About Us

The concept of the game was thought of and designed by Andrew Simmill – Managing Director of a successful Engineering Company in Stoke on Trent. He was out shopping with his wife and three daughters and one asked him for some money to buy a item of clothing. Andrew replied by stating that he has no money, His daughter responded by asking him to use his card. He quickly realised that children believe that you can simply pay for items on a credit card or use your card to withdraw money out of the wall without a thought of paying it back.

That evening Andrew created a very simple game with a dice made up of paper, He spoke to several people about and realised that there was a huge need for a education around money and personal finance. He later designed the first credit 4life board game and arranged for the game to be PATENT protected and Trade marked.

He then launched the game with the help of  Churnet view Middle School in Leek, where his daughters attended,.

We contacted the local media and managed to obtain some news coverage in the Leek Post and the Evening Sentinel  including the BBC who came out and filmed the launch of the game.

Please click HERE to see the footage on the BBC Website

After sending several letters to schools and the education authorities we found it quite difficult to obtain sales of the game as it hadn't been curriculum approved.

We requested that ALL educational resources have to be PFEG approved and curriculum referenced

We employed the assistance of a local charity, the Caudwell Children's charity to helped to obtain the PFEG accreditation which was granted in November 2008.

Please click HERE to see the approval certification on the PFEG website

A quote from the former Head Teacher at Churnet View Middle School in Leek is Below

"Credit4Life is a excellent tool to use in the classroom for Citenzenship, PSHE, Mathamatics and Business Studies, having been accredited by PFEG and meets the The Every Child Matters Agenda targets, this game is a must have in your class room. The game will create debate, understanding of financial matters, risks, choices, real costs, credit cards, shopping, vehicles, household bills, personal fitness, utilities, entertainment, savings, and much much more."

We now have stock of the game can be purchased directly from our website.

Credit4life is a trading company of Rayne Precision Engineering limited, VAT number is GB 592 4117 38
Company Number is 3004481