2009Is There Life After 32 Years

In Corporate Finance?

David Coulton

Managing Director

The Archive Centre Ltd

37 Years of

‘Safe’ Employmentof which

32 years working for major firms in the Corporate Finance Sector:

NU, UCB, BNY, GMAC, ING, GE Business Finance and ABN-Amro

Providing Corporate Finance for SME’s and Mid Market• Refinancing

• MBO’s• MBI’s

• Turnarounds

‘Gearing’ up by funding against the assets of companies

Late 2009

Early Retirement and Redundancy Option

What Do I Do?

MBI ofThe Archive Centre Limited

Positives• Customer Base• Market Position• Reputation• Systems• Building – Heated and Secure• Potential with Only a Partly Filled Warehouse• Scope to Add on Services

A Great Opportunity to Use Previous Experience

MBI ofThe Archive Centre Limited

NegativesPersonally:• No Sector Experience

Company:• Largest Customer 40% of Sales• No New Customers in Previous 18 Months• High Overheads – High Spends on Advertising Particularly• Poor Marketing• Lack of Funding

So Why Archive?

• Virtually all businesses or organisations need to retain records for Operational and Statutory requirements

• No matter the sector, size or type of business or organisation retaining paper records with a professional archiving company is efficient and cost effective – it can usually be even more cost effective than using self-storage units or scanning and storing digitally

Why use The Archive Centre Ltd?

• Regional Specialists in Document Archiving• ISO9001 Approved• Data Protection Act 1998Compliant• Full CRB Checked Staff• Heated Warehouses• 24-Hour Site and Building Security• No Minimum Box Numbers – Clients Range From 5 Boxes to 9,000• File Retrieval Within 5 Minutes of a Request• No Charges for Collections Into Store From Client’s Premises or

Existing Storage• Simple Indexing or Full Cataloguing Services Available

Why use The Archive Centre Ltd?

• Simple “Pence per Month” per Box Storage Charge

No Extras, No Hidden ChargesWe do not Charge Take-in, Admin or Barcoding Fees

• Retrievals can be Files or Boxes – Simple Charge per Trip no Matter How Many Files or Boxes Requested

• Standard Next Morning Delivery – Same Day Service Available for Very Urgent Requests (Subject to Time of Request and Availability)

• Return to Store Included –For Re-filing When Finished With• Destruction Date Monitoring• The Archive Centre Boxes – Superior Quality – Supplied at Great

Value Prices

Our Clients

• Playgroup• Shops• Solicitors• Accountants• Councils• Regional Bodies• Charities• Hospitals

Not Sector Specific

• We Can Store The Unusual – Dental Models, X-rays etc• We Manage Around 250,000 Medical Records

Recent Clients Benefits

• Solicitors – Saved 25% on Archive Storage Costs Plus Other Savings Compared to Existing Archive Company

• IFA – Paying £208 per Month for Self-Storage Unit –Saved Over 60% on Storage Costs Plus Improved Efficiency

• Accountants – Quoted £1,300 to Scan 29 Archive Boxes - £60 per Month to Store With us. AdditionallyPaying Nearly £200 per Month for a Self-Storage Unit Saving Over 60% on Storage Costs

Secure Destruction Services

• Always Provided Service for Archived Material – Now Extended to Include Office Waste, Domestic Clear-out’s etc

• No Need to Archive With Us to Benefit From Great Service and Value for Money

• Sacks and Security Tags Provided Free of Charge• Free Collections from Area Served• One-off Clear-out’s and Regular Collection Service• Simple Destruction Charge per Sack • No Need to Remove Paperclips, Folders, Sleeves etc – All Processed• Certificate of Destruction Provided – Fully ISO9001 Approved• All Material Remains in The UK for Recycling - Cross-cut, Shredded Paper

is Used in Hygiene Products, Cardboard is Used in Cartons and Metal is Recycled

• Archiving – If it Fits in a Box, is Non-Perishable and Not Dangerous, We Can Store it

• Secure Storage for Other Items Available – Exhibition Stands and Equipment, Stationery, Small Goods Stocks etc

• Archive Boxes Supplied at Great Prices• Secure Destruction – Best Price Promise – We will Always

Aim to Charge at Least 10% Less Than any Equivalent Service Provider

• Secure Shredding Cupboards Available

We are just an email or phone call away!

01296 425744enquiries@thearchivecentre.com

David CoultonManaging Director

The Archive Centre Ltd