The Hot 100 2012

From fruit farms to forex firms, specialist engineers to software developers, meet Britain’s fastest-growing companies: the Hot 100 2012.

The Hot 100 2012: Introduction and analysis

Which businesses are leading the charge in the Real Business Hot 100? Which sectors have shot ahead of the rest? Read our analysis for the answers.

The Hot 100 2012: Number one company

With a compound annual growth rate of 130 per cent, this firm has come out on top of our Hot 100 ranking. Discover why the sun is shining on Rajiv Bhatia’s Alternergy – read the in-depth profile here.

The Hot 100 2012: Full listing

The full ranking of the Hot 100 2012 – click on the company names for full details and financials:

1. Alternergy
2. Baird Investments
3. Galmarley
4. Toluna Group
5. Ria Capital Markets
6. State Oil
7. Ink
8. Mayday Healthcare
9. JC Peacock & Co
10. Firesource
11. Troy Asset Management
12. CDS Group Services
13. Infoteam Group
14. Waterfall
15. Lawrence Group
16. Lightcatch (aka Betfred)
17. Go Outdoors
18. Neptune Investment Management
19. Parabis
20. World First
21. Wiggle.co.uk
22. BetterCare Keys Group
23. Arrowedge
24. Rebound Technology Group
25. Parkburn Precision Handling Systems
26. Allens Caravans
27. Dytecna
28. Seetec Business Technology Centre
29. Balhousie Care Group
30. Bet365 Group
31. Tiuta
32. Forelle Estates Holdings
33. Blu-3
34. Marlborough Communications
35. Baas Construction
36. Maxxima
37. Ekwienox
38. ANS Group
39. Travel Counsellors Group
40. Health Management
41. Stag Security Systems
42. AH Worth and Company
43. Lissan Coal Company
44. Severn & Wye Smokery
45. Investigo
46. Crown Crest Group
47. 2M Holdings
48. Kelway Holdings
49. Longfield Chemicals
50. Sun Mark
51. Poundworld Retail
52. Air Charter Service
53. One Horizon Group
54. First Oil
55. Onyx Group
56. Ian Mosey
57. Astus UK
58. Edinburgh Partners
59. Elite Telecom Holdings
60. Treetop Forestry
61. Blue Helix
62. Intamarque
63. Contract Natural Gas
64. 99p Stores
65. Portgrade
66. The Benefit Express
67. Exponential-e
68. Newmafruit
69. Samitel
70. A&B Glass
71. Argus Media
72. Magir
73. Romax Technologies
74. Excelian
75. Holyhead Boatyard
76. Minster Law
77. Fircroft Engineering Services
78. Proxima
79. RAGM
80. ONI
81. Swift
82. Bertram Nursery Group
83. Datasat Communications
84. Lighthouse Healthcare
85. Aston Manor Brewery
86. G H Financials
87. Ahmad Tea
88. The Stamford Group
89. Octopus Investments
90. Wozair
91. Forza AW
92. Texthelp Systems
93. Tetrosyl Group
94. P&B Foods
95. Airline Service Holdings
96. CA Portsmouth
97. Capital Economics
98. BV Holdings
99. Ruffer Management
100. Business Research Group

Hot 100 2012: Methodology and acknowledgements

Read the full details of the Hot 100 methodology. 

The Hot 100 2012 is brought to you by Investec, Jordans, Cass Business School and Your Business Your Future.

You can meet many of the Hot 100 at the 2012 Entrepreneurs’ Summit, in association with Investec and supported by the CBI, on June 13, 2012. Keynote speakers include: Travelex founder Lloyd Dorfman, business secretary Vince Cable, Kelway founder Phil Doye and 20+ more speakers. Book here or contact Silvia Natalicchi on silvia.natalicchi@caspianmedia.com

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