Hornby

company

About

Hornby is a manufacturer and retailer specializing in model trains, model railways, and model locomotive bundles.

Details

Last Funding Type
Post-IPO Debt
Last Funding Money Raised
£18M
Industries
Manufacturing,Toys
Founded date
Jan 1, 1907
Number Of Employee
251 - 500
Operating Status
Active
Stock Symbol
lse:HRN

Hornby is a manufacturer and retailer specializing in model trains, model railways, and model locomotive bundles.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
3
£33M
Hornby has raised a total of £33M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Feb 21, 2020 from a Post-IPO Equity round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Feb 21, 2020 Post-IPO Equity £15M 2 — — Detail
Jun 6, 2018 Post-IPO Debt £18M 2 Barclays Corporate Banking
PNC Bank
— Detail
Sep 8, 1995 IPO — — — — Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
2
4
Hornby is funded by 4 investors. Barclays Corporate Banking and PNC Bank are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Barclays Corporate Banking Yes Post-IPO Debt
PNC Bank Yes Post-IPO Debt
Artemis Investment Management — Post-IPO Equity
Phoenix Asset Management — Post-IPO Equity

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
2
Hornby has 2 current employee profiles, including Board member David Adams
Board member
Employee

Acquisition

Hornby has acquired 4 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Hornby España S.A. on Mar 31, 2004. They acquired Hornby España S.A. for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
acquisition — Detail
Dec 20, 2005 MKD, SARL
Electrical Distribution acquisition — Detail
Electrical Distribution acquisition — Detail
May 1, 2008 Corgi
Toys acquisition £ 7.50M Detail