Maya Jama taking on David Beckham and The Rock by launching own booze – after making £1.4m in a year

Maya Jama is launching her own booze brand – after making a whopping £1.4million in just one year.

The in-demand 26-year-old, who is the host of Glow Up as well as appearing on various other TV shows, will be taking on the likes of David Beckham and The Rock with her tipple.

David is a partner in whisky company Haig Club, while The Rock has an energy drink business called Zoa.

Filings last month reveal Maya is seeking to add a range of drinks to her Cling Cling brand.

Applying to sell beer and cider – alcoholic and non-alcoholic, as well as flavoured tonic liquors, table and sparkling wines and wine coolers and low alcoholic drinks, among others.

This application, currently under consideration, follows two applications made in January and approved last month by the IPO.

The venture is likely to increase her earnings once more – after raking in over £1million through her private companies in the last tax year. 

Her earnings are revealed in accounts for MIJ & Co Entertainments and MIJ Masks.

Financial statements reveal £1,258,650 worth of assets at MIJ & Co Entertainments and £110,327 in assets held at MIJ Masks – her beauty firm.

Accounts for her entertainment firm – covering the year ended 31 January 2020 also reveal she paid herself £189,000 in dividend pay – more than double the £91,000 she got in 2019.

It held £953,192 in cash and was owed £305,458.

After allowing for bills she retained £986,172 in the firm which she set up in 2017. Its retained earnings 3.5 times the £275,218 held in 2018 its first year of trading.

Its nature of business is reported on Companies House as media representation services.

Maya has since  been granted permission to use her name to sell perfumes, candles, jewellery, leather goods, clothing, entertainment services, hairdressing, and nail care services, among others.

While her first Cling Cling application covered nine classes of goods – including radio broadcasting, business management and ringtones for mobile phones.

Her beauty firm MIJ Masks, which was set up in 2019 reported its first trading figures earlier this month.

Reporting its six figure first trading assets – offset by bills to leave it with a £1,267 deficit.

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