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YourParkingSpace

YourParkingSpace is an online marketplace and parking reservation service for drivers looking to find and pre-book parking in the United Kingdom.[1] The website and mobile app feature over 350,000 privately owned and commercially operated parking spaces,[2] which are available to book by the hour, day or month on a subscription basis.[3] As of 2018, YourParkingSpace served over 50 cities across the country. The company is headquartered in Stratford, London.

YourParkingSpace
Company typePrivate
IndustryProperty, Transportation, Technology
Founded2012
FounderHarrison Woods, Charles Cridland
HeadquartersFloor 4, YourParkingSpace Ltd, 2 Redman Pl, London E20 1JQ
Area served
United Kingdom
BrandsYourParkingSpace
Websitehttps://www.yourparkingspace.co.uk/

History edit

Early beginnings edit

YourParkingSpace was founded by Charles Cridland in London in 2006[4] as a free platform connecting driveway owners with motorists searching for affordable parking. Joined by co-founder Harrison Woods in November 2013, the business was relaunched, and a limited company formed.[5] Woods had recently sold Primal Parking, a similar online service which secured a £60,000 investment[6] from Theo Paphitis and Peter Jones on a 2012 episode of Dragons’ Den.[7] In 2013, the company moved to Level39, Canary Wharf, London[8]

In May 2014, YourParkingSpace raised £250,000 in seed funding from Simon Margolis and Bill Clynes, founders of Premex Group[9] and in June, YourParkingSpace moved into Level39, One Canada Square in Canary Wharf, London.[10]

Following the investment, in October 2014 YourParkingSpace announced a partnership with NCP. This resulted in the integration of YourParkingSpace’s pre-book technology with NCP’s own systems, so that customers are able to access over 360 NCP car parks around the UK with a QR code, bank card or ANPR technology.[9]

In January 2015, YourParkingSpace took its first £1 in revenue and claimed that by the end of 2016 they would be making more than £5.8 million for landlords.[8]

In January 2015, YourParkingSpace also partnered with Parkhound, an Australian parking marketplace. Operating in separate geographic markets, the partnership focused on the sharing of knowledge, insights and technology to accelerate each company's growth.[11]

Growth and Expansion edit

In November 2016, Town Centre Securities PLC invested £1.9m in return for a 10% stake in YourParkingSpace. Over the following 3 months, the company expanded from 8 to 15 full-time employees. In December 2017, Town Centre Securities PLC took up the option to increase their stake to 15%.[12]

In 2018, YourParkingSpace grew in size grow in size to 28 full-time employees.[13]

In September 2018, YourParkingSpace appointed Andrew Higginson as non-executive chairman. In addition to his role as chairman of Wm Morrisons Supermarkets plc,[14][15][16] Higginson has served as Group Finance Director of Laura Ashley Holdings plc and The Burton Group plc.,[17] and spent 15 years as the Executive Director of Tesco plc,[18] 11 years as Finance and Strategy director and 4 years as CEO of their Retail Services Division (Tesco.com, Tesco Bank, Tesco Telecoms and DunnHumby).

In September 2020, YourParkingSpace secured a £5million investment from Pelican Capital.[19]

In 2022, the company was acquired by Flowbird in a deal worth over £120,000,000.

In January 2023, Brannan Coady, formally the organisations Chief Operating Officer, took over as CEO to lead the next phase of the organisations growth and expansion. As of 1st Jan 2024 the organisation has grown to over 150 employees and surpassed 1 million monthly bookings.[20]

Awards edit

YourParkingSpace has won awards for industry awards.

Year Award Category Result
2021 British Data Award Marketing Campaign of the Year Finalist[21]
2021 UK Dev Awards App of the Year Finalist[22]
2022 British Parking Awards Car Park Design Award Winner[23]
2022 SME UK Enterprise Awards Best Car Park Space Booking Platform - London Winner[24]
2023 British Parking Awards Best New Car Park Finalist[25]

References edit

  1. ^ "Scots cash in by hiring car space to commuters". Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  2. ^ Williams, Francesca (2014-12-17). "Are private drives the new car park?". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  3. ^ Murphy, Kate (2 November 2017). "Parking Spaces That Could Make You Rich". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  4. ^ "About Us". www.yourparkingspace.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  5. ^ "Interview with YourParkingSpace – The hiyacar blog". The hiyacar blog. 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  6. ^ Begum, Shelina (2016-08-07). "Dragons' Den's most successful Manchester entrepreneurs". men. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  7. ^ Jupp, Adam (2013-07-31). "Primal Parking sold to investor". men. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  8. ^ a b McIntyre, Alex (2016-07-19). "What did the founders of YourParkingSpace in Canary Wharf say of their success?". thewharf. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  9. ^ a b "Yourparkingspace celebrates £250,000 funding round with NCP partnership". Business Matters. 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  10. ^ "YourParkingSpace - Level39". Level39. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  11. ^ Cridland, Charles (2015-01-13). "YourParkingSpace.co.uk and Australia's Parkhound Team Up for Start Up Growth". Parking Network. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
  12. ^ "Half year results to Dec 17 - Town Centre Securities". Town Centre Securities. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
  13. ^ "Why branching out into business markets means growth for Your Parking Space". InYourArea.co.uk. 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  14. ^ Staff and agencies (2014-07-29). "Morrisons appoints Andrew Higginson as chairman". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  15. ^ Trotman, Andrew (2014-07-29). "Morrisons hires former Tesco finance director Andrew Higginson as chairman". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  16. ^ Assistant, Editorial (2014-08-13). "Profile: Morrisons chairman Andrew Higginson - Retail Gazette". Retail Gazette. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  17. ^ "It's better to be lucky than good, says new Morrisons chairman Andy Higginson". Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  18. ^ Russell, Jonathan (2011-08-25). "Tesco director Andrew Higginson resigns after missing out on top job". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
  19. ^ "YourParkingSpace raises GBP5 million of growth funding from Pelican Capital". www.privateequitywire.co.uk. 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  20. ^ "Flowbird Group acquire's UK's leading parking technology provider YourParkingSpace". YourParkingSpace. 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  21. ^ "YourParkingSpace is a British Data Award Finalist 2021". YourParkingSpace. 2021-04-09. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  22. ^ Chadwick, Chloe. "2021 Shortlist". UK Dev Awards. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  23. ^ "The Winners | British Parking Awards 2022". BPA 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  24. ^ "Yourparkingspace (2022 Winner: UK Enterprise Awards)". SME News. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  25. ^ "The 2023 Finalists | British Parking Awards 2023". BPA 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
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