Guy Singh-Watson

Singh-Watson started delivering organic vegetable boxes, like the one pictured, from his family's farm in Devon and built Riverford into a national delivery business. Rather than sell to an investor, he moved it into employee ownership in 2018, with a trust taking around three quarters of the shares at a valuation he said was well below what a buyer would pay. It is a clear example of a founder accepting less money to keep a company independent.