100 New entry
Churchill Security, Chorley
Churchill provides accredited security services including mobile patrols, key holding, alarm response and CCTV for live events, construction sites, the retail sector and more. Significant investment in sales and digital marketing was rewarded with double digit growth in turnover and profit.
providing accident management and repair, air conditioning refills and wheel and suspension alignment. The group also includes subsidiary Fosters Commercials, a commercial vehicle bodybuilder, repairer and sign writer. The company highlighted a weak economy and improved vehicle safety as reasons for its squeezed profit margins.
Hot 10 towns and cities Preston
Blackburn Blackpool Burnley Clitheroe Skelmersdale 96 New entry Ipsum Group, Preston 99 New entry Ascentis, Lancaster
Ascentis is a charity which acts as an Ofqual-regulated awarding body and a Quality Assurance Agency-licensed validating agency for higher education diplomas. A broadening in the scope of its work has seen it engage more with dyslexia and dyscalculia, while expanding its reach into the UAE. Ascentis recently broke ground on a new head office at Lancaster Business Park.
98 2019: 46
Nutrition Group, Blackpool
The Nutrition Group is a family- owned contract manufacturer of health supplements and sports nutrition which serves customers including major vitamin brands and well-known online sports nutrition businesses. Though the group recorded an increase in turnover over the last year, profits dipped due to investment in new production facilities and research and development into new products.
97 2019: 58 HB Panelcraft, Preston
HB Panelcraft is one of the country’s largest bodyshops,
Portfolio 2008, Appley Bridge
Portfolio 2008 designs men’s and ladies clothing and nightwear
95 New entry
Toys and Little Gaby, Haslingden
Little Gaby is a five-year-old YouTube star who, along with her older brother Alex, features in videos aimed at children. The channel is operated by their mum Sabine and has amassed 16m subscribers and 6.7bn views, earning more than £1.1m in revenue last year.
94 2019: 61
The Ipsum Group was established in 2017 and specialises in utilities such as wastewater, drainage, electricity and telecoms. The company acquired the CALM Group and Specialist Power Engineering Contracts to take its headcount beyond 180, with revenues of almost £25m in its most recent accounts.
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which is manufactured in China and then sold to national chains such as Marks & Spencer, Next and Tesco. In total, it employs 29 and generated more than £1m in profit on revenues of £25.3m.
93 New entry
Tyson Construction, Blackpool
Tyson Construction builds homes, commercial property and education buildings on behalf of clients around the North West. In addition to revenue of £23.4m for the last 12 months, the company reported more than £40m of projects in the pipeline.
into a research and development facility where the company develops its own product ranges.
91 New entry CPUK, Skelmersdale
Construction Partnership UK is a contractor which has worked on developments across the North West. In January 2019, the company won the biggest contract in its nearly 20-year history, a development consisting of 146 student flats and 286 private apartments in Liverpool. However, the deal, worth £23.4m to CPUK, fell through later that year and resulted in the contractor entering into administration. At present a buyer is being sought for the company.
90 New entry 92 2019: 72 C-TEC, Skelmersdale
C-TEC designs and manufactures a wide range of security equipment which is sold into more than 70 countries around the world. Around £2m per year is invested
Keith Walton Construction, Nelson
Keith Walton Brickwork was founded in 1985 as a brickwork contractor, later expanding its remit to encompass a full suite of brickwork and bricklaying services. The Nelson company employs 73, and has worked on projects including Liverpool FC’s Anfield stadium and Lancaster University Sports Hall.
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