Teenage entrepreneur and Dragons’ Den star Jordan Daykin is aiming to take his Grip It Fixings business international this year, after overcoming a difficult end to 2014.

The talented 19-year-old, who became the youngest person to go into business with the Dragons when Deborah Meaden invested £80,000 in his company, was arrested in October on suspicion of burgling his mother’s house and stealing valuables including Swarovski crystals, four televisions and jewellery worth £4,000.

Mr Daykin said he had permission to enter the house and that he was helping his brother leave home after a row, adding that the belongings they took belonged to them.

Wiltshire Police has now confirmed that the case has been dropped and Mr Daykin said he is looking forward to concentrating on expanding his business to Australia and the United States.

Mr Daykin, who left John of Gaunt School at the age of 13, said: “I’m glad the case has been dropped. It was quite horrible to deal with.

“It’s done now and I’m glad it is out of the way. I didn’t really know what to expect after appearing on the Den, but it was a good year apart from that and I’m looking forward to starting afresh.”

Mr Daykin’s business has grown rapidly since his appearance on the BBC2 show, moving into larger premises at Hampton Park West in Melksham as well as securing deals with Screwfix, B&Q, Currys and Argos.

Before appearing on Dragons’ Den, Grip It Fixings was in 500 stores in the UK, but the products are now in almost 2,000 stores, with Mr Daykin aiming to double that number again this year.

He said: “We have moved into bigger premises and we have just spent just under half a million pounds on new equipment as we have an order for 2.8 million fixings from Screwfix.

“We are launching with B&Q in April and also have a TV kits coming out with Currys and Argos. We also have a new design coming out in March which will be more suitable for the US market.

“We will also be going over to the Australian market and have a deal with RS Components, which operates in over 32 countries. The aim is to fill the UK market and then expand to the US.”

Mr Daykin said the company will be featured on Dragons’ Den again later this year, when the programme checks back on successful investments.