2020 - Fast Track 100 League Table

What is the Fast Track 100 – 2020?
The Fast Track 100 league table ranked Britain’s 100 private companies with the fastest-growing sales in 2020 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 2020 Results

Rank	Company	Activity	Location	Year end	Annual sales rise over 3 years	Latest sales £000s	Staff	Comment
1	Glencar Construction	Construction contractor	St Albans	Sep-20	441.02%	96,532	60	Is constructing the UK's Covid-19 Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre in Oxfordshire [† Latest sales]
2	Kubrick Group	Data specialists provider	Central London	Jun-20	209.50%	18,729	335	Plans to have five training programmes running by the new year, more than before the pandemic [* Latest sales]
3	National Care Group	Care provider	Accrington	Mar-20	183.36%	60,763	2,189	Provided skincare packs to its 2,000-plus care staff to deal with issues arising from wearing facemasks [* Latest sales]
4	Safe Fence	Security fencing supplier	West Bromwich	Apr-20	182.33%	8,865	11	Provided fencing to NHS Nightingale Hospitals and test centres during the pandemic [* Latest sales]
5	Lounge Underwear	Online lingerie retailer	Solihull	Mar-20	162.20%	13,833	44	Says it has recruited 30 new employees since April as sales have tripled [* Latest sales]
6	Chilly’s Bottles	Reusable bottles brand	Central London	Jul-20	159.24%	44,141	19	Donated £250,000 worth of its insulated bottles to NHS frontline workers in June [* Latest sales]
7	Huel	Nutrition brand	Hertfordshire	Jul-20	130.62%	71,640	120	Has recruited more than 30 staff since March, and launched its new "Hot & Savoury" range in September [* Latest sales]
8	So Energy	Energy supplier	Central London	Mar-20	129.35%	202,286	129	Began installing solar panels and batteries in customers' homes in June [* Latest sales]
9	Astrid & Miyu	Jewellery designer and retailer	South London	Dec-19	123.27%	7,612	61	Offered a 30% discount to NHS staff and teachers during the first national lockdown [* Latest sales]
10	Biotiful Dairy	Kefir products maker	West London	Mar-20	121.29%	10,917	21	Says demand has increased during the pandemic as consumers have become more health-conscious [* Latest sales]
11	Halkin	Serviced offices provider	Central London	Dec-19	120.72%	15,125	36	Has installed fogging machines and contactless visitor sign-in at its eight London sites
12	Performance54	Golf marketing agency	Surrey	Apr-20	111.37%	12,662	28	Promoted Saudi Arabia’s first ever ladies professional golf tournament, which took place last month [* Latest sales]
13	PIB Group	Insurance broker	Central London	Dec-19	107.04%	123,321	1,202	Made its 35th acquisition in December — the eleventh this year — since being founded five years ago
14	RIXO	Fashion retailer	West London	Jun-20	104.03%	10,516	42	A third of its order book was cancelled when Covid-19 hit, with sales shifting completely online [* Latest sales]
15	Bluefin Trading	Sports equipment supplier	West Yorkshire	Dec-19	101.63%	13,608	10	Sales have spiked during the pandemic and it has doubled its headcount to 21 [* Latest sales]
16	Oak Security Services	Security guarding services	East London	Jul-20	98.48%	7,121	160	Saw demand increase from the retail sector during the pandemic [* Latest sales]
17	Helios Medical Communications	Healthcare communications agency	Cheshire	Dec-19	97.43%	10,974	60	Staff worked from home in February due to an office move, coincidentally preparing them for lockdown [* Latest sales]
18	Oh Polly	Online fashion retailer	Glasgow	Apr-20	94.84%	39,662	209	Provided 6,000 facemasks to Cambodians associated with its charity in the country [* Latest sales]
19	One Retail Group	Online retailer	North London	Dec-19	87.80%	39,177	27	Dispatches more than 4,000 orders a day to customers in 60 countries [* Latest sales]
20	VetPartners	Veterinary practices	York	Jun-20	86.80%	349,000	5,422	Temporarily closed a quarter of its 500 clinics at the start of the pandemic [* Latest sales]
21	Source Group International	Recruitment consultancy	Central London	Dec-19	86.56%	24,514	43	Has recruited 480 new staff for its clients during the pandemic [* Latest sales]
22	GAP Vehicle Hire	Vehicle hire provider	Glasgow	Mar-20	86.14%	23,526	78	Its 4,500-strong fleet of vehicles is used by utility providers and emergency services
23	Gymshark	Online fitness clothing brand	Solihull	Jul-20	85.98%	260,674	455	Sold a 21% stake to US investor General Atlantic in August, valuing it at more than £1bn [* Latest sales]
24	Transmission	Marketing agency	East London	Dec-19	85.91%	10,468	185	Expects sales to double to £20m this year as its clients have increased their digital ad spend [* Latest sales]
25	Identity	Events agency	East Sussex	Aug-20	83.06%	20,351	75	Gained experience hosting virtual events when Storm Dennis hit the UK in February [* Latest sales]
26	Hilltop Honey	Honey manufacturer	Powys	Aug-20	79.11%	11,670	51	Demand quintupled when the pandemic struck and consumers stocked up on honey [* Latest sales]
27	Kisaco Research	Business events organiser	Central London	Dec-19	78.13%	6,880	49	Has been running virtual events during the pandemic on topics such as artificial intelligence [* Latest sales]
28	Bluebella	Lingerie retailer and wholesaler	Central London	Dec-19	77.08%	8,662	23	Claims to have held the world's biggest virtual fashion show in May [* Latest sales]
29	Saloni	Fashion retailer and wholesaler	Central London	Sep-19	75.66%	11,637	34	Released an archive collection instead of its planned clothing lines, due to the pandemic [* Latest sales]
30	MNB Precision	Precision engineering services	Coventry	Feb-20	75.64%	19,778	140	Produced parts for the development of Dyson's ventilators to help treat coronavirus patients [* Latest sales]
31	Longevita	Cosmetic surgery provider	West London	Mar-20	74.37%	5,492	37	Bookings trebled after the first lockdown flight ban to Turkey was lifted in July [* Latest sales]
32	Otto Car	Vehicle hire provider	West London	Mar-20	73.39%	20,377	45	Offered private-hire drivers a 50% discount on car rental from March to August [* Latest sales]
33	South Cliff Dental Group	Dental practice operator	Crawley	Mar-20	71.69%	7,096	150	Four of its practices became urgent care hubs treating emergency dental patients during the spring [* Latest sales]
34	Improveasy	Energy efficiency consultancy	Manchester	Mar-20	69.92%	13,841	35	Is helping homeowners claim the Green Homes Grant for energy-efficiency improvements [* Latest sales]
35	Ignition Technology	Software distributor	Farnborough	Apr-20	69.73%	28,681	32	Achieved record sales for its remote-access software when the country was first asked to work from home
36	Lazer Lamps	Automotive LED lights maker	Harlow	Jun-19	68.89%	7,850	32	Motorsports teams such as McLaren and Toyota use its range of LED vehicle lights [* Latest sales]
37	Sixty Stores	Online retailer	Stratford-upon-Avon	Aug-20	68.76%	23,273	22	Cleared one year's stock from its warehouse during the first three months of lockdown [* Latest sales]
38	Ooni	Pizza oven manufacturer	Edinburgh	Dec-19	67.70%	13,744	50	Bruce Willis, Drew Barrymore and Jake Gyllenhall all showed off their Ooni ovens on social media this year [* Latest sales]
39	Milexa Group	Wallpaper and flooring supplier	Liverpool	Dec-19	65.21%	5,352	35	Supplied murals for Netflix's headquarters in Silicon Valley this year [* Latest sales]
40	Apollo Home Healthcare	Homecare provider	Staffordshire	Dec-19	65.09%	17,708	160	Provided home care for NHS patients at the start of the pandemic, freeing up hospital beds
41	Retearn	Procurement consultancy	Central London	Jun-20	64.79%	5,651	26	Helped clients source home-working equipment and PPE, and to prepare for the reopening of sites [* Latest sales]
42	FinTrU	Financial regulations consultancy	Belfast	Mar-20	63.42%	17,015	384	Has hired 250 new employees since March to help clients navigate increased market volatility [* Latest sales]
43	Character.com	Online merchandise retailer	Swansea	Jul-19	62.42%	27,773	51	Donated £3 to NHS charities from every Paw Patrol key workers T-shirt it sold
44	Total Tiles	Tile retailer	Ipswich	Nov-19	61.48%	7,318	30	Hired 17 more staff under the first lockdown as business customers renovated their premises
45	Tattu	Chinese restaurant chain	Manchester	Dec-19	61.07%	14,340	291	Temporary closure of its four restaurants due to lockdown will result in sales falling to £12m this year [* Latest sales]
46	Reassured	Life insurance broker	Basingstoke	Jan-20	60.75%	65,113	564	Has doubled its number of offices, opening four since June, to make a total of eight [* Latest sales]
47	Vanilla Underground	Online merchandise retailer	Tamworth	Dec-19	60.75%	7,836	24	Opened its warehouse on weekends to cope with demand between April and June [* Latest sales]
48	Lifeline24	Personal alarm systems supplier	Norwich	Mar-20	59.60%	6,345	87	Calls 1,000 ambulances a month on behalf of its vulnerable users
49	Tropic Skincare	Beauty products manufacturer	Croydon	Jun-20	59.40%	51,325	234	Produced 50,000 conditioning hand sanitisers and 20,000 "calm balms" for key workers [* Latest sales]
50	Northern Gas & Power	Energy management consultancy	Gateshead	Dec-19	59.15%	43,978	390	In the spring it launched an online energy price comparison service for businesses
51	Pareto Facilities Management	Facilities maintenance provider	Oxfordshire	Sep-19	58.51%	14,131	118	Donated 1,000 food parcels to the staff of London Zoo and Whipsnade Zoo over Easter [* Latest sales]
52	Boxpark	Retail and leisure developer	Brighton	Apr-20	57.68%	15,900	165	Closed its three sites during the national lockdowns, but was open between July and October [* Latest sales]
53	Tile Mountain	Tile retailer	Stoke-on-Trent	Dec-19	57.66%	34,344	239	Opened its third showroom in June, in Birmingham [* Latest sales]
54	Task Consumer Products	Toilet paper manufacturer	Wolverhampton	Dec-19	57.01%	52,695	90	Had manufacturing capacity and stock available to support clients during the panic-buying of toilet paper
55	BrandAlley	Flash sales site	Central London	Dec-19	56.91%	59,420	73	Says it has added more than 1,000 new customers daily during the pandemic, and now has 575,000 [* Latest sales]
56	Lusso Stone	Bathroom supplier	Middlesbrough	Sep-20	56.84%	16,667	16	Its baths, sinks and showers can be found in high-end hotels such as Claridge’s in Mayfair [* Latest sales]
57	Red Industries	Waste management services	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Dec-19	56.50%	41,663	240	In April, it launched a service to deep-clean industrial premises and help dispose of used PPE
58	Candour Logistics	Logistics services provider	Warrington	Mar-20	56.49%	80,525	27	Shipping from China and Vietnam posed challenges during their lockdowns earlier this year [* Latest sales]
59	Business Waste	Waste management broker	York	Dec-19	55.37%	10,190	61	Has gained more than 3,000 clients for its waste management services since April [* Latest sales]
60	Revolution Beauty	Beauty products retailer	Kent	Dec-19	54.59%	152,428	205	Online sales have soared by 250% since the coronavirus outbreak began, to £55m [* Latest sales]
61	Prime Global	Healthcare communications group	Knutsford	Dec-19	53.55%	21,519	186	Has been providing communications support to clients for Covid-19 treatment and vaccine programmes
62	Brisant Secure	Lock and handle supplier	West Yorkshire	Dec-19	52.99%	12,700	43	Furloughed 95% of staff in the spring, but when they returned in July, the company had its best sales week ever [* Latest sales]
63	Harrison Bathrooms	Bathroom wholesaler	West Yorkshire	Dec-19	50.14%	18,610	69	Its July sales reached an all-time high as housebound customers invested in home improvements [† Latest sales]
64	Easy Bathrooms	Bathroom retailer	West Yorkshire	Nov-19	49.98%	33,349	217	Opened nearly 20 new showrooms after the initial lockdown restrictions were lifted in June
65	Beavertown Brewery	Brewery	North London	Mar-20	49.42%	35,162	131	Opened its new 129,000 sq ft brewery in August, capable of producing 90 million pints a year [* Latest sales]
66	OMG How Cheap	Online stationery retailer	Colchester	Feb-20	48.73%	9,501	37	Has increased staff numbers by 20 since March to cope with extra demand
67	Cult Beauty	Online beauty retailer	Central London	May-20	48.57%	123,436	188	Saw sales of bath soaks and oils soar by 527% during the spring lockdown [* Latest sales]
68	Symprove	Gut-health drinks maker	Farnham	Dec-19	47.64%	7,518	32	Reported a record 50% rise in customers in May compared with 2019 [* Latest sales]
69	Grenade	Sports nutrition brand	Solihull	Dec-19	46.89%	52,500	60	Provided energy bars to frontline and NHS staff during the first national lockdown
70	White Stores	Garden furniture retailer	Essex	Aug-20	46.32%	23,333	40	Opened a new warehouse in September and took on an additional 40 people [* Latest sales]
71	Davies Group	Specialist professional services	Central London	Jun-20	45.18%	168,457	3,750	Its claims division continued to operate during lockdown with 90% of staff working from home [* Latest sales]
72	Technoworld	Online computer retailer	Northwest London	Sep-20	45.13%	84,434	18	Set up four new depots to cope with increased demand for laptops during the first national lockdown [* Latest sales]
73	EU Automation	Machine parts supplier	Stafford	Mar-20	45.00%	66,136	237	Has hired 32 staff in the UK, Chicago and Frankfurt since June despite the pandemic [* Latest sales]
74	Clarity Environmental	Environmental compliance services	Brighton	Dec-19	44.73%	35,524	21	Donated £17,000 to charities affected by the pandemic, including the Care Workers Charity
75	Vegware	Compostable packaging maker	Edinburgh	Jan-20	44.58%	45,908	86	Its eco-friendly catering disposables are in demand from businesses becoming Covid-secure
76	Anthesis Group	Sustainability consultancy	Central London	Dec-19	44.40%	27,663	454	Says it has lost no contracts during the pandemic, and that it secured 30 new clients [* Latest sales]
77	Velocity Commerce	Online marketplace specialist	Cambridge	Dec-19	44.26%	21,542	25	Has handled 2.7 million orders since 2013, sent to 111 countries around the world
78	Media Zoo	Creative digital agency	Southwest London	Mar-20	44.25%	12,627	127	Wrote and distributed 100 press releases for charities to help Covid-affected communities [* Latest sales]
79	Real Wrap Co.	Food-to-go manufacturer	Bristol	Mar-20	44.16%	10,870	210	Provided recipe boxes for low-income households during national and local lockdowns [* Latest sales]
80	BrewDog	Brewery	Aberdeenshire	Dec-19	44.08%	214,896	1,767	Became carbon negative in August, and is planting a million trees in the Scottish Highlands
81	ME+EM	Fashion retailer	West London	Jan-20	43.57%	16,667	74	Began targeting overseas customers at scale for the first time during the pandemic [* Latest sales]
82	Nurture Landscapes	Landscape maintenance	Surrey	Mar-20	43.29%	78,960	1,170	Set up a zero-interest loan fund during the pandemic for employees in financial difficulty [* Latest sales]
83	Junkyard Golf Club	Crazy golf course operator	Manchester	Mar-20	42.86%	17,053	265	Hopes to launch a sixth crazy golf venue, in Newcastle next year [* Latest sales]
84	Bambino Mio	Reusable nappy supplier	Northampton	Nov-19	42.83%	9,317	56	Experienced a 400% increase in UK online sales of its reusable nappies in April [* Latest sales]
85	CField Construction	Construction contractor	Central London	Dec-19	42.21%	77,478	75	Is transforming the Grade II listed Bodmin jail, in Cornwall, into a luxury hotel
86	Manière De Voir	Online fashion retailer	Manchester	Dec-19	41.69%	10,302	28	Holds six to nine months' stock, so was able to safely satisfy demand in lockdown [* Latest sales]
87	Stiltz	Home lift manufacturer	West Midlands	Dec-19	41.68%	27,472	200	Launched a nationwide recruitment drive and moved into a new HQ in July, despite the pandemic [* Latest sales]
88	Fairfax & Favor	Footwear and accessories retailer	Norfolk	Feb-20	41.45%	8,450	33	Has donated more than £100,000 to NHS Charities Together during the Covid-19 crisis [* Latest sales]
89	Precision Resource Group	Recruitment consultancy	Bristol	Apr-20	41.38%	31,345	122	Helped local authorities hire public health specialists during the pandemic [* Latest sales]
90	Sykes Holiday Cottages	Holiday cottage rental agency	Chester	Sep-19	40.73%	76,021	596	Has helped house 275 key workers under the NHS Homes scheme
91	James and James Fulfilment	E-commerce fulfilment provider	Northampton	Dec-19	40.62%	17,240	104	Hired 90 full-time staff this year, and its new fulfilment centre went live in November
92	SIAN Wholesale	Consumer goods wholesaler	Surrey	Dec-19	40.58%	49,114	34	Chose not to raise the price on hand soap and sanitiser, its most sought-after products
93	Matchroom Sport	Sporting events promoter	Essex	Jun-19	39.87%	192,882	87	Its Covid-secure "Fight Camp" in August attracted professional boxers such as Dillian Whyte and Katie Taylor
94	Estella Bartlett	Jewellery wholesaler and retailer	Southeast London	Mar-20	39.81%	6,539	28	Its online sales have soared, offsetting falling onboard purchases after planes were grounded [* Latest sales]
95	Sigma Sports	Sports goods retailer	Kingston upon Thames	Dec-19	39.67%	33,770	117	Opened a second store in September and has hired 30 new full-time employees since March
96	Airline Component Services	Aircraft parts supplier	Braintree, Essex	Mar-20	39.61%	7,090	13	Saw its main market — supplying aircraft spares to airlines — heavily impacted from the spring [* Latest sales]
97	AnTech	Oil drilling products manufacturer	Exeter	Aug-19	39.23%	5,938	50	Saudi Aramco, one of the world's most valuable companies, has been an investor since 2013 [* Latest sales]
98	Aspens Services	Contract caterer	Worcestershire	Apr-20	38.96%	69,546	3,100	Supplied meals to vulnerable families when the first national lockdown closed schools [* Latest sales]
99	Medivet	Veterinary practices	Watford	Apr-20	38.92%	210,800	2,927	Continued to provide veterinary care during the national lockdowns [* Latest sales]
100	YouGarden	Online gardening retailer	Lincolnshire	Dec-19	38.38%	17,685	55	Sales of its garden products doubled between March and June, and it increased staff by 75 to cope [* Latest sales]

* Supplied by Company † Annualised figure

Data Source: www.fasttrack.co.uk

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