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 each April, with a national awards event in June and alumni dinners throughout the year.
The closing date for nominations for the 2020 league table is 2 February 2020, with publication on 5 April 2020.
Profit Track 100 entry criteria
The closing date for nominations for the 2020 league table is 2 February 2020, with publication on 5 April 2020.
- UK registered, unquoted, and not subsidiaries
- Profits of at least £500,000 in the base year (2015 or 2016)
- Profits of at least £3m in the latest year (2018 or 2019)
- Profits are defined as operating profits before exceptional items
- Profits must increase in the latest year, from 2017 to 2018, or 2018 to 2019
- 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
Many of the companies on the @ST_FastTrack list are founded by serial entrepreneurs who have previously set up successful companies – which got @richardbranson thinking about what makes a serial entrepreneur:
What are your thoughts? https://t.co/VAGLLLuXjj https://t.co/nOLEWctAdu
Stars of the @ST_Business @BDOaccountant #ProfitTrack100 include @MerlinEvents, @endava, and @Petsathome. Nominations are now open for the 2020 #ProfitTrack100 league table:
Entrepreneurs are the ones driving innovation, chasing improvements and challenging the norm. There are so many inspiring examples of this on the Fast Track 100 league table https://t.co/XcPFy0o3sJ @ST_FastTrack https://t.co/3xqobO3tZy
Seeing the entrepreneurial talent on the Sunday Times Fast Track league table is inspiring https://t.co/XcPFy0o3sJ @ST_FastTrack
So thrilled-next to Charlotte Tilbury and ranked amongst ALL businesses as one of the fastest growing 100 in the @thesundaytimesfasttrack - we never aimed for this-we aimed to enrich the lives of our teams, community and clients with an Indian home kitchen. And we work at it 24/7 https://t.co/BTXAbjHpC3
We’re overwhelmed to have been ranked 76th in @thesundaytimes Fast Track 100 for fastest growing sales. A huge well done to our team who’s dedication and determination helped make this happen 😃 https://t.co/YJuHQqA03n
We are honored to selected as one of 10 ‘Disruptors to Watch’ in the 23rd annual Sunday Times Fast Track 100, a list of impressive innovators #biotechnology #DDR #innovation
We're proud to rank in the @thetimes top 10 ‘Ones to Watch’ @ST_FastTrack. Great recognition for Alpine and our growth achievements to date.
We will continue to reduce risks to both people and property with our bespoke #firesuppression systems.
#fireengineering #teamwork #OTW https://t.co/Hnxyysu80w
Types of company
Total sales
£20m - £350mTotal profits
£3m - £40mAverage 3 year profit growth
50% - 170% paStaff
20 - 1,000The 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 & managing director, Watchfinder
Fast Track is a great accolade for any business to include on its letterhead and demonstrate your success Peter Swift, group finance director, 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 & chief executive, Beds and Bars
Alumni success stories
Featured with profits of £15m. Floated in 2000, now worth £1.4bn after merger with Dixons
First featured with profits of £6m. Sold to Bavaguthu Shetty for £1bn in 2014
First featured with profits of £24m, profits of £1bn on sales of £4bn in 2018
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