Solar Buddies Ltd

We’re Solar Buddies Ltd, creators of the world’s first refillable sunscreen applicator for children—designed to make sun safety easy, mess-free, and independent. Founded by Kelli Aspland & Laura Waters, who saw a real gap in sun protection for kids, we’ve grown from a kitchen-table idea to a multi-award-winning, globally recognised brand. We’ve proudly secured UK and US patents, international design rights and trademarks, and sold over 1 million units worldwide. Our innovation caught the attention of Dragons’ Den, where we secured investment from Peter Jones and Deborah Meaden. Today, we’re stocked in major retailers including Boots, Tesco, Asda, Ocado, Sainsburys' Morrisons & WH Smith Travel and in 114 Target stores in the US and set to increase 2026—plus Amazon and global distributors across Europe, the Middle East, North America, and Australia. Our growth has been recognised in top national rankings, including:#20 in The Sunday Times 100 Fastest-Growing Businesses Named on the FEBE Growth 100 list 2024 & 2025 We’ve won 13 business and innovation awards, including the Great British Entrepreneur Awards and many more. As a female-founded brand, we’re passionate about championing women in product design, manufacturing, and entrepreneurship. We believe in building smart, sustainable, problem-solving products that empower families and inspire future founders.