Manchester Global Management (UK) Limited

The wealth originates from Laurian Done and Gillian Done's 2013 sale of CBG Group, a Manchester-based insurance intermediary and financial planning network, to Capita plc for £30.1M in cash. The Dones held over 90 percent of CBG at the time of the transaction (per Companies House filings).

No. It is structured as a family investment vehicle and holds no Financial Conduct Authority permissions to market funds or manage external client assets. Companies House records classify the firm as a non-trading limited company, consistent with a captive investment entity.

The board comprises Laurian Done and Gillian Done, the former co-chief executives of CBG Group. There are no disclosed external investment committee members, non-executive directors, or external advisers, indicating principal-led decision-making.

Public filings of major shareholdings indicate recurring positions in UK-listed financial services and insurance companies, aligning with the founders' sector background. The firm also makes direct private placements, though individual deal terms are not publicly disclosed.

It is a single-family office in substance — a limited company formed to steward a single family's liquidity event proceeds — though it is registered as a standard private limited company rather than an FCA-regulated entity, consistent with the UK's exemption for family investment vehicles.