Northern Tech 100 League Table

2017

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The North’s fastest growing tech companies

The Northern Tech 100 league table ranks the top 100 fastest growing tech companies in the North.

How has the number 1 company grown so fast? What are the fastest growing sectors? What does this all say about Northern tech?

Find out in our newspaper – packed with interviews, opinion, data and insight.

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Position	Company	Sector	Location	Growth rate (%)	Description
1	The Car Buying Group	Ecommerce	Wakefield	191%	UK wide car buying service with regional offices across the UK
2	TVSquared	Enterprise Software	Edinburgh	163%	More than 360 brands, agencies and networks across 48 countries use TVSquared
3	The LAD Bible	Digital Media	Manchester	133%	Their flagship brand followed by half of all UK men aged 1-24
4	Double Eleven	Betting / Gaming	Middlesbrough	119%	Video games publisher and developer with clients including Sony, Microsoft and Warner Brothers
5	Trak Global Group	Telecoms Services	Crewe	108%	Founded by Nick Corrie; an economics graduate, former RAF officer and experienced businessman
6	Purple Wifi	Enterprise Software	Oldham	105%	Allows businesses to monitor their physical spaces and promote their brand
7	Profile Financial	Fintech	Preston	101%	Improved retirement prospects for over 12,000 customers so far
8	Accesspay	Fintech	Manchester	93%	In 2016, they were awarded £1m funding from Barclays
9	Zerolight	Enterprise Software	Newcastle	90%	Clients include Audi AG, Pagani Automobili, VW and Toyota Motor Europe
10	Control F1	Enterprise Software	Huddersfield	87%	Clients include Globavista, Johnson & Johnson, the NHS and Risk Technology
11	Hedgehog Lab	Enterprise Software	Newcastle	87%	Offices in London, Boston, Austin, Copenhagen and Hyderabad
12	BigChange Apps	Enterprise Software	Leeds	85%	They have 15,000 paid subscribers serving over 600 SMEs and enterprise customers
13	Hyperdrive Innovation	Hardware	Sunderland	84%	Designed the battery technology used in the world's quickest street legal electric car
14	Pimoroni	Ecommerce	Sheffield	80%	Pimoroni's first product, Pibow, has now sold over 175,000 units
15	Tyres on the Drive	Ecommerce	Holmes Chapel	80%	Founded in 2011 by Dominic Clark, a former senior manager at Michelin.
16	Resdiary.com	Enterprise Software	Glasgow	76%	A restaurant reservation system. Processing over 9.7m diners globally every month.
17	3Squared	Enterprise Software	Sheffield	73%	Won the Queen's Award for Enterprise in Innovation
18	Redu Group	Enterprise Software	Seaham	72%	Delivers high volume incremental sales for brands and retailers
19	Rradar	Enterprise Software	Hessle	69%	Trains and advises its clients to help them avoid risks
20	Cloud Technology Solutions	IT Services	Manchester	65%	Deliver tailored digital transformations to organisations in 47 countries
21	Inventry	Enterprise Software	Leeds	63%	The market leader for site access and visitor management products, trusted by over 3,000 schools
22	Currentbody.com	Ecommerce	Cheadle	62%	Partners with leading brands in the market, including L'Oreal and Unilever
23	Tribepad	Enterprise Software	Sheffield	62%	Their software is currently used in over 120 countries
24	Giacom World Networks	IT Services	Hull	62%	Provides over 4,000 IT professionals and resellers with access to cloud services
25	Performance Horizon	Enterprise Software	Newcastle	59%	Based in Newcastle, with offices in the U.S.A., Japan and Australia
26	Degree 53	Digital Media	Manchester	58%	Based at The Sharp Project in Manchester; a creative digital business hub
27	Evolution Funding	Fintech	Chesterfield	58%	Provides market-leading motor finance products to consumers
28	LPW Technology	Hardware	Runcorn	56%	Develop and supply metal 3D printing powders, hardware and quality control software.
29	Azzure IT	IT Services	Sheffield	53%	Sells and deploys Microsoft business software products to support SME's
30	Shield Safety Group	Enterprise Software	Manchester	53%	The No. 1 provider of Food, Fire and Health & Safety services and software
31	Godel Technologies Europe	Enterprise Software	Manchester	53%	Employs over 300 people; more than half of their management team are female
32	The Floow	Hardware	Sheffield	53%	Operates globally from Sheffield, helping make vehicles safer and cheaper for all
33	Bede Gaming	Betting / Gaming	Newcastle	52%	Newcastle, Northumberland
34	Panintelligence	IT Services	Leeds	52%	The only Sage certified BI solution for Sage 200 and Sage CRM
35	Intechnica	IT Services	Manchester	52%	Its co-founders implemented and optimised the system that sold tickets for Glastonbury 2005
36	Telcom Networks	Telecoms Services	Manchester	51%	Clients include Cirque du Soleil, the NHS, The Lad Bible, AlliedLondon and Uber
37	Engage Interactive	Digital Media	Leeds	51%	Works with Northern household names including Yorkshire Tea, Jet2 and Leeds Building Society
38	Reason Digital	Digital Media	Manchester	46%	Works with the UK's biggest charities, social enterprises and corporate responsibility departments
39	Interact	Enterprise Software	Altrincham	46%	Headquartered near Manchester, Interact has offices in New York, San Francisco and Sydney.
40	Hiring Hub	Enterprise Software	Manchester	44%	Hiring Hub's clients include Morrisons, Capita, Nisa, Iceland and Ascribe.
41	The Hut Group	Ecommerce	Northwich	43%	The Hut Group serve over 400 million website visitors annually.
42	Zuto	Fintech	Macclesfield	43%	Zuto currently employ over 300 people, affectionately known as 'Zutonites'.
43	Sky Betting & Gaming	Betting / Gaming	Leeds	43%	Sky Betting & Gaming has offices in Leeds, Sheffield, London and Rome.
44	MPD Group	Enterprise Software	Manchester	43%	Manchester-based MPD Group has secured £6.5 million in funding since 2013.
45	Team17	Betting / Gaming	Wakefield	42%	In 2016 they secured a £16.5million investment from LDC
46	Resulting	IT Services	Warrington	42%	Strategic suppliers to a number of large consulting firms
47	Connexin	Telecoms Services	Hull	41%	Founded and is currently led by Furqan Alamgir, an Imperial College graduate
48	Evoke Creative	Digital Media	Bromborough	38%	Staff numbers have almost doubled over the past 18 months
49	Parallax	Digital Media	Leeds	37%	Clients include British Airways, Nespresso, Hisense, American Express, Kerry Foods and easyGym
50	Utiligroup	Enterprise Software	Chorley	37%	Market leading provider of SaaS software to the utilities and energy industry
51	ImpulsePay	Fintech	Jesmond	37%	Clients include SpareRoom, Cross Country Trains, 192.com and Virgin Trains
52	Mobysoft	Enterprise Software	Manchester	36%	Help over 70 housing organisations maximise income, create efficiencies and mitigate welfare reform
53	Airangel	Enterprise Software	Warrington	36%	Airangel's products cover nearly 100,000 rooms or units in twenty-seven countries.
54	Metronet (UK)	Telecoms Services	Manchester	36%	The business operates from Manchester, UK and Bucharest, Romania.
55	Angel Solutions Ltd	Digital Media	Liverpool	36%	In 2012 their Liverpool-based office underwent a circus-themed refurbishment.
56	Mando	Digital Media	Liverpool	36%	Customers include Transport for London, TalkTalk, Thomas Cook Group and Warburtons
57	Chess	Telecoms Services	Alderley Edge	35%	In 2016 awarded 2nd place in 'The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work for'.
58	Mtech IT Solutions	IT Services	Leeds	35%	Their customers include the Leeds Rhinos, Summer Boarding Courses and Springfield Care Homes.
59	ContractHireAndLeasing.com	Ecommerce	Hazel Grove	34%	The largest advertising portal for lease deals in the UK supporting over 300 brokers and franchised dealers.
60	Advancery	IT Services	Bingley	33%	Clients include Safestyle UK and leading milk logistics company, SJ Bargh.
61	Sumo Digital	Betting / Gaming	Sheffield	32%	Studios in Sheffield, Nottingham and Pune, India.
62	Ampersand Commerce	Digital Media	Manchester	31%	Their clients include Harvey Nichols, Poundland and Bensons for Beds.
63	Opencast Software Europe	IT Services	Newcastle	31%	Their clients include HM Revenue & Customs, Betfair, Barclays, Catapult, Sage and the NHS.
64	Aspire Technology	IT Services	Gateshead	29%	Since 2013, the company has grown their workforce from 40 to over 100 employees.
65	Fat Media	Digital Media	Lancaster	29%	Founded in Lancaster, the company has opened two more offices in Bristol and London
66	SafeGuard	Enterprise Software	Sandbach	28%	Caters to companies of all sizes in mature and emerging international markets.
67	Elementary Technology	Enterprise Software	Leeds	27%	An audio visual and interactive technology reseller working in education and enterprise marketplaces.
68	Pink Boutique	Ecommerce	Newcastle	27%	Pink Boutique ship between 2000 – 4000 items of glam clothing worldwide each day.
69	Mobica	IT Services	Wilmslow	26%	Based in Wilmslow, Mobica has eleven R&D locations around the world.
70	TPP	Enterprise Software	Leeds	26%	Their software has supported NHS services for nearly twenty years.
71	Apadmi	Enterprise Software	Manchester	26%	Develops applications for iOS, Android, Windows Phone and Blackberry devices.
72	eBECS	IT Services	Chesterfield	26%	Works with sectors including finance, insurance, manufacturing, distribution, retail and not-for-profit
73	Sykes Cottages	Ecommerce	Chester	25%	Provide a cottage booking and management service to over 8,000 cottages in the UK and Ireland
74	Better2Know	Ecommerce	Lancaster	25%	Helped thousands of people around the world get tested discreetly and quickly
75	Provu Communications	Telecoms Services	Huddersfield	24%	The principal distributors for many leading brands of IP phones
76	The ESP Group	Enterprise Software	Hull	24%	Assists major transport operators, local and metropolitan transport authorities and national schemes
77	WMG	Digital Media	Harrogate	22%	Employs over 120 people across the group, with offices in London, Harrogate and Wetherby
78	C365Cloud	Enterprise Software	Wakefield	22%	Their customers include Bupa, Co-op, Sainsbury's, Heineken, RSLs and NHS Trusts
79	Vaioni	Telecoms Services	Manchester	21%	Manchester-based Vaioni is a market leading provider of connectivity
80	Everything Different	Digital Media	Newcastle	20%	Their clients include Sky, L'Oreal, Sage, Nexus and the NHS
81	Venn Digital	Digital Media	Wilmslow	20%	Global platform allows users to edit content on their website from anywhere
82	OpenCRM	Enterprise Software	Richmond	20%	The company has worked with with customers in 14 countries with over 6000 users
83	Fresh Generation UK	Digital Media	Manchester	20%	Digital next have launched 452 websites and generated over £515m in revenue for their clients
84	Pure Technology Group	IT Services	Leeds	20%	A leading provider of ICT services and solutions to SME, corporate and public sectors.
85	Visualsoft	Digital Media	Stockton-on-Tees	19%	Their client list includes TJ Hughes, Carpet Runners UK, Charles Clinkard, Gabor and Beauty Base
86	ResponseTap	Enterprise Software	Manchester	19%	Supports more than 2000 clients worldwide, including British Gas, Aviva, Mercedes Benz and Virgin
87	UKFast	IT Services	Manchester	17%	The firm has offices in Manchester, London and Glasgow
88	Parcel2Go.com	Enterprise Software	Bolton	17%	The company runs websites and customer services for couriers such as TNT, Hermes, DPD and UPS
89	Uniform	Digital Media	Liverpool	16%	Uniform now employs 54 people, mostly in Liverpool but with a small outpost in London
90	Wax Digital	Fintech	Manchester	15%	Their web3 software is deployed via the cloud to 260,000 users in over 100 countries
91	Nitesite	Hardware	York	15%	Nitesite’s products are exported to thirty-one countries, with a presence on every continent
92	SimpleUsability	IT Services	Leeds	15%	Their clients include EE, Playtech, Asda, Jet2.com, the NHS, McDonald's and Hermes
93	Sonocent	Enterprise Software	Leeds	15%	Develops software that visualises speech from audio recordings
94	Blue Logic	IT Services	Leeds	14%	Worked with industry leading vendors like Microsoft, Sonicwall, Sage, Netapp and Veaam
95	Delete Agency	Digital Media	Leeds	14%	Operates out of London, Leeds and Munich.
96	Axon	IT Services	Macclesfield	14%	Began as a single-source IT company and in 2011 shifted its focus to cloud computing
97	Context Public Relations	Digital Media	Macclesfield	13%	Services include media relations, content marketing and social media management
98	4040 Media	Digital Media	Southport	13%	Created over 1,750 videos for over 1,000 clients around the world
99	Yoomee	Digital Media	Sheffield	13%	Designs and develops new digital services for social good
100	Invosys	Telecoms Services	Sheffield	13%	Recently expanded globally with the launch of its market-leading platform, Number Manager

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The North’s fastest growing tech companies