The pitch
What walked into the Den
Kirsty Henshaw brought Worthenshaw's to Dragons' Den in season 8, which aired in 2010.
In the pitch, Worthenshaw's asked the Dragons for £65,000 for 30% of the business, valuing the business at about £216,667.
After the show
What happened next
On air, Worthenshaw's agreed a deal of £65,000 for 30%, backed by Peter Jones and Duncan Bannatyne. The terms are quoted from the aired episode as public record.
What we cannot yet confirm is whether you can buy from Worthenshaw's right now. Until we verify a current listing, we leave availability open rather than guess.
Our read
The Hub verdict
Kirsty Henshaw brought a dairy-free frozen dessert to the Den and left with two Dragons on board at her own terms. The ask was £65,000 for 30% of Worthenshaw's, a valuation of roughly £216,667, and Peter Jones and Duncan Bannatyne split that stake without pushing for more.
Free-from food had a growing audience in this period, and a pair of experienced investors co-signing a raise this size tends to reflect belief in the category as much as the individual product. Henshaw held on to 70% while bringing in two heavyweight backers, a solid outcome from a single pitch. Whether the dessert, or whatever the brand became, is still on sale is a thread we have not managed to trace, and we will not fake an answer to it.
Two Dragons, the asking terms, and 70% retained.
Worth knowing: The deal above is public record from the episode. We never treat an on-air handshake as proof a product is still for sale today.
