Fast Track 100 has become the barometer of private company growth
Sir Richard Branson
It is great to celebrate the fastest-growing companies in the UK
David Cameron
The speakers were very impressive, we met very interesting guests, and the organisation was very slick
Richard Reed, co-founder, innocent
A great example of the way to stimulate entrepreneurial endeavour and success
Sir Martin Sorrell, founder & Group CEO, WPP
The Sunday Times is proud to be associated with all of Fast Track's league table programmes
Dominic O'Connell, former business editor, The Sunday Times
Fast Track is a leading research and events company that has created a network of the UK’s top-performing private companies through its rankings in The Sunday Times, from the fastest-growing to the biggest. Founded in 1997, it now publishes seven annual league tables and brings the founders and directors together at our invitation-only networking awards events and alumni dinners. Participation is based on financial performance and, thanks to our sponsors, there is no charge.
The Sunday Times Heathrow SME Export Track 100 ranks Britain’s 100 small and medium-sized (SME) companies with the fastest-growing international sales over the latest two years. It is compiled by Fast Track and published in The Sunday Times each February.
The Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 league table ranks Britain's 100 private tech (TMT) companies with the fastest-growing sales over the latest three years. It is compiled by Fast Track and published in The Sunday Times each September, with an awards dinner in November, and alumni dinners during the year.
The Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 league table ranks Britain's 100 private companies with the fastest-growing sales over their latest three years. It is compiled by Fast Track and published in The Sunday Times each December, with an awards event in May/June, and alumni dinners during the year.
The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 ranks Britain's mid-market private companies with the fastest-growing international sales, based on their latest two years of available accounts. It is compiled by Fast Track and published in The Sunday Times each June, with an awards event in September, and alumni dinners during the year.
The Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100 league table ranks Britain's 100 private companies with the fastest-growing profits, based on their latest 3 years of available accounts. It is compiled by Fast Track and published in The Sunday Times each April, with an awards event in June, and alumni dinners during the year.
The Sunday Times Grant Thornton Top Track 250 league table ranks Britain's private mid-market growth companies with the biggest sales. It is compiled by Fast Track and published in The Sunday Times each October, with an awards event in November, and alumni dinners during the year.
The Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 100 league table ranks Britain's 100 private companies with the biggest sales. It is compiled by Fast Track and published in The Sunday Times each July, with a series of associated dinners in the autumn.
15 @GrantThorntonUK #TopTrack250 mid-market growth companies are based around Birmingham – all will be revealed this weekend @ST_Business
Consumer data analyst @Callcredit buys @Recipero, boosting its ID protection services @GrantThorntonUK #TopTrack250
http://4t9ZOxpxODMatalan launches its first UK Homestore, in Knaresborough @HSBCUKBusiness #TopTrack100
http://uLju9nJ0n7We used @bureauvandijk’s Fame database to help research the 2016 @ST_Business @GrantThorntonUK #TopTrack250, published this Sunday
First US shale gas arrives at @Ineos plant in Scotland @HSBCUKBusiness #TopTrack100
http://E5oJlnLnPuNominations close on 30 Sep for the @ST_Business @Virgin #FastTrack100 league table – nominate your company here:
http://6Rng11UKyj.@SanCarlo_Group opens Fumo Covent Garden after £2m investment @BDOaccountant #ProfitTrack100 #OTR
http://WSRZgXA9PCRevealed on Sunday: Britain’s 250 leading private mid-market growth companies @ST_Business @GrantThorntonUK #TopTrack250 #VibrantEconomy
Latest news
Tech Track 100 published on 11 September in The Sunday Times
Top Track 250 published on 2 October in The Sunday Times
Fast Track 100 published on 4 December in The Sunday Times
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Success stories
Featured on Fast Track 100 in 1997 with sales of £17m; floated in 1998 and recently sold to SoftBank for £24.3bn
First featured on Fast Track 100 in 2004 with sales of £11m; now over 90% owned by Coca-Cola
First featured on Tech Track 100 in 2007; floated in 2014 and bought by Activision Blizzard in 2015 for £3.8bn
First featured on Fast Track 100 in 2010 with sales of £305m; floated in 2014 and completed a $13bn merger with IHS in 2016
First featured on Fast Track 100 in 2011 with sales of £6.7m; floated on AIM in 2014 and is now worth c£792m
