Backing Britain's Backbone Businesses with Strategic Capital
We provide capital and strategic support to established businesses in essential UK sectors. Whether you're a retiring business owner or looking to grow, scale or take money off the table, we'll typically invest £1million to £25million to help you on your journey.
Building the Future of the Real Economy
We invest in the essential industries that power modern life: energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, logistics, and more.
These foundation sectors are more critical than ever, but the entreprenuers behind them and the businesses that embody them (what we call Backbone Businesses) are too often overlooked, underfunded and undervalued. What they need isn't just capital or a playbook. They need a partner who understands their world and shares their ambition.
That's where Alderway comes in.
What We Do
We provide meaningful capital and hands-on support to exceptional founders running real, profitable businesses. Our Partnership Capital model bridges the Equity Gap, helping business owners unlock growth, access liquidity, and scale on terms that work for everyone.
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So, whether you’re looking to rebalance your financial position and go again, or take a step back and protect the legacy you’ve built, we could be the right partner for you.
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How We Help
Capital is just the start.
We help sharpen strategy, elevate brand, digitise operations, professionalise finance, and scale teams. We support what already works - and help it go further.​
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This is more than money. This is long-term, aligned partnership.
Traditional Growth Capital is inaccessible to many Exceptional Entrepreneurs
Many entrepreneurs are unaware of private capital funding options.
Alderway offers a new approach -
Partnership Capital.
Businesses that don't operate in tech or software sectors often feel unseen.
We’re committed to investing in physical, backbone
sectors.
Traditional Private Equity is not right for many entrepreneurs.
Partnership Capital means investment and support without taking over.
Many business owners
struggle to raise enough capital from bank debt.
We invest enough capital to allow growth plans to be achieved.
DID YOU KNOW?
Many entrepreneurs are unaware of private capital funding options.
You’ve built something that matters. Now you're thinking about what comes next, whether that means staying involved, handing over gradually, or planning a full exit.
At Alderway, one of the things we love to do is partner with retiring business owners to protect what they’ve built. We preserve culture, empower teams, and invest for the long term without the playbook of traditional private equity.​
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If you're planning your next chapter, let’s make sure the business you’ve built keeps moving forward with purpose.
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Thinking About Stepping Back?
The Vanarama Story
Alderway began with the success of Vanarama. It is led by the team who founded and invested in the business and it's important to understand the Vanarama story and all the challenges and wins that led to its success. This, along with our experience with many other businesses and brands, is how our Partnership Capital approach was born and why we understand the support that exceptional entrepreneurs in Backbone Sectors need.
Our Team
Andy Alderson
Founder & Managing Partner
Andy Alderson is beyond proud to be the Founder and now former CEO of Vanarama, a business he started in a Portakabin on a used car site, and ended up selling to the FTSE 100 giant, Auto Trader for £200 million.
Now with his Partners, all of whom he has worked with very closely before, and who each played a role in Vanarama’s success, Andy could not be more excited to dedicate his time and money to supporting, nurturing and empowering the next generation of business leaders as Founder and Managing Partner of Alderway.
£200m
The only vehicle leasing business to achieve an exit to a FTSE 100 giant.
Values Led investing
Focus
We are obsessively focused on the success of those we work with and the fundamentals of building brilliant businesses.
Focus
Growth
This is the priority for us, both as a team and for the businesses to which we provide the investment, support, resources and expertise needed.
Growth
Partnership
Our approach is based on true partnership which means mutual growth and aligning everyone's interests.
Partnership
Transparency
This is not just a principle, it's our way of life. We remove unnecessary complexities and always communicate openly.
Transparency
Andy Alderson
Founder & Managing Partner
Andy Alderson is beyond proud to be the Founder and now former CEO of Vanarama, a business he started in a Portakabin on a used car site, and ended up selling to the FTSE 100 giant, Auto Trader for £200 million.
Now with his Partners, all of whom he has worked with very closely before, and who each played a role in Vanarama’s success, Andy could not be more excited to dedicate his time and money to supporting, nurturing and empowering the next generation of business leaders as Founder and Managing Partner of Alderway.