Rank | Company | Location | Year end | Annual sales rise over 3 years | Latest sales £000s | Staff | Comment |
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1 | Mobile Interactive GroupMobile and digital technology provider | Central London | 2008 | 422.30% | *35,880 | 82 | Its technology allows O2 arena visitors to get tickets through their mobile phones |
2 | LOVEFILM.comOnline DVD rental provider | West London | 2007 | 239.28% | *49,252 | 247 | Has started work with schools to encourage teaching and communication through film |
3 | NetbasicWebsite developer | Fareham | 2007 | 235.30% | 9,606 | 7 | Posted sales of £9.6m last year with only seven staff |
4 | TimicoConverged communications provider | Nottinghamshire | 2007 | 205.27% | 15,030 | 91 | Provides internet-telephony services to the diocese of Westminster |
5 | ApaTechBone graft manufacturer | Hertfordshire | 2008 | 204.57% | 7,641 | 45 | Customers include the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital |
6 | Tideway SystemsSoftware developer | Central London | 2007 | 184.01% | *9,188 | 110 | Won the British Computing Society ‘Technology Supplier of the Year’ award in 2007 |
7 | NEG TelecomTelecoms services provider | Essex | 2007 | 175.40% | 7,399 | 8 | Claims to transfer 250m call minutes each year |
8 | The Hut GroupOnline retailer | Northwich | 2008 | 173.07% | *14,097 | 42 | Claims to sell a product through its own or one of its clients’ websites every 10 seconds |
9 | Tomorrow CommunicationsIT network provider | Central London | 2007 | 153.11% | 6,000 | 60 | Clients include Barclays Wealth and BSkyB |
10 | Forward Internet GroupMedia developer and investor | Central London | 2008 | 151.91% | *18,309 | 45 | Says its online marketing generated more than £100m in sales for clients last year |
11 | Coast DigitalOnline marketer | Colchester | 2008 | 150.05% | 7,350 | 23 | Claims its services can generate up to 19 times return on investment for its clients |
12 | BlueSky Travel SystemsSoftware developer | Manchester | 2007 | 142.83% | 8,276 | 120 | Its ¤100m project with Thomas Cook has seen staff increase four-fold |
13 | King.comGaming website operator | Central London | 2007 | 132.93% | *20,347 | 63 | Its games are hosted by web giants MSN, Yahoo and AOL |
14 | AdventiIT services provider | Glasgow | 2007 | 125.08% | 16,732 | 87 | Says it provides IT services for 19 of Scotland’s 32 local authorities |
15 | AdaptManaged services provider | Central London | 2007 | 121.44% | †14,936 | 75 | Customers include fast-growing companies Lovefilm and Play.com |
16 | RedtrayE-learning software developer | Surrey | 2007 | 116.81% | *7,739 | 61 | Jon Moulton of Alchemy Partners was an early-stage investor with £600,000 |
17 | GamesysOnline gaming developer | Central London | 2007 | 107.86% | 29,829 | 101 | Recently won the contract to operate Sunbingo.com |
18 | Digital WindowOnline marketer | East London | 2007 | 101.45% | 19,560 | 63 | Its technology powers The Sun’s online shop |
19 | CashcadeOnline gaming marketer | South London | 2007 | 100.78% | 18,001 | 68 | Runs the website Foxy Bingo, which sponsors the Jeremy Kyle show |
20 | NeossDental implants developer | Harrogate | 2007 | 99.16% | *7,797 | 90 | Its dental implant system uses state-of-the-art titanium roots |
21 | GreenlightDigital marketing agency | Central London | 2007 | 97.47% | 7,469 | 30 | Claims its marketing campaign for Monarch Airlines earned £364 for every £1 invested |
22 | Bluefish CommunicationsIT consultancy | Reading | 2008 | 96.75% | *6,691 | 35 | Employs 35 and has a bank of more than 120 technical consultants to draw on |
23 | The CloudWireless broadband service provider | St Albans | 2007 | 96.42% | 8,160 | 62 | Claims its wireless infrastructure supports a million internet connections a month |
24 | Distribution TechnologySoftware developer | Reading | 2008 | 95.11% | *6,465 | 78 | Says that more than 20,000 financial advisers use its software |
25 | Vtesse NetworksNetwork services provider | Hertford | 2007 | 94.25% | 17,329 | 37 | Has won a contract with Lloyds TSB worth up to £70m |
26 | MiniclipOnline games developer | Central London | 2007 | 91.92% | 19,161 | 14 | Its games are produced by an international network of 300 developers |
27 | Patersons HR & Payroll SolutionsPayroll software developer | Salisbury | 2008 | 90.78% | *6,035 | 156 | Its software can function in 30 different languages |
28 | O-Bit TelecomTelecoms services provider | Buckinghamshire | 2008 | 87.34% | 9,272 | 30 | Co-founder installed a 20-foot model giraffe in the company’s reception area |
29 | Thunderhead.comCommunications software developer | Northeast London | 2007 | 87.14% | 12,351 | 72 | Claims nine of the top ten global investment banks use its software |
30 | ExcelianIT consultancy | Central London | 2007 | 86.71% | *10,651 | 43 | Experienced growth due to greater demand for risk-management and trading technology |
31 | Neverfail GroupBusiness software developer | Berkshire | 2008 | 83.70% | 7,154 | 150 | Its disaster recovery software protects staff at Vodafone |
32 | ChessTelecoms services provider | Cheshire | 2007 | 82.79% | 20,657 | 73 | Company named after founder’s children Charlie and Jessie |
33 | Smiths ConsultingIT consultancy | Newcastle | 2008 | 81.67% | 5,186 | 27 | Helped T-Mobile roll out supply-chain management software in five countries |
34 | Retail DecisionsPayment services provider | Woking | 2007 | 81.56% | †189,958 | 257 | Helps leading international retailers to combat online fraud |
35 | IPINetwork services provider | Wakefield | 2007 | 77.22% | 5,561 | 33 | Installs IT networks for the likes of BMW and Spar |
36 | Bluefin SolutionsIT consultancy | West London | 2008 | 75.32% | 11,283 | 106 | Opened offices in Chicago and Kuala Lumpur this year |
37 | AVMAudio visual systems integrator | Twickenham | 2008 | 74.77% | *17,211 | 250 | Maintains a cinema at Heathrow for Virgin Atlantic’s first-class passengers |
38 | Momondo GroupTravel search | Central London | 2007 | 73.07% | †21,059 | 91 | Claims to advertise up to 1.5m flight deals a day |
39 | Capital SupportIT consultancy | Central London | 2008 | 69.45% | 7,110 | 58 | Claims that business growth has come solely through word-of-mouth recommendations |
40 | Comms-careIT services provider | Crewe | 2008 | 69.43% | *6,192 | 102 | Says it advanced from Cisco silver partner to gold within a month |
41 | SwitchfireMobile technology developer | Central London | 2007 | 69.20% | *5,719 | 26 | Claims to process 5m premium-rate SMS messages every month |
42 | DreamticketOnline travel operator | Croydon | 2007 | 68.84% | 15,142 | 70 | Soon to launch a super luxury tailor-made holiday site |
43 | MasternautVehicle tracking software developer | Buckinghamshire | 2007 | 68.01% | 13,803 | 86 | Says it helps Ann Summers deliver products to customers quickly and efficiently |
44 | Thomsons Online BenefitsEmployee benefits software developer | Central London | 2007 | 67.89% | *8,605 | 66 | Helped the MoD launch an online benefits calculator for its 215,000 personnel |
45 | murphxTelecoms services provider | Southampton | 2008 | 67.23% | 6,104 | 42 | Provided internet connectivity for the live webcams used by BBC2’s Springwatch |
46 | IRIS SoftwareBusiness software developer | Berkshire | 2008 | 64.87% | *94,944 | 1127 | Claims its software produces the payslips for 10% of the British workforce |
47 | Espresso EducationEducational content provider | West London | 2007 | 63.07% | 11,934 | 108 | Provides a digital library of video clips, news items and websites to schools |
48 | SpongeMobile applications designer | Central London | 2007 | 60.90% | *5,229 | 21 | Helped the Royal Navy run a recruitment campaign by mobile-phone video |
49 | iMetaBusiness software developer | Southampton | 2007 | 60.50% | 6,010 | 75 | Founders initially worked from a back bedroom on PCs bought with credit cards |
50 | Reading RoomDigital communications agency | Central London | 2008 | 60.27% | *9,532 | 150 | Claims a website developed for the YHA achieved a 7,000% return in 12 months |
51 | MeetingZoneConference call provider | Oxfordshire | 2008 | 59.57% | 5,873 | 36 | Can manage telephone conferencing services for up to 5,000 callers |
52 | Exponential-eNetwork services provider | Central London | 2008 | 59.23% | 10,357 | 64 | Its network speeds enable clients to transfer files of up to 360Gb in one hour |
53 | Wavex TechnologyIT managed services provider | Central London | 2007 | 57.90% | 5,880 | 70 | Claims it can resolve the majority of clients’ IT problems in 15 minutes |
54 | Ip.AccessMobile technology provider | Cambridgeshire | 2008 | 57.66% | 15,185 | 121 | Claims to have customers on every continent, including Antarctica |
55 | IpitomiTelecoms and technology provider | Central London | 2007 | 56.77% | 12,466 | 88 | Customers include Pizza Express and the Man Group |
56 | PlextekElectronics design consultancy | Cambridge | 2008 | 55.99% | *28,196 | 102 | Recently launched a portable radar unit called Blighter |
57 | Summit MediaDigital media agency | York | 2008 | 55.81% | 15,469 | 63 | 20% of staff are inmates operating from within prison walls |
58 | Intrinsic TechnologyIT consultancy | Merseyside | 2007 | 55.23% | 12,929 | 45 | Will provide £8m of IT for government’s ‘Building Schools for the Future’ programme |
59 | AmsphereSoftware testing consultancy | Central London | 2007 | 54.95% | 8,826 | 49 | Provides expert witnesses to resolve corporate software disputes |
60 | OB10E-invoicing system provider | Central London | 2008 | 54.91% | *7,104 | 136 | Says it saved 8.4m sheets of paper last year with its electronic invoice system |
61 | Entanet InternationalCommunications provider | Telford | 2007 | 53.41% | *†17,185 | 65 | Company’s headquarters are in a Chinese style purpose-built pagoda |
62 | BDP Media GroupLearning software developer | Central London | 2007 | 52.39% | 11,914 | 56 | Clients include Disney and the Department for Children, Schools and Families |
63 | Nexus OncologyClinical researcher | Edinburgh | 2008 | 52.03% | 5,495 | 85 | Founder motivated by family’s early brush with cancer |
64 | LaganGovernment software developer | Belfast | 2007 | 49.55% | 14,277 | 151 | Claims its government software serves more than 37m citizens worldwide |
65 | XantusIT consultancy | Manchester | 2008 | 49.39% | *7,581 | 49 | Boasts 21 FTSE 100 companies among its clients |
66 | 2e2IT services provider | Newbury | 2007 | 48.42% | *203,202 | 1344 | Hosts the Tesco.com website |
67 | i-levelDigital communications agency | Central London | 2008 | 48.38% | *100,590 | 130 | Claims 340,000 teenagers this year sought drug advice from its MSN Frank service |
68 | TechnetixTelecoms equipment maker | West Sussex | 2007 | 48.00% | *46,895 | 180 | Will supply fibre-optic cable in home networking equipment to Swisscom |
69 | SolarcenturySolar technology developer | Central London | 2008 | 47.79% | *19,428 | 94 | Clients include the Co-operative Group, National Trust and Barratt Homes |
70 | AdeptraManaged services provider | Reading | 2007 | 46.62% | 8,229 | 63 | Its payment reminders can be customised to match the recipient’s dialect |
71 | Griffin InternetInternet service provider | Derby | 2007 | 46.45% | 9,971 | 50 | Claims to provide internet access for 50,000 businesses |
72 | TBGSocial media agency | Central London | 2007 | 45.51% | 11,491 | 33 | Started from a bedroom with a £22,000 bonus earned from founder’s previous job |
73 | SSLElectronics and software developer | Bristol | 2007 | 45.50% | 5,240 | 96 | Has 12 PhDs on staff and recruits only candidates with MSc or first-class degrees |
74 | Nimbus PartnersBusiness software developer | Hampshire | 2008 | 45.26% | *8,399 | 82 | Clients include HSBC, Toyota and the Valuations Office Agency |
75 | ProbrandIT reseller | Birmingham | 2007 | 44.75% | 33,492 | 55 | Claims to search over half a million product lines by price and stock availability daily |
76 | bet365Online bookmaker | Stoke-on-Trent | 2008 | 44.24% | *†1,815,022 | 812 | The company owns Premiership football team, Stoke City FC |
77 | UnanimisDigital advertising agency | Central London | 2007 | 44.21% | 17,724 | 45 | Claims to have secured the largest mobile advertising deal to date with Shell |
78 | Stirk Lamont & AssociatesICT consultancy | Belfast | 2008 | 44.08% | *5,670 | 64 | Upgraded Vodafone Live! in Australia and New Zealand |
79 | 1EEnterprise software developer | West London | 2007 | 44.03% | *11,037 | 74 | Claims its product Nightwatchman saves on average £43 per computer a year |
80 | iokoDigital media systems integrator | York | 2007 | 43.12% | 27,560 | 198 | Helped develop Channel 4’s award-winning on-demand viewing service |
81 | Southern CommunicationsTelecoms services provider | Hampshire | 2008 | 42.97% | 7,036 | 56 | Established in 1965, it is one of the oldest telecoms companies in Britain |
82 | XLN Business ServicesBusiness services provider | Central London | 2008 | 42.69% | *29,302 | 85 | Founders also run the online stationery firm Euroffice |
83 | RebellionComputer games developer | Oxford | 2008 | 42.67% | *11,848 | 280 | Founder is one of twelve people in Britain that takes part in medieval jousting |
84 | JobpartnersHR software developer | West London | 2007 | 42.66% | 7,487 | 73 | Its software has been translated into 25 different languages |
85 | ByBoxDelivery systems operator | Oxfordshire | 2007 | 42.64% | †24,300 | 166 | Says it delivers more than 20m items a year in Britain |
86 | VitafloClinical nutrition products developer | Liverpool | 2007 | 42.43% | 7,901 | 38 | Completed £16m refinancing package in May supported by Merseyside Investment Fund |
87 | Doctors.net.ukMedical network provider | Oxfordshire | 2007 | 41.71% | 6,131 | 66 | Claims that more than 25% of NHS doctors access its service every week |
88 | UnicomTelecoms services provider | Manchester | 2007 | 41.17% | 37,097 | 349 | Encouraging its customers to go green and switch to paperless billing |
89 | Office Canopy GroupProcurement software developer | Surrey | 2007 | 40.41% | 11,500 | 41 | Says it gives its software to customers for free |
90 | Listening CompanyCall-centre software provider | West London | 2007 | 40.17% | 37,021 | 1211 | Claims to manage 30m conversations a year through its call centres |
91 | PCS Business SystemsIT and office product supplier | Kettering | 2007 | 40.10% | 13,071 | 40 | Started with £100 and a telephone; founder set up the business with his credit card |
92 | CoexisSecurities software provider | Hertfordshire | 2007 | 40.08% | 5,675 | 72 | Held a board meeting 15,420 feet up Kilimanjaro in Tanzania |
93 | ICS SolutionsMicrosoft technology consultancy | Basingstoke | 2007 | 39.71% | 7,702 | 45 | Says it created a 2,800-page website and extranet for Virgin Vie |
94 | BetfairOnline bookmaker | West London | 2007 | 39.70% | 181,928 | 906 | Says it can match over 15m betting transactions between punters in a day |
95 | XbridgeOnline insurance broker | Central London | 2007 | 39.60% | 5,991 | 116 | Founder Brad Liebmann says he has Microsoft’s first PC in his office |
96 | Rule FinancialBusiness and IT consultancy | Central London | 2007 | 37.93% | 18,697 | 155 | Says it is leading a bank project handling 3m derivative trades a day |
97 | EdenbrookSystems integrator | Central London | 2007 | 36.65% | *25,173 | 171 | Recently won a contract to redesign Easyjet’s entire web architecture |
98 | The GL CompanyAccounting software developer | Amersham | 2007 | 36.53% | 6,185 | 48 | Its accountancy software is used by clients including Nintendo, BSkyB and Calor Gas |
99 | Cello ElectronicsLCD TV manufacturer | North Yorkshire | 2008 | 35.76% | †21,757 | 2 | Has a ‘green’ button on its remote controls that turns the television off completely |
100 | ANS GroupHosting services provider | Manchester | 2008 | 35.68% | *10,286 | 65 | Founded in the bedroom of former child actor Scott Fletcher |
* supplied by company † annualised figure