1. The Problem We See
In many townships we see businesses built around trailers, cold rooms, tents and equipment.
Demand exists. People need these services. The problem is not demand.
2. Why Businesses Disappear
The business depends on one person. When that person stops operating, the business disappears.
There is no structure to carry it forward. No way for someone else to step in. The assets, the customers, the knowledge — they vanish.
3. Why Attempts Often Fail
People try to fix this. They form groups, pool money, buy equipment. But without a clear structure, things break down.
- Who owns what?
- How do you split the income?
- What happens when someone wants out?
Without answers, the venture stalls or falls apart.
4. The Cultural Pattern
We are used to one person owning the business. One person takes the risk, does the work, keeps the profit.
That pattern works when one person can do everything. It fails when the business needs more capital, more skills, or a way to outlast one person.
5. A Different Way To Think About Ownership
This approach allows investors to collectively own and grow income-producing assets.
Instead of one person owning the equipment, a company owns it. Investors put in capital and receive units. The company earns rental income. Profit is shared according to how many units you hold.
When one person steps back, the structure remains. The assets, the income, the ownership — they stay in place.
6. A Simple Story
Three people decide to invest in a trailer business.
SiphoR15 000
ThaboR35 000
LeratoR10 000
Total capital = R60 000
Trailers bought3
Price per trailerR20 000
Total spent on trailersR60 000
The company is formed. The trailers are rented out.
7. Revenue Appears
Rental priceR500 / day
Days used each month12
Revenue per trailerR6 000 / month
Fleet revenueR18 000 / month
Money comes in. The business is earning.
8. Real Costs Appear
Money in
Fleet revenueR18 000
Money out
Operating costsR6 000
Monthly profitR12 000
Annual profitR144 000
9. The Splitting Problem
They each put in different amounts:
SiphoR15 000
ThaboR35 000
LeratoR10 000
Profit to splitR144 000
QuestionHow do you split it fairly?
You need a clear rule. Something that everyone can see and verify. That is where units come in.
10. Introducing Units
Why use units?To split profit fairly
When are they set?When the business is first formed
1 unit= R1 000 invested
RuleUnits are based on what each person put in when the business is first formed.
Total capital (invested at start of year)R60 000
÷ R1 000 per unit= 60 units
Total units60
So each person receives units in proportion to what they put in at the start:
Sipho — R15 000→ 15 units
Thabo — R35 000→ 35 units
Lerato — R10 000→ 10 units
Profit is shared according to units. More units, larger share. Simple and transparent.
11. End Of Year — What The Business Now Owns
Profit made by year endR144 000
Now the investors decide how much of that profit they will take home, and how much they will leave in the company.
Dividends to pay outR84 000
Profit to leave in the companyR60 000
They choose to take home R84 000 as dividends and leave R60 000 inside the business.
Dividend payouts
Total dividendsR84 000
÷ Total units60
= Per unitR1 400
SiphoR21 000
ThaboR49 000
LeratoR14 000
BANK ALERT
Deposit: Ndlazitha Trailers Pty Ltd
Description: Annual dividend distribution
Amount: R21 000
BANK ALERT
Deposit: Ndlazitha Trailers Pty Ltd
Description: Annual dividend distribution
Amount: R49 000
BANK ALERT
Deposit: Ndlazitha Trailers Pty Ltd
Description: Annual dividend distribution
Amount: R14 000
Assets remaining in the company
- 3 trailers — R60 000
- Cash retained — R60 000
- Total value — R120 000
That is the value left in the company after the year ends.
12. Someone New Wants To Join
A year later, someone in the community sees the trailers working and wants to invest.
NomsaWants to invest R35 000
The key question appears: How much should she pay per unit?
Original business
Business valueR60 000
Price per unitR1 000
Business now
Business value nowR120 000
Price per unit now?
Old price per unitR1 000
Business value has grownR60 000 → R120 000
New questionWhat is the fair price now?
14. What This Structure Is
This approach allows investors to collectively own and grow income-producing assets.
Company
OwnsThe assets
Investors
HoldUnits
Profit
Shared byUnits held
NAV
TracksValue backing each unit
New investorsBuy in at the current unit price
ResultTransparent and auditable structure
15. Try The Model Yourself
Change the inputs and watch the ownership model recalculate.
Initial Investors
Total capitalR95 000
Total units95
Sipho50
Thabo35
Lerato10
Asset Purchase
Number of trailers3
Capital usedR75 000
Remaining cashR20 000
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Business Operations
Monthly revenueR18 000
Annual revenueR216 000
Operating Costs
Annual costsR75 600
Cost percentage35.0%
Profit & Dividends
Annual revenue
RevenueR216 000
Annual costs
Operating costsR75 600
Annual revenueR216 000
− Annual costsR75 600
= Annual profitR140 400
Dividends paidR84 240
Cash retainedR56 160
Dividends paidR84 240
÷ Total units95
= Dividend per unitR886.74
Sipho
R44 336.84Thabo
R31 035.79Lerato
R8 867.37Company Value
Trailer valueR75 000
Cash retainedR56 160
Remaining cashR20 000
Total company valueR151 160
New Investor Joining
NAV per unitR1 591.16
New units issued12.6
Updated total units107.6
What the new investor gets
Units received12.6
Ownership share11.7%
What that means
Ownership value nowR20 000
Estimated annual payoutR11 145.81
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