Organization · Private Equity
Total Capital
Total Capital is an independent private equity firm based in the UK, focusing on businesses with funding needs between £10m and £30m. They seek profitable, high-growth companies or stable businesses with experienced management teams.
Overview
What Total Capital does
What Total Capital is
Total Capital is an independent private equity firm based in the UK, focusing on businesses with funding needs between £10m and £30m. They seek profitable, high-growth companies or stable businesses with experienced management teams.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Private Equity
- Founded
- Founded in 2008
- Approximate age
- About 18 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder
- Last reviewed
- April 5, 2026
Official channels
Find Total Capital elsewhere
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Capability profile
Total Capital as a funder
Investment thesis
Total Capital Partners focuses on providing bespoke funding solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK, supporting their growth ambitions through tailored financial structures.
Focus narrative
Total Capital invests in small and medium-sized businesses, particularly in sectors such as business services, tech-enabled services, industrials, and selected consumer sectors. They provide both debt and equity financing, seeking sustainable financial returns generated from business growth rather than relying on third-party bank debt.
Value beyond capital
Total Capital Partners provides tailored financial structures and strategic support to help portfolio companies achieve their growth ambitions and enhance operations.
Terms and economics
- Typical check
- $11,000,000–$45,000,000
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Series A · Series B · Growth Equity
- Sectors
- Consumer
- Regions
- United Kingdom
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 5
Portfolio context
Notable portfolio companies include: Weird Fish: An omni-channel lifestyle apparel brand, acquired in April 2017 through a management buyout, with revenue at entry of £18.2 million. Walkers Transport: A tech-enabled palletized freight specialist, acquired in October 2017 through a management buyout, with revenue at entry of £23.6 million. OUTCO: A provider of tech-enabled outdoor estate services, acquired in November 2018 as a minority partnership capital, with revenue at entry of £18.9 million. PCML Group: A high precision component engineering firm, acquired in January 2021 through a management buyout, with revenue at entry of £12.7 million. Meter Provida: A B2B multi-utility metering specialist, acquired in October 2013 through a management buyout, with revenue at entry of £25 million.
Common questions
What to know about Total Capital
Upseed classifies Total Capital under the Private Equity organization type. Its current public profile includes funder capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 5, 2026
Known limits
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