Proteus Holdings is a private holding group. It owns, funds and supports a portfolio of operating businesses.
The group was established in 2026 to bring a number of independently run businesses together under common ownership. Each business keeps its own name, brand and customers. Proteus sets strategy, allocates capital and provides the shared functions that the businesses rely on.
Businesses join the group in one of two ways. Some are started by Proteus to pursue an opportunity we have identified. Others are existing businesses that we acquire from their owners.
Proteus is privately funded. It works to no fixed investment horizon, and the businesses in the group are intended to be held indefinitely.
A new business can be added to the group without changing how the group is managed, funded or administered.
Where we identify a gap in a market we understand, we start a new business, provide its initial funding and put in place its brand, systems and operating model. It trades under its own name from the outset.
We buy established businesses from owners who wish to retire, step back or realise their investment. Acquired businesses keep their name, their staff and their customer relationships.
Businesses in the group are held for the long term. They draw on group capital and shared services as they grow, while day-to-day decisions remain with the people who run them.
Proteus Holdings is the umbrella under which the group's businesses are owned and run. It sets direction, allocates capital and provides shared services.
Each business trades under its own name, with its own customers and day-to-day management. The businesses currently in the group are listed on the businesses page.
In Greek myth, Proteus was the old man of the sea, a god who could take any shape he chose. Whatever form he took, he remained Proteus.
The group is named for that idea. Businesses in different sectors will look quite different on the surface. What they share is an owner that intends to keep them.
The group's mark is two tridents, the sea god's emblem, set back to back and joined by a single line.
Businesses keep their own names and identities. They are run day to day by the people who know them best, and their customers continue to deal with the business they know.
Profits are reinvested in the group rather than taken out.
Borrowing is kept modest, and growth is funded from retained profit and private capital.
Businesses with a record of trading, loyal customers and revenue that does not depend on a single client or contract.
Businesses run by an owner who is ready to step back, retire or sell, and who wants the name and the team to continue.
Businesses with a clear place in their market, sensible margins and room to grow on retained profit rather than heavy borrowing.
Technology and media are the group's current focus, but we will consider any sector where we can be a long-term owner.
The group's businesses operate in technology and media, and it is open to further sectors.
Each business is listed on the businesses page with a description of what it does and a link to its own website.
Enquiries about the group can be sent through the contact page.
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A private holding group for businesses we start or acquire.
Proteus Holdings was established in 2026 as an umbrella for a group of businesses, and as a structure into which further businesses can be added in any sector the group chooses to enter.
The group is privately owned and funded, which allows it to plan over a period of years, and its structure allows new businesses to be added as the group expands.
The group exists to own and support well-run businesses for the long term. Small businesses spend a lot of time on administration, regulation and raising money. The group handles as much of that as it can, which leaves each business more time for its customers.
New businesses get funding and systems from the first day. Acquired businesses keep what their previous owners built.
Each business has its own brand, customers and day-to-day management. Proteus provides the following.
The group deals honestly with customers and keeps its structures and reporting simple.
The people who run each business make decisions within the agreed plan and answer to Proteus for the results.
Businesses are judged over several years, not one.
The group is led by its founder, who sets its strategy, leads the start-up and acquisition of new businesses, and is closely involved in the running of each one.
As the group grows, businesses may appoint their own managing directors, who would report to Proteus.
The group's founder and owner is responsible for its strategy, for approving new businesses, acquisitions and major expenditure, and for reviewing how each business is performing.
Every business in the group is expected to treat its staff, suppliers and customers fairly. That means dealing with people openly.
Suppliers are chosen with care and personal data is kept secure.
Businesses
The businesses of Proteus Holdings.
Each business in the group trades under its own name and is run day to day by the people who know it best. Proteus owns, funds and supports them.
A software studio that designs, builds and runs websites and bespoke software for businesses, from marketing sites to client portals, booking systems and internal dashboards.
Projects are scoped at a fixed price, delivered in short stages and handed over with training and documentation. It also provides hosting, maintenance and monthly marketing plans, and supplies technology services to other businesses in the group.
10level.devA film and television news site that gathers headlines from the main entertainment outlets into a single feed, organised by genre and updated throughout the day.
It also publishes short-form news and clips on social and video platforms, and earns its revenue from advertising and brand partnerships.
screenlyst.comTechnology. Software, systems and services that other businesses depend on, including those supplied to businesses within the group.
Media. Digital publishing and news, with revenue from advertising and brand partnerships.
Further sectors. We expect to add businesses in other sectors.
News
Announcements from Proteus Holdings.
The group has acquired Screenlyst, a film and television news site, which joins the media side of the group.
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Businesses
Software and systems for other businesses.
The group builds and runs websites, software and hosting for other businesses.
The group's technology business designs and builds websites and bespoke software, runs hosting and maintenance, and supplies technology services to the other businesses in the group.
Work is scoped at a fixed price and delivered in short stages.
10Level.dev is a software studio that designs, builds and runs websites and bespoke software for businesses.
Businesses
News and digital publishing.
The group publishes news and entertainment coverage for online audiences, funded by advertising and brand partnerships.
The group's media business gathers headlines from the main film and television outlets into one feed, organised by genre and updated through the day. It also publishes short-form news and clips on social and video platforms.
Screenlyst is a film and television news site, acquired by the group in 2026.
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The principles behind how the group is run.
The group is organised around a few simple rules. They apply to every business in it, now and in future.
Every business keeps its own name, brand and customers. Customers deal with the business they know.
Day-to-day decisions are made by the people who run each business. The group sets direction and provides funding and shared services.
Profits are put back into the group in preference to being taken out, and growth is paid for from retained profit and private capital.
Borrowing is kept modest.
We buy to keep. A business joins the group to be run for the long term, not prepared for resale.
Contact
We aim to reply to every message within two working days.
Send us a message and we will reply as soon as we can. For enquiries about a particular business, please use the details on the businesses page.
Enquiries about the group
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