Where the Light Gets In

Name

Where the Light Gets In

Legal name

Where The Light Gets In

Website

https://wtlgi.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Farm-to-Table Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Casual Dining Restaurants (THAFACAB)

Keywords

• Farm-to-table dining
• Seasonal set menu
• Sustainable restaurant
• Natural wine pairing
• Winemaker dinner events

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockport

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining - Set Menu: Revenue from five-course set menu dining experiences at £85 per person. No à la carte options - guests experience the chef's curated seasonal menu.
2. Wine Pairing: Optional wine pairing at £55 per person and non-alcoholic drinks pairing at £37 per person, adding to per-customer revenue.
3. Events and Winemaker Dinners: Special ticketed events including winemaker dinners at £100 per person plus £75 for wine pairing, cider salons, and other special dining experiences.
4. Gift Vouchers: Gift vouchers sold through Giftup platform, valid for restaurant experiences. Vouchers do not expire.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Where The Light Gets In is a farm-to-table restaurant in Stockport, UK that serves a five-course seasonal set menu priced at £85 per person, with optional wine pairing (£55pp) or non-alcoholic pairing (£37pp). The 40-seat open-plan kitchen and dining room is located on the first floor of an old coffee warehouse, with a daily-changing vegetable-driven menu sourced from named UK farmers, fishermen, and the restaurant's own urban garden (The Landing).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Yellowhammer: A bakery and pottery studio collaboration between Where The Light Gets In, Rosie Wilkes, and potter Joe Hartley. Located at 15 Lower Hillgate, Stockport SK1 1JQ. Open Wednesday to Sunday for baked goods, sourdough, and pottery workshops.

Products and services

• Five-Course Set Menu Dining Experience Seasonal five-course set menu served in a 40-seat open-plan kitchen and dining room in Stockport, priced at £85 per person. Menu changes daily based on seasonal availability, weather, and sea conditions; aimed at diners seeking authentic farm-to-table experiences.
• Wine Pairing Service

Quantifiable outcome

• 40 guests capacity - intimate dining experience
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Landing CICcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity Interest Company founded in September 2023. Where The Light Gets In helped establish this rooftop garden on the Merseyway Shopping Centre. The garden provides produce for the restaurant and serves as a community engagement hub focused on food and natural resource usage.
• Yellowhammer BakerycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration between Where The Light Gets In, Rosie Wilkes (former WTLGI baker), and potter Joe Hartley. Located at 15 Lower Hillgate, Stockport. Supplies bread to the restaurant and operates as a bakery and pottery studio open to the public.
• Named Farmers and FishermencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDirect relationships with farmers and fishermen across the UK isles. Suppliers include Alan Jones at Derwen Gam (Lleyn Peninsula - sheep milk), Clive Martin at Bedlam Farm (Cambridgeshire - asparagus), and various fishermen providing daily catch. These partnerships ensure seasonal, traceable ingredients.
• Isca WinescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerWine importers and collaborators on multiple events including winemaker dinners, British Wine Fair, and wine pairing programs. Anna Frost formerly of Isca now serves as Group Sommelier.
• The Fine Cider CompanyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaboration partner for the Stockport Cider Salon events, bringing together cider makers from across the UK.
• Manchester Urban DiggersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in designing and building The Landing urban garden space.
• Littlewoods ButcherscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorButcher partnership for whole-animal breakdown and sourcing quality meats. Marcus Wilson provides expert guidance on butchery and works with the restaurant on whole-animal dining events.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• L'Enclume: Simon Rogan's farm-to-table fine dining restaurant in Cartmel, Cumbria — the UK benchmark for seasonal, provenance-led tasting menus. Most directly comparable peer in terms of ingredient-driven narrative and Michelin recognition.
• Moor Hall: Two-Michelin-star restaurant in Aughton, Lancashire, with its own on-site farm and gardens. Closest regional peer combining own-grow supply with premium tasting menu dining.
• Ynyshir Restaurant and Rooms: Gareth Ward's Welsh tasting-menu restaurant with strong ingredient-driven narrative. Comparable peer in farm/producer-focused fine dining outside mainstream city locations.
• Mana: Manchester-based Michelin-starred restaurant with a seasonal, ingredient-led philosophy. Direct local peer competing for the same Greater Manchester premium diner and chef talent.
• Restaurant Sat Bains: Two-Michelin-star tasting menu restaurant in Nottingham with its own Lenton Farm supply. Comparable peer combining on-site farming with set-menu premium dining.
• The Ethicurean: Bristol-based restaurant on a working farm with a sustainability-driven menu. Directly comparable in farm-restaurant hybrid model and ethical sourcing positioning.
• Higher Ground: Manchester restaurant focused on seasonal British cooking with a sustainability narrative. Overlaps with WTLGI on Manchester catchment and farm-to-plate positioning.
• The Fordwich Arms: Kent pub-restaurant with a Michelin Green Star focused on local sourcing. Comparable in single-site premium dining with sustainability recognition outside major UK cities.

Broad incumbents

• Noma: René Redzepi's Copenhagen restaurant — the global benchmark for seasonal, foraging-driven fine dining and the conceptual peer for any farm-to-table tasting menu narrative.

Emerging players

• Hjem: Northumberland-based Michelin-starred restaurant with a Scandinavian-influenced seasonal menu. Comparable emerging regional peer in set-menu, ingredient-led fine dining.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/wtlgi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/where-the-light-gets-in

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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