James Buckley-Thorp

British businessman (born 1989)

James Buckley-Thorp
Born
Tom Anthony James Buckley-Thorp

April 1989 (age 35)
Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Kent
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder of Rupert and Buckley[1]
Founder and CEO of Bequest (company)[2]

James Buckley-Thorp (born April 1989) is a British entrepreneur[3] from Somerset, United Kingdom.[4][5]

Early life and education

James Buckley-Thorp was born in April 1989[6] in Bath, Somerset,[7] United Kingdom as Tom Anthony James Buckley-Thorp.[8] He did his schooling at Clayton Hall Academy in Staffordshire[9] and graduated in law from the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK.[10]

Career

James founded the international clothing brand Rupert and Buckley in 2011[11] and opened its first shop in Bath, Somerset[12] followed by another new store in the city centre of Oxford in 2016.[13] In 2016, James exited and sold Rupert and Buckley.[7] He then moved to San Francisco for one year.[14]

In 2018, he moved to London, where he subsequently founded his second business, Bequest[citation needed] which is a fintech life insurance company based in London.[15][16]

Bibliography

  • Buckley-Thorp, James (23 August 2019). The Age of the Ethical Entrepreneur: Companies Aren't Just Becoming More Ethical, But So Are the Founders, But Why? and How?. ISBN 978-1-6882-2713-2.

References

  1. ^ "Turning £40 into £3million: James Buckley-Thorp interview". BEC. 2 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Covéa Life launches with exciting new life insurtech Bequest | Covéa Insurance". Covéa.
  3. ^ "Founders: When should you step down?". Management Today.
  4. ^ "James Buckley-Thorp overview from the National Association of College & University Entrepreneurs". NACUE.
  5. ^ "Founder of fashion store Rupert and Buckley, James Buckley-Thorp". The Startup Magazine. 18 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Tom Anthony James BUCKLEY-THORP - Personal Appointments". service.gov.uk.
  7. ^ a b Crawley, James (11 April 2017). "Rupert and Buckley eyes return to Bath". Bath Chronicle.
  8. ^ "Financial Conduct Authority Register". register.fca.org.uk.
  9. ^ "Notable Former Students – Clayton Hall Academy". Clayton Hall Academy. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  10. ^ "James Buckley-Thorp-Law LLB". University of Kent.
  11. ^ "Put your shirt on James to be a top designer". Canterbury Times. 11 November 2011.
  12. ^ "Insider News South West – Crowdfunders sought for upmarket fashion label". Insidermedia.com. 28 April 2014.
  13. ^ "Fashion house re-locates to a county farm". Worcester News. 14 December 2012.
  14. ^ Finch, Hannah (24 July 2018). "This Devon clothing brand will soon be seen all over the United States". DevonLive.
  15. ^ "Intellectual Property Office". trademarks.ipo.gov.uk.
  16. ^ Peyton, Antony. "UK start-up Bequest preps for insurance quest – Fintech Direct". Fintech Direct.