The ranking is anchored on financial information taken from Companies House, as well as financial reporting company fame BVD, and also draws upon data submitted and verified by the companies themselves including additional financials, headcount, client information and – where appropriate – confidential private background information.
After much calculation and evaluation of their work and accounts, the following 75 companies were ranked by turnover, as the best of the North.
Key findings
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Bet365 Group was ranked top with an impressive turnover of £2.86bn
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The average turnover for the Top 75 companies was £315m, compared to an average of £1.6bn for the Top 10
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Companies classified as Software or IT/IT services dominated the list, accounting for 13% each and combining for a total of 26% of Top 75
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The following most common types of company in the list were eCommerce (9%), Telecommunications (7%) and Gaming (5%)
The Prolific North Top 75 Tech and eCommerce Companies 2019
Companies ranked by turnover
| Ranking |
Company |
Activity |
Location |
Employee count |
Turnover (000s) |
| 1 |
Bet365 Group |
Gaming technology |
Stoke-On-Trent |
4,236 |
2,857,259 |
| 2 |
Radius Payment Solutions |
Fleet services |
Crewe |
1,200 |
2,488,800 |
| 3 |
Shop Direct Holdings |
eCommerce |
Liverpool |
3,736 |
2,003,500 |
| 4 |
The Sage Group |
Software
|
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
|
13,660
|
1,846,000
|
| 5 |
Arris Global |
Telecommunications
|
Shipley
|
324 |
1,679,859
|
| 6 |
Talk Talk |
Telecommunications
|
Salford
|
2,187 |
1,658,000
|
| 7 |
RentalCars |
Comparison website
|
Manchester
|
1,526 |
1,056,014
|
| 8 |
The Hut Group |
eCommerce
|
Manchester
|
4,239
|
915,758
|
| 9 |
AO World |
eCommerce
|
Bolton
|
3,119
|
902,500
|
| 10 |
Betfred Group (including The Tote) |
Gaming technology and software development.
|
Warrington
|
7,516 |
727,631
|
| 11 |
Ebuyer.com |
eCommerce
|
Barton-upon-Humber
|
4,398
|
701,149
|
| 12 |
Daisy Group Holdings |
Telecommunications
|
Nelson
|
3,783 |
684,293
|
| 13 |
Plusnet |
Telecommunications
|
Sheffield
|
1,678 |
409,512
|
| 14 |
Boohoo.com UK |
eCommerce
|
Manchester
|
1,941
|
374,114
|
| 15 |
Moneysupermarket |
Comparison website
|
Chester
|
721 |
355,600
|
| 16 |
Communisis |
Integrated business services
|
Leeds
|
2,037
|
353,240
|
| 17 |
Auto Trader Group |
Automotive
|
Manchester
|
786 |
324,300
|
| 18 |
Kcom Group |
Telecommunications
|
Hull
|
1,528 |
281,637
|
| 19 |
NCC Group |
Cyber security
|
Manchester
|
1,723 |
250,700
|
| 20 |
Missguided |
eCommerce |
Manchester
|
778
|
215,908
|
| 21 |
Buy It Direct |
Online Retailer
|
Huddersfield
|
396
|
188,190
|
| 22 |
Pretty Little Thing |
eCommerce |
Manchester
|
205
|
181,269
|
| 23 |
Emis Group |
Healthcare
|
Leeds
|
2,024 |
170,070
|
| 24 |
GB Group |
Identity data
|
Chester
|
884 |
143,504
|
| 25 |
Hocomm |
Software
|
York
|
132 |
139,319
|
| 26 |
Nycomm |
Travel Retailer
|
Manchester
|
389
|
130,393
|
| 27 |
True Potential |
Financial Services
|
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
157 |
121,172
|
| 28 |
BJSS |
Software
|
Leeds
|
775 |
116,007
|
| 29 |
Chess |
Utilities
|
Alderley Edge
|
562 |
111,525
|
| 30 |
Evolution Funding |
Financial Services
|
Chesterfield
|
321 |
108,972
|
| 31 |
On the Beach |
Travel Retailer
|
Manchester
|
504
|
104,100
|
| 32 |
Beauty Bay |
eCommerce |
Salford
|
114
|
99,149
|
| 33 |
Redcentric |
Hosting services
|
Harrogate |
479
|
93,260
|
| 34 |
Tombola |
Gaming technology
|
Sunderland
|
421
|
90,297
|
| 35 |
Entertainment Magpie |
eCommerce
|
Stockport
|
831
|
88,720
|
| 36 |
SSP Topco
|
Software |
Halifax
|
773
|
85,273
|
| 37 |
K3 Business Technology Group
|
Supply chain solutions
|
Salford
|
687
|
83,335
|
| 38 |
P2G.com
|
Comparison website
|
Bolton
|
209
|
82,706
|
| 39 |
Paymentshield
|
Insurance and Protection
|
Southport
|
240
|
76,699
|
| 40 |
Ikonic Technology
|
IT Distributor
|
Heywood
|
68 |
67,441
|
| 41 |
Celerity
|
IT
|
Preston
|
43 |
63,176
|
| 42 |
CDL Group
|
Software
|
Stockport
|
672
|
55,778
|
| 43 |
Blue Prism Group
|
Robotic process automation
|
Newton-Le-Willows
|
318
|
55,200
|
| 44 |
PC Specialist
|
Computer Assembly
|
Wakefield
|
94
|
55,058
|
| 45 |
UKFast
|
Server solutions
|
Manchester
|
365
|
53,943
|
| 46 |
ANS Group
|
IT
|
Manchester
|
273
|
53,133
|
| 47 |
Proactis Holdings
|
Software |
Wetherby
|
433
|
52,221
|
| 48 |
Mobica Holdings
|
Software |
Wilmslow
|
945
|
51,629
|
| 49 |
Helical Industries
|
Property rental
|
Lytham St Annes
|
348
|
50,658
|
| 50 |
Proact IT UK
|
IT
|
Chesterfield
|
230
|
50,577
|
| 51 |
Rockar 2016
|
Consultancy and system development
|
York
|
77
|
47,855
|
| 52 |
Desk Top Publishing Micro Systems
|
IT
|
Leeds |
96
|
47,045
|
| 53 |
Ebecs
|
IT
|
Chesterfield
|
358
|
44,536
|
| 54 |
Pharmacy2u Limited
|
Healthcare
|
Leeds
|
218
|
43,168
|
| 55 |
M247
|
Cloud services
|
Manchester
|
226
|
39,970
|
| 56 |
Tracsis
|
Transport
|
Leeds
|
667
|
39,834
|
| 57 |
Atom Bank
|
Financial Services
|
Durham |
330
|
37,966
|
| 58 |
Technology Services Group
|
IT
|
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
348
|
33,505
|
| 59 |
Team 17 Holdings
|
Video game developer
|
Wakefield
|
83
|
29,634
|
| 60 |
Avecto
|
Software
|
Manchester
|
153
|
29,464
|
| 61 |
Pure Technology Group
|
IT services
|
Pudsey
|
88
|
27,789
|
| 62 |
Payzone UK
|
Payment services
|
Northwich
|
373
|
26,228
|
| 63 |
Love Energy Savings
|
Comparison website
|
Bolton
|
249
|
25,756
|
| 64 |
Giacom World Networks
|
Cloud Services
|
Hessle
|
51
|
25,104
|
| 65 |
Centriq Group
|
IT
|
Blackpool
|
132
|
23,566
|
| 66 |
MDS CEM
|
Software
|
Warrington
|
220
|
23,056
|
| 67 |
Zoo Digital Group
|
Subtitling and dubbing provider
|
Sheffield
|
201
|
22,110
|
| 68 |
Godel Technologies
|
Software
|
Manchester
|
597
|
21,711
|
| 69 |
Digital ID Group
|
ID printing
|
Stockport
|
56
|
21,600
|
| 70 |
Aspire Technology Solutions
|
Computer consultancy
|
Gateshead
|
139
|
20,239
|
| 71 |
Itps (Holdings)
|
IT services
|
Gateshead
|
124
|
19,203
|
| 72 |
Performance Horizon
|
IT
|
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
194
|
18,568
|
| 73 |
Cloud Technology Solutions
|
IT services / Software
|
Manchester
|
76
|
18,440
|
| 74 |
Hybrid Services
|
Printing services
|
Crewe
|
38
|
18,001
|
| 75 |
BTL Group
|
IT software
|
Shipley
|
151
|
17,295
|
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