Disney fan, 22, who launched a business that teaches people to swim like MERMAIDS is already turning a profit - even though Karren Brady dubbed her whimsical idea 'a fad' 

 

A woman obsessed with The Little Mermaid's Ariel started a mermaid company, She teaches men and women how to swim like mermaids in leisure centres, Charlotte Boustead, 22, appeared on Baroness Karren Brady's Give It a Year 

Within a year she managed to turn her business profitable and now has 42 staff. 

 

 

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A Barnstaple mum and daughter proved their mermaid-inspired business has what it takes to succeed when they appeared on television with Baroness Karren Brady last night (Monday). 

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Barnstaple pair’s mermaid business to feature on ITV show fronted by Baroness Karren Brady 

MermaidsUK will feature on ITV's Give It A Year on Monday at 8pm. Picture: TwoFour 

MermaidsUK will feature on Give It A Year on Monday (May 14) at 8pm. 

Baroness Brady will meet MermaidsUK owners Lisa Bousted and Charlotte Scoins at the beginning of their first year in business before catching up with them 12 months later - all in Monday’s 30-minute show. 

The business was set up by Charlotte and Lisa as a progression from Aquarius Swimschool, which they also run. As well as teaching children and adults how to swim like mermaids using a mono fin and tail skin, they also hold mermaid parties and experiences in North Devon. 

Each week Baroness Brady meets a host of people who have decided to go it alone and start a new business, starting at the launch of each venture’s first year, before revisiting them 12 months later. 

 

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Mermaids UK to appear in ITV's Give it a Year starring Baroness Karren Brady on Monday 14th May 2018, 8pm.