The Future 50 lists Britain’s most innovative, creative and disruptive young brands. 

Real Business and Red Bull set out to find these bright young things in June this year – and boy, did we find some great companies.

To decide on who should make the final cut, we signed up five judges: Mark Pearson of MyVoucherCodes.co.uk; investor and co-founder of MessageLabs Jos White; Madeleine Milne of eMusic; Al Gosling, CEO of The Extreme Sports Company; and Nigel Trood, MD of Red Bull UK.

The judges picked the 50 most exciting, ground-breaking firms in Britain today – view the full list of winners here – but ten firms in particular stood out.

We’ll be opening votes for the public at 9am on Monday October 3 – the public will be able to vote for their favourite company, who will be crowned with the Future 50 People’s Choice award. Be sure to encourage your staff, colleagues, friends and customers to vote!

In the meantime, here are the judges’ ten special picks.

Cotswold Gold – rapeseed oil products

Find out why the judges picked Cotswold Gold – read the full Future 50 profile here.

Girl Meets Dress – designer dress rental

Find out why the judges picked Girl Meets Dress – read the full Future 50 profile here.

Housebites – website for chefs to sell food in a “virtual takeway”

Find out why the judges picked Housebites – read the full Future 50 profile here.

Image Analysis – diagnostic software for MRI scanners

Find out why the judges picked Image Analysis – read the full Future 50 profile here.

MBA & Company – freelancer consultancy model, using MBAs and PhDs

Find out why the judges picked MBA & Company – read the full Future 50 profile here.

Neul – radio chip maker, targeting white space spectrum

Find out why the judges picked Neul – read the full Future 50 profile here.

OneFineStay – couchsurfing meets hotels

Find out why the judges picked OneFineStay – read the full Future 50 profile here.

Orlebar Brown – men’s swimwear

Find out why the judges picked Orlebar Brown – read the full Future 50 profile here.

Oxford Yasa Motors – electric motors for cars

Find out why the judges picked Oxford Yasa Motors – read the full Future 50 profile here.

People Per Hour – freelancer job allocator

Find out why the judges picked People Per Hour – read the full Future 50 profile here.