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Is Temple Wellness Still in Business? (2026 Update)

Is Temple Wellness from Dragons’ Den still around in 2026? The deal it made, the dragons who invested, and where to buy Temple Wellness today.

Dragons' Den IndexUpdated 17 March 20266 min read

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Temple Wellness pitched itself as the UK's first self-care brand built specifically for men of colour, a gap in the skincare market that had gone largely unaddressed by the big names on the shelf. Steven Bartlett backed the pitch in series 20, and the brand has since rebuilt itself under a new name, TMPL, while continuing to sell.

The Short Answer

Yes, the business is still trading. It now operates under the name TMPL rather than Temple Wellness, with an active website advertising subscription skincare and wellness products for men of colour, and it still promotes its Dragons' Den appearance as part of its story.

A name change is not the same as a closure. In this case it reads as a rebrand rather than a wind-down, with the underlying product range and mission carried straight through.

Consumers searching only for the original Temple Wellness name might reasonably conclude the brand vanished, when in fact the same product mission continues under new branding, a distinction worth keeping in mind whenever a Den alumnus seems to disappear from search results.

The Dragons' Den Pitch

Temple Wellness appeared in series 20, episode 1, pitching in the Fashion & Beauty category. The founders came in asking for 50,000 pounds in exchange for 10 percent of the business, aiming to fund production and marketing for a skincare range built around the specific needs of darker skin tones.

It was a pointed pitch, built on a category gap that most mainstream skincare brands had simply never addressed, and it needed a Dragon willing to back a founder telling a story that was not their own lived experience.

The Deal

Steven Bartlett made the deal, investing the full 50,000 pounds for the 10 percent on offer. Bartlett has spoken publicly about the pitch since, including on his own channels, and the brand has leaned into that association in its marketing.

As the youngest Dragon and one whose own business background sits closer to consumer and digital brands than most of the panel, Bartlett was a logical match for a founder trying to build a modern, direct-to-consumer skincare label.

What Happened After the Cameras Stopped

The brand has since rebranded from Temple Wellness to TMPL, operating at tmpl.care with an active product catalogue and subscription options for men's skincare and wellness supplements. The site still markets the products as seen on Dragons' Den.

Separately, there has been reporting on Steven Bartlett stepping down as a director of the company at Companies House, which is worth noting. A Dragon leaving a formal director role does not necessarily mean the investment or the business relationship has ended, but it is a change worth tracking if you are watching this one closely.

Rebrands in the beauty and wellness space are common once a company works out how it actually wants to position itself against competitors. Moving from the fuller Temple Wellness name to the shorter TMPL reads as the kind of positioning refresh a growing consumer brand makes deliberately, rather than a symptom of business trouble, especially given the site's active subscription commerce.

Why the Underlying Idea Still Matters

The gap TMPL was built to close, skincare formulated with darker skin tones properly in mind, has not gone away, and if anything the wider beauty industry has faced increasing pressure to address it. That gives the brand a structural reason to keep existing beyond any single product cycle, since the founding insight behind the business is still commercially relevant.

For a founder pitching a personal care brand built around an underserved audience, that kind of durable market gap is often a better predictor of longevity than any single product line, which is one reason a rebrand under a Dragon's continued association is a more encouraging signal than a red flag.

Where Things Stand Now

Temple Wellness pitched in series 20 for skincare products aimed at men of colour, asked for 50,000 pounds for 10 percent, and landed Steven Bartlett at the full amount.

The business is still operating today, now under the TMPL name, with live product sales and a subscription model. The clearest honest caveat is the reported change to Bartlett's formal director status, which is a governance detail rather than evidence the brand has stopped trading. As it stands, TMPL is still selling.

If you are trying to find the brand today, search for TMPL rather than Temple Wellness, since the newer name is what the live site and current marketing use.

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