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.
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.”
Congratulations to @Direct_HG, winner of the Fastest-growing company award, presented by Paul Eagland of @bdoaccountant at our #BDOProfitTrack100 virtual event
Congratulations to @VernacareOffice, winner of the Excellence in manufacturing award, presented by @olivershah of @ST_Business at our #ProfitTrack100 virtual event
Congratulations to @euautomation, winner of the International growth award, presented by Tim Hinton of @santanderuk at our #ProfitTrack100 virtual event
Congratulations to @AcornInsurance, winner of the Value creation award, presented by Giles Nicholas of @UBS at our #ProfitTrack100 virtual event
Congratulations to @WirelessCCTV, winner of the Ones to Watch award, presented by Stuart Lisle of @bdoaccountant at our #BDOProfitTrack100 virtual event
“I’m the only female founder-CEO of a listed co in the entire games industry globally – that’s scary – which means I can’t mess it up” – @djbteamsters, founder of Team17, speaking at our #BDOProfitTrack100 awards. She floated it in 2018 at £217m and it has since topped £1bn
“I’m the only female founder-CEO of a listed co in the entire games industry globally – that’s scary – which means I can’t mess it up” – Debbie Bestwick MBE, founder of @Team17, speaking at our #BDOProfitTrack100 awards. She floated it in 2018 at £217m & it has since topped £1bn
“We’ve probably taken on 4,000–5,000 staff since the first lockdown, and a good number have never been to an office” – Matt Moulding, founder, CEO & chair of @thgplc, the global tech platform, in Q&A with @olivershah of @ST_Business at our #BDOProfitTrack100 awards today.
“A huge congratulations to everyone on the list this year” – Paul Eagland, of our title sponsor @bdoaccountant, welcomed 200 guests, incl. founders & directors of Britain’s private companies with the fastest-growing profits, to our 22nd #BDOProfitTrack100 virtual awards today.
We shipped goodie boxes to some 200 founders & directors attending our #BDOProfitTrack100 virtual awards event this afternoon. Big thanks to our sponsors @bdoaccountant, @santanderuk & @UBS, & our alumni @FentimansLtd, @FeverTreeMixers, @laithwaites & @thgplc for their goodies.
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
Sponsors
