Top Track 100

The Top Track 100 is a list published by British newspaper The Sunday Times each year ranking Britain's top 100 private companies (Non Listed) by their turnover over the previous year, from published accounts.

The 2008 list was published on the 29th June 2008 with the title sponsored by Deloitte.

2008 Survey results summary
The 100 companies in the list are followed by the Top Track 250 list published in October. The companies account for 10 % of GDP and 3 % of the UK workforce. The Combined turnover is £149 billion ( up £ 11 billion on 2007)saw an average profit increase of 67% pa with the maximum increase being 114% pa. Profits across the list vary greatly with many firms in the Profit Track 100 list, totalling over £4 billion. Employees increased from 400,000 to 950,000 in these companies. The list includes some well known household names, some of whom were taken private (De listed companies). Some are wholly Family owned, while others are owned in part or wholly by Venture capital trusts (47 firms), or bank investors. Some previous entrants have now floated.

Entry criteria
The following is the entry for criteria into the 2009 awards:
 * UK registered, unquoted, and not subsidiaries, (ultimate holding Co can be offshore).
 * Turnover from Audited accounts filed after June 2006.
 * Data from accounts filled at Companies house.

Exclusions -
 * Companies majority owned by or joint ventures between quoted companies.
 * Companies were majority of sales (Turnover) generated by quoted subsidaries.
 * Partnerships - Lawyers, Consultants, Accountants etc.
 * Not for profit companies, Co-operatives, mutual societies, housing associations and member owned groups.
 * Companies with fewer than 50 staff. (Small companies).

Other Similar Published Lists
Top Track 100 is one of 6 business lists produced by "Fast Track" and published in the Sunday Times:
 * Sunday Times Tech Track 100 - Fastest growth for 'tech' companies
 * Sunday Times Fast Track 100 - Fastest sales growth
 * Sunday Times Buyout Track 100 - Fastest growth in private equity-backed companies
 * Sunday Times Profit Track 100 - Fastest profits
 * Sunday Times Top Track 100 - Biggest companies
 * Sunday Times Top Track 250 - Biggest mid-market companies (published October)

2008 Top Track 100 League Table
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