SEIS Round 2 · £190k

Solving the £51 billion family court crisis From someone who worked in the system, then found themselves navigating it as a self-representing parent. And now, we're building the solution!

Brighter Future Mediation provides affordable, accessible online mediation, saving clients the time, cost and trauma of court battles. We intervene earlier, reach child-focused agreements and avoid court where it is safe to do so.

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SEIS 50% relief Founder Catalyst, FCA-authorised

Hear from Rebecca,
our Founder & Director

BFM

The problem

Why now

The family court system is in crisis. Government and parliament have publicly acknowledged it. The route that protects children, saves cost and scales is mediation.

It is dramatically under-used.

Government tailwind: MoJ Family Mediation Voucher Scheme funded through 2026–27. Over 37,700 families supported, around 70% reaching agreement without court.

April 2024 Practice Direction: Courts are required to actively promote mediation at every stage of every relevant case.

Backlog at breaking point: Over 4,000 children are in cases open longer than 100 weeks, with private law cases taking months to resolve.

Workplace mediation demand: Employment law changes and longer Acas Early Conciliation windows are increasing employer demand for earlier dispute resolution.

Litigant‑in‑person crisis: A high proportion of private family law proceedings involve at least one party without legal representation.

“Children and families let down amid lack of urgency from government.”

UK Public Accounts Committee, September 2025

The solution

What BFM does, and what makes it scale

A fully online family and workplace mediation service. Family across England and Wales. Workplace across the UK and beyond. Affordable, accessible, trauma-informed.

Capacity Unlock

Phase 1 of our AI-enabled mediator tool goes live September 2025. Cuts admin time per case, widens access to justice, lifts revenue per mediator by approximately 50%.

Marketing Unlock

Marketing capped at around £500 per month today. The team cannot absorb more enquiries without service quality slipping. Round 2 unlocks that.

Partner Unlock

Bi-directional referral portal for solicitors, therapists, HR and separation coaches with structured fees. No manual handoff.

Proprietary technology

Our AI-enabled tech reduces barriers to justice, cuts admin time per case, and increases revenue per mediator by approximately 50%. This is the scaling unlock.

Why BFM?

The founder profile, and the comparable exits

Most mediation businesses are run by mediators alone. BFM is run by a founder who has worked inside the system, navigated it as a self-representing parent, and built multi-million pound products to scale.

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Stowe Family Law

Founded 1982 by Marilyn Stowe. Backed by Livingbridge from 2017, growing turnover from £9m to over £37m, then sold to Investcorp in September 2024 (terms undisclosed). The directly relevant comparable for BFM's positioning, founder profile and exit pathway.

amicable

Online divorce service founded by Kate Daly and Pip Wilson. Octopus Money took a majority stake in December 2023. Direct sector adjacency, recent transaction, female-founder pattern.

Farewill

Online wills and probate service, founded 2015, reached a £70m valuation at Series B, then acquired by Dignity in February 2025 in a deal valuing it at £12.9m. A recent consumer legaltech exit in an adjacent life-event category.

Traction

Traction – our journey so far

Real revenue, real clients, repeatable unit economics. On a founder-only operational core and a £500-per-month marketing cap.

259

clients served

£60

CAC

£1,246

LTV

20.8x

LTV / CAC

34%

cheaper than UK average

Unit economics, BFM family mediation

CAC £60 · LTV per family £1,246 · LTV/CAC ratio 20.8x. SaaS benchmark 3 to 5x, service benchmark 2 to 4x. BFM materially beats both.

Revenue to date

Actual sales from BFM's P&L (Xero accounting records), 30 January 2025 to 5 June 2026. *Q2 2026 covers 1 April to 5 June only, quarter in progress. Excludes interest and other non-trading income.

Brighter Future Mediation Financial Model 1.4, built and verified by James, Fractional CFO, ex-BlackRock.

Team

A panel built for scale, with diversity at its core

BFM works with CMC and FMC registered mediators with backgrounds in family law, children's services, therapy, coaching and social work. Diverse lived experience. Trauma-informed practice.

Founder, Advisory & Leadership

Rebecca

Founder & Director
FMC Registered Mediator
15+ years criminal & family justice
Lived experience as a self-representing parent

Francesca

Advisor & investor
ex-KPMG

James

Fractional CFO
FP&A ex-BlackRock

Junior

Business strategy advisor
Tech entrepreneur, exited founder

Alex

Fractional CTO
ex-Kurtosys / Marin Software / Jellyfish

Ian

CMO
Digital Marketing

Daniela

HR & Diversity
ex-Accenture / PWC
lived experience

Lean admin and operations

Margaret

Admin & customer care

Vineeta

Admin volunteer

Sean

Google & Meta ads

Manpreet

Mediator WTA & business support

Mediator panel — 7 FMC/CMC registered specialists

Family

Civil

Commercial

International

All FMC/CMC registered. Specialist names available on the full deck.

Wider network, by count

12 Mediators WTA

3 Therapists

3 Coaches

8 Solicitors & Barristers

Full deck with details available upon request. Request full pitch deck or book a discovery call .

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We do not charge mediators working towards accreditation (WTA) to observe live cases. The accredited mediator is paid in full. The trainee gains observation experience without paying the £100 to £190 plus VAT per hour fee that is standard elsewhere. In exchange they complete the necessary client paperwork. As soon as a trainee qualifies for an element of mediation, they are paid the same rate as a qualified mediator for those services.

Forecast

Where we are going

£4.39m 2030 modelled revenue

£2.31m 2030 modelled EBITDA

£9.2m to £11.5m implied enterprise value at 4 to 5x EBITDA

All forward-looking figures on this page are modelled projections only and are not guarantees. By its nature, SEIS investment puts your capital at risk. Tax reliefs depend on your individual circumstances, require HMRC eligibility, and may change.

Risk warning. Don't invest unless you're prepared to lose all the money you invest. This is a high-risk investment and you are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong. Take 2 minutes to learn more.

The oppurtunity

SEIS Round 2, designed to engage every investor

Whether this is your first SEIS round or your fiftieth, here is what you need to know

New to SEIS?

The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme gives UK investors generous tax reliefs for backing early-stage British companies. Plain English:

50% Income tax relief on what you invest

0% Capital gains tax on exit, subject to SEIS rules

Loss relief Loss relief if BFM does not succeed

£200k Maximum subscription per investor per tax year

Full rules: gov.uk SEIS guidance .
Always confirm with your own tax adviser.

For seasoned investors

Metric	BFM	Benchmark
LTV / CAC	20.8x	SaaS 3-5x, services 2-4x
CAC	£60	UK family services £350-£600
LTV per family	£1,246	Model 1.4 weighted
Modelled 2030 EBITDA	£2.31m	4-7x exit lens
Comparable exit	Stowe, £9m to £37m turnover	Investcorp, Sept 2024

Round 2: £190k for 12% equity, £12 per share, post-money £1.583m. Via Founder Catalyst, FCA-authorised.

Capital is great. Investors motivated by social impact will achieve our mission.

Together, by 2030, BFM will:

4,200

families through separation

7,000

children kept out of family court

100,000

court hours freed

300

workplaces resolved

Estimated social return by 2030: approximately £11.3m saved to the taxpayer through resolutions out of court, and approximately £1.1m saved to UK employers in avoided tribunal and conflict costs.

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Modelled investor returns (illustrative)^*

A £10,000 SEIS investment with 50% income tax relief brings the net out-of-pocket cost to £5,000. Exit returns below are illustrative only, modelled on Financial Model 1.4.

Scenario	2030 EBITDA	Exit multiple	Return on £5,000 net
Conservative	£2.0m	4x	Breakeven (cash plus retained relief)
Base case	£2.31m	4x	2.0x
Strong	£2.31m	5x	2.3x
Upside	£2.31m	6x	2.5x
Strong upside	£2.5m	7x	2.9x

Modelled scenarios from BFM Financial Model 1.4. Not a forecast or guarantee.
SEIS reliefs subject to your individual tax position and HMRC rules.
Capital is at risk. You may lose all or part of your investment.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns.
Source: BFM Financial Model 1.4, built and verified by James Middleton, ex-BlackRock.

Sources and references

¹ MoJ Family Mediation Voucher Scheme, gov.uk. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/family-mediation-voucher-scheme
² UK Public Accounts Committee, family court backlogs, September 2025. parliament.uk. Plus Family Court Statistics Quarterly, gov.uk.
³ Litigant-in-person rates in private family law: published MoJ analyses, 2025.
⁴ BFM rate benchmarked against UK average mediation cost of approximately £150 per person per hour. Confirm comparison before publish.
⁵ SEIS reliefs (HS393), gov.uk.
⁶ SROI basis. Taxpayer: ~£2,700 per mediated family × 4,200 ≈ £11.3m. Employer: ~£3,700 per resolved case × 300 ≈ £1.1m. Estimates only.
⁷ “£51 billion family court crisis” headline figure. Source to be confirmed before publish.

All BFM mediators are registered with the FMC / CMC

Brighter Future Mediation Ltd

86-90 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NE

Services available across the UK

Company No:-16018531

Monday - Friday 08:00-18:00
Weekends - 10:00-12:00

Same-day, evening and weekend appointments available

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