The billionaire founder of online bathroom retailer Victorian Plumbing has further increased his stake.
Mark Radcliffe, who is already the largest shareholder in the Merseyside-headquartered firm, now has a holding of 46.57%, up from 45.6%.
Mr Radcliffe serves as the company's chief executive and oversaw its floatation on AIM earlier this year.
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He is by the biggest single shareholder in the company, with Neil Radcliffe second with a stake of 9.1%.
Other mayor shareholders include Kayne Anderson Rudnick, JPMorgan Asset Management and Paradice Investment Management.
Mr Radcliffe started Victorian Plumbing from his parents’ shed in 2000.
He was the UK’s first eBay millionaire at 30 after founding First2save, a mobile phone accessories business.
The share buy comes after Victorian Plumbing's shares slumped by more than 40% last week despite reporting a revenue rise of over £60m at during the year it became a public company.
It posted a revenue of £268.8m for the 12 months to the end of September 2021, up from the £208.7m it achieved during the same period in 2020.
Its pre-tax profits however dipped from £23.7m to £19.7m in the year.
The company completed the largest ever IPO on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market in June.
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