# James Titmuss

> James Titmuss is a private equity investor at Livingbridge backing Training and Commercial. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Livingbridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/isis-equity-partners)
- Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2019
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-titmuss-21055a41

James Titmuss is a private equity investor at Livingbridge in Manchester focused on Training and Commercial. James Titmuss focus on new investment opportunities, so spend a lot of time meeting businesses ranging from those that have little knowledge of private equity through to those that have appointed advisers and already know that they want investment. His job is to understand what they need and demonstrate - using their vast range of real examples -that ISIS can support them to grow their business.He graduated from Cambridge before training as an accountant at PwC and then worked in corporate finance for 8 years advising a range companies from FTSE100s to SME businesses. This experience made him realise his real passion was in working with and supporting fast growing, entrepreneurial companies.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Training | 1 | 100% |
| Commercial | 1 | 100% |
| Facilities Support Services | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nationwide Hire | Nationwide Hire Ltd was founded in 1995 by Howard Piper in response to increased demand by shopfitters for help with hire in different and unfamiliar locations. The help that shopfitters needed was for any hire and this included tools, waste, powered access, and accommodation.From the very beginning Nationwide Hire was obsessive about customerservice and did everything to make sure that, no matter what, the shopfitters would have what they wanted, where they needed it and on time. | $19.6M | Private Equity | Oct 09, 2019 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Livingbridge

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Livingbridge is an independent private equity firm, based in the UK, the US and Australia. They have £1 billion ready to invest over the next 5 years and they invest anywhere from £2 million to £70 million in fast-growing companies. The Livingbridge team have been backing businesses together for twenty years.They have done it over a hundredtimes, turning many into household names both at home and abroad. They understand that for business owners it’s more than just business. They get growth.With UK offices in London, Birmingham and Manchester and an Australian office in Melbourne, Livingbridge have teams on the ground locally who can provide support to their portfolio companies on a daily basis.

5 contacts available at Livingbridge.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Garside | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-garside |
| Dame Carnwath | Team Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alison-carnwath |
| James Titmuss | Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-titmuss |
| Matt Upton | Team Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-upton |
| Mo Aneese | Team Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mo-aneese |

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## FAQ

### What does James Titmuss invest in?

James Titmuss invests primarily in Training, Commercial and Facilities Support Services startups, most often at Private Equity stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did James Titmuss last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for James Titmuss closed in Oct 2019. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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