategic corporate finance advice to clients, including private companies, shareholders, management teams and private equity funds.
Cavu has a deep understanding of the private equity and debt markets, excellent networks with large UK and Overseas corporate acquirers and unparalleled support from leading industry experts who provide deep sector insight for our clients.
One of the UK’s Top 100 law firms with more than 550 staff and over 100 partners, Ward Hadaway is a full-service commercial law firm with a reputation for quality, innovation and a partner-led commitment to client service excellence.
Advising businesses of all sizes across the North on the legal issues that come with growth, change, and opportunity, a few of the services they offer include protecting your IP assets, buying, selling and fund raising, helping you to manage your employees, defending your business, debt recovery, and support with company admin.
Ad Gefrin, is the first of its kind, bringing together an innovative Anglo-Saxon museum experience with a pioneering Whisky Distillery in a mutually supportive business model.
England’s most northernmost distillery, Ad Gefrin opened to the public in March 2023 with a mission to reawaken a tradition of Northumbrian whisky making that had lain dormant for over 200 years.
The vision of Alan and Eileen Ferguson, Ad Gefrin embodies the spirit of belonging, with ancient hospitality at its core. Their commitment to Wooler, the community, and the land has shaped every decision, from restoring the stories of the Anglo-Saxon royal hall to crafting spirits that honour Northumberland’s provenance and character.
Ad Gefrin has already welcomed over 200,000 visitors and is a Gold winner at the Visit England Awards for Excellence New Tourism Business of the Year 2025, and Silver winner for Best Small Attraction 2026.
