A TEAM of young businessmen and women have "done an Ultraframe" and earned investors a massive return on their money.

But whereas shareholders at the Clitheroe conservatory manufacturers are now sitting on an average nest egg of £40,000, the backers of Young Enterprise firm Infinity will be lucky to pocket more than £50!

The team from Ribblesdale High School, Clitheroe, has raked in thousands of pounds following the production of an American-style leavers' book and a series of child-friendly wooden mobiles.

Shares bought for £1 are now worth a whopping £18 but pupils and parents were only allowed to buy up to three!

Teacher Neil Ashworth said the financial success of the firm had been a phenomenon and enough to match that of Ultraframe. Go-ahead Ultraframe floated last year to the tune of £136 million and for every pound workers invested they got £86 back.

"From an initial investment of just £147, Infinity has made a net turnover of £5,806," Mr Ashworth said.

"That's absolutely unheard of for a Young Enterprise company.

"The average turnover is usually about £500. The success of Ultraframe is obviously rubbing off!"

Infinity's managing director Louise Brennand, 15, will announce the dividend at the Hyndburn and Ribble Valley final of Young Enterprise, to be held tonight at the Mytton Fold Farm Hotel, Lango.

She put the success of the firm down to an excellent product, team-working and "learning through doing."

The high-flying youngsters, who have donated £100 to the SuperScan Appeal from their profits, were helped by Ian Pendlebury, chief executive of Clitheroe firm Rectella International.

He said the youngsters had achieved "exceptional results" and hard work always paid off.

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