A 15-year-old nicknamed the Wolf of Walthamstow made a sweet deal with a £50,000-a-year business empire which started in the boys' toilets of his school.

Nathan John-Baptiste, who attends a school in north London, sold £230 of fizzy drinks and snacks every day with the help of his 11 employees across three schools.

After starting with just £5, Nathan's weekly turnover of £1,150 allowed him to lead a lavish lifestyle of meals out and trips up the Shard.

He explained that during a talk from a millionaire he attended as part of a development programme to keep him on the right path, he learnt about how to make money and how to work hard.

Sweet deal: Nathan John-Baptiste, who attends a school in north London, sells £230 of fizzy drinks and snacks every day with the help of his 11 employees across three schools

He said: 'From year seven I was going down the wrong path. But this guy called Carl came in. I thought, I want to be like him.'

That same day, Nathan starting buying and selling sweets to his fellow students from the boys' toilets and his business, Walking Talking Shop, began.

He employed one friend to help sell things in his first year of break time trading, and expanded as demand sky rocketed.

As a year ten pupil, Nathan employed 11 people to help with sales.

He told the Sun that many pupils made orders of Lucozade, Chewits, KitKats and Fruit Pastilles via Snapchat before picking up the treats at break time.

NATHAN'S IDEAL EMPLOYEE The Wolf was inundated with requests from fellow pupils to help him as his business kicked off. He said: 'I see something in certain people that want to make money. 'About 30 people have messaged and I have seen potential in about 12. 'I always want them to give a passionate answer when I ask them "Why is it that you want to sell"?' Nathan paid his employees 50 per cent of what they made in sales, which was generally around £5-10 per day. Advertisement

But the school found out about the business and requested that Nathan stop the sales.

If he had continued to make £230 a day he would have made £50,000 in a year.

He said: 'They asked me to stop selling bits at school.

'I did my punishment in the isolation room for a couple of days.

'So I'll start investing in different things - I can't sell sweets for the rest of my life.

'I would like to become a stock broker - that's one place where I want to put my money - and in property, 100 per cent.

'The plan is to become a millionaire. It's just about the hard work.'

Nathan admitted that he lives a lavish lifestyle and has spent a lot of his earnings- but he has managed to save £5,000 so far.

He said: 'I like eating in the Shard.'

Nathan added that his friends have shown him support rather than trying to take advantage of the wads of £20 notes he carries around.

Success: After starting with just £5, Nathan's current weekly turnover of £1,150 from selling sweets and chocolate (right) means he can afford meals out and trips up the Shard (left)

He said: 'No one sees me in a different way. My friends are my friends, and they do not judge me on how well I do.

'No one takes advantage of me. The amount of support I get from my contacts is crazy.'

He said he has even been invited back to the primary school he was excluded from to do a speech about entrepreneurship for the pupils.

Nathan's school has broken up for the summer holidays now, but he's using the spare time to further his career prospects.

Today is his first day of a two-week work experience placement with a door to door property sales company.

He said: 'I'm doing property today in Stoke Newington, going door to door to try to sell estate agent services - I'll hopefully get some commission too.

'I've been doing it on Saturdays for a while now but now I have two weeks of work experience.'

SWEET DEAL: WOLF'S TUCK SHOP PRICES BEAT SUPERMARKETS THE WOLF'S TUCK SHOP PRICE SUPERMARKET PRICES Fruit Pastilles 4X52g - 50p Fruit Pastilles 4X52g - £1.50 Starbursts 45g - 50p Starbursts 45g - 65p KitKat Chunky 40g - 50p KitKat Chunky 40g - 50p Homemade cookiesx1 - 50p Sainsbury's Cookies x5 - 80p Caribbean Crush Lucozade 1L - 50p Caribbean Crush Lucozade 1L - £1.50 Supermarket prices taken from Tesco and Sainsbury's online grocery sites Advertisement

Nathan's mother Sharon, 43, who works in the transport industry, said that part of the reason Nathan started selling things was his desire to make money before he could legally be employed by anyone.

She said: 'He was disappointed when he could not get a job. They kept telling him, "come back when you're older".

'That's when he decided to sell bath products, handmade soaps and bath bombs.'

She added: 'He did go off the rails at the end of primary school and he's had quite a few people helping him to get to where he is.

'The school have been very supportive.

Promo: A price list sent out from Nathan to his customers via Snapchat

'Of his entrepreneurial skills, I'm very proud. He's a very strong-willed child.'

She added that she was pleased to see her son working hard and earning money in a legitimate way, because she worries that other entrepreneurial children of Nathan's age could be tempted into drug dealing.

She said: 'There are drugs everywhere, even in schools.'

Nathan lives in Walthamstow with his mother, his engineer father Peter, 46, and his younger brother.

Speaking of his parents, Nathan said: 'They have always instilled in me that you have to work hard for your money and that's something I've done since I was in year four when I set up a very small cup cake business - I only made about £25.'