The Sunday Times Hiscox 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 dinner in November, and alumni dinners during the year.
The closing date for nominations for the 2019 league table is 5 July 2019, with publication on 8 September 2019.
Tech Track 100 entry criteria
The closing date for nominations for the 2019 league table was 5 July 2019, with publication on 8 September 2019.
Tech companies
- Independent tech* company
- UK registered, unquoted, and not subsidiaries
- Sales of at least £250,000 in the base year (2015 or 2016)
- Sales of at least £5m in the latest year (2018 or 2019)
- Year-on-year sales growth in the latest year from 2017 to 2018, or 2018 to 2019, plus forecast (or actual) sales growth
- Trading weeks in the base and latest years have to exceed 25
- 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.”
Types of company
Sales
£5m - £50mProfits
(£5m) - £10mAverage 3 year sales growth
40% - 300% paStaff
10 - 1,000We 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
Fast Track were the first people to put us on the map Matt Moulding, founder & CEO, The Hut Group
Having appeared four times, we find it hugely helpful in highlighting our success to customers & prospects Chris Goodman, co-founder, Focus Group
It gives us instant recognition with employees, suppliers, investors and customers Jason Curry, CFO, Captify
Fantastic melting pot of founders and teams using tech to help businesses and consumers David Byrne, chief financial officer, Converge TS
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 £2bn
Featured in 2006 with sales of £143m, floated in 2010 and is now worth £4.2bn
Featured in 2011 with sales of £18m, floated in 2014 and was bought by Silverlake in May for £2.2bn
