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100 New entry IT Works Recruitment, Preston


IT Works Recruitment is an IT and business systems recruitment consultancy, focused on specialist ERP and HRIS software talent markets. Founded in 2004, it connects organisations with niche technical professionals. The business reported revenue of £22.3m up from £22m the previous year.


94 97 2025: 74 Ruttle Group, Chorley 99 New entry Altitude Services, Burnley


Altitude Services provides external lighting solutions, delivering design, installation and maintenance for street lighting and infrastructure projects. Working with local authorities, the NHS and construction clients, it specialises in energy-efficient schemes, signage and electrical systems across projects throughout England and Wales. The company saw its net profit before tax increase from £1.1m to £1.3m and a 15 per cent rise in sales to £16.3m.


Family Care Group, Chorley


Family Care Group delivers therapeutic fostering, residential childcare and specialist education services. Family-owned since 1988, it supports vulnerable children through trained carers, dedicated social workers and in-house therapeutic teams. Group turnover increased by 18 per cent to £9.5m driven by increased numbers on roll across education.


96 2025: 45 Storth Machinery, Carnforth 98 2025: 70 B&E Boys, Rossendale


B&E Boys is a construction, property investment and house building company with a long-standing family heritage. The business was founded as a joinery firm in 1961 by Brian and Elaine Boys and has grown into a significant construction firm. Pre-tax profits were £1.284m.


Totals 2026 Revenues Pre-tax profit Employee Count


£2,210,000,000 £276,000,000 £9,788,000,000


2025


£1,992,000,000 £255,000,000 £9,635,000,000


Change Up 11% Up 8% Up 2%


Colleagues Chris Richardson and Alan Looker founded their slurry handling equipment company in 1999. The business began with a single van and a garden shed as a workshop and today employs 58 people. The company provides durable systems for farms, water treatment and anaerobic digestion. It showed a pre-tax profit of £1.28m.


95 New entry


Lakeview Rest Homes, Lytham St Annes


Lakeview Rest Homes is a family-owned provider of three residential care homes. The business was founded in 1987. Occupancy remained steady and the business had a pre- tax profit of £1.29m.


92 2025: 98 Cutting Edge Services, Chorley


Cutting Edge Services is a market-leading supplier of food processing machinery, consumables and engineering support. Launched in 1992, it has relationships with manufacturers across the UK and Ireland.


The Ruttle Group, which operated branches in Chorley, Preston, Birmingham and Chesterfield, offers plant equipment including heavy haulage, tippers, and dozers for hire and for sale. The group turnover has risen by 3.6 per cent to £23.1m through diversifying activities to include waste management in addition to traditional plant hire.


2025: 100 Trevors Foodservice, Fleetwood


Trevors launched in 1962 as a food delivery service for local hoteliers, cafes, B&Bs around Blackpool. It offers more than 3,000 product lines across chilled, frozen and ambient categories to support professional kitchens. The company, which employs 74, has invested in new plant, machinery and refurbishment costs for its new operating facility in Fleetwood.


93 New entry


91 New entry Rosslee Construction, Accrington


Founded in 1977, Rosslee Construction is an independent building contractor delivering new builds, refurbishments and heritage projects across the North West. The public sector remains the core market for the business with work across education and heritage projects. It employs 62 people.


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