Originally Posted by Hamwich
Originally Posted by Rovert
Curious as to how it was funded,

Company was started by the late Sir David McMurtry, ex-RR jet engineer and founder of Renishaw plc. He also commissioned the build of Swiinhay House. He and his family never lived there though, it's just let out for charitable events and as a filming location.

https://www.austindw.co.uk/designing-swinhay-house-in-gloucestershire

All-round cool dude, his factories around here employ loads of locals.

The video I posted is quite interesting because after the initial driving of the Speirling, they get into the background of the where, why, how and whom. They also discuss Swinhay house, as mentioned by Tim, and show elements of it and the history of the vehicle development stages,