1 |
GymsharkFitness clothing retailer |
Solihull |
Jul-19 |
156.20% |
18,565 |
176,164 |
420 |
Will donate £175,000 to the Birmingham Women’s and Children’s hospital via its #NHSsweatyselfie campaign |
2 |
Northern Gas and PowerEnergy management consultancy |
Gateshead |
Dec-18 |
116.63% |
8,383 |
29,616 |
285 |
Staff are supporting local NHS hospitals, helping to arrange delivery of vital products |
3 |
Plimsoll ProductionsTV show producer |
Bristol |
Aug-19 |
116.12% |
*7,345 |
*37,284 |
149 |
Its documentaries have won Baftas and Emmys |
4 |
Invenio Business SolutionsIT consultancy |
Reading |
Mar-19 |
102.85% |
7,517 |
32,950 |
727 |
It has been helping the Fijian government launch an online taxation service |
5 |
VashiDiamond jewellery retailer |
Central London |
Dec-18 |
97.90% |
6,916 |
20,666 |
55 |
Has temporarily closed its jewellery stores but continues to offer its engraving services online |
6 |
ClipfineConstruction logistics |
Central London |
May-19 |
97.79% |
10,086 |
90,607 |
186 |
It has halted work on a key construction project and donated protective gear to the NHS |
7 |
Spencer OgdenRecruitment consultancy |
Central London |
Dec-19 |
97.10% |
*5,327 |
*36,759 |
452 |
Helping to recruit temporary and remote-working staff for clients during the pandemic |
8 |
Orbis ProtectVacant property and staff security |
West London |
Mar-19 |
93.82% |
*3,699 |
*33,639 |
432 |
Providing coronavirus deep clean and decontamination services for the NHS and care homes |
9 |
STATS GroupPipeline engineering services |
Aberdeenshire |
Dec-18 |
93.01% |
4,505 |
43,425 |
230 |
Last month it announced a major expansion in Oman, but has restricted travel due to the pandemic |
10 |
MetaswitchCommunications technology |
North London |
Aug-19 |
89.86% |
24,601 |
140,281 |
839 |
Is developing software to manage a long-term increase in remote working |
11 |
BAP PharmaPharmaceuticals supplier |
Slough |
Dec-18 |
89.46% |
6,453 |
77,142 |
14 |
Due to some border closures, is finding alternative ways to ship drugs used in clinical trials |
12 |
EnerMechEngineering services provider |
Aberdeen |
Dec-18 |
88.78% |
*32,775 |
*408,725 |
2,959 |
Has implemented strict protocols at its energy projects to prevent the spread of the coronavirus |
13 |
Aspen PumpsPump manufacturer |
Eastbourne |
Dec-18 |
85.88% |
11,696 |
63,866 |
178 |
Sold a million pumps in 2019 and has donated to a foodbank during the pandemic |
14 |
ACC AviationAviation services provider |
Surrey |
Dec-18 |
84.90% |
8,187 |
135,322 |
41 |
Offering help with urgent repatriation, evacuation and cargo flights during the pandemic |
15 |
SmartSearchAnti-fraud technology developer |
West Yorkshire |
Dec-19 |
81.68% |
*3,700 |
*10,400 |
98 |
Is switching customers to electronic document verification when physical presentation of ID is not possible |
16 |
Ede HomesHousebuilder |
Oxfordshire |
Oct-18 |
78.56% |
3,835 |
12,863 |
21 |
With physical viewings on hold, its new homes can be viewed in detail by customers on its website |
17 |
Marshall AmpsAmp manufacturer |
Milton Keynes |
Dec-18 |
77.57% |
7,793 |
40,097 |
476 |
It has cancelled its annual live music festival at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes on June 6 |
18 |
Complete UtilitiesUtilities provider and engineer |
Gloucester |
Jul-19 |
77.35% |
4,988 |
34,347 |
195 |
This firm tunnelled under the River Severn to lay fibre-optic cable |
19 |
ExcelRedstoneIT infrastructure provider |
Central London |
Mar-19 |
75.70% |
6,492 |
100,649 |
661 |
Has been advising customers about the use of its secure remote-working services |
20 |
S&R LondonPlastering services provider |
St Albans |
Aug-18 |
75.07% |
4,373 |
17,344 |
28 |
Its projects include what it says will be the tallest residential building in Europe, near Canary Wharf |
21 |
CG Fry & SonHousebuilder |
Dorchester |
Dec-18 |
74.75% |
9,508 |
82,713 |
175 |
It has stopped work on its 10 development sites in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire |
22 |
Thatchers CiderCider producer |
Somerset |
Aug-18 |
74.43% |
9,375 |
100,750 |
252 |
Is helping local residents collect shopping and prescriptions, and is delivering free school meals |
23 |
CommsworldTelecom services provider |
Edinburgh |
Dec-19 |
72.80% |
*3,074 |
*24,127 |
100 |
Is using its website to share insights and advice on remote working technology |
24 |
Bamboo DistributionHandset supplier and recycler |
Hertfordshire |
Jun-19 |
72.58% |
3,843 |
52,139 |
90 |
Has donated 250 smartphones with a value of £70,000 to the NHS |
25 |
General TrafficVehicle parts retailer |
Bolton |
Dec-18 |
72.52% |
3,611 |
35,115 |
405 |
Temporarily closed all its operations on March 31 to protect its staff |
26 |
CAE Technology ServicesIT reseller |
Watford |
Jun-19 |
71.89% |
3,855 |
132,913 |
275 |
Installed wi-fi in Mulberry's luxury handbag shops around the world |
27 |
Acorn InsuranceSpecialist motor insurer |
Liverpool |
Dec-18 |
69.22% |
30,702 |
64,840 |
722 |
With its call centre receiving a large number of enquiries, it is directing customers to its online service |
28 |
CollinsonBenefits and loyalty provider |
Central London |
Apr-19 |
69.21% |
38,809 |
1,013,737 |
2082 |
The curtailment of air travel has seen it temporarily close some airport lounges |
29 |
Oil SalvageWaste collection and fuel delivery |
Liverpool |
Dec-18 |
68.83% |
3,628 |
18,644 |
68 |
Recycles waste oil that would otherwise be sent to landfill |
30 |
VeezuTaxi hire provider |
Newport |
Dec-18 |
68.81% |
4,911 |
31,338 |
316 |
Running grocery and takeaway food collection schemes and offering frontline NHS staff a 20% discount |
31 |
PortviewFit-out contractor |
Belfast |
Nov-18 |
67.38% |
10,268 |
52,339 |
86 |
Has donated several thousand surplus face masks to the Northern Ireland Hospice |
32 |
PayenPayment services provider |
Guildford |
Mar-19 |
66.13% |
3,631 |
14,211 |
26 |
A lottery operator in Sub-Saharan Africa uses the company’s platform to prevent money laundering |
33 |
GRITITWinter gritting specialist |
Surrey |
Sep-18 |
65.75% |
4,530 |
24,448 |
129 |
Counts the NHS among its customers and continues to provide services during the lockdown |
34 |
SolarcenturySolar power developer |
Central London |
Mar-19 |
65.52% |
13,963 |
100,222 |
185 |
5% of profits go to SolarAid, a charity helping provide solar lighting to homes in Africa |
35 |
Trace GroupSoftware developer |
Central London |
May-19 |
64.30% |
4,082 |
20,847 |
169 |
Has offered free online training sessions to clients using its property management software remotely |
36 |
Send For HelpLone-worker protection provider |
Southwest London |
Mar-19 |
64.18% |
4,732 |
15,241 |
111 |
Says it is helping to protect thousands of key workers during the coronavirus pandemic |
37 |
PureGymGym operator |
Leeds |
Dec-19 |
64.06% |
*68,171 |
*254,940 |
1212 |
Has temporarily closed all its gyms and suspended membership payments |
38 |
CanaganPet food supplier |
Buckinghamshire |
Mar-19 |
63.95% |
5,862 |
29,579 |
26 |
Continues to deliver pet food to pet stores and homes |
39 |
ReflexVehicle hire provider |
Loughborough |
Dec-18 |
63.75% |
3,920 |
31,399 |
76 |
Has introduced a coronavirus continuity programme to help clients |
40 |
Tropic SkincareBeauty products manufacturer |
Croydon |
Jun-19 |
62.66% |
6,423 |
34,943 |
147 |
It is working to produce 50,000 hand sanitisers and 10,000 packs of balm for NHS staff and key workers |
41 |
Thomas Hardy HoldingsContract bottler |
Warrington |
Sep-18 |
62.08% |
3,734 |
20,079 |
123 |
Can bottle up to 30 million cases of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages a year |
42 |
AngliaElectrical equipment distributor |
Cambridgeshire |
Dec-18 |
62.04% |
7,136 |
66,944 |
145 |
Its coronavirus task force has been working to get parts to firms designing and building ventilators |
43 |
Amelia KnightCosmetics designer and manufacturer |
Cheshire |
Dec-18 |
61.82% |
4,510 |
31,455 |
328 |
It has donated hand sanitiser, protective gloves and face masks to health workers and charities |
44 |
Harman TechnologyPhotography products developer |
Cheshire |
Dec-18 |
60.54% |
3,127 |
21,192 |
192 |
Named after an early photography pioneer, it can trace its roots back to the 19th century |
45 |
Star TissueHygiene paper manufacturer |
Blackburn |
Sep-19 |
60.28% |
3,267 |
29,367 |
116 |
Can manufacture 1,000 paper rolls a minute and has reported a “surge” in orders |
46 |
Braidwater GroupHousebuilder |
County Londonderry |
Mar-19 |
58.10% |
4,285 |
34,904 |
65 |
Growth-capital firm BGF has invested three times in the past five years |
47 |
CennoxBanking automation services |
Surrey |
Dec-18 |
57.46% |
4,277 |
73,971 |
694 |
Services, installs and secures cash machines for blue-chip clients worldwide |
48 |
BluecubeSeating manufacturer |
North London |
Dec-18 |
57.37% |
3,431 |
15,256 |
9 |
Has installed more than one million seats in excess of 300 venues across 39 countries |
49 |
Emerson & RenwickProduction machinery manufacturer |
Lancashire |
Dec-18 |
56.46% |
3,060 |
36,367 |
169 |
Founded in 1918, it makes machinery for producing wallpaper and for printing electronic devices |
50 |
ExclaimerEmail-signature software developer |
Farnborough |
Sep-19 |
55.31% |
‡*8,200 |
*17,461 |
89 |
It has expanded capacity in its data centres to ensure it offers a resilient service |
51 |
Lowe RentalFridge and catering rental |
County Antrim |
Aug-19 |
54.92% |
*6,230 |
*33,440 |
260 |
NHS kitchens, under pressure due to Covid-19, are using its equipment |
52 |
GrenadeSports nutrition brand |
Solihull |
Dec-18 |
53.86% |
*7,000 |
*44,169 |
48 |
Has been delivering packs of its products to frontline NHS staff |
53 |
PX GroupEnergy infrastructure services |
Stockton-on-Tees |
Mar-19 |
53.29% |
6,562 |
230,720 |
427 |
Says its teams are “working around the clock” to ensure power supplies are secure during the pandemic |
54 |
RegattaOutdoor clothing distributor |
Manchester |
Jan-19 |
52.98% |
*24,393 |
*260,109 |
1,760 |
Its online store is offering a 20% discount to NHS workers |
55 |
LaingsJewellery and watch retailer |
Glasgow |
May-19 |
52.64% |
4,144 |
42,440 |
151 |
This sixth-generation family business was re-merged in 2017 after being split up in 2005 |
56 |
La Fosse AssociatesRecruitment consultancy |
Central London |
Dec-18 |
52.52% |
4,711 |
108,350 |
171 |
Is conducting video interviews, which it says are quicker to arrange than face-to-face |
57 |
Motor Parts DirectMotor parts retailer |
Essex |
Dec-18 |
51.52% |
5,702 |
90,358 |
1,123 |
Staff are supplying car parts to independent garages for vital repairs to vehicles used by key workers |
58 |
Pickering InterfacesElectronic testing and measurement |
Essex |
Dec-18 |
51.34% |
3,423 |
19,354 |
188 |
Says it has “substantial financial resources to withstand long periods of disruption” |
59 |
NG BaileyMechanical and electrical contractor |
West Yorkshire |
Mar-19 |
50.86% |
20,600 |
555,700 |
3,224 |
Part of the team that transformed Harrogate Convention Centre into an NHS Nightingale hospital |
60 |
RiverfordOrganic produce retailer |
Devon |
Apr-19 |
50.79% |
3,006 |
68,089 |
699 |
It is currently putting new customers on a waiting list after a surge in demand for its organic veg boxes |
61 |
PricecheckConsumer goods supplier |
Sheffield |
Apr-19 |
50.64% |
4,281 |
81,644 |
155 |
Has donated £1,000 of hand cream to a local cancer charity to help its staff cope with intensive washing |
62 |
DotmaticsData management software |
Hertfordshire |
Dec-18 |
50.42% |
4,249 |
21,485 |
162 |
Scientists continue to have full access to its cloud-based data and tools when working from home |
63 |
OptionsFinancial technology provider |
Central London |
Dec-18 |
50.11% |
4,925 |
70,850 |
210 |
Has raised more than £145,000 to help frontline medical staff in Belfast, London and New York |
64 |
Wireless LogicTechnology platform provider |
Berkshire |
Apr-19 |
49.57% |
*20,262 |
*67,405 |
154 |
It has remote-working capabilities in place for the vast majority of its staff |
65 |
Pure RetirementSpecialist mortgage broker |
Leeds |
Dec-18 |
49.35% |
10,177 |
24,520 |
81 |
Is conducting desktop home valuations as it responds to the restrictions on the housing market |
66 |
Matchroom SportSporting events promoter |
Essex |
Jun-19 |
48.97% |
29,521 |
192,882 |
87 |
Has pledged to give up to 200 free tickets to NHS staff to future boxing events as a “thank you” |
67 |
Hyperion Insurance GroupInsurance broker and underwriter |
Central London |
Sep-18 |
47.54% |
107,748 |
578,888 |
4,332 |
Is supporting the Alzheimer Society’s emergency appeal and matching employee charity donations globally |
68 |
The Trade Centre GroupCar dealer |
West Glamorgan |
Nov-18 |
46.94% |
22,434 |
257,365 |
524 |
It has closed all its showrooms until further notice, but is providing essential repairs for key workers |
69 |
OCL FacadesBuilding facade contractor |
Essex |
Jun-19 |
45.67% |
6,215 |
53,311 |
52 |
Worked on Newfoundland Tower, a 220m-tall residential skyscraper in Canary Wharf |
70 |
BromptonBicycle manufacturer |
West London |
Mar-19 |
44.87% |
3,941 |
42,476 |
291 |
It has raised more than £300,000 to build 1,000 bikes to rent to NHS staff for free |