The Sunday Times Sage Tech Track 100 league table ranks Britain’s 100 private tech (TMT) companies with the fastest-growing sales over their latest three years. It is compiled by Fast Track and published in The Sunday Times each September, with an awards event in November, and alumni events during the year.
The closing date for nominations for the 2021 league table is 2 July 2021, with publication in September 2021.
Tech Track 100 entry criteria
The closing date for nominations for the 2021 league table is 2 July 2021, with publication in September 2021.
Tech companies
- Independent tech* company
- UK registered, unquoted, and not subsidiaries
- Sales of at least £250,000 in the base year (2017 or 2018)
- Sales of at least £5m in the latest year (2020 or 2021)
- Year-on-year sales growth in the latest year from 2019 to 2020, or 2020 to 2021
- Trading weeks in the base and latest years have to exceed 25
- Sales for online platforms (including energy, tickets, gaming, consumer goods and services) are net of the cost of goods and services sold, media agencies’ sales are net of advertising spend on behalf of clients, and we do not accept gross written premiums for insurance companies’ sales
- Excluded companies include payday lenders, computer resellers and companies that are equal joint ventures, or majority-owned by quoted or other companies. IT consultancies and IT services companies are required to generate a significant proportion of their sales from proprietary technologies.
- 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
- 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 sales growth
* The definition of a technology company is based on the London Stock Exchange’s techMARK definition, i.e. “a company that shows a commitment to innovation, research and product development, and operates in sectors including software, internet, telecoms and biotech.”
Revealed next Sunday: the UK’s 100 private companies with the fastest-growing sales in our 24th annual @ST_Business #VirginAtlanticFastTrack100 – a #Covid19 special edition @VirginAtlantic @bdoaccountant @dhlexpressuk @nplus1singer @Virgin https://t.co/0cvrVKD9ym
Our #VirginAtlanticFastTrack100 alumnus @endclothing reportedly targeting £700m valuation with stake sale. The menswear retailer ships 7,000 products a day worldwide, with ebitda of £33m on sales of £170m in the year to March. https://t.co/nJfrBqfJne https://t.co/qgAbddKpXM
.@Gocompare agrees £594m sale to media group @futureplc. Founded in 2006 by Welsh entrepreneur Hayley Parsons (pictured), the price comparison site featured on our #SageTechTrack100 in 2011 https://t.co/U3Z8cInAuo https://t.co/PZhuAAi5zO
Our #VirginAtlanticFastTrack100 alumnus Ennismore, which owns @Gleneagleshotel and @thehoxton hotel chain, to launch €1bn joint venture with @Accor comprising 73 hotels, with plans to build more than 100 worldwide @SharonPasricha https://t.co/eO5n7AMaL8 https://t.co/UpGkB1YULf
Our #VirginAtlanticFastTrack100 alumnus @ao led by @johnrobertsAO reports pre-tax profits of £18.3m for six months to 30 Sept – compared to a £5.7m loss last year – with H1 sales up 53% to £717m as online shopping surges. https://t.co/ehOQlBW4GD https://t.co/PS2SlfsCEf
Eyewear designer @Inspecs acquires German eyewear firm Eschenbach for £85m. Our 2019 #BDOProfitTrack100 Ones to Watch award winner produces 8m frames annually, including brand products for the likes of @Superdry and @CaterpillarInc https://t.co/pIYvtAeywP https://t.co/eJknXcHe0Y
Watch highlights from our #HSBCTopTrack100 virtual networking event for senior directors, held yesterday, and read our news report. Hostage negotiator Suzanne Williams gave a keynote and took questions from guests. @HSBCUKBusiness @LinklatersLLP
“Virtual working has given us new possibilities” – Sarah Wiggins, senior corporate partner @LinklatersLLP, our main sponsor, welcomes 54 directors running Britain’s biggest private companies to our #TopTrack100 virtual networking event.
“Corporate Britain is starting to breathe again” – Jonathan Graham, head of large corporates @HSBCUKBusiness, our title sponsor, welcomes 54 senior directors running Britain’s biggest private companies to our #HSBCTopTrack100 virtual networking event. https://t.co/auE3mx2BR4
Hostage negotiator Suzanne Williams outlines how to succeed in pressure business negotiations at today’s #HSBCTopTrack100 virtual networking event for more than 65 senior directors running UK's biggest private cos – made possible by our sponsors @HSBCUKBusiness and @LinklatersLLP
Types of company
Sales
£5m - £50mProfits
(£5m) - £10mAverage 3 year sales growth
40% - 300% paStaff
10 - 1,000Fast Track were the first people to put us on the map Matt Moulding, founder & CEO, The Hut Group
We continue to hire for both our UK and international offices, and the recognition that comes from Tech Track 100 is helpful in recruiting the best talent out there Gareth Williams, co-founder & chairman, Skyscanner
A rite of passage for any successful entrepreneurial company George Karibian, co-founder, Paymentsense
Tech Track 100 has provided a fantastic endorsement and very effective exposure for us as we've grown Hugo Amos, co-founder & chief strategy officer, Black Swan Data
Tech Track 100 is the most effective form of free marketing and networking available today Colin Smithers, founder & CEO, Redtail Telematics
It gives us instant recognition with employees, suppliers, investors and customers Jason Curry, CFO, Captify
Being on the Tech Track 100 is a fabulous proof point for our business, especially on recruiting great talent Guy Farley, co-founder and CTO, Bought By Many
Alumni success stories
Featured in 2002 with sales of £23m and floated in 2015 valued at £2.7bn
Featured in 2006 with sales of £143m, floated in 2010, and completed a £6bn merger with Takeaway.com in 2020
Featured in 2011 with sales of £18m, floated in 2014 and was bought by Silverlake in 2018 for £2.2bn
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