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Young and profitable
Most new companies take years to turn a profit. These are independent UK trading companies under five years old, with at least five employees, whose latest filed accounts already show a profit of £100k or more. Group subsidiaries and years with a one-off 5x jump are left out.
- Trading business
- Independent
- Young and profitable
- Profit ≥ £100k
- Employees ≥ 5
- No one-off 5× jumps
- Sorted by Profit ↓
| # | Company | Revenue | Profit | Margin | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dexters Topco Limited Teddington IndependentYoung and profitable | £247m | £14.2m | 5.8% | 2,414 |
| 2 | M7 Real Estate Jvco Ltd London · Other business support service activities n.e.c. IndependentYoung and profitable | £24.6m | £13.6m | 55.3% | 139 |
| 3 | Marodach Limited Northampton · Construction of commercial buildings IndependentYoung and profitable | £1.2bn | £8.9m | 0.7% | 637 |
| 4 | Starlight Gold International Ltd Burry Port · Mining of other non-ferrous metal ores IndependentYoung and profitable | £38.8m | £8.9m | 22.9% | 43 |
| 5 | Tobermore Trading Group Ltd Magherafelt · Manufacture of other articles of concrete, plaster and cement IndependentYoung and profitable | £87.9m | £8.6m | 9.8% | 459 |
| 6 | Jain Global (UK) Ltd London · Other business support service activities n.e.c. IndependentYoung and profitable | £79.5m | £7.9m | 9.9% | 89 |
| 7 | The Remet Group Limited London · Wholesale of waste and scrap IndependentYoung and profitable | £279m | £7.9m | 2.8% | 182 |
| 8 | Hastings Hotels Group Limited Belfast · Hotels and similar accommodation IndependentYoung and profitable | £55.8m | £7.8m | 13.9% | 916 |
| 9 | Vea Group Limited Bracknell · Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications IndependentCapital-light | £32.6m | £7.4m | 22.8% | 127 |
| 10 | Goalhanger Podcasts Ltd London · Other publishing activities IndependentYoung and profitable | £37.8m | £7.3m | 19.4% | 54 |
| 11 | Ioi Brighton Ltd Brighton and Hove · Publishing of computer games IndependentCapital-light | £49.2m | £7.1m | 14.4% | 42 |
| 12 | Eg Retail Services Limited Blackburn · Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores IndependentYoung and profitable | £1bn | £6.8m | 0.7% | 3,529 |
| 13 | 60Forty Films Limited London · Television programme production activities IndependentCapital-light | £13.1m | £6.7m | 51.3% | 14 |
| 14 | Crown Lodge Group Ltd London · Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate IndependentYoung and profitable | £165m | £6.3m | 3.8% | 34 |
| 15 | MFB Solicitors Limited London · Solicitors IndependentCapital-light | £14.8m | £6.1m | 41.3% | 59 |
| 16 | Frederic Robinson Group Limited Stockport · Manufacture of beer IndependentYoung and profitable | £103m | £5m | 4.9% | 1,162 |
| 17 | Kaizen Entertainment Limited Chessington · Manufacture of professional and arcade games and toys IndependentYoung and profitable | £40.1m | £5m | 12.4% | 97 |
| 18 | European Vehicle Sales Ltd Doncaster · Sale of other motor vehicles IndependentYoung and profitable | £20.8m | £4.8m | 23.3% | 17 |
| 19 | Sky Storm Limited Warrington · Development of building projects IndependentYoung and profitable | £14.4m | £4.1m | 28.3% | 22 |
| 20 | HPB Group Limited Doncaster · Other service activities n.e.c. IndependentCapital-light | £37.7m | £4m | 10.6% | 23 |
| 21 | Gallagher Properties (S) Ltd Hamilton · Development of building projects IndependentYoung and profitable | £42.4m | £3.9m | 9.2% | 78 |
| 22 | Tresillian Properties Limited Kidwelly · Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials IndependentYoung and profitable | £11.9m | £3.6m | 30.2% | 28 |
| 23 | Merton Agency Limited Manchester · Agents specialized in the sale of other particular products IndependentCapital-light | £13.7m | £3.6m | 26.2% | 48 |
| 24 | Forisgfs UK Limited London · Financial management IndependentYoung and profitable | £18.6m | £3.4m | 18.2% | 109 |
| 25 | Giltex Limited Manchester IndependentCapital-light | £65.1m | £3.3m | 5.1% | 114 |
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