Companies are identified either by research or nomination. Nominations can be made by company representatives or advisors, and can be made using this online form.

Companies are ranked by sales in their latest accounts between 2011 and 2013.

The closing date for nominations is 2 August 2013, with publication in October.

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Entry criteria

• UK registered, unquoted, and not subsidiaries
• Sales are taken as total turnover, net of VAT
• Companies are required to have increased either their sales or their operating profits by 10% over their latest year
• Companies are required to be in profit
• Companies may have their ultimate holding company offshore
• Sales are typically between £120m and £600m
• Companies are defined as large with reference to the Companies Act 2006

Exclusions

• Companies that are either equal joint ventures, or majority-owned by quoted companies
• Companies with the majority of sales generated by their quoted subsidiaries
• Pure trading companies with fewer than 100 staff
• Not-for-profit companies, co-operative societies, mutual societies, provident associations, and member-owned buying groups
• Exceptions are made to the qualification criteria set out above. The compiler's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into

If you have any queries regarding the nomination form please email info@fasttrack.co.uk