As seen on Channel 5’s Rich House Poor House
In August 2025, Nigel Botterill swapped lives with a stranger.
A different home.
A different income.
A very different set of challenges.
Meanwhile, someone else moved into their lives.
The programme that aired in February 2026 showed what happened during that week.
What it didn’t show is the experience, thinking and real-world business systems Nigel has spent decades building – and how those same principles helped change the outcome.
That’s what you’ll find here.
Behind the Scenes of Rich House Poor House
Nigel agreed to take part in Rich House Poor House for one reason;
To show that building a better financial future isn’t about luck, background or quick wins – it’s about having the right thinking, the right structure and taking the right actions.
The programme only shows a snapshot. So in this video, he shares the bigger picture.
5 Months Later…
Where Are They Now?
Rich House Poor House was filmed in August 2025.
That means real life has happened since the cameras left.
Five months on, Nigel caught up with Damo to see what actually changed after the experience – and what stuck once the TV crew were gone.
Who is Nigel Botterill?
Nigel Botterill is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of Entrepreneurs Circle.
Over the last 30 years, Nigel has:
- Built and sold multiple seven figure businesses
- Generated over £100m+ in sales
- Helped tens of thousands of UK business owners to grow their businesses
Welcome to Entrepreneurs Circle
For almost 20 years now, Entrepreneurs Circle has been the beating heart of British entrepreneurship, helping business owners at every stage of their journey.
£1M+ Businesses
Of Our Own
Years Experience
Growing Businesses
Average Growth
of EC Members
Lives Positively
Impacted
Whether you’re just starting out or looking to scale, there’s a clear next step.
Starting
Your Business
Get set up properly and start making consistent sales, without guesswork or overwhelm.
Explore the Start-Up Incubator
Growing
Your Business
Turn inconsistent income into reliable £10,000 months with proven sales systems.
See What EC Membership Looks Like
Scaling
Your Business
Build a proper business doing £100,000 months with clear strategy and structure.
Discover the Masterplan Programme
Dominating
Your Business
Reach £1,000,000+ months with private, direct input from the EC leadership team.
Want to start your own business – like Damo?
On Rich House Poor House, Nigel Botterill helped Damo go from zero to running a real business.
Everything Damo was taught – the thinking, the structure, the actions – has now been packaged into one practical system.
Entrepreneurs Circle’s Startup Incubator is
designed to help you:
- Find the right business for you
- Set it up properly
- Avoid costly common mistakes
- Get your first customers
- Build something real, not just a side hustle
It’s the same toolkit Damo used.
Just without the van(!).
Pre-order the Startup IncubatorGet Your Business Started – Properly
Want More From Nigel?
If you found Nigel’s approach on Rich House Poor House refreshing, there’s much more where that came from.
Nigel co-hosts the Business Growth Central podcast alongside his sons Cameron & Elliott – where they share what really grows a business – the thinking, the decisions and the mistakes most people never talk about.
BONUS EPISODE: Nigel has recorded a special episode of Business Growth Central where Nigel and Sue talk through their Rich House Poor House experience in full, including what the cameras didn’t capture(!).
