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.”
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
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; floated in 2015 and acquired in 2020 by Thoma Bravo for £3bn
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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