The Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100 league table ranks Britain’s 100 private companies with the fastest-growing profits over their latest three years. It is compiled by Fast Track and published as a supplement in The Sunday Times in April, with a national awards event in June.
This year’s Covid-19 special edition recognises the impressive past performance of the featured companies, their contribution to the economy and role in paying the taxes that help fund vital public services, such as the NHS, as well as their responses to the pandemic.
Publication of the 2021 league table was on 11 April 2021.
Profit Track 100 entry criteria
The closing date for nominations for the 2021 league table is 7 February 2021, with publication on 11 April 2021.
- UK registered, unquoted, and not subsidiaries
- Profits of at least £500,000 in the base year (2016 or 2017)
- Profits of at least £3m in the latest year (2019 or 2020)
- Profits are defined as operating profits before exceptional items
- Profits must increase in the latest year, from 2018 to 2019, or 2019 to 2020
- Trading weeks in the base and latest years have to exceed 25
- Excluded companies include pure property and financial trading companies, and those with restricted accounts; companies that are equal joint ventures, or majority-owned by quoted or other companies
- Companies that do not meet the criteria can still be considered for the Ones to Watch programme. This is a selection of companies that have either achieved, or predict, good profit growth
- 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
Our #BDOProfitTrack100 is the final league table to be published by Fast Track. Hamish Stevenson, our founder, has decided to close the company at the end of June after hosting its final virtual events, including our 24th annual Fast Track 100 awards in May. Click for more.
More than three quarters (78) of #BDOProfitTrack100 companies sell internationally, with key markets including the US and Europe. Our free 29-page research report provides insights into Britain’s private companies with the fastest-growing profits.
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As Covid restrictions ease, UK firms are being offered support for growth, writes Stuart Lisle, senior tax partner at @bdoaccountant, in our 22nd annual #BDOProfitTrack100 supplement. Published yesterday in The Sunday Times, with title sponsorship for an eighth year from BDO.
Businesses are adjusting to the impact of #Covid19 and see potential for expansion, writes Tim Hinton, head of corporate and commercial banking at Santander UK, in our 22nd annual #ProfitTrack100 league table supplement, published yesterday in The Sunday Times.
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Capital, contracts and customers will flow to good citizen companies, writes Giles Nicholas, managing director at @UBS Wealth Management, in our Sunday Times #ProfitTrack100 supplement. It was published yesterday with @ST_Business, with main sponsorship for a 19th year from UBS.
Our Sunday Times #BDOProfitTrack100 was published yesterday, ranking Britain’s private firms with the fastest-growing profits, with average operating profit growth of 59% a year – largely before #Covid19 struck – to combined profits of £931m, on sales of £8.7bn.
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Congrats to companies ranked 91-100 on our Sunday Times #BDOProfitTrack100 ranking of Britain’s 100 private companies with the fastest-growing profits including: @CG_Fry @GlobalMerch @_KidsPlanet @tenthrevgroup
@Uinsure_adviser @BromptonBicycle @SimarcoL
Congrats to those ranked 81-90 on our Sunday Times #BDOProfitTrack100 ranking of Britain’s 100 private firms with the fastest-growing profits: Corinthian Brands @RSKGroup @AtlasFMUK @GHBLtd @FlyACC @and_partnership @GroundControlGC @CanaganPetFood @globus_group @cooperturnerltd
Congrats to those ranked 71-80 on our Sunday Times #BDOProfitTrack100 ranking of Britain’s 100 private firms with the fastest-growing profits: @aspenpumpsgroup @Nexus_uw @PeldonRose @smartergardener @ExcelRedstone TMC Pharma @HPL_Motors @Edge_Worldwide @PHrarebooks Pets Corner
Congrats to companies ranked 61-70 on our Sunday Times #BDOProfitTrack100 ranking of Britain’s 100 private companies with the fastest-growing profits:@nationaltyres Editec @PN_Daly @ModaUK_Ltd Kebbell Homes @kitepackaging @Lyle_and_Scott @Exclaimer @redboxrecorders @BroganGroup
Types of company
Total sales
£14m - £630mTotal profits
£3m - £45mAverage 3 year profit growth
33% - 133% paStaff
20 - 1,000This is the best virtual event I have attended Mark Franckel, co-founder & CEO, Arlington Industries Group
Excellent virtual event. Well done in difficult circumstances Sharon Cooper, CFO, Xceptor
The Profit Track 100 companies put the 'Great' into Great Britain, contributing a serious input into the UK economy Dame Mary Perkins, co-founder & director, Specsavers
Profit Track 100 recognises great talent, true entrepreneurial spirit and excellent private companies that drive our economy Dame Rosemary Squire OBE, co-founder, Ambassador Theatre Group
Great congregation of inspiring and life changing companies upon which the UK will increasingly depend Colin Tenwick, non-executive chairman, Addison Lee
This is the best networking event in the UK Stuart Hennell, co-founder & MD, Watchfinder
Fast Track is a great accolade for any business to include on its letterhead and demonstrate your success Peter Swift, group FD, Peninsula
A great showcase for the unsung but oh-so-important private businesses who generate so much for the UK economy Sir James Wates CBE, chairman, Wates
Best networking event you ever go to! But you have to earn your place Keith Knowles OBE, founder & CEO, Beds and Bars
Alumni success stories
First featured with profits of £11m. Floated in September 2020 valued at £5.4bn
First featured with profits of £8m. Sold a 21% stake to General Atlantic in 2020 valuing it at $1.45bn
First featured with profits of £24m. Profits of £711m on sales of £5.4bn in 2019.
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