Fast Track 100 league tables

2009 Fast Track 100 league table - UK

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Rank	Company Activity	Sales growth % pa	08/09 sales (Łm)	05/06 sales (Łm)	Comment

1	Cyclescheme Bicycle scheme administrator	347.91	22.7	*0.3	New client Rolls-Royce bought Ł1.2m of bikes for employees in one month
2	Gio-Goi Fashion wholesaler	219.92	18.8	0.6	Brand featured in an MTV show with Pete Doherty modelling its clothes
3	Empiric Solutions Recruitment consultancy	202.15	9.0	0.3	Has about 50 core investment and asset management clients, including ING and Fortis
4	Oxygen Insurance broker	189.80	17.0	0.7	Has arranged cancellation insurance for Madonna and U2 concerts
5	Eazyfone Mobile phone recycler	176.69	‡36.2	*1.7	Says it recycles up to 200,000 phones a month through its Envirofone website
6	Mattressman Mattress retailer	173.60	8.7	*0.4	Says it stocks 5,000 bed frames and 3,000 mattresses at any given time
7	I-Paye Payroll services provider	170.65	67.4	3.4	Has 2,000 clients, many of whom are contractors working abroad
8	Paladin Group Property services provider	170.25	20.5	*1.0	Is moving into student letting, with a contract signed to manage 1,000 student units
9	Ella's Kitchen Baby food producer	156.16	*8.3	*0.5	Its 30 products include flavours such as butternut squash, apple and prune
10	Catering Academy Contract catering provider	155.76	14.3	*0.9	Its clients include the Health Protection Agency, the University of Bolton and the YMCA
11	Genuine Solutions Telecoms product reseller	153.52	6.3	*0.4	Supplies mobile-phone accessories to 800 independent retailers in 24 countries
12	Getting Personal Online gift retailer	148.78	‡6.3	0.4	Founders met at antenatal classes
13	Rize Recruitment Telecoms recruitment consultancy	144.85	8.4	*0.6	Says it has placed Colombian workers in Afghanistan, and Filipinos in Madagascar
14	Life Build Solutions Building contractor	139.65	15.0	*1.1	Recently completed a Ł2.5m project for Pinewood Studios opened by the Queen
15	Your Golf Travel Golf travel agency	139.35	7.4	*0.5	Its call-centre staff are mostly keen golfers who advise travellers on best golfing deals
16	Team24 Medical recruitment consultancy	133.97	13.4	*1.0	Claims to place more than 1,000 doctors and nurses a week
17	Redrock Consulting Recruitment consultancy	131.41	*15.4	*1.2	Clients include Orange, Motorola and Alcatel-Lucent
18	Alliance Surgical Surgery group	131.22	5.9	*0.5	450 NHS consultants are shareholders in the business
19	State Oil Petroleum wholesaler	128.00	147.2	12.4	Claims to be the fourth-largest independent oil importer in the UK
20	Low Cost Travel Group Travel operator	127.03	50.7	4.3	Has booked holidays for 1.2m people this year
21	Myprotein.co.uk Sports nutrition supplier	125.82	‡9.8	0.8	Supplies sports nutrition to the current winner of Britain’s Strongest Man competition
22	Moonpig.com Online greetings card retailer	125.60	20.9	1.8	Says it will sell 10m personalised greeting cards this year
23	Miroma Media barter company	118.22	‡20.3	1.9	Launched an office in Singapore this year
24	E-Resourcing IT recruitment consultancy	115.01	‡5.6	0.6	Customers include the NHS, Logica and Toyota
25	Next Ventures Recruitment consultancy	111.32	8.3	*0.9	75% of its sales are currently generated overseas
26	Interim Partners Recruitment consultancy	110.53	9.4	1.0	Launched a mid-market recruitment division in September
27	Kite Consulting Group IT recruitment consultancy	110.19	‡7.9	0.9	Clients include Balfour Beatty, Barclays and Aviva
28	Olive Catering Contract caterer	104.09	9.2	1.1	Recently won contracts with Heinz and Capital One
29	Global Energy Group Energy services provider	103.00	94.3	11.3	Has hired two Olympic biathlete skiers to lead staff development
30	Fine Green Associates Recruitment consultancy	102.94	10.9	*1.3	Supplies non-clinical management staff to the NHS and private healthcare organisations
31	ONEPOST Postal management adviser	100.62	‡28.4	3.5	Its 230 clients include the National Trust and the British Red Cross
32	AM PM Cash and carry wholesaler	99.52	‡5.3	*0.7	Cash and carry chain started in an old sewing-machine factory with Ł5,000 of stock
33	PowerPerfector Energy-saving device distributor	97.21	11.6	1.5	Says its technology can save clients an average of 13% in electricity costs
34	Chesterfield Poultry Halal poultry seller	97.02	17.5	2.3	Processes up to 120,000 halal chickens each week
35	Directline Holidays Online travel operator	96.22	11.4	1.5	Has developed software that can tailor holidays to customers’ requirements
36	Silver Cross Pram maker	95.67	17.5	2.3	Founded in 1877, now sells to retailers and direct to public on its own website
37	jjFOX Recruitment consultancy	94.87	‡13.7	1.9	Company’s 2008 Christmas raffle raised Ł44,000 to start a charitable foundation
38	Asteral Medical equipment provider	94.42	‡14.3	1.9	Handles the supply and maintenance of scanners and x-ray machines to hospitals
39	NAC Group Business consultancy	92.87	7.6	1.1	Helps improve business efficiency at Imperial College Hospital and JCB
40	Danbro Payroll services provider	91.63	‡51.1	7.3	Client list includes 1,500 IT contractors and 1,100 limited companies
41	Hobson Prior Recruitment consultancy	91.04	10.3	1.5	Has recently formed strategic partnerships with companies in Switzerland and Germany
42	ea Consulting Group Business management consultancy	88.99	25.1	3.7	Founded to manage change arising from the introduction of the euro
43	Motor Fuel Fuel retailer	87.73	121.9	*18.4	Has acquired more than 20 petrol stations in the past three years
44	Boost Drinks Energy drink maker	87.54	9.7	1.5	Became the official energy drink for Glastonbury this year
45	Stores Direct Heating products retailer	86.58	8.2	1.3	Sells about 500 stoves and fireplaces each month from its websites
46	Higgidy Pies Pie maker	85.68	‡5.6	0.9	Sells its British quiches to a café in France
47	Fjord Digital design consultancy	82.36	‡6.6	1.1	Has offices in London, Berlin, Helsinki and New York
48	Joseph Joseph Household goods maker	82.11	‡6.5	1.1	Sells 250 product lines through stores including John Lewis and House of Fraser
49	SFC (Wholesale) Fried chicken wholesaler	80.81	12.5	2.1	Claims to sell more than 400 tonnes of frozen chicken products each month
50	Dimark Ethnic food distributor	80.60	‡5.1	0.9	Is one of Britain’s largest importers of Polish and eastern European food
51	Easi-Drive Accident Management Accident services provider	80.59	*12.9	2.2	Says its customers drive 1m miles a year in the replacement vehicles it provides
52	Practicus Interim management consultancy	79.17	33.3	5.8	Opened offices in Amsterdam and Australia earlier this year
53	World First Foreign exchange broker	78.86	5.6	1.0	Its most popular currencies traded are euros and dollars
54	Global Resourcing IT recruitment consultancy	77.89	14.8	2.6	Operates globally, including in America, Hong Kong, Singapore and Kazakhstan
55	The Book Depository Online book retailer	77.79	61.4	10.9	Founder was part of the team that launched Amazon in Britain
56	Oliver James Associates Recruitment consultancy	77.57	7.0	1.2	Places about 20 candidates each month with blue-chip insurance firms
57	Amber Taverns Pub operator	76.74	7.0	*1.3	Purchased 23 pubs from the administrators in April, saving about 100 jobs
58	Allen Lane Public sector recruitment consultancy	76.43	‡23.6	4.3	Clients include Ofsted and the London Business School
59	Liv-ex Wine exchange operator	75.70	27.1	5.0	Produces an index ranking the world’s top 100 wines for investment
60	People Source Consulting IT recruitment consultancy	74.27	6.5	1.2	Claims to have clients in every industry sector
61	Toppesfield Road surfacer	74.23	10.5	*2.0	Recently completed a Ł1m resurfacing project on behalf of Transport for London
62	Richmond Group Financial services provider	71.96	‡36.3	7.1	Staff, customers and company raised Ł150,000 for local charities
63	Universal Recycling Metal waste recycler	71.48	47.6	9.4	A renewable fuel power plant now provides a third of all its electricity requirements
64	BLU 3 (UK) Infrastructure services provider	70.87	14.3	2.9	Clients include Tesco, Transport for London and EDF Energy
65	Opti-cal Survey Equipment Survey equipment supplier	70.35	‡5.0	1.0	Supplies equipment to projects including the London 2012 Olympics and Crossrail
66	Mayday Healthcare Medical recruitment consultancy	70.14	29.7	6.0	Claims its offices have not closed in five and a half years
67	Zaha Hadid Architect	67.43	26.2	5.6	Designs include the Z.Car, a hydrogen-powered, three-wheeled automobile
68	Igloo Books Book publisher	67.36	7.7	1.6	Publishes about 250 titles each year, from baby nutrition guides to gardening books
69	Lifetime Training provider	66.40	‡9.8	2.1	Founder worked as a teacher and aerobics instructor before setting up the business
70	Acteon Offshore services provider	66.37	309.2	*67.1	Group comprises 15 companies with services including oilwell decommissioning
71	PMSS Renewable energy consultancy	65.97	‡6.0	1.3	Claims to have provided expertise to more than 1,000 renewable-energy projects
72	McKinney Rogers Business performance consultancy	65.10	‡11.0	2.5	Stint in the Royal Marines led founder to adapt military principles to the business
73	Integrated Subsea Services Offshore services provider	64.67	87.6	19.6	Recently opened offices in Singapore and Australia
74	Investigo Recruitment consultancy	64.51	28.8	6.5	Acts as primary supplier of finance staff to Alliance Boots, Coca-Cola and Lloyds
75	Timothy James Consulting Recruitment consultancy	63.63	‡5.4	1.2	Candidates placed typically earn salaries of between Ł80,000 and Ł100,000
76	Henleys Clothing Fashion wholesaler	63.45	‡38.0	8.7	Says it is one of Shop Direct’s top selling brands
77	Holiday Taxis Airport transfer provider	63.41	12.2	2.8	Founder set up company after Thomas Cook made him redundant
78	MSS Group Facilities management consultancy	62.52	7.4	*1.7	Its clients include Superdrug, Rockwool and Scottish Power
79	Sprue Aegis Safety products manufacturer	61.86	9.4	2.2	Says it supplies 85% of British fire authorities with its smoke alarms
80	Bond Aviation Group Helicopter operator	61.74	62.7	14.8	Flies crews to and from drilling platforms in the North Sea
81	PJ Care Care home operator	60.25	5.0	1.2	Recently acquired a training company to enable it to train its own staff
82	Go Ape Adventure course operator	60.19	8.5	2.1	Says that nearly 2m customers have completed a course
83	Fast & Fresh Restaurants Subway sandwich franchiser	59.84	10.6	2.6	Recent openings include restaurants at Liverpool airport
84	Character World Licensed textile manufacturer	59.65	20.8	5.1	Recently launched a Spiderman duvet set
85	AdConnection Media agency	59.56	‡14.6	3.6	New clients include Grosvenor Casinos and Trinidad and Tobago’s tourist board
86	Cath Kidston Fashion retailer	59.46	31.3	7.7	Recently published a book of sewing projects designed for use with its fabric patterns
87	Applied Language Solutions Translation services provider	59.16	‡6.3	1.6	Claims to have a network of more than 16,000 linguists around the world
88	Balhousie Care Group Care home operator	59.02	‡12.7	3.2	Founder appeared on Channel 4’s Secret Millionaire this year
89	Maria Mallaband Care Group Care home operator	58.85	31.8	7.9	Supplies 1,200 beds in 54 care homes, including one in Jersey
90	Voice Mobile Mobile phone reseller	58.66	7.1	1.8	Says it supplies mobile phones to one in every four British police officers
91	Manpower Direct Security services provider	58.00	7.4	1.9	Started in a converted warehouse by a group of engineering graduates
92	NET-A-PORTER.com Online fashion retailer	56.54	81.5	21.3	Has raised more than Ł10m in funding since 2000
93	Denticare Dental practice operator	56.47	5.1	1.3	Provides financial assistance to help continental dentists relocate to Britain
94	Eurospan Book distributor	56.09	5.5	1.4	Distributes books from publishers such as the World Bank and Stanford University Press
95	Paul Bakery and patisserie	55.71	18.9	5.0	Claims it sold more than 300,000 croissants and 70,000 strawberry tartlettes last year
96	Hotel Chocolat Stores Chocolate retailer	55.16	‡21.8	5.8	Recently opened two stores in America, and will have franchises in Dubai and Kuwait
97	B&M Retail Discount retailer	54.60	255.9	*69.3	Claims that more than 1.5m shoppers enter its stores each week
98	CMC Partnership Business management consultancy	53.30	13.3	3.7	Clients include the Ministry of Defence, the Foreign Office and the Welsh Assembly
99	Outsource UK Recruitment consultancy	53.29	18.2	5.1	Company was founded in the managing director’s spare bedroom
100	David Phillips Furniture Furniture retailer	52.92	‡12.3	3.4	Furnished more than 100 apartments in Cyprus this year
* annualised figure ‡ draft accounts