Stonewood now have what it is calling a strong minority interest on the club's board alongside an existing consortium of local business owners. In return it has pledged an initial seven-figure investment as a springboard to a potentially exciting next chapter. Moritz and his fellow investor John H Tippins, both in their 60s, normally specialise in industrial companies but, if anything, the novelty value has further stoked their enthusiasm for the Pirates of Penzance.