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
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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