2012 Tech Track 100
Rank: 22 Click Travel
Began as a bedroom project whilst the managing director was a university student
Started as a bedroom project by managing director Simon McLean while studying at Cambridge University, this Birmingham-based travel management company mainly operates online for organisations in the UK. Its customers - which include TalkTalk, Adecco and the British Heart Foundation - can book flights, hotels, train tickets and car hire through Click's website, which also helps users find the cheapest tickets and manage their travel budgets better. Sales have increased 99% a year, from £3.8m in 2009 to £30m in 2012, as customers turn to the site to cut costs.
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Started as a bedroom project by managing director Simon McLean while studying at Cambridge University, this Birmingham-based travel management company mainly operates online for organisations in the UK. Its customers - which include TalkTalk, Adecco and the British Heart Foundation - can book flights, hotels, train tickets and car hire through Click's website, which also helps users find the cheapest tickets and manage their travel budgets better. Sales have increased 99% a year, from £3.8m in 2009 to £30m in 2012, as customers turn to the site to cut costs.
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Company facts
Click Travel
Software developer
Company website
| Sales growth | 98.91% pa |
| 2012 sales | ‡£30.0m |
| 2009 sales | £3.8m |
| 2012 staff | 57 |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Location of HQ | Birmingham |
| If applicable: * = annualised figures ‡ = draft accounts |
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