Solent 250 companies continue growth
The Solent 250 – the grouping of the top privately-owned businesses in the region – has seen significant growth in the past year
Despite political and economic uncertainty, the Solent region continues to show resilience, and the 250 highlights the important contribution the area makes to UK GDP.
Figures from RSM analysts show:
• The total combined turnover of businesses within the Solent 250 grew by 13.6% this year, from £15.4 billion to £17.5b. Indeed, we are approaching a potential milestone with the acquisition by Hendy Holdings of Westover Group, which is likely to give us a new number 1 in the near future with turnover of over £1b alone.
• Turnover of number 250 rose from £13.5 million in 2019 to £17m in 2020, showing the general growth in businesses within the population.
• Businesses in the Solent 250 employed an additional 4,800 people, increasing to total employment of over 108,000.
• Southampton led in terms of location of businesses in the Solent 250 with 45 companies headquartered in the city, followed by Poole (24) and Portsmouth (20).
• Largest sectors were retail (55), followed by manufacturing (45) and construction (36). On a subsector level, the motor vehicle industry led with 16 companies in the region.
• We saw an unprecedented number of transactions in the year demonstrating the calibre of Solent 250 businesses, a fact not lost on investors. Over 10 businesses sold out of the Solent 250 in the past year, including SHB Hire, Adams
Morey, Lewmar, White Horse Caravan Company and BOFA International. Further partial buyouts where the business still remains within the Solent 250 include Onecom, Shuttercraft and AFC Bournemouth.
The Solent 250 is an annual listing sponsored by HSBC UK, Irwin Mitchell, RSM and CMA Recruitment Group, and compiled by The Business Magazine using recognised data sources such as Companies House and FAME. To be included, businesses need to be independent, private companies, headquartered in the Solent region.
A Solent 250 Christmas drinks event is being staged at Southampton Harbour Hotel on December 9. For further details email Linda Morse:
linda@elcot.co.uk
The listing COMPANY NAME
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Arqiva
Hendy Group Lush Cosmetics
Southern Co-operative Wiggle
Snows Group Westover Sunseeker Stannah
Sandown Group Simplyhealth Group
Richmond Motor Group Fat Face
Radian (Incl. Yarlington) Richmond Group
Heritage Automotive
Imperial Cars Supermarkets Churchill Retirement Living Natures Way Foods Colt
Hobbycraft Group Foray Motor Group
Partridge of Hampshire DB Foods
Ordnance Survey Description
Communication infrastucture Car dealership
Cosmetic manufacturer/retailer Food stores & funeralcare On Line sport retailer Car dealership Car dealership
Yacht manufacturer
Lift/stairlift design & installation Car dealership
Private health insurance Car dealership Clothing brand
Housebuilder/manager
Business investment/support Car dealership
Used car dealerships Retirement home developer
Manufacture & wholesale of fresh food Smoke/Climate control specialists Arts & crafts retailer Car dealership Car dealership Meat wholesaler Mapping agency
Sales (m)
990.4 556.0 524.5 450.9 393.4 371.9 331.8 299.8 266.1 250.1 249.5 244.0 238.1 231.7 220.0 206.6 201.4 185.5 183.0 179.8 177.7 175.5 165.5 157.9 157.4
26 Southampton FC
27 Minerva Global 28 29
CLC Group Bell Integration Ocean Automotive
30 Millbrook Industries 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Oil Spill Response AFC Bournemouth Trant Engineering Bartholomews CT Automotive
The National Lighting Co (Poole Lighting) Hall & Woodhouse Vohkus
Goodwood Estate Company Tradmet
Serocor (ARM/Optamor) Clipper Contracting Group Ceuta Group
Peter Cooper Motor Group Reilly JDM
Fusion People
Supreme Freight Liquid Friday Onecom
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businessmag.co.uk COMPANY NAME Description Football club
Nut trade/import IT solutions
Car dealership
Bed & furniture manufacturer Maintenance provider
Oil spill advisers/responders Football club
Construction & engineering Agri-food services
Automotive manu’ & engineering Lighting specialist Beer manufacturer IT solutions
Land & leisure management Metal recycling
Recruitment agency Financial solutions
Consumer brand services Car dealership
Civil engineering
Recruitment agency Freight services
Contractor umbrella company Telecoms solutions
Sales (m)
148.4 147.7 144.0 141.9 140.8 138.6 134.9 134.9 128.0 124.0 116.0 114.8 110.1 105.0 104.4 102.6 100.7 98.4 97.6 97.4 96.1 96.0 93.6 90.3 87.7
THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019
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