There has been considerable attention recently on the contribution that fast-growing scale-up firms can make to the economy and, more importantly, how such home-grown businesses can be supported to create wealth, innovation, and employment.

For the very first time, we are publishing a list of the fastest growing firms in the South of England. By creating an index of fast-growing ‘local heroes’, this programme recognises the best businesses in every industry in the regional economy which as an inspiration for other entrepreneurial businesses to follow in their footsteps to achieve outstanding growth.

The inaugural Fast Growth 50 list for the South of England focuses on fifty dynamic firms that collectively generated £1.6 billion in turnover in 2022, employing nearly 6,300 individuals. More importantly, these companies grew their turnover by £977 million between 2020 and 2022, achieving an average growth rate of 157 percent.

South Fast Growth 50 Winners

Fastest Growing Firm in the South of England

Oxford Summer Courses

Fastest Growing Business to Business Firm

Identity

Fastest Growing Fashion and Apparel Firm

Passenger

Fastest Growing Construction and Building Services Firm

Drakemoor

Fastest Growing Manufacturing and Engineering Firm

Gilcrest

Fastest Growing Consumer Products Firm

Scriveiner

Fastest Growing Professional Services Firm

Health Partners

Fastest Growing Consumer Services Firm

Oxford Summer Courses

Fastest Growing Retail Services Firm

LIGA

Fastest Growing Digital Firm

SafeToNet

Fastest Growing Technology Firm

Alloyed