The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 ranks Britain’s mid-market private companies with the fastest-growing international sales, measured over their latest two years of available accounts. It is compiled by Fast Track and published in The Sunday Times in February, with an awards event in April.
Publication of the 2021 league table is on 21 February 2021.
International Track 200 entry criteria
Publication of the 2021 league table is on 21 February 2021.
Total sales £25m-£1bn
- UK registered, unquoted, and not subsidiaries
- International sales of at least £500,000 in the base year (2017 or 2018)
- International sales of at least £1m in the latest year (2019 or 2020)
- Total sales of at least £25m and less than £1bn in the latest year (2019 or 2020)
- International sales of at least 5% of total sales in the latest year (2019 or 2020)
- Year-on-year international sales growth in the latest year from 2018 to 2019, or 2019 to 2020
- Operating profit must be positive in the latest year (2019 or 2020)
- Ten or more employees in the latest year (2019 or 2020)
- Trading weeks in the base and latest years have to exceed 25
- Recruitment firms, payroll services providers, media agencies and travel agencies are required to have gross profits of at least £5m. Sales for recruitment and payroll firms are the total amount invoiced to clients
- Excluded companies include LLPs, pure property and financial trading companies; companies that are equal joint ventures, or majority-owned by quoted or other companies
- We reserve the right to change the qualification criteria set out above and to make exceptions. This is not a competition; the compiler’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into
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60% of @ST_Business #HSBCIntTrack200 companies said Brexit has had no / neutral impact on their business; 33% reported a negative impact. Our free 32-page research report provides key insights into Britain’s private companies with the fastest-growing international sales
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The 12th annual Sunday Times #HSBCIntTrack200 was published yesterday, ranking Britain’s 200 mid-market private companies with the fastest-growing international sales. Click to read the latest supplement: https://t.co/tB3B4SagRl https://t.co/PsS0cwHDS8
Trade with Europe might be trickier but the case for overseas expansion remains, writes Ian Wilson, chief executive UK & Ireland of our main sponsor DHL Express, in our 12th annual #IntTrack200 league table supplement, published yesterday in ST_Business.
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Firms are showing leadership in sustainability as they grow their international sales, writes Jane Galvin in our 12th annual #HSBCIntTrack200 league table supplement, published yesterday in @ST_Business, with title sponsorship for a 12th year from @HSBC_UK. Click through to read.
The Covid crisis has knocked confidence but exporters remain optimistic, writes Amanda Murphy in our 12th annual #HSBCIntTrack200 league table supplement, published yesterday in The Sunday Times, with title sponsorship for a 12th year from @HSBC_UK. Click to read.
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Our 12th annual Sunday Times #HSBCIntTrack200 was published yesterday, ranking Britain’s 200 mid-market private companies with the fastest-growing international sales and highlighting how they have adapted to the pandemic and #Brexit. Click to read our news report:
Congrats Lendlock Group @NationwidePlc @scoregroupltd @Lovehoney @FrankRecGroup CT Automotive @swantex_ltd @johngoodgroup @grenadeofficial @BrigadePLC for ranking on our 2021 @ST_Business #HSBCIntTrack200
Congrats @OptimiseMedia Argent Foods Abbey Forged Products @StottandMay Groves @peninsula_uk @TechbuyerGroup @SmyleCreative @endclothing @Adder for ranking on our 2021 @ST_Business #HSBCIntTrack200
Congrats @dcsgroupuk Redlynch Cyden @_TheVSIGroup
@BromptonBicycle @Pyramid_Int @dotmatics @PacificProduce @GrantWestfield @sunvalleysnacks for ranking on our 2021 @ST_Business #HSBCIntTrack200
Types of company
Total sales
£25m - £200mInt’l sales
£1m - £100mAverage 2 year int’l sales growth
20% - 250% paStaff
50 - 1,000This is a great recognition of our efforts to expand internationally Nick Robinson, co-founder, WorldFirst
The International Track 200 is a wonderful recognition for the success of an ambitious British business Michael Teixeira, chief executive, MVF
A great demonstration to our clients of our growth for their benefit Melvin Thomas, co-founder, The Licensing Company
Really inspiring to see how many British companies are making such a huge impact on the international market Richard Hudson, marketing director, Sapphire Systems
Alumni success stories
Featured on seven consecutive occasions, from 2014 to 2020, with international sales of £113m; it floated in 2020, valued at £5.4bn and is now worth £7.2bn
Featured in 2013 with international sales of £100m; it floated in January at a valuation of £3.7bn
Featured with international sales of £314m; floated in 2014 and completed a $13bn merger with IHS in 2016
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