Charles Oakshett Bio

Charles founded Agathos alongside William in 2014 with the intention of establishing a leading provider of equity funding to UK SMEs. Previously an Investment Committee member, Charles now sits on the board of all Fund I portfolio businesses, whilst also managing the growing Agathos team and working on new investment opportunities. Charles has spent his entire career working with UK SMEs, both high-growth, highly-profitable businesses and those in distress. His most recent role was as CFO of Ennismore, an international investor and operator in the hospitality sector. Joining Ennismore as a £10m turnover business and 1 of 35 employees, Charles headed the investment team and all finance functions, transforming the business into a highly profitable group with over 1,500 employees, AUM over $1bn and turnover over $200m. During his 5 years there, Ennismore occupied the Virgin Fast Track top 30 for 3 years running with Charles experiencing first-hand what it means to be involved in a management team coping with rapid and exciting phases of change. Prior to Ennismore, Charles spent 4 years as Investment Director at Better Capital LLP, deploying a £204m fund into businesses in complex situations, and 6 years at BDO where he specialised in transactions involving both distressed and growing UK SMEs. Charles is ACA qualified and has an MA in Classics from Cambridge University. Founding Agathos has allowed Charles to be part of an energetic team who are determined to achieve sustained success together and who know that this will come from helping portfolio companies achieve their goals. He believes Agathos’s role is to use experience to provide management teams with the support they need to grow their businesses, realise their visions and create long-term value. Outside of work, Charles loves spending time with his wife, 12-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son, going to the theatre, participating in amateur sport, and indulging his interest in pop psychology.