2014 - Fast Track 100 League Table
What is the Fast Track 100 – 2014?
The Fast Track 100 league table ranked Britain’s 100 private companies with the fastest-growing sales in 2014 over their latest three years. To find out more about the research and to view all the league tables from 1997 to 2023 click here.
Sunday Times Fast Track 100 - Full 2014 Results
Rank | Company | Activity | Location | Year end | Annual sales rise over 3 years | Latest sales £000s | Staff | Comment |
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1 | Anesco | Energy efficiency consultancy | Reading | Mar 14 | 374.94% | 106,654 | 92 | Has helped to take more than 80,000 people out of fuel poverty |
2 | The Car Finance Company | Vehicle finance provider | Portsmouth | Dec 13 | 229.65% | 18,584 | 200 | Has signed a two year deal to sponsor Portsmouth Football Club |
3 | Day Webster | Healthcare recruitment consultancy | Northeast London | Mar 14 | 205.63% | 28,917 | 90 | Offers a same-day pay service to the healthcare professionals it places [* Latest sales] |
4 | Metcalfe’s Food Company | Retail food brand | Central London | May 14 | 200.78% | 9,131 | 21 | Sells food and drink under its two brands - Itsu grocery and Metcalfe’s skinny [* Latest sales] |
5 | Missguided | Online fashion retailer | Manchester | Mar 14 | 191.17% | 51,000 | 443 | It ships to 160 countries and has launched websites in the US, Australia and Europe [* Latest sales] |
6 | Right Formula | Motorsport marketing agency | Central London | Dec 13 | 179.77% | 5,730 | 20 | Its team has 150 years' combined experience in motorsports marketing [* Latest sales] |
7 | G2 Energy | Electrical and civil engineer | Buckinghamshire | Mar 14 | 178.61% | 12,771 | 33 | Has connected more than 370MW of renewable energy to the National Grid since 2006 |
8 | Ambrey Risk | Security risk management | Herefordshire | Jun 14 | 175.07% | 23,268 | 60 | Three founders started this security business in 2010 with just £5,000 each [* Latest sales] |
9 | Zeus Capital | Corporate finance services | Manchester | Mar 14 | 152.72% | 25,936 | 27 | In the past 15 months it has raised more than £1bn for 12 businesses listing on AIM |
10 | Ovo Energy | Energy supplier | Bristol | Dec 13 | 140.14% | 171,678 | 247 | Founded five years ago, it already has nearly 385,000 customers |
11 | AlphaSights | Business information provider | Central London | Dec 13 | 139.73% | 18,807 | 108 | Executes 1,500 projects every month across more than 100 countries |
12 | Spencer Ogden | Recruitment consultancy | West London | Dec 13 | 129.68% | 51,382 | 237 | Has placed more than 6,000 candidates in energy jobs since 2009 |
13 | Cawingredients | Soft drinks manufacturer | North Yorkshire | Sep 13 | 125.57% | 44,328 | 100 | 200m bottles of soft drinks passed through its warehouse last year |
14 | Victoria Beckham | Fashion retailer | Southwest London | Dec 13 | 120.24% | 30,000 | 100 | In September it opened a 6,000 sq ft flagship store in Mayfair [* Latest sales] |
15 | LSE Retail Group | Online lighting retailer | Manchester | Dec 13 | 120.17% | 6,771 | 32 | Develops up to 700 new lighting products every year |
16 | Concrete Canvas | Concrete impregnated fabrics manufacturer | Wales | Aug 13 | 118.33% | 5,060 | 26 | Pioneered a ‘building in a bag’ that requires only water and air for construction [* Latest sales] |
17 | Earthmill | Wind turbine installer | West Yorkshire | May 14 | 112.58% | 13,415 | 27 | Received a £4.1m investment from private equity house Connection Capital in 2013 [* Latest sales] |
18 | PureGym | Gym operator | Leeds | Dec 13 | 108.66% | 48,291 | 150 | Its low-cost gym memberships start at a wallet-friendly £9.99 a month [† Latest sales] |
19 | Bill’s Restaurants | Restaurant operator | Central London | Jul 14 | 108.43% | 53,856 | 1,419 | Diners can buy Bill’s branded products inside the restaurants and online [* Latest sales] |
20 | The Alchemist Bar and Restaurant | Bar and restaurant operator | Cheshire | Mar 14 | 104.69% | 9,629 | 175 | Its mixologists use molecular techniques to create cocktails such as Mercury Rising [* Latest sales] |
21 | Xercise4Less | Gym operator | Leeds | Jul 14 | 104.16% | 13,008 | 481 | Attributes its 60% female membership rate to ladies’ only gyms in all of its sites [* Latest sales] |
22 | Medstrom | NHS product supplier | Derbyshire | Dec 13 | 98.85% | 9,967 | 117 | Its specialist beds and mattresses help to prevent pressure sores and aid patient handling |
23 | Spark Energy | Energy supplier | Scottish Borders | Jun 14 | 97.46% | 83,007 | 207 | Signed up its 100,000th customer in June [* Latest sales] |
24 | Andrew James | Kitchen appliance manufacturer | Durham | Oct 13 | 96.21% | 13,217 | 79 | All staff are encouraged to study for the company’s own Edexcel-approved diploma [* Latest sales] |
25 | Graze.com | Online food retailer | Surrey | Feb 14 | 95.67% | 52,661 | 169 | Has been running trials by selling its snack boxes in London taxis [* Latest sales] |
26 | Bridge Leisure | Holiday park operator | Milton Keynes | Dec 13 | 95.39% | 9,661 | 131 | Owns and operates holiday parks for investors including Aberdeen Asset Management |
27 | Roberts Jackson | Legal services provider | Cheshire | Jul 14 | 94.82% | 12,378 | 204 | Acts for claimants in cases of industrial disease and accidents [* Latest sales] |
28 | Lily’s Kitchen | Pet food manufacturer | Northwest London | Mar 14 | 93.15% | 6,082 | 29 | Its Christmas advent calendar for dogs contains hand baked organic cheese and apple biscuits [* Latest sales] |
29 | Supernutrients | Superfood wholesaler | Bath | Mar 14 | 88.50% | 7,104 | 29 | Goji berries, coconut oil and wheatgrass are among its most popular products [* Latest sales] |
30 | Cream | Media agency | Central London | Dec 13 | 88.50% | 11,177 | 12 | Found that a new outfit costs, on average, £323 for a woman to look ‘a million dollars’ |
31 | LION Trackhire | Temporary roadway provider | Nottinghamshire | Mar 14 | 88.13% | 11,895 | 97 | Claims it is the largest stockholder of aluminium temporary roadways in the world |
32 | Ventia | Serviced office provider | Central London | Apr 14 | 87.31% | 5,897 | 40 | Provides 2,400 work spaces in 21 properties in London, Thames Valley and Bristol [* Latest sales] |
33 | Grenade | Sports nutrition developer | Coventry | Aug 14 | 86.33% | 6,340 | 10 | American special forces count among this sports nutrition company's customers [* Latest sales] |
34 | Southampton Football Club | Football club | Southampton | Jun 14 | 86.20% | 106,099 | 289 | Revenues have been boosted by a return to the Premiership in 2012-13 [* Latest sales] |
35 | Tangle Teezer | Hair products supplier | South London | Mar 14 | 85.16% | 14,413 | 15 | Its famous fans include Victoria Beckham and Rihanna [* Latest sales] |
36 | Miers Construction Products | Construction products supplier | Cambridgeshire | Sep 14 | 80.27% | 10,617 | 36 | Won a construction innovation award for one of its wall spacers [* Latest sales] |
37 | Oak Furniture Land | Furniture retailer | Swindon | Sep 13 | 79.56% | 145,543 | 616 | The founder designs most of the furniture himself |
38 | RACS | Payroll services provider | Wiltshire | Mar 14 | 77.53% | 67,976 | 71 | Employs supply teachers, nurses and doctors [* Latest sales] |
39 | Coryton Advanced Fuels | Specialist fuel manufacturer | Essex | Jun 14 | 76.61% | 8,624 | 26 | Provides high performance fuels for motorsport [* Latest sales] |
40 | BrewDog | Brewery | Aberdeenshire | Dec 13 | 75.75% | 18,088 | 186 | Once brewed the world’s strongest beer, The End of History, at 55% ABV |
41 | Monica Vinader | Jewellery designer | Norfolk | Jul 14 | 74.45% | 13,988 | 121 | Has a devoted celebrity following including Kate Winslet, Emma Watson and Cara Delevigne [* Latest sales] |
42 | Enra Group | Specialist loan provider | Borehamwood | Dec 13 | 74.44% | 7,742 | 20 | Has bought a neighbouring bridging loan competitor |
43 | Channel 3 Consulting | Healthcare consultancy | Leatherhead | Mar 14 | 74.11% | 11,015 | 45 | Began work in the Middle East this year, with plans to expand into Asia in 2015 [* Latest sales] |
44 | Help-Link UK | Energy-saving and heating specialist | Leeds | Mar 14 | 73.96% | 73,483 | 307 | Each year it installs more than 40,000 boilers in UK homes |
45 | eResponse Recruitment | Recruitment consultancy | Worcestershire | Sep 14 | 71.64% | 20,132 | 57 | Makes more than 6,000 placements each year [* Latest sales] |
46 | The Gym | Gym operator | Central London | Dec 13 | 71.59% | 36,179 | 106 | Has 42 clubs nationwide with plans to open a further 15 this year |
47 | Inception Group | Nightclub, bar & restaurant operator | Central London | Dec 13 | 71.24% | 7,510 | 108 | Its Bunga Bunga bar serves cocktails in goblets shaped as Silvio Berlusconi's head |
48 | GSM London | Higher education provider | Southeast London | Sep 14 | 70.92% | 39,511 | 646 | Its career-focused degrees are accredited by Plymouth University [* Latest sales] |
49 | Clarke Design & Build | Construction contractor | Essex | Sep 13 | 70.32% | 7,329 | 17 | A building contractor providing a one-stop shop from design to completion [* Latest sales] |
50 | Redfern Travel | Business travel agent | Bradford | Mar 14 | 69.14% | 202,514 | 93 | Manages travel reservations for 10 government departments [* Latest sales] |
51 | Engage Partners | Recruitment consultancy | Watford | Dec 13 | 69.10% | 18,259 | 91 | Places supply and fixed-contract teachers in more than 1,000 primary and secondary schools |
52 | Loaf | Furniture retailer | Central London | Mar 14 | 68.04% | 15,925 | 55 | Received ‘significant’ investment in January from the founder of Monsoon and Accessorize [* Latest sales] |
53 | BEAR & Urban Fruit | Fruit snack manufacturer | Central London | Oct 14 | 67.78% | 16,333 | 29 | Has more than 20,000 stockists, including Waitrose, Caffè Nero and Subway [* Latest sales] |
54 | Centek | Oilfield equipment manufacturer | Devon | Oct 13 | 67.34% | 37,077 | 223 | Makes equipment to keep oil and gas pipes centred in their holes |
55 | First Utility | Energy supplier | Warwick | Dec 13 | 67.31% | 283,531 | 312 | Grew its customer base by 135,000 in 2013, to more than 314,000 |
56 | Huntswood | Customer services provider | Reading | Sep 13 | 67.14% | 190,420 | 1,695 | Handles regulatory issues for the UK financial services industry |
57 | Notonthehighstreet.com | Online retail marketplace | Richmond | Dec 13 | 65.90% | 21,136 | 119 | Has launched a German website selling items from 100 German producers |
58 | Dual Energy | Energy supplier | Worthing | Jul 14 | 65.00% | 43,992 | 64 | Aims to provide a free smart meter for all of its customers [* Latest sales] |
59 | Ed’s Easy Diner | Restaurant operator | Central London | Sep 14 | 63.99% | 26,260 | 714 | Has plans to expand its chain to well over 100 diners across the UK [* Latest sales] |
60 | Transwaste | Waste recycler | East Yorkshire | Dec 13 | 63.33% | 33,190 | 66 | Handles more than 350,000 tons of waste every year |
61 | inov-8 | Specialist shoe retailer | County Durham | Dec 13 | 60.52% | 17,373 | 59 | America accounts for 45% of inov-8's sales of running shoes and apparel [* Latest sales] |
62 | Elmgrove Foods | Offal distributor | County Tyrone | Mar 14 | 59.95% | 24,500 | 11 | Has exported more than 75,000 tons of animal parts since it was founded in 2008 [* Latest sales] |
63 | BullionByPost | Online gold dealer | Birmingham | Apr 14 | 59.57% | 96,002 | 21 | It shipped more than 47,000 packages of gold and silver last year [* Latest sales] |
64 | BathEmpire.com | Online bathroom retailer | Coventry | Dec 13 | 58.97% | 18,594 | 98 | Founders set up the company when they were just 24 years old [* Latest sales] |
65 | Chartway Group | Housebuilder and contractor | Maidstone | May 14 | 58.61% | 21,849 | 59 | Provides one-stop construction services to clients, including housing associations [* Latest sales] |
66 | Mint Velvet | Ladies' clothing retailer | High Wycombe | Apr 14 | 58.45% | 48,103 | 454 | Has opened new stores in Dublin, York and Cambridge this year |
67 | Strongvox | Housebuilder | Somerset | May 14 | 57.25% | 15,468 | 24 | Is building 28 luxury homes in the grounds of Sandhill Park, a Georgian mansion in rural Somerset |
68 | Natural Balance Foods | Health food maker | Buckinghamshire | Mar 14 | 57.12% | 13,230 | 24 | Its entire product range is all-natural, vegan, gluten and additive free, and produced in the UK [* Latest sales] |
69 | Kinapse | Pharmaceutical regulations consultancy | Southwest London | Mar 14 | 56.45% | 17,126 | 232 | Has opened new offices in the UK, India and the US this year |
70 | Côte Restaurants | Restaurant operator | Central London | Jul 13 | 56.01% | 64,729 | 1,479 | Private equity firm CBPE backed a £100m buyout last year |
71 | RMEC | Oilfield services provider | Forfar | Mar 14 | 55.19% | 9,027 | 16 | Still operates from the founder's family farm in Scotland [* Latest sales] |
72 | La Fosse Associates | Technology recruitment consultancy | Central London | Dec 13 | 54.44% | 23,776 | 65 | Company supports an orphanage and school in Malawi |
73 | Entiér | Facilities services provider | Aberdeen | Sep 13 | 54.05% | 32,213 | 136 | Runs a competition for Aberdeen schoolchildren to win an apprenticeship at the firm |
74 | Rapha | Cycling apparel maker and retailer | North London | Feb 14 | 53.99% | 28,121 | 170 | Has diversified into Rapha Cycle Clubs, a meeting place for cyclists, a retail space and a café [† Latest sales] |
75 | Golden Charter | Funeral plan provider | Glasgow | Mar 14 | 53.54% | 32,591 | 355 | It works on behalf of more than 3,150 independent funeral directors throughout the UK |
76 | 2 Heads | Exhibition design agency | Buckinghamshire | Jul 13 | 52.90% | 10,860 | 31 | Its clients include Disney, Sony and BBC Worldwide |
77 | Animal Friends Pet Insurance | Pet insurance provider | Wiltshire | Dec 13 | 52.79% | 11,695 | 96 | Has donated £2m to more than 300 animal welfare charities |
78 | Beautybay.com | Online cosmetics retailer | Manchester | Dec 13 | 52.73% | 15,705 | 52 | Stocks 9,000 beauty lines, ranging from exfoliators and skin peels to false eye lashes |
79 | Naked Wines | Online wine retailer | Norwich | Dec 13 | 52.36% | 38,670 | 80 | Its 220,000 ‘angel’ investors receive discounts of up to 50% on retail prices |
80 | ChildrensalonChildrenswear retailer | ChildrensalonChildrenswear retailer | Tunbridge Wells | Dec 13 | 52.32% | 20,068 | 93 | Stocks children’s clothes from more than 270 brands, including Dior, Gucci and Burberry |
81 | Staffgroup | Recruitment consultancy | Central London | Dec 13 | 52.01% | 42,488 | 99 | Works in more than 40 countries with customers such as Intel and Chevron |
82 | Sovex | Conveyor belt manufacturer | Wirral | Dec 13 | 51.75% | 20,417 | 149 | Its conveyor belts are used by postal companies to move parcels |
83 | Nasco | Consumer goods distributor | West London | Dec 13 | 51.33% | 22,299 | 45 | Offers foreign language labelling on the products it exports for customers |
84 | BDB Design Build | Car showroom builder | Sheffield | Mar 14 | 50.56% | 24,106 | 19 | Has built more than 100 car dealerships [* Latest sales] |
85 | Abra Wholesale | Consumer products wholesaler | North London | Mar 14 | 50.35% | 34,927 | 50 | Planning to expand across East Africa, the Middle East and Far East [* Latest sales] |
86 | Zigma Ground Solutions | Temporary roadway provider | Stansted | Mar 14 | 49.95% | 11,005 | 15 | Every year it provides a temporary track during a Ferrari display for Children in Need [* Latest sales] |
87 | LA Micro UK | IT reseller | Windsor | Apr 14 | 49.83% | 9,722 | 19 | Has 5,000 business and public sector customers worldwide [* Latest sales] |
88 | Express Engineering | Precision engineer | Gateshead | Mar 14 | 49.75% | 37,792 | 251 | It services oil and gas clients such as GE Oil & Gas, Aker and Cameron [*† Latest sales] |
89 | Original BTC | Lighting manufacturer | Oxfordshire | Oct 13 | 49.59% | 8,191 | 46 | Its lights illuminate Gordon Ramsay's Maze restaurant in London [* Latest sales] |
90 | Gemporia | Home shopping jewellery retailer | Worcestershire | Mar 14 | 49.38% | 99,564 | 579 | The co-founders starred in an ITV documentary about the business, shown in September [* Latest sales] |
91 | Clubhouse Golf | Golf retailer | Manchester | Sep 13 | 49.23% | 7,807 | 49 | Its 25,000 sq ft warehouse stocks 4,500 product lines [* Latest sales] |
92 | Nurture Landscapes | Landscape maintenance | Surrey | Mar 14 | 48.29% | 11,984 | 231 | Sells honey from its beehives at the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus to raise money for charity |
93 | Distinction Doors | Door distributor | Barnsley | Dec 13 | 47.83% | 33,346 | 49 | Is expanding overseas, sending a delivery to its first customer in India in September |
94 | CNG | Commercial gas supplier | Harrogate | Apr 14 | 47.62% | 196,554 | 74 | Aims to more than double its share of the commercial gas market to 10% within 10 years [* Latest sales] |
95 | Glide Utilities | Utility payment services provider | Birmingham | Sep 14 | 47.20% | 13,000 | 63 | Has raised more than £1m from angel investors since it was founded in 2006 [* Latest sales] |
96 | Tandom Metallurgical Group | Metal processor | Cheshire | Aug 13 | 47.18% | 58,211 | 66 | Investment in new equipment means it can now produce more than 700 tons of alloy a week |
97 | Vibrant Energy Matters | Energy services provider | Caerphilly | Dec 13 | 46.99% | 7,201 | 158 | Has supplied more than 1m Energy Performance Certificates since it was founded in 2008 |
98 | Loungers | Café and bar operator | Bristol | Apr 14 | 45.61% | 33,731 | 880 | Operates 53 informal café bars and restaurant bars across England and Wales [* Latest sales] |
99 | Corbin & King | Restaurant and hotel operator | Central London | Mar 14 | 45.45% | 35,402 | 674 | In October it opened its first hotel, the Beaumont in Mayfair [* Latest sales] |
100 | SportsShoes.com | Sports goods retailer | West Yorkshire | Feb 14 | 44.57% | 33,475 | 101 | Sells running shoes and clothing to customers in 100 countries |
* Supplied by Company † Annualised figure
Data Source: www.fasttrack.co.uk
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