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We are delighted to publish the Yorkshire Fastest 50 list for 2023, in partnership with The Yorkshire Post, as well as reveal this year's winners - those companies who have come out top!

Congratulations to Powersheds Limited who were crowned Yorkshire’s Fastest Growing Business for 2023, as well as taking the Fastest Growing Medium Business (turnover £10m-£30m) title.

Vuba Chemical Innovations Limited won the award for the Fastest Growing Small Business (turnover under £10m), whilst Vizion Network Limited were named Fastest Growing Large Business (turnover over £30m).

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.

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1. Powersheds Limited
Medium and overall winners
M
Powersheds are a manufacturer of wooden garden buildings including sheds, summerhouses, log cabins, potting sheds and bike sheds.

Location: Bradford

Date of last analysed accounts: 28/02/2022

Turnover (£000s): 14,446

Average turnover growth: 268.81%

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2. Burendo Ltd M
Burendo is a consultancy that helps organisations build more adaptable, innovative capabilities and helps optimise organisations to deliver highest possible return on investment.

Location: Leeds

Date of last analysed accounts: 28/02/2022

Turnover (£000s): 14,539

Average turnover growth: 183.78%

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3. Module-AR Limited M
M-AR is a specialist offsite contractor which serves the residential, education and commercial sectors, and is constantly striving to challenge accepted industry norms to unlock the full potential of MMC.

Location: Hull

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2022

Turnover (£000s): 30,000

Average turnover growth: 119.99%

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4. Vuba Chemical Innovations Limited
Small winners
S
Vuba are a leading independent resin manufacturer.

Location: Beverley

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/06/2022

Turnover (£000s): 9,588

Average turnover growth: 105.87%

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5. BGW Holdings Limited M
BGW Holdings Limited are design and build specialists with clients ranging from pubs, bars and hotels to offices, universities, councils, and schools.

Location: Doncaster

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2021

Turnover (£000s): 26,314

Average turnover growth: 104.32%

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6. North Property Group Ltd S
North Property Group are an independent property agency focusing on the residential aspect of the industry and in particular the new-build, off-plan, property investment sales niche.

Location: Leeds

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/05/2022

Turnover (£000s): 5,547

Average turnover growth: 94.32%

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7. Lucy and Yak Ltd M
Lucy&Yak is an independently owned and circularity focused apparel brand, specialising in dungarees.

Location: Barnsley

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/07/2021

Turnover (£000s): 17,424

Average turnover growth: 86.30%

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8. Vizion Network Limited
Large winners
L
Vizion is a vehicle repair network with over 1000 repair centres covering the UK.

Location: Hull

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2021

Turnover (£000s): 186,049

Average turnover growth: 70.03%

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9. Gemco UK Limited M
GEMCO is the UK market leader for supply, delivery, installation, training, calibration and maintenance of garage equipment.

Location: Hebden Bridge

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2021

Turnover (£000s): 25,582

Average turnover growth: 63.25%

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10. Mattressonline.Co.Uk Ltd L
Mattress Online is a multi award-winning, UK-leading retailer of mattresses, beds, and sleep accessories based in South Yorkshire.

Location: Rotherham

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/05/2021

Turnover (£000s): 37,422

Average turnover growth: 57.60%

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11. Gem Imports Limited L
Gem Imports are the UK's premier online importer and wholesale supplier of discount product ranges and pound lines.

Location: Barnsley

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/01/2022

Turnover (£000s): 34,899

Average turnover growth: 56.42%

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12. Activate Group Limited L
The Activate Group of companies specialise in accident management services and partner with some of the country’s best-known fleet providers and insurers to service hundreds of thousands of claims a year.

Location: Halifax

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/09/2021

Turnover (£000s): 192,810

Average turnover growth: 56.14%

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13. Rocal Insulating Panels Ltd M
Rocal is an experienced manufacturer of high quality composite doors, uPVC external door panels, uPVC internal doors and bespoke plastic extrusions.

Location: Brigg

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/07/2022

Turnover (£000s): 26,845

Average turnover growth: 50.47%

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14. Twinkl UK Holdings Ltd L
Twinkl is a global educational resource publishing company, providing high quality, online learning materials and services which are all teacher-created and checked.

Location: Sheffield

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/04/2021

Turnover (£000s): 42,693

Average turnover growth: 50.33%

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15. Rosti UK Ltd M
Rosti is a global plastic injection moulding company and contract manufacturer to some of the world’s leading manufacturers in the industrial, packaging, consumer appliances, business machines, automotive and medical sectors.

Location: York

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2021

Turnover (£000s): 10,084

Average turnover growth: 48.83%

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16. PC Specialist Limited L
PCSpecialist is a manufacturer of performance custom computers and laptops.

Location: Wakefield

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/08/2021

Turnover (£000s): 146,387

Average turnover growth: 48.61%

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17. Netpremacy Limited L
Netpremacy helps global companies transform and energise their business to gain a competitive edge with Google products.

Location: Leeds

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2021

Turnover (£000s): 47,177

Average turnover growth: 47.12%

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18. Rixil Services Limited M
Rixil Services Limited provide multi-disciplinary building consultancy services delivering quality professional expertise and advice to clients across a diverse range of business sectors throughout the UK and Internationally. 

Location: Sheffield

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2021

Turnover (£000s): 19,787

Average turnover growth: 46.34%

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19. Bluetree Medical Limited L
Bluetree Medical research, develop and manufacture a wide range of high quality face masks and other innovative medical consumables.

Location: Rotherham

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/04/2022

Turnover (£000s): 89,628

Average turnover growth: 44.70%

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20. Hisense UK Limited L
Hisense is one of the world’s largest electronics and consumer goods manufacturers.

Location: Leeds

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2021

Turnover (£000s): 213,138

Average turnover growth: 44.47%

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21. Hemingways Group Holdings Ltd L
Hemingways Marketing Services Ltd are a eCommerce and software development company involved in the sale and distribution of branded confectionery and pre-paid retail products such as eGifts and gift cards.

Location: Ripon

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/04/2021

Turnover (£000s): 200,166

Average turnover growth: 43.88%

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22. CP Media Limited S
Community Partners are experts in providing outdoor advertising solutions across the UK

Location: Halifax

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2021

Turnover (£000s): 6,838

Average turnover growth: 43.47%

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23. Lassic Limited L
Lassic are suppliers of flat packed quality furniture at great prices. They source, import, and distribute a vast range of items to various corporate and independent retailers nationwide and in Europe.

Location: Bradford

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/10/2021

Turnover (£000s): 32,485

Average turnover growth: 42.52%

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24. Hillsborough Steelstock Limited M
Hillsborough Steelstock carries an extensive range of Mild Steel products.

Location: Sheffield

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2021

Turnover (£000s): 27,848

Average turnover growth: 41.46%

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25. We Are Boutique Limited S
We Are Boutique are an independent marketing agency, specialising in helping brands grow and outperform their market.

Location: Leeds

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/04/2022

Turnover (£000s): 8,906

Average turnover growth: 41.20%

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26. Brew York Limited S
Brew York is a craft brewery located in York, producing a huge variety of beers which are sold in cans, kegs and casks across the globe.

Location: York

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2022

Turnover (£000s): 4,200

Average turnover growth: 40.75%

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27. Bower Green Limited M
Bower Green is one of the UK’s foremost international distribution, freight forwarding and warehousing companies.

Location: Bradford

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/07/2021

Turnover (£000s): 29,585

Average turnover growth: 36.88%

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28. Reynolds 2000 Limited L
The C.R. Reynolds Group is a UK based civil engineering, construction and development company.

Location: Hessle

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/09/2021

Turnover (£000s): 32,541

Average turnover growth: 36.70%

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29. Cubico Group Limited L
Cubico are bathroom product wholesalers for trade customers.

Location: Batley

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/11/2021

Turnover (£000s): 62,298

Average turnover growth: 36.68%

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30. Paneltex Limited L
Paneltex Ltd is a leading UK manufacturer of refrigerated and specialised commercial vehicle bodies, producing everything from the largest trailers to the smallest vans.

Location: Hull

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2021

Turnover (£000s): 74,285

Average turnover growth: 36.43%

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31. Homes For Students Limited L
HFS is the UK’s leading independent PBSA provider, offering first-choice spaces to live and work, employing nearly 800 people across 170 locations.

Location: Harrogate

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2022

Turnover (£000s): 47,102

Average turnover growth: 36.29%

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32. Brocklesby Limited L
Brocklesby Limited are recycling experts of used edible cooking oil and fatty food waste.

Location: Brough

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/09/2021

Turnover (£000s): 37,034

Average turnover growth: 35.77%

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33. BW Integrated Systems UK Limited M
BW Integrated Systems specialise in designing and manufacturing end-of-line packaging equipment, robotic automation solutions and integrated packaging systems.

Location: Doncaster

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/09/2021

Turnover (£000s): 26,447

Average turnover growth: 35.46%

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34. Pelican Engineering Co Limited L
Pelican Engineering Group are importers and exporters of electric buses and coaches. They also operate truck dealerships.

Location: Castleford

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2022

Turnover (£000s): 72,576

Average turnover growth: 35.13%

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35. Claylane Construction Ltd S
Clay Lane Construction Ltd are a company that specialising in all aspects of civil engineering and ground works.

Location: Doncaster

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/05/2021

Turnover (£000s): 2,821

Average turnover growth: 34.44%

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36. Hallmark Group Holdings Limited M
Hallmark Group Holdings Ltd are a manufacturer of Composite Entrance Door Systems, Composite Fire Door Systems, Contempory Aluminium and PVC panels and bespoke commercial bonded panels .

Location: Hull

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2021

Turnover (£000s): 17,870

Average turnover growth: 34.40%

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37. The SEO Works Ltd S
The SEO Works Ltd are an award-winning provider of digital marketing and websites.

Location: Sheffield

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2022

Turnover (£000s): 4,606

Average turnover growth: 33.94%

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38. Uniexpress Limited L
Uniexpress is one of the largest independent forwarders in the UK offering a one-stop-shop for global imports and exports via sea, air or road, with in-house customs clearance and two warehouses.

Location: Bradford

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/06/2021

Turnover (£000s): 34,362

Average turnover growth: 33.44%

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39. Morris & Co (Handlers) Limited L
Morris & Co (Handlers) Ltd offers a high-quality scrap metal recycling service including collection, treatment, storage and sale of recyclable metal waste both domestically and internationally.

Location: Doncaster

Date of last analysed accounts: 01/10/2021

Turnover (£000s): 50,079

Average turnover growth: 32.81%

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40. Loadhog Limited L
Loadhog is a multi-award winning, employee owned, manufacturer, dedicated to the design and manufacture, sale and pooling of returnable packaging solutions across a diverse range of industries.

Location: Sheffield

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2021

Turnover (£000s): 30,343

Average turnover growth: 32.71%

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41. Buy IT Direct Ltd L
Buy IT Direct are online retailers with brands including Laptops Direct, Appliances Direct, Furniture123, Better Bathrooms, and Outdoor Living Hot Tubs.

Location: Huddersfield

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2021

Turnover (£000s): 436,765

Average turnover growth: 32.50%

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42. John Hudson Trailers Ltd M
John Hudson Trailers buy, sell and rent HGV / LGV specialised trailers.

Location: Doncaster

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/08/2022

Turnover (£000s): 25,476

Average turnover growth: 32.40%

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43. Thomas Owen Care Limited S
Thomas Owen House in Dewsbury is a specialist nursing care home providing high quality, continuing care for people who have long term mental health problems.

Location: Dewsbury

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2021

Turnover (£000s): 5,362

Average turnover growth: 31.65%

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44. Cars 2 Limited L
Cars2 are a motor dealer group based in West and South Yorkshire, and have multiple major retail sales and aftersales sites.

Location: Wakefield

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2021

Turnover (£000s): 124,199

Average turnover growth: 31.50%

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45. Wilsons Furnishers (Holdings) Limited L
Wilsons’ stores and warehouses stock over 1 million square metres of flooring. From carpet, vinyl, laminate, wood and rugs, to more recent innovations such as artificial grass.

Location: Rotherham

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/09/2021

Turnover (£000s): 48,732

Average turnover growth: 31.49%

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46. Home Utility Group Limited S
Home Utility Group Limited provide high-quality building services, specialising in gas central heating installations, renewable energy solutions, and maintenance services for clients in private and public sectors.

Location: Leeds

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/03/2022

Turnover (£000s): 6,193

Average turnover growth: 31.07%

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47. East Yorkshire Motor Sport Limited S
East Yorkshire Motor Sport Limited recover motor vehicles.

Location: Brough

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2021

Turnover (£000s): 2,929

Average turnover growth: 30.96%

48. Cipher Group Limited M
Cipher is a house of brands positioned within the fishing industry.

Location: Sheffield

Date of last analysed accounts: 30/06/2021

Turnover (£000s): 17,247

Average turnover growth: 30.66%

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49. Evri L
Evri are a parcel delivery & courier service.

Location: Leeds

Date of last analysed accounts: 26/02/2022

Turnover (£000s): 1,465,409

Average turnover growth: 30.53%

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50. Orean Personal Care Limited L
Orean is an award-winning private label cosmetic manufacturing company specialising in producing high-end skin and hair care products.

Location: Cleckheaton

Date of last analysed accounts: 31/12/2021

Turnover (£000s): 32,777

Average turnover growth: 30.47%

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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.

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 30th November 2022. 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 Yorkshire Post do not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions.