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What Happened to Look After My Bills After Dragons’ Den?

Look After My Bills appeared on Dragons’ Den in 2018, Series 16 Episode 2. The business was a energy services comparison website offering details for energy services.. They secured investment from Jenny Campbell and Tej Lalvani on the show. The company was sold in 2019.

The Pitch

Will Hodson and Henry De Zoete walked into the Den in 2018 with a energy services comparison website offering details for energy services.. They were asking for £90,000 (Increased to 120,000 in negotiation) in exchange for 3% of the business.

The pitch landed well enough in the Den that at least one Dragon decided to back it.

The Deal

A deal was struck on the show. Jenny Campbell and Tej Lalvani offered £90,000 (Increased to 120,000 in negotiation) for 3%, and Will Hodson and Henry De Zoete accepted.

It’s worth noting that Dragons’ Den deals agreed on camera often go through further negotiation off-screen. Some complete as shown; others are renegotiated or never finalise at all. The company’s subsequent trading history is the clearest indicator of what actually happened.

What Happened After the Show

Look After My Bills was sold in 2019. An acquisition can signal very different things — sometimes it’s a strong exit for the founders, sometimes it’s a distressed sale to recover creditor debts. Without more specific information, the nature of the exit here isn’t clear.

Is Look After My Bills Still Available?

This Is the Big Deal Limited was sold in 2019. Whether the business continues to trade under new ownership is not publicly confirmed.

Related Companies

If you’re curious about other businesses from the same episode, you might also want to look at TanOrganic, Funky Seal Wetsuits, Boun Beans. Each has its own story of what happened after the Den.

Watch the Pitch

Companies House Data

Status
active
Company Number
08867458
Registered Name
THIS IS THE BIG DEAL LIMITED
Incorporated
2014-01-29
Company Type
ltd
SIC Codes
96090
Registered Address
Suite 2a Hodge House, 114-116 St Mary Street, Cardiff, CF10 1DY, Wales
Accounts
audit-exemption-subsidiary (period ending 2024-09-30)
Officers
  • BATESON, David John — secretary
    Suite 2a Hodge House, 114-116 St Mary Street, Cardiff, CF10 1DY, Wales
  • BATESON, David John — director
    Suite 2a Hodge House, 114-116 St Mary Street, Cardiff, CF10 1DY, Wales
  • TOMPKINS, Robert William — director
    Suite 2a Hodge House, 114-116 St Mary Street, Cardiff, CF10 1DY, Wales
  • EDWARDS, Nicholas John — secretary (resigned 2021-02-17)
    Imperial House, Imperial Way, Coedkernew, Newport, NP10 8UH, Wales
  • STEELE, Anne — secretary (resigned 2023-03-31)
    4, Callaghan Square, Cardiff, CF10 5BT, Wales
  • OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED — corporate-secretary (resigned 2017-01-28)
    3rd, Floor, 1 Ashley Road, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 2DT, United Kingdom
  • OHS SECRETARIES LIMITED — corporate-secretary (resigned 2019-07-09)
    9th Floor, 107 Cheapside, London, EC2V 6DN, United Kingdom
  • ADDISON, Rachel Bernadette — director (resigned 2021-10-31)
    Imperial House, Imperial Way, Coedkernew, Newport, NP10 8UH, Wales
  • BURNS, Alan Robert — director (resigned 2021-04-29)
    Imperial House, Imperial Way, Coedkernew, Newport, NP10 8UH, Wales
  • BYNG-THORNE, Zillah Ellen — director (resigned 2023-03-31)
    4, Callaghan Square, Cardiff, CF10 5BT, Wales
  • CRUMMACK, Matthew — director (resigned 2021-02-17)
    Imperial House, Imperial Way, Coedkernew, Newport, NP10 8UH, Wales
  • DE ZOETE, Henry George — director (resigned 2019-07-09)
    Imperial House, Imperial Way, Coedkernew, Newport, NP10 8UH, Wales
  • FOSTER, Oliver James — director (resigned 2024-03-01)
    4, Callaghan Square, Cardiff, CF10 5BT, Wales
  • GRIFFIN, Lee Darren — director (resigned 2021-02-17)
    Imperial House, Imperial Way, Coedkernew, Newport, NP10 8UH, Wales
  • HODSON, William — director (resigned 2019-07-09)
    Imperial House, Imperial Way, Coedkernew, Newport, NP10 8UH, Wales
  • LADKIN-BRAND, Penelope Anne — director (resigned 2024-03-01)
    4, Callaghan Square, Cardiff, CF10 5BT, Wales
  • STENT, Carla Rosaline — director (resigned 2019-07-09)
    Imperial House, Imperial Way, Coedkernew, Newport, NP10 8UH, Wales
  • THOMAS, Andrew John — director (resigned 2024-11-21)
    Suite 2a Hodge House, 114-116 St Mary Street, Cardiff, CF10 1DY, Wales
  • WRIGHTON, Nicholas Richard — director (resigned 2020-10-14)
    Imperial House, Imperial Way, Coedkernew, Newport, NP10 8UH, Wales
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