Little Yellow Bird

By Samantha Rae Jones

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Little Yellow Bird

Company Background

Little Yellow Bird makes clothes – beautiful, ethically made clothing and corporate workwear. Our ambition is to be New Zealand’s most loved brand and go-to company for ethically made apparel. We’re raising capital to help us scale even further: to increase our market reach, grow our sales and leadership team, and expand into new markets. 

 

     

The Little Yellow Bird difference

Our point of difference is our absolute commitment to ethical manufacturing. We track every single item of clothing from source to sale, and we ensure we have transparency across the entire supply chain for our products. Little Yellow Bird specialises in 100% organic rain-fed cotton products: t-shirts, hoodies, hospitality aprons, business shirts, dresses, bags and tea-towels. We sell white label products to ethical fashion labels around New Zealand and internationally. We also create bespoke cotton products for all kinds of clients – we’ve done projects from socks to tablecloths to school uniforms. Basically, if it’s made from cotton, we can help. 

 

 

Little Yellow Bird started out as a supplier of sustainably sourced uniforms and workwear. Over a few short years, we have built up an impressive customer base providing uniforms for over 400 companies. We consider our customers as partners and take care to work with values aligned organisations. We specialize in events, hospitality, and corporate uniforms, as well as the odd bespoke project. 

 

We have achieved so many things together with our customers last year. We provide tailored impact reports with every order, showing the difference each conscious purchase makes so customers can start telling their own sustainability story. Last year, with all of our customer orders combined, was our biggest yet. 

 

 

The valuation of Little Yellow Bird Limited was undertaken by the Company Director with internal and external advice. We have considered how the targeted fundraise would affect the turnover and growth of the business and determined a long-term view for Little Yellow Bird. We are valuing Little Yellow Bird at $3.4 million and looking to raise a minimum of $300,000 up to a maximum of $750,000. We have based our valuation on a four times revenue multiplier of our silver forecast which we anticipate to be $850,000 NZD. 

 

 

We have three different share packages on offer. All include part ownership in Little Yellow Bird, discounts on product and an equal share in dividends and distributions.  

Little Yellow Bird has had consistent growth over the last four years, we don't see this slowing down. In fact, we think we have the right systems, team, and processes in place to now scale our growth. 

 

We have based our forecast on existing contracts, relationships with our current customers, a healthy pipeline and plans to grow our sales team. Uniforms are largely a repeat purchase item, and we have also recently signed a contract with our first school which will be delivered by the end of 2019. This market represents a growth opportunity for Little Yellow Bird and we aim to invest more heavily in this market from 2020. We have done three-year revenue projections based on two scenarios. 

 

Risks:

Copycat brands: More and more apparel brands are adopting sustainable and ethical practices, we think this is great and it challenges us to be even more innovative.

Cashflow: Cashflow in retail can be difficult to predict. We aim to increase online sales to cover a greater percentage of our operational expenses.

Disruption to operations: We manufacture exclusively in India. To help mitigate this risk we are currently investigating suppliers in other regions to give us better business continuity.

Environmental contingencies: Drought and climate change have the potential to effect our operations. Catastrophic changes are likely to have an effect on operations 12-18months post an event. We hold sufficient stocks to act as a buffer for short term contingencies however if a major event took place we may have to source cotton from other regions.

Loss of key staff: We will continue to train our staff in multiple areas to diversify skills and continue documentation of our processes.

 

 

Our constitution is available to read here or on the Companies Office. 

 

 

Note from PledgeMe

We have completed a Veda check on the company and their directors, as well as a google check. There were no adverse findings.

 

Video: David Binstead
Music: "Canary" by Jason Pemberton  

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MAY HIGHLIGHTS WITH TWO DAYS LEFT!

27/05/2019 at 3:50 PM

Kia ora koutou!

We're in the home stretch with 2 days to go and what a month it has been! Here are a few highlights from this month:

  • Celebrated our 4th birthday
  • Launched our crowdfund campaign
  • Had one of our best sales months
  • Had more inquiries and sent out more quotes and proposals than ever before
  • Traveled up and down the country speaking from Dunedin to Auckland and a bunch of places in between
  • Signed up some very exciting new clients all of who you have definitely heard about (but we can't quite spill the beans on yet) 
  • Facilitated a discussion between some of New Zealand's top leaders in the environmental and conservation space with world-renowned environmental activist, Jane Goodall

Saying we've been busy is an understatement! But it's all worth it and we are now at over 90% of our minimum goal with just 2 days to go.

If you've been thinking about pledging now is definitely the time. 

Sam and the LYB team

 

Got a question? Come join us on Facebook Live at 7:30pm NZT tonight!

23/05/2019 at 5:38 PM

Kia ora koutou,

I'll be talking to Anna Guenther from PledgeMe and Brianne West from Ethique tonight at 7:30pm about social enterprise in NZ, why we do what we do, our impact and our crowdfunding campaign.

Have you got a question for us or keen to hear more about our kaupapa? Come join us via this link at 7:30pm.

Look forward to seeing some of you there but if you can't make it and have questions, please feel free to send them through.

 

Sam and the LYB team.

NINE DAYS TO GO - AND OUR 100th SHAREHOLDER

20/05/2019 at 3:59 PM

Kia ora koutou, 

A quick message from me this Monday afternoon to let you know that we’re on the home straight for our equity campaign - but we need your help to finish strong!

 

If you’ve been meaning to purchase a part of New Zealand’s first community-owned fashion company, NOW is the time to join the other 100 people who have invested: join the LYB whānau and help us to make ethical fashion mainstream.

 

If you’ve already pledged - thank you - we would love for you to remind your friends & colleagues that time is running out. We also have a new product announcement happening on our Facebook page this evening.

 

As always, any questions, just get in touch.

 

Mā te wā,

Sam and the team at LYB

We've hit the halfway mark!!!

15/05/2019 at 1:39 PM

WOW! We’ve hit the halfway mark, raising over $150K! THANK YOU to all 79 of you who have believed in our vision and mission and have become a part of the Little Yellow Bird whānau. We’re thrilled to have you on board!

 

We have 14 days left to hit our minimum target and we would so love to get the ball rolling on some of our projects as soon as we do.

 

Thanks for your ongoing support!

 

 

 

We've hit 100K!

08/05/2019 at 12:06 PM

Kia ora koutou!

Thanks so much for following along with our equity crowdfunding campaign! We’re thrilled to have you as part of this journey. We were excited to wake up and see that we’ve hit the 100K mark!

This takes us one-third of the way to our target, but we need to hit our minimum of 300K to make this happen. Raising equity, for us, is all about -

  • Scaling our Impact;
  • Growing our product range; and
  • Making ethical fashion mainstream

In the past three years, Little Yellow Bird has been built by dedicated people who want to see business as a force for good, and we’re so grateful for your support. You’re already a huge part of the success of LYB - and we’re really grateful to have you as a part of our whānau!

If you’re planning to but haven’t pledged yet or if you have any questions about an equity investment in Little Yellow Bird, we’d love to hear from you!

Sam and the team at LYB

Little Yellow Bird on tour

04/05/2019 at 10:47 AM

We're over 75K, thanks to everyone that has already pledged!! Hopefully, everyone has had a lovely start to the weekend. I'm spending mine in Christchurch with my family. We hope a few of you will enjoy reading and assessing our Investment Memorandum this weekend and hopefully signing up to become a shareholder. I'm available to answer any questions you have. 

 

We are also doing a number of talks around the country this month. If you want to hear about the Little Yellow Bird journey and our growth plans in person fill in our 2minute survey. We'd love to speak with your school, community project, business or town and we will be in touch.

https://bit.ly/2VcfzKp

 

 

Sam and the LYB team 

20% in Day 1

02/05/2019 at 11:31 AM

We're pretty stoked to see that 1 day since going public we are already over 20% of our minimum goal!! Thank you so much to our early supporters, it gives us so much encouragement to see these first pledges come in and to have 33 brand new shareholders and members of the team. We hope to welcome even more of you in the comings weeks and encourage you to pledge early so we can switch gear into executing some of our plans. 

Much love from the Little Yellow Bird team.

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    Details

    Offer Details

    Current Valuation 3,400,000
    Raise Minimum 300,000
    Raise Maximum 750,000
    Share Price 1.00
    Minimum Pledge 500.00
    Maximum Shares Offered 750,000
    Explanation of valuation:

    Revenue is based on current growth trajectory, assumption that our existing customer base will continue purchasing uniforms and the investment in additional sales personnel, marketing, and advertising will contribute to revenue growth. The numbers provided below are estimates based on our Silver scenarios.

    Financial Summary

    Prev Year Current Year Est. FY 2025 Est. FY 2026
    Revenue NZ $412,772 NZ $850,000 NZ $1,300,000 NZ $1,900,000
    Operating Expenses NZ $217,438 NZ $441,820 NZ $621,820 NZ $782,820
    EBITDA -NZ $16,203 -NZ $59,320 -NZ $36,820 NZ $72,180
    Net Profit -NZ $16,203 -NZ $59,320 -NZ $36,820 NZ $72,180

    Company Details

    Company Name: Little Yellow Bird

    Company Number: 5617106

    Company Documents

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    Director Details

    Name Role Profile URL Invested?
    Samantha Rae Jones Founder CEO https://nz.linkedin.com/in/samantha-rae-jones-08b479b3

    Questions 3


    Firstly, well done on this offer. Beautifully presented.

    I'm interested to know more about your operating cost so far. Are they fully costed?
    I'm asking because the two past years look a bit light to include all staff salaries, including your own, website development, marketing, packaging, office space, warehouse space, utilities, communication costs, and travel to India.
    Is there some netting off using funding from other sources? If so, how much?
    Many thanks,
    Ben

    Posted on 21-05-2019 by Ben Smith

    Hey Ben!

    You are correct, we've operated a really lean organization.

    In terms of office space we had free space as part of an accelerator program we did for the first 18months, we then moved to a very low cost 90sqm office, we stayed there as long as we possibly could as it was very affordable. Since December we have been in the warehouse you see in the video so you can expect to see a jump in office expenses from here on in as we were only in there for a few months of the last FY. We expect to be able to grow into this space and not need to move again for the next 2 years which is also the term of our lease.

    Last year we had 2 FTE's employed and I took a small founders salary when cash flow allowed. The aim is to get me onto the same salary as our team (who are all paid the same). We've also had a couple of short term contractors and interns for various projects, all have been paid a minimum of the NZ living wage.

    The website we manage mostly internally so this has never been a major expense for us. We do plan to invest a little in this area but it will most likely remain a Shopify / webflow site which we can continue to manage ourselves.

    We're a creative and resourceful team, what we don't know how to do we learn and teach ourselves, only if it's really outside our comfort zone or it's more effective to bring in an expert will we hire a contractor. For example, our team pulled together the IM (even though we're not designers by trade).

    Overall we operate lean and we spend money where it will make the most impact, this isn't going to change. You will notice our forecasted operational expenses are on the rise, this will mostly be to cover our warehouse space and to bring on more staff who will, in turn, drive more revenue.

    Hope this helps. I'm happy to discuss more if you want more clarification - [email protected] // 0220971745

    Answered on 21-05-2019 by Samantha Rae Jones


    Hi team
    Congrats on the success so far!
    A couple of questions:
    1) why the large jump in advisor costs for getting more than the minimum?
    2) what are your current projections for future capital needs? Will further equity be required in your Silver projection?
    3) Clause 4.2 of the constitution suggests there is a class of shares with preferential rights to distributions on liquidation etc but the class rights in 4.3 and 4.4 don't record this. Can you please clarify the rights attached to all existing shares and how the rights offered on the new shares will differ?
    4) Are the voting rights offered on the shares for investments of less than $35k limited (as the summary info suggests) or nil as per the constitution?

    Thanks!

    Posted on 19-05-2019 by Nick Lovegrove

    Thanks for your questions.

    1) I think you are referring to the capital raise costs for the maximum vs the minimum, this is primarily the additional fee PledgeMe would take which is a % on the amount raised. We also accounted for more advertising/marketing spend to reach the maximum however we have been really conservative here and haven't spent as much as we may have needed to.
    2) We may consider selling more equity in the future but even with our silver projections, we don't think this will be necessary so it's not in our immediate plans.
    3) There are no preferential shares, all shares issued to date are ordinary shares. All shares will have equal rights to dividends and distributions, the only difference is that the non-voting shares will not have voting right attached. With now over 100 shareholders it would be administratively difficult to coordinate signatures.
    4) You are correct that shares of less than 35K are nil as per the constitution.

    Let me know if I can clarify anything further, feel free to call or email me too - [email protected] // 0220971745

    Answered on 20-05-2019 by Samantha Rae Jones


    Hey

    Looks interesting.

    Few questions

    What is driving the ballooning of operating expenses?

    I noticed your cost of goods sold seems to be decreasing per $ of sales in the first few years yet in the projections this trend is reversed. Why is this?

    Forecast growth is enormous. Particularly in this coming year, projecting a more than doubling of the previous years revenue. What proportion of this growth is directly attributable to the school contract? How big is the school? Is it in a growing or established area? (Does this client have room for growth basically).

    Thank you

    Sincerely,
    Matthew Williamson

    Posted on 15-05-2019 by Matt Williamson

    Operating expense increase is primarily driven by staffing costs, specifically in sales which is also what will help drive increased revenue.

    Cost of goods has decreased overall but we have such a range of products with different margins. Larger projects and wholesale orders attract a smaller margin. We have conservatively estimated our cost of goods in our projections to leave us room to take on some larger value (but smaller margin) projects.

    Forecast growth is based on our pipeline and the number of projects that we expect to convert. Without investment we expected this to be 600K this year, however, with additional resources in staff and marketing we feel that our forecast revenue is achievable.

    The school is a new school with crica 150 students in Auckland, we expect this school to grow quite quickly and we will also use this to attract other schools.

    Obviously, these are all estimates based on what you know today and may need to be reassessed in the case of any unforeseen circumstances and changing business environments.

    Feel free to email me or call me if you want to chat more - [email protected] / 0220971745

    Answered on 16-05-2019 by Samantha Rae Jones

    Pledgers 244

    Kathryn Ruge
    29/05/2019 at 1:02pm
    Elena
    29/05/2019 at 12:51pm
    Philip Petry
    29/05/2019 at 12:38pm

    "Glad to be on board with Little Yellow Bird, looking forward to seeing future growth and achievements!"

    Courtney Hart
    29/05/2019 at 11:24am
    Antoine Merval
    29/05/2019 at 10:10am
    Sarah
    29/05/2019 at 10:09am
    Pallas Hupé Cotter
    29/05/2019 at 9:44am

    "So excited to see Little Yellow Bird soar!"

    Josh Wilson
    29/05/2019 at 9:19am
    Carolyn Cox
    29/05/2019 at 8:53am

    "Best of luck - hope you meet the target!"

    Tracey Feisst
    29/05/2019 at 8:30am
    Antonia
    29/05/2019 at 8:14am
    Samantha Roberts
    29/05/2019 at 8:11am
    Gabrielle Knight
    29/05/2019 at 8:05am
    Natasha Furness
    29/05/2019 at 8:02am
    Julia Priest
    29/05/2019 at 12:33am
    Colm Kearney
    29/05/2019 at 12:00am

    "Believe in you Sam! You’re doing amazing things."

    Henry Bersani
    28/05/2019 at 10:17pm

    "Really, really excited to see this reach its full potential; godspeed little yellow bird!!!"

    Sarah Hughes-Games
    28/05/2019 at 9:49pm

    "Go for it! 😁"

    Jo Stephens
    28/05/2019 at 9:35pm
    Dominic Hartnett
    28/05/2019 at 9:21pm
    Yoseph Ayele
    28/05/2019 at 9:15pm

    "I love your work and passion for this work Sam! "

    Catherine Rosie
    28/05/2019 at 9:10pm
    Marianne Dutkiewicz
    28/05/2019 at 8:49pm

    "Awesome to be a part of the amazing LYB journey! Keep up the great work Sam and team. MJ"

    Annie Gordon
    28/05/2019 at 8:48pm
    Louie Anthony Arranz
    28/05/2019 at 7:46pm

    "Good day, Please say instructions after payment. thank you."

    Terry Marshall
    28/05/2019 at 7:41pm
    Ruth Murphy
    28/05/2019 at 7:38pm

    "Sam, thanks for sharing your journey with us at Women In Business."

    Amy Macaskill
    28/05/2019 at 7:26pm
    Matt
    28/05/2019 at 7:04pm
    Cathie Gibson
    28/05/2019 at 7:01pm

    Little Yellow Bird

    Company Background

    Little Yellow Bird makes clothes – beautiful, ethically made clothing and corporate workwear. Our ambition is to be New Zealand’s most loved brand and go-to company for ethically made apparel. We’re raising capital to help us scale even further: to increase our market reach, grow our sales and leadership team, and expand into new markets. 

     

         

    The Little Yellow Bird difference

    Our point of difference is our absolute commitment to ethical manufacturing. We track every single item of clothing from source to sale, and we ensure we have transparency across the entire supply chain for our products. Little Yellow Bird specialises in 100% organic rain-fed cotton products: t-shirts, hoodies, hospitality aprons, business shirts, dresses, bags and tea-towels. We sell white label products to ethical fashion labels around New Zealand and internationally. We also create bespoke cotton products for all kinds of clients – we’ve done projects from socks to tablecloths to school uniforms. Basically, if it’s made from cotton, we can help. 

     

     

    Little Yellow Bird started out as a supplier of sustainably sourced uniforms and workwear. Over a few short years, we have built up an impressive customer base providing uniforms for over 400 companies. We consider our customers as partners and take care to work with values aligned organisations. We specialize in events, hospitality, and corporate uniforms, as well as the odd bespoke project. 

     

    We have achieved so many things together with our customers last year. We provide tailored impact reports with every order, showing the difference each conscious purchase makes so customers can start telling their own sustainability story. Last year, with all of our customer orders combined, was our biggest yet. 

     

     

    The valuation of Little Yellow Bird Limited was undertaken by the Company Director with internal and external advice. We have considered how the targeted fundraise would affect the turnover and growth of the business and determined a long-term view for Little Yellow Bird. We are valuing Little Yellow Bird at $3.4 million and looking to raise a minimum of $300,000 up to a maximum of $750,000. We have based our valuation on a four times revenue multiplier of our silver forecast which we anticipate to be $850,000 NZD. 

     

     

    We have three different share packages on offer. All include part ownership in Little Yellow Bird, discounts on product and an equal share in dividends and distributions.  

    Little Yellow Bird has had consistent growth over the last four years, we don't see this slowing down. In fact, we think we have the right systems, team, and processes in place to now scale our growth. 

     

    We have based our forecast on existing contracts, relationships with our current customers, a healthy pipeline and plans to grow our sales team. Uniforms are largely a repeat purchase item, and we have also recently signed a contract with our first school which will be delivered by the end of 2019. This market represents a growth opportunity for Little Yellow Bird and we aim to invest more heavily in this market from 2020. We have done three-year revenue projections based on two scenarios. 

     

    Risks:

    Copycat brands: More and more apparel brands are adopting sustainable and ethical practices, we think this is great and it challenges us to be even more innovative.

    Cashflow: Cashflow in retail can be difficult to predict. We aim to increase online sales to cover a greater percentage of our operational expenses.

    Disruption to operations: We manufacture exclusively in India. To help mitigate this risk we are currently investigating suppliers in other regions to give us better business continuity.

    Environmental contingencies: Drought and climate change have the potential to effect our operations. Catastrophic changes are likely to have an effect on operations 12-18months post an event. We hold sufficient stocks to act as a buffer for short term contingencies however if a major event took place we may have to source cotton from other regions.

    Loss of key staff: We will continue to train our staff in multiple areas to diversify skills and continue documentation of our processes.

     

     

    Our constitution is available to read here or on the Companies Office. 

     

     

    Note from PledgeMe

    We have completed a Veda check on the company and their directors, as well as a google check. There were no adverse findings.

     

    Video: David Binstead
    Music: "Canary" by Jason Pemberton  

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    MAY HIGHLIGHTS WITH TWO DAYS LEFT!

    27/05/2019 at 3:50 PM

    Kia ora koutou!

    We're in the home stretch with 2 days to go and what a month it has been! Here are a few highlights from this month:

    • Celebrated our 4th birthday
    • Launched our crowdfund campaign
    • Had one of our best sales months
    • Had more inquiries and sent out more quotes and proposals than ever before
    • Traveled up and down the country speaking from Dunedin to Auckland and a bunch of places in between
    • Signed up some very exciting new clients all of who you have definitely heard about (but we can't quite spill the beans on yet) 
    • Facilitated a discussion between some of New Zealand's top leaders in the environmental and conservation space with world-renowned environmental activist, Jane Goodall

    Saying we've been busy is an understatement! But it's all worth it and we are now at over 90% of our minimum goal with just 2 days to go.

    If you've been thinking about pledging now is definitely the time. 

    Sam and the LYB team

     

    Got a question? Come join us on Facebook Live at 7:30pm NZT tonight!

    23/05/2019 at 5:38 PM

    Kia ora koutou,

    I'll be talking to Anna Guenther from PledgeMe and Brianne West from Ethique tonight at 7:30pm about social enterprise in NZ, why we do what we do, our impact and our crowdfunding campaign.

    Have you got a question for us or keen to hear more about our kaupapa? Come join us via this link at 7:30pm.

    Look forward to seeing some of you there but if you can't make it and have questions, please feel free to send them through.

     

    Sam and the LYB team.

    NINE DAYS TO GO - AND OUR 100th SHAREHOLDER

    20/05/2019 at 3:59 PM

    Kia ora koutou, 

    A quick message from me this Monday afternoon to let you know that we’re on the home straight for our equity campaign - but we need your help to finish strong!

     

    If you’ve been meaning to purchase a part of New Zealand’s first community-owned fashion company, NOW is the time to join the other 100 people who have invested: join the LYB whānau and help us to make ethical fashion mainstream.

     

    If you’ve already pledged - thank you - we would love for you to remind your friends & colleagues that time is running out. We also have a new product announcement happening on our Facebook page this evening.

     

    As always, any questions, just get in touch.

     

    Mā te wā,

    Sam and the team at LYB

    We've hit the halfway mark!!!

    15/05/2019 at 1:39 PM

    WOW! We’ve hit the halfway mark, raising over $150K! THANK YOU to all 79 of you who have believed in our vision and mission and have become a part of the Little Yellow Bird whānau. We’re thrilled to have you on board!

     

    We have 14 days left to hit our minimum target and we would so love to get the ball rolling on some of our projects as soon as we do.

     

    Thanks for your ongoing support!

     

     

     

    We've hit 100K!

    08/05/2019 at 12:06 PM

    Kia ora koutou!

    Thanks so much for following along with our equity crowdfunding campaign! We’re thrilled to have you as part of this journey. We were excited to wake up and see that we’ve hit the 100K mark!

    This takes us one-third of the way to our target, but we need to hit our minimum of 300K to make this happen. Raising equity, for us, is all about -

    • Scaling our Impact;
    • Growing our product range; and
    • Making ethical fashion mainstream

    In the past three years, Little Yellow Bird has been built by dedicated people who want to see business as a force for good, and we’re so grateful for your support. You’re already a huge part of the success of LYB - and we’re really grateful to have you as a part of our whānau!

    If you’re planning to but haven’t pledged yet or if you have any questions about an equity investment in Little Yellow Bird, we’d love to hear from you!

    Sam and the team at LYB

    Little Yellow Bird on tour

    04/05/2019 at 10:47 AM

    We're over 75K, thanks to everyone that has already pledged!! Hopefully, everyone has had a lovely start to the weekend. I'm spending mine in Christchurch with my family. We hope a few of you will enjoy reading and assessing our Investment Memorandum this weekend and hopefully signing up to become a shareholder. I'm available to answer any questions you have. 

     

    We are also doing a number of talks around the country this month. If you want to hear about the Little Yellow Bird journey and our growth plans in person fill in our 2minute survey. We'd love to speak with your school, community project, business or town and we will be in touch.

    https://bit.ly/2VcfzKp

     

     

    Sam and the LYB team 

    20% in Day 1

    02/05/2019 at 11:31 AM

    We're pretty stoked to see that 1 day since going public we are already over 20% of our minimum goal!! Thank you so much to our early supporters, it gives us so much encouragement to see these first pledges come in and to have 33 brand new shareholders and members of the team. We hope to welcome even more of you in the comings weeks and encourage you to pledge early so we can switch gear into executing some of our plans. 

    Much love from the Little Yellow Bird team.

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      Offer Details

      Current Valuation 3,400,000
      Raise Minimum 300,000
      Raise Maximum 750,000
      Share Price 1.00
      Minimum Pledge 500.00
      Maximum Shares Offered 750,000
      Explanation of valuation:

      Revenue is based on current growth trajectory, assumption that our existing customer base will continue purchasing uniforms and the investment in additional sales personnel, marketing, and advertising will contribute to revenue growth. The numbers provided below are estimates based on our Silver scenarios.

      Financial Summary

      Prev Year Current Year Est. FY 2025 Est. FY 2026
      Revenue NZ $412,772 NZ $850,000 NZ $1,300,000 NZ $1,900,000
      Operating Expenses NZ $217,438 NZ $441,820 NZ $621,820 NZ $782,820
      EBITDA -NZ $16,203 -NZ $59,320 -NZ $36,820 NZ $72,180
      Net Profit -NZ $16,203 -NZ $59,320 -NZ $36,820 NZ $72,180

      Company Details

      Company Name: Little Yellow Bird

      Company Number: 5617106

      Company Documents

      Documents no longer available to download, as this campaign has closed

      Director Details

      Name Role Profile URL Invested?
      Samantha Rae Jones Founder CEO https://nz.linkedin.com/in/samantha-rae-jones-08b479b3

      Firstly, well done on this offer. Beautifully presented.

      I'm interested to know more about your operating cost so far. Are they fully costed?
      I'm asking because the two past years look a bit light to include all staff salaries, including your own, website development, marketing, packaging, office space, warehouse space, utilities, communication costs, and travel to India.
      Is there some netting off using funding from other sources? If so, how much?
      Many thanks,
      Ben

      Posted on 21-05-2019 by Ben Smith

      Hey Ben!

      You are correct, we've operated a really lean organization.

      In terms of office space we had free space as part of an accelerator program we did for the first 18months, we then moved to a very low cost 90sqm office, we stayed there as long as we possibly could as it was very affordable. Since December we have been in the warehouse you see in the video so you can expect to see a jump in office expenses from here on in as we were only in there for a few months of the last FY. We expect to be able to grow into this space and not need to move again for the next 2 years which is also the term of our lease.

      Last year we had 2 FTE's employed and I took a small founders salary when cash flow allowed. The aim is to get me onto the same salary as our team (who are all paid the same). We've also had a couple of short term contractors and interns for various projects, all have been paid a minimum of the NZ living wage.

      The website we manage mostly internally so this has never been a major expense for us. We do plan to invest a little in this area but it will most likely remain a Shopify / webflow site which we can continue to manage ourselves.

      We're a creative and resourceful team, what we don't know how to do we learn and teach ourselves, only if it's really outside our comfort zone or it's more effective to bring in an expert will we hire a contractor. For example, our team pulled together the IM (even though we're not designers by trade).

      Overall we operate lean and we spend money where it will make the most impact, this isn't going to change. You will notice our forecasted operational expenses are on the rise, this will mostly be to cover our warehouse space and to bring on more staff who will, in turn, drive more revenue.

      Hope this helps. I'm happy to discuss more if you want more clarification - [email protected] // 0220971745

      Answered on 21-05-2019 by Samantha Rae Jones


      Hi team
      Congrats on the success so far!
      A couple of questions:
      1) why the large jump in advisor costs for getting more than the minimum?
      2) what are your current projections for future capital needs? Will further equity be required in your Silver projection?
      3) Clause 4.2 of the constitution suggests there is a class of shares with preferential rights to distributions on liquidation etc but the class rights in 4.3 and 4.4 don't record this. Can you please clarify the rights attached to all existing shares and how the rights offered on the new shares will differ?
      4) Are the voting rights offered on the shares for investments of less than $35k limited (as the summary info suggests) or nil as per the constitution?

      Thanks!

      Posted on 19-05-2019 by Nick Lovegrove

      Thanks for your questions.

      1) I think you are referring to the capital raise costs for the maximum vs the minimum, this is primarily the additional fee PledgeMe would take which is a % on the amount raised. We also accounted for more advertising/marketing spend to reach the maximum however we have been really conservative here and haven't spent as much as we may have needed to.
      2) We may consider selling more equity in the future but even with our silver projections, we don't think this will be necessary so it's not in our immediate plans.
      3) There are no preferential shares, all shares issued to date are ordinary shares. All shares will have equal rights to dividends and distributions, the only difference is that the non-voting shares will not have voting right attached. With now over 100 shareholders it would be administratively difficult to coordinate signatures.
      4) You are correct that shares of less than 35K are nil as per the constitution.

      Let me know if I can clarify anything further, feel free to call or email me too - [email protected] // 0220971745

      Answered on 20-05-2019 by Samantha Rae Jones


      Hey

      Looks interesting.

      Few questions

      What is driving the ballooning of operating expenses?

      I noticed your cost of goods sold seems to be decreasing per $ of sales in the first few years yet in the projections this trend is reversed. Why is this?

      Forecast growth is enormous. Particularly in this coming year, projecting a more than doubling of the previous years revenue. What proportion of this growth is directly attributable to the school contract? How big is the school? Is it in a growing or established area? (Does this client have room for growth basically).

      Thank you

      Sincerely,
      Matthew Williamson

      Posted on 15-05-2019 by Matt Williamson

      Operating expense increase is primarily driven by staffing costs, specifically in sales which is also what will help drive increased revenue.

      Cost of goods has decreased overall but we have such a range of products with different margins. Larger projects and wholesale orders attract a smaller margin. We have conservatively estimated our cost of goods in our projections to leave us room to take on some larger value (but smaller margin) projects.

      Forecast growth is based on our pipeline and the number of projects that we expect to convert. Without investment we expected this to be 600K this year, however, with additional resources in staff and marketing we feel that our forecast revenue is achievable.

      The school is a new school with crica 150 students in Auckland, we expect this school to grow quite quickly and we will also use this to attract other schools.

      Obviously, these are all estimates based on what you know today and may need to be reassessed in the case of any unforeseen circumstances and changing business environments.

      Feel free to email me or call me if you want to chat more - [email protected] / 0220971745

      Answered on 16-05-2019 by Samantha Rae Jones

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