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Are you for us?
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What our Licensees say...
What our customers say...
As seen on the BBC...
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About UsDo you love being outdoors?
Do you want to work for yourself, but not be on your own?
Do you enjoy Treasure Hunts and Games?
If you have been looking for a slightly different business opportunity, something that gets you out from behind a desk and gets you outside exploring, meeting people and having fun, then running a Treasure Trails Licence could be for you.
Treasure Trails Ltd. is the gold medal award-winning company who specialise in providing fun, healthy and informative leisure activities. The idea is simple. A couple, family, group of friends or corporate team focuses on solving a mystery described in a Treasure Trail. As they search for clues they discover their area and have lots of fun.
Treasure Trails is quickly becoming a national brand and there are now over 800 Trails across the UK, run by a network of 35 Licensees. Treasure Trails is looking for the right creative, motivated and adventurous people to help grow that further.
Your exclusive Treasure Trails licence will give you the training and support you need to run a highly profitable, enjoyable and satisfying new business with very low overheads – ideal for running from home.
Look at what you get:
• Exclusive 5 year licence with the ability to extend for further 5 year periods.
• Exclusive use of the Treasure Trails brand and trademark.
• Professional marketing and creative support throughout your licence period.
• Multiple income streams.
• A 6 day tailored training course which includes the Treasure Trails Guide to Successful Selling.
• A brilliant business management software package written specially for Treasure Trails which enables you to not only create your own Trails and upload them to the Treasure Trails website, but also manage you customers, manage your sales, print you trails, and manage your webpages.
• A 'total business' package which includes merchant facilities, a business bank account, branded clothing, a complete stall to sell your Trails at shows, retail packaging, and a Trail already written for you.
Financial Information
The initial start up cost for a Licence is remarkably low and includes everything you need to start your own Treasure Trails business. There is no commission on turnover in the first year. After that the low annual management fee and commission allow us to continue to give you the best support we can to help you grow your business. For more details contact us to discuss your specific region.
Once you are on board and have written a few Trails, you can then starting earning money by selling your Trails and services through the following income streams:
• Retail Sales – bulk sales to hotels, B&B s, shops and major retail chains.
• Show Sales – sell direct at shows, craft fairs and fetes.
• Website Sales – sell direct to the public via the TT website. Customers download and print their own Trail or are posted professionally printed booklets.
• Organised Trails – provide packs so companies and groups can run their own Treasure Trail – or organise and lead the event yourself and earn even more profit. Treasure Trails has organised corporate team building events for many organisations including Glaxo Smith Klein, Vitamix and Flybe.
• Bespoke Trails – write and produce Treasure Trails for clients such as historic houses, gardens, museums or other tourist attractions. In the past we have worked with many companies including The Prince's Trust, the BBC and The National Trust.
• Trail Advertising – up to three businesses per Trail can sponsor a clue located near their establishment – with advertising space on the Trail leaflet and the website.
Are you for us?
We are looking for someone who:
- Wants to run their own business
- Has an entrepreneurial spirit
- Is good at selling
- Has a flair for writing
- Values their customers
- Will look after the Treasure Trails brand
- Enjoys being outdoors
- And has a mischievous sense of fun to help with the setting of sneaky clues!
What is very exciting is that we are still only scratching the surface of the potential of Treasure Trails. Steve Ridd, the Treasure Trails Managing Director and founder says,
"We've really enjoyed establishing Treasure Trails - it has been rewarding in so many ways. Our customers genuinley love the product. The Trails get people out and about exploring in a way that is fun, healthy and informative. But more than just customer satisfaction, it is the sheer variety and potential of Treasure Trails that is so exciting. We want to see a Treasure Trail in every town and city in the UK and we are determined to make Treasure Trails a national phenomenon. But we can't do it all ourselves. We need talented, enthusiastic and committed individuals to join the team and make the vision a reality. "
Territories/LocationsTreasure Trails currently operates in 35 licence areas and we are now looking for the final few people in the following territories:
Isles of Scilly
Scotland North
Kent
Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire
Northamptonshire
Shropshire
Nottinghamshire
Cheshire & Merseyside
West & South Yorkshire
South Wales
Powys
North Wales & Anglesey
Isles of Man
Channel Islands
Northern Ireland North
Sandy joined Treasure Trails in 2007 and runs the Devon Licence.
‘Joining the Treasure Trails team has been an incredibly exciting journey... having never run our own business before, it was initially rather daunting, but Steve and Teresa were extremely supportive and have been by our side every step of the way.’
Dave joined Treasure Trails this year and runs the Norfolk Licence.
'On top of the training there is the total support from all the licensees, and the headquaters. There is a genuine desire to share experiences, both the highs and lows. The last few months have just flown by and I haven't regretted a minute of it. Would I recommend it to friends? - yes!'
What our customers say...“We had a great afternoon as a family. Our ages range from from 11- 70 years old and we all agreed it was a really clever idea. Every clue was challenging but fun! It is not often you can have a whole afternoon where everyone in the family is entertained and enjoying themselves” Kimberley from Gloucestershire
“We thoroughly enjoyed our first trail. We found things we have never spotted before in a location we thought we knew quite well! We will definitely be doing some more trails.” Nikki from Louth, Lincolnshire
“Your Treasure Trail was absolutely fantastic; it really was one of the highlights of the weekend! Jo & all the hens really enjoyed it all - they were so impressed by the layout of all the materials and we all were amazed by how pretty some parts of Taunton are!” Aimme, Treasure Trails Hen Party in Taunton.
As seen on the BBC...
Gary Lineker and Danielle Bux completed a Treasure Trail in Armagh, Northern Ireland as part of a BBC programme Northern Exposure. They even voted it in their top three favourite activities!