Its core business is the buying and selling of second hand goods, mainly electrical, entertainment products and gold.

"[4] Cash Generator was 100% owned by Lewis from February 1994, until April 2008, when a management buyout was staged by three directors and in conjunction with New World Corporate Finance.

The acquisition meant that the founder Lewis was bought out, remaining as a shareholding non executive director.

In 2012 Axcess Financial Services Group Purchased Cash Generator to help expand its loan business – it already operated Cheque Centres Ltd.

[8] In December 2012, Cash Generator recruited a new managing director, Allan May, who had previously been head of operations at Comet.

[13] In 2009,[14] the company launched CashGenerator.co.uk as a fully transactional website that allows customers to browse and shop online.

The core businesses activity is the buying and selling of second-hand goods, mainly electrical and entertainment products such as televisions, games consoles, mobile phones, games, laptops, tablets, gold and jewellery.

[citation needed] Cash Generator only buys from over 18s, and two forms of ID are required, including photo identification and proof of address to avoid fraud.

[19] The company invited applications from Master Franchise partners for overseas markets in Europe in the past.

The company are again in the market for new franchisees within the United Kingdom, with new franchises being established in targeted geographical areas throughout the UK.

Then to reflect the increasing availability of financial services, the slogan was updated to "The Buy, Sell & Loan Store".