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We are delighted to publish the North East Fastest 50 list for 2024, in partnership with The Journal, as well as reveal this year's winners - those companies who have come out top!

Congratulations to RE:GEN North East Limited who were crowned the North East’s Fastest Growing Business for 2024, as well as taking the Fastest Growing Large Business (turnover over £30m) title.

OES Group Ltd won the award for the Fastest Growing Medium Business (turnover between £10m and £30m), whilst Troo Ltd were named Fastest Growing Small Business (turnover less than £10m).

The Fastest 50 list is ordered by average turnover growth, which has been assessed on a percentage increase based on the difference between turnover figures filed for the last three years.

See the list below to find out more about the Fastest 50 companies and how they have ranked.

The Fastest 50 list is ordered by average turnover growth, which has been assessed on a percentage increase based on the difference between turnover figures filed for the last three years.

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1. RE:GEN North East Limited
Large and Overall Winners
L
Housing regeneration specialist working with housing associations to across the North East.

Location: Sunderland

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2023

Turnover (£000s): 40,448

Average turnover growth: 201.79%

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2. OES Group Ltd
Medium Winners
M
Fabrication work and Ultrasonic Anti Fouling & Cathodic Protection systems delivered to a range of markets, from construction industry to maritime to harbours.

Location: Chester Le Street

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2024

Turnover (£000s): 10,822

Average turnover growth: 131.22%

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3. Opencast L
Technology consultancy, designing, building and running digital solutions.

Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2022

Turnover (£000s): 36,284

Average turnover growth: 99.46%

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4. Newton Hall (Northumberland) Limited M
Leisure and hospitality venue in Northumberland hosting indoor and outdoor weddings, beach celebrations and corporate events.

Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/07/2023

Turnover (£000s): 13,606

Average turnover growth: 92.28%

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5. Troo Ltd
Small Winners
S
Brokers and account managers of business energy contracts.

Location: Sunderland

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/09/2023

Turnover (£000s): 6,600

Average turnover growth: 91.49%

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6. Hutchison Catering Limited M
Family-run contract catering company delivering fresh food & food management services to the business & education sectors across the UK.

Location: Gateshead

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2023

Turnover (£000s): 13,752

Average turnover growth: 74.95%

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7. Waymid Electrics Ltd S
Electrical contracting, including pipe and plumbing work, for the residential and commercial sectors.

Location: Middlesbrough

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2023

Turnover (£000s): 3,081

Average turnover growth: 67.30%

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8. CPD Bodies Limited L
Commercial vehicle body-builder.

Location: Stockton-On-Tees

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/06/2023

Turnover (£000s): 37,914

Average turnover growth: 67.09%

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9. Coleman James Ltd S
Independent recruitment firm focused on construction, rail and built environment sectors.

Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/06/2023

Turnover (£000s): 7,163

Average turnover growth: 60.87%

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10. Apex Cables Limited M
Manufacturer and supplier of modular wiring systems for the healthcare, commercial, educational and residential sectors. 

Location: Durham

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/04/2023

Turnover (£000s): 12,517

Average turnover growth: 59.38%

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11. Bulk Tainer Group Limited L
Provider of bespoke transport services for the shipment of bulk liquid products.

Location: Middlesbrough

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2022

Turnover (£000s): 141,793

Average turnover growth: 59.15%

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12. Wynyard Homes 2023 Limited M
Housebuilder in Teesside and Northumberland.

Location: Billingham

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2023

Turnover (£000s): 25,388

Average turnover growth: 58.75%

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13. Liberty Coaches NE Ltd L
Coach and vehicle hire.

Location: Cramlington

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/10/2023

Turnover (£000s): 3,009

Average turnover growth: 57.89%

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14. Lane7 Ltd M
Boutique bowling alley, entertainment venue and bar.

Location: Darlington

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/10/2023

Turnover (£000s): 22,333

Average turnover growth: 57.71%

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15. Shoptimised Ltd S
Digital marketing services provider which specialises in Product Feed & Product Sales software.

Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Date of last analysed accounts: 28/02/2024

Turnover (£000s): 5,577

Average turnover growth: 56.45%

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16. Primary Care Recruitment Ltd M
Providers of temporary and permanent healthcare staffing solutions across the North East.

Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Date of last analysed accounts: 28/02/2023

Turnover (£000s): 18,931

Average turnover growth: 54.47%

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17. Adderstone 1993 Limited M
Property development and investment business creating homes and commercial spaces.

Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2023

Turnover (£000s): 14,386

Average turnover growth: 52.91%

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18. Nova Marketing Limited M
Organisers and operators of mass participation events including the Great North Run.

Location: Gateshead

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2022

Turnover (£000s): 17,242

Average turnover growth: 51.62%

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19. Hughes Bros Construction Limited L
Construction company handling projects for the public and private sectors.

Location: Middleton St. George

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/11/2022

Turnover (£000s): 56,365

Average turnover growth: 51.58%

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20. Creditscale Limited M
Holding company for Finley Structures Ltd and SCH Site Services Ltd, involved in the design, detail, supply, fabrication and installation of structural steelwork.

Location: Newton Aycliffe

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2023

Turnover (£000s): 28,382

Average turnover growth: 50.01%

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21. Pennguin Limited M
Marketing and route to market solutions for business in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods indsutry. Pennguin work with major retailers and ecommerce providers internationally.

Location: Jarrow

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2022

Turnover (£000s): 16,180

Average turnover growth: 49.48%

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22. Simpsons Malt Limited L
Fifth-generation family owned malt brewers supplying the global beer and whisky industry.

Location: Berwick-Upon-Tweed

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2022

Turnover (£000s): 273,817

Average turnover growth: 48.93%

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23. Colena Ltd M
Trading as Heliguy, supplier of drones and drone accessories as well as providing training and repairs.

Location: North Shields

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/07/2023

Turnover (£000s): 18,912

Average turnover growth: 48.21%

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24. Penny Petroleum (North East) Limited L
Owners and operators of forecourts and convenience stores with 90 sites across England, Wales, and Scotland

Location: Alnwick

Date of last analysed accounts: 28/02/2023

Turnover (£000s): 39,777

Average turnover growth: 47.96%

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25. Country Valley Foods Ltd M
Providers of fresh meat, dry goods, chilled, frozen and janitorial supplies to the hospitality, retail, education and healthcare sectors.

Location: Billingham

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2023

Turnover (£000s): 25,934

Average turnover growth: 47.47%

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26. On A Roll Sandwich Company Limited L
Caterer providing meals, hospitality platters and packaged foods to various sectors distributing throughout the UK.

Location: Middlesbrough

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/01/2023

Turnover (£000s): 30,516

Average turnover growth: 46.36%

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27. Advantex Network Solutions Limited M
Provider of IT, Networking, Communications and IP surveillance solutions and services in the North East. 

Location: Gateshead

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/06/2023

Average turnover growth: 45.80%

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28. Merit Group Services Limited L
Offsite construction and manufacturing specialist offering controlled environment solutions for the healthcare, bioscience, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, aviation and nuclear sectors.

Location: Cramlington

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/06/2023

Turnover (£000s): 88,456

Average turnover growth: 45.59%

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29. Salem Tube International Limited M
Manufacturer of welded steel heat exchanger tubes and finned tubes.

Location: Prudhoe

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/09/2023

Turnover (£000s): 18,800

Average turnover growth: 45.07%

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30. Thompsons of Prudhoe Holding Ltd. L
Demolition contractors providing industrial dismantling, asbestos removal, earthworks, contaminated land remediation, site reclamation and site clearance services.

Location: Prudhoe

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2023

Turnover (£000s): 82,673

Average turnover growth: 44.70%

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31. Meldrum Construction Services Group Limited L
Providers of building services offering planning, designing, civil engineering and construction services.

Location: Gateshead

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2023

Turnover (£000s): 54,937

Average turnover growth: 44.08%

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32. Slaters Electricals Ltd M
Providers of new and refurbished power distribution equipment.

Location: Blaydon-On-Tyne

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/01/2024

Turnover (£000s): 23,657

Average turnover growth: 43.12%

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33. Tyne Tees Entertainments Limited S
Owners and operators of amusement arcades.

Location: Redcar

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2022

Turnover (£000s): 3,483

Average turnover growth: 42.53%

34. High Force Research Limited S
Specialists in chemical synthesis and R&D for application in a wide range of end uses.

Location: Durham

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/06/2023

Turnover (£000s): 5,590

Average turnover growth: 42.21%

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35. T.Manners & Sons Limited M
Fifth-generation family owned construction company.

Location: Bishop Auckland

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2022

Turnover (£000s): 18,266

Average turnover growth: 41.33%

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36. Youngs Quality Foods Ltd S
Family-run business supplying fresh ingredients to businesses in and around the North East.

Location: Sunderland

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/08/2023

Turnover (£000s): 5,450

Average turnover growth: 41.31%

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37. Jmac Group (Holdings) Limited M
Working with the construction industry delivering Hire & Sales, Contracting Services, Scaffolding, Industrial Services, and Asset Integrity.

Location: Stockton-On-Tees

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2023

Turnover (£000s): 11,054

Average turnover growth: 40.68%

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38. J Denham Metals Ltd L
Independent scrap company.

Location: Bishop Auckland

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2023

Turnover (£000s): 54,421

Average turnover growth: 39.68%

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39. Kymel Trading Limited S
Owns and operates sites in the hospitality industry, including Spanish City in Whitley Bay.

Location: East Boldon

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2022

Turnover (£000s): 3,412

Average turnover growth: 38.75%

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40. GEM Partnership Limited M
Provider of recruitment and training solutions.

Location: Peterlee

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2023

Turnover (£000s): 29,032

Average turnover growth: 38.24%

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41. Steel Benders (UK) Limited S
Provider of steel bending and profiling services.

Location: Middlesbrough

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2023

Average turnover growth: 38.24%

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42. Teescraft Engineering Limited L
Production of precision components in the automotive, transmission, agricultural and oil related industries.

Location: Bishop Auckland

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2022

Turnover (£000s): 36,385

Average turnover growth: 36.51%

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43. Acklam Car Centre Limited L
A car dealership specialising in sports, prestige and 4x4 vehicles.

Location: Middlesbrough

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2023

Turnover (£000s): 126,358

Average turnover growth: 36.04%

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44. Holystone Group Limited M
Specialises in civil engineering, demolition, waste removal, aggregates and plant hire.

Location: Blaydon-On-Tyne

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2023

Turnover (£000s): 14,164

Average turnover growth: 35.58%

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45. Razorblue Group Ltd M
Providers of IT solutions across multiple sectors with offices in seven locations.

Location: Stockton-On-Tees

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/05/2023

Turnover (£000s): 14,964

Average turnover growth: 34.49%

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46. Crown Care Holdings Limited L
A family-owned and operated Care home group comprising of 21 luxury care homes based across England.

Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/10/2023

Turnover (£000s): 56,157

Average turnover growth: 34.46%

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47. Berm Holdings Limited L
Holding company for Premier Traffic Management and Premier Road Markings

Location: Stockton-On-Tees

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/10/2023

Turnover (£000s): 32,230

Average turnover growth: 34.30%

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48. Dunelm Geotechnical & Environmental Limited M
Providers of ground investigations services.

Location: Durham

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2022

Turnover (£000s): 13,874

Average turnover growth: 33.93%

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49. GWS Holdings Limited L
Family-run civil engineering contractor.

Location: Durham

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/05/2023

Turnover (£000s): 51,746

Average turnover growth: 33.53%

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50. Cool Designs Holdings Limited M
Distributors of air conditioning solutions including training and technical support.

Location: Gateshead

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2022

Turnover (£000s): 22,080

Average turnover growth: 33.23%

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Small business – turnover between £1m – £10m

Medium business – turnover between £10m – £30m

Large business – turnover over £30m

The companies in this list have been selected as the fastest growing profit-making, private, regional companies, based on turnover growth.

Information has been compiled using data which is publicly available at Companies House of UK listed companies or by verification of smaller firms’ abbreviated accounts.

The average turnover growth has been assessed on a percentage increase based on the difference between turnover figures filed for the last three years.

To qualify, companies must be trading entities and have turnover in excess of £1m in the last three years of filed accounts, which are up to date as at 31st July 2024. Companies must also have made profits in each of the past three years’ accounts. Companies must have filed new accounts since the deadline for last years awards.

Private limited companies which are subsidiaries of listed companies do not qualify.

Subsidiaries of foreign-controlled companies have been accepted if they have headquarters or a decision-making function in the region.

Ward Hadaway and The Journal do not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions.