3 December, 2019

GREEN PARK INTERIM AND EXECUTIVE SEARCH IS THE ONLY RECRUITER TO WIN PLACE ON LEAGUE TABLE OF BRITAIN’S 100 FASTEST-GROWING PRIVATE COMPANIES

Published this weekend, the 23rd annual Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100 league table ranks Britain’s private companies with the fastest-growing sales.

Executive Recruiter and Diversity Consultancy Green Park is the only recruitment agency to rank on the Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100 league table, achieving sales of £90.1 million in its last financial year.  One of 18 new London-based entrants to the league table, Green Park is ranked at 70th place, boasting an average annual sales growth over three years of 55% and having placed leaders across more than 55 countries.

Green Park features on the list among 29 other companies headquartered in London who together have grown their sales by an average of 76% a year, over three years, to a total of £904.1m Together they employ 3,810 people and include top brands Chilly’s Bottles, One Retail Group, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty and Beavertown Brewery.

An award-winning consultancy, Green Park offers Executive Search, Interim Management, Board Advisory, Diversity & Inclusion and Managed Service People Solutions across the private, public and third sectors. Founded in 2006 as a challenger brand, Green Park also featured in the Financial Times’ list of 1000 Fastest Growing Companies in Europe in March 2019.

Co-founder and CEO of Green Park, Raj Tulsiani, attributes this growth to the company’s focus on the ‘impact zone between Recruitment, Diversity and Reputation’:  “As a passionate advocate of the power of diversity as a source of competitive advantage, Green Park has always placed the promotion of equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business. Internally, we’re a living example of the way an organisation that encourages diversity of thought in their workforce will outperform monocultures in turbulent international markets.”

“We believe that the UK’s productivity gap can be reduced through the inclusion and engagement of all employees, therefore we have built our proposition around helping organisations build, buy and understand talent in ways that drive increased inclusion, engagement and productivity. In 2018, we placed a diverse leader on a Board every 14 days and this year we placed a diverse leader on a board every 8 days. By 2025, I want to make that a diverse person on a board every single day.”

The Fast Track 100 is sponsored by Virgin Atlantic, Barclays, BDO, BGF and N+1 Singer, and is compiled by Fast Track, the Oxford-based research and networking events firm.

Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Group, which has supported Fast Track 100 for all 23 years, said: “While these are uncertain times, there is one thing I am certain of: entrepreneurs are the ones driving innovation, chasing improvements and challenging the norm. There are so many inspiring examples of this on the Fast Track 100 league table and it’s heartening to see the power of entrepreneurship to create jobs and positive change across Britain.”

THE 2019 FAST TRACK 100 LEAGUE TABLE

Reproduced by permission. Copyright The Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100

Rank

Company

Location

Year end

Annual sales rise over 3 years

Latest sales £000s

Staff

1

Chilly’s BottlesReusable bottle brand

Central London

Jul-19

284.01%

*31,471

15

2

Junkyard Golf ClubMini golf course operator

Manchester

Mar-19

204.21%

*12,841

230

3

CurveWorkplace design and construction

Berkshire

Sep-19

186.16%

*9,241

16

4

Performance54Golf marketing agency

Surrey

Apr-19

181.13%

*6,190

16

5

Xpress CentresCar repair services

Banbury

Jul-19

178.24%

*5,633

65

6

MissomaOnline jewellery brand

West London

Mar-19

165.91%

*11,991

43

7

OoniPizza oven manufacturer

Edinburgh

Dec-18

148.13%

*9,987

28

8

Evergen GroupSolar panel installer

Maidenhead

May-19

142.97%

*9,299

25

9

Childs FarmChildren's toiletries maker

Hampshire

Dec-18

142.72%

12,818

28

10

GymsharkFitness clothing retailer

Solihull

Jul-19

141.26%

*179,546

300

11

One Retail GroupConsumer products retailer

Northwest London

Dec-18

136.64%

25,420

11

12

Warner’s DistilleryGin distillery

Northamptonshire

Dec-18

131.13%

*10,859

34

13

Oh PollyOnline fashion retailer

Glasgow

Apr-19

124.07%

*21,380

168

14

Prodigi GroupDigital printing

Cardiff

Mar-19

123.55%

17,861

80

15

Bluefin TradingSports equipment supplier

West Yorkshire

Dec-18

121.81%

†*6,672

10

16

StrathberryLuxury handbag designer

Edinburgh

Apr-19

118.07%

*11,825

40

17

Missy EmpireOnline fashion retailer

Manchester

Mar-19

115.30%

*13,864

45

18

Brisant SecureLock and hinge manufacturer

West Yorkshire

Dec-18

111.27%

*8,783

40

19

Sleek EventsEvents agency

Southwest London

Jul-19

110.00%

*7,676

10

20

CField ConstructionConstruction contractor

Central London

Dec-18

98.66%

67,545

55

21

Otto CarCar-hire provider

West London

Mar-19

97.08%

*12,078

50

22

BoxparkRetail and leisure developer

Brighton

Apr-19

96.02%

*12,800

110

23

ImproveasyEnergy efficiency consultancy

Manchester

Mar-19

95.96%

*11,928

23

24

Candour LogisticsLogistics services provider

Warrington

Mar-19

93.07%

*56,437

17

25

Northern Gas & PowerEnergy management consultancy

Gateshead

Dec-18

92.85%

29,616

285

26

VashiDiamond jewellery retailer

Central London

Dec-18

90.95%

20,666

55

27

Lusso StoneLuxury bathroom retailer

Middlesbrough

Sep-19

89.70%

*12,563

12

28

Cult BeautyOnline beauty retailer

Central London

May-19

86.95%

*89,000

140

29

Tarquin’s Cornish GinGin distillery

Cornwall

Mar-19

85.30%

*5,103

27

30

Velocity CommerceOnline marketplace specialist

Cambridge

Dec-18

83.87%

*16,744

26

31

Super 8 RestaurantsRestaurant group

East London

Jul-19

83.19%

*7,214

114

32

Stiltz LiftsHome lift manufacturer

West Midlands

Dec-18

81.66%

18,991

162

33

HalalBookingSpecialist online travel agency

Reading

Dec-18

81.13%

*17,632

49

34

Midstream LightingSpecialist lighting manufacturer

Southwest London

Jan-19

78.24%

5,044

14

35

Revolution BeautyBeauty products retailer

Kent

Dec-18

76.66%

112,621

180

36

AerFinAircraft and spares services

Caerphilly

Dec-18

76.54%

84,365

101

37

Real Wrap Co.Food-to-go manufacturer

Bristol

Mar-19

76.53%

*9,077

171

38

Eden MillDistillery and brewery

St Andrews

Mar-19

74.20%

*7,773

51

39

GrenadeSports nutrition brand

Solihull

Dec-18

72.78%

*44,169

48

40

Phoenix CellularMobile phone distributor

Crewe

Oct-19

72.28%

*56,000

65

41

Sherbet LondonTaxi fleet operator

North London

Dec-18

71.69%

6,571

30

42

Character.comBranded clothing retailer

Swansea

Jul-18

70.90%

*19,090

38

43

TransmissionMarketing agency

East London

Dec-18

68.25%

*17,392

60

44

Tropic SkincareBeauty products manufacturer

Croydon

Jun-19

66.71%

*34,943

160

45

Mowgli Street FoodIndian restaurant chain

Liverpool

Jul-19

66.05%

11,986

301

46

Charlotte Tilbury BeautyBeauty products retailer

West London

Dec-18

65.30%

145,437

878

47

CP HireConstruction equipment hire

Cardiff

May-19

64.90%

*12,719

90

48

TattuChinese restaurant chain

Manchester

Dec-18

63.97%

*8,673

170

49

INSTAsmileDental veneer retailer

Merseyside

Sep-19

62.76%

*6,500

50

50

Oxford Summer CoursesEducational course provider

Oxford

Sep-19

62.42%

*9,272

36

51

Envisage DentalDental practice

Basingstoke

Mar-19

61.24%

*6,287

68

52

VPZVaping shop chain

Edinburgh

Dec-18

60.04%

26,397

226

53

Highwood GroupConstruction contractor and developer

Hampshire

Feb-19

59.85%

66,706

62

54

Corley + WoolleyFit-out contractor

Central London

Dec-18

58.82%

32,072

37

55

Braidwater GroupHousebuilder

Londonderry

Mar-19

58.28%

34,904

65

56

The Resin MillSurfacing resin wholesaler

West Yorkshire

Dec-18

56.76%

*7,520

13

57

BrewDogBrewery

Aberdeenshire

Dec-18

56.55%

171,619

1,247

58

Beavertown BreweryBrewery

North London

Mar-19

56.53%

*19,559

112

59

ReassuredLife insurance broker

Basingstoke

Jan-19

56.31%

37,811

411

60

Gravity Active EntertainmentTrampoline park operator

West Yorkshire

Dec-18

56.11%

9,797

302

61

TwinklEducational resources provider

Sheffield

Apr-19

55.86%

*18,891

440

62

Plimsoll ProductionsTV show producer

Bristol

Aug-19

54.98%

*37,284

195

63

Flat IronSteak restaurant chain

Central London

Aug-18

54.59%

14,477

234

64

Task Consumer ProductsToilet paper manufacturer

Wolverhampton

Dec-18

54.08%

45,822

63

65

Nurture LandscapesLandscape maintenance

Surrey

Mar-19

53.05%

73,135

1,093

66

Marine ProductsFish processor and supplier

Glasgow

Dec-18

52.98%

26,950

150

67

END.Designer menswear retailer

Newcastle upon Tyne

Mar-19

52.55%

134,658

464

68

OMG How CheapOnline stationery retailer

Colchester

Feb-19

52.21%

*7,127

32

69

Needle & ThreadWomenswear designer

Northwest London

Mar-19

51.85%

13,576

74

70

Green ParkRecruitment consultancy

Central London

Jan-19

51.50%

90,107

66

71

ExceedWell management and engineering

Aberdeen

Feb-19

51.28%

20,748

43

72

VetCTVeterinary radiology services

Cambridge

Jul-19

50.86%

*6,300

100

73

Red IndustriesWaste management provider

Newcastle-under-Lyme

Dec-18

50.51%

23,832

180

74

ITD GlobalInternational courier

Manchester

Apr-19

50.46%

*23,078

43

75

PlantforcePlant hire

Bristol

Sep-19

50.24%

*35,300

131

76

Flame Heating GroupHeating and plumbing merchant

Tyne and Wear

Jun-19

49.98%

*20,087

70

77

InteviDisplay and software supplier

Hampshire

Dec-18

49.71%

*5,538

24

78

RinkitOnline home and garden retailer

Chichester

Feb-19

49.49%

*17,090

45

79

Munnelly GroupConstruction/infrastructure logistics

Harrow

Mar-19

48.26%

81,163

523

80

Oliver’s TravelsLuxury travel website

South London

Sep-19

48.18%

*6,206

53

81

BioPhorumBiopharmaceutical forum organiser

Central London

Dec-18

47.49%

*6,707

10

82

Pizza PilgrimsPizzeria operator

Central London

Jun-19

47.48%

*11,900

215

83

Total Management GroupEvents and travel agency

Central London

Mar-19

47.21%

*15,153

44

84

LiformeYoga mat manufacturer & retailer

North London

Mar-19

46.89%

*6,022

15

85

Prime GlobalMedical communications agency

Knutsford

Dec-18

46.57%

19,176

156

86

ClearabeeWaste collection services

Birmingham

Dec-18

46.53%

*12,212

179

87

Spirit HealthcareHealthcare products supplier

Leicester

Mar-19

46.41%

*14,318

66

88

Aspens ServicesContract caterer

Worcestershire

Apr-19

46.40%

49,676

2,172

89

BrandAlleyOnline flash sales site

Central London

Dec-18

45.99%

45,840

72

90

IdentityEvents management agency

East Sussex

Aug-19

45.70%

*8,722

43

91

Age PartnershipEquity release adviser

Leeds

Dec-18

45.45%

50,124

552

92

The AlchemistBar and restaurant operator

Greater Manchester

Mar-19

45.08%

41,032

929

93

EquifinanceSecured loans provider

East London

Aug-19

44.89%

*6,757

25

94

United Gas & PowerBusiness energy supplier

Leeds

Jun-19

44.88%

*23,211

60

95

Superyacht Tenders & ToysYacht equipment supplier

Ipswich

Oct-18

44.81%

*6,596

11

96

Honest BurgersBurger restaurant chain

Central London

Jan-19

44.58%

30,669

589

97

VanaramaVehicle leasing broker

Hemel Hempstead

Dec-18

44.18%

*75,055

226

98

Hamilton Court FXForeign exchange services

Central London

Mar-19

44.06%

*15,265

45

99

Airline Component ServicesAircraft parts and repairs

Braintree

Mar-19

44.02%

*6,225

10

100

VivobarefootFootwear manufacturer & retailer

Central London

Jun-19

43.57%

*26,176

61

 

* Supplied by Company  † Annualised figure

Green Park Interim & Executive Limited. Registered in England and Wales. Registered office: 4th Floor, Partnership House, Carlisle Place, London SW1P 1BX.
Company registration no: 05672094. VAT registration no: 888 2432 84 © Copyright 2019. Green Park. All Rights Reserved.