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.
This year’s Covid-19 special edition will recognise 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.
The closing date for nominations for the 2021 league table is 7 February, with publication on 11 April.
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
If you missed last week’s 12th Sunday Times #HSBCIntTrack200 it will be republished in the tablet edition on Sunday, ranking Britain’s 200 mid-market private companies with the fastest-growing overseas sales and highlighting how they have responded to the pandemic and #Brexit.
Sipcom, which featured on #SageTechTrack100 in 2020, has been acquired by Content+Cloud, which appeared in 2016. Led by founder Daniel Allen, Sipcom saw sales rise 57% a year to £12.5m in 2020.
ATG, the online auction firm, has risen in value from £600m to £800m following its IPO this week. Now led by John-Paul Savant, it was a #BDOProfitTrack100 Ones to Watch in 2014 with profits of £3.3m. Our 22nd annual Profit Track 100 is out on 11th April. https://t.co/xhV7C2ozbj
Our E-commerce Top 10, supported by @dhlexpressuk, is for e-commerce companies on this year’s ST_Business #IntTrack200. Congrats to:
@gethuel
@bullionbypost
@ohpolly
@Chillysbottles
@TimeWS100
@oneretailgroup
@sweatybetty (pic)
@Gymshark
@MakeupRVLTN
@ProCookUK
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
@HSBC_UK
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.
@dhlexpressuk
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.
@ST_Business
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:
Types of company
Total sales
£20m - £350mTotal profits
£3m - £40mAverage 3 year profit growth
45% - 160% 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 £1bn on sales of £4bn in 2018
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