The Business Exchange Bath & Somerset Issue 9: Autumn 2018 | Page 22

BATH ’ S TOP 100 BUSINESSES
Bath ’ s Top 100 is the ultimate guide to the area ’ s most successful businesses . Ranked by turnover from each company ’ s most recent results , the TBE Top 100 provides a unique insight into the diversity of Bath ’ s business landscape .
Working with S & P Global Market Intelligence the latest financial data submitted to Companies House has been interrogated to give you this definitive list . The list is dominated by the following sectors :
• Engineering
• Finance
• Legal
• Manufacturing
• Motor trade
• Software development
• Property
• Publishing
The key takeaways are :
• 61 % are reporting an increase in revenue
• Of the 61 % of businesses reporting an increase in revenue , 36 % have shown 25 % or more revenue growth YoY
• 45 % of the businesses have shown profits of 25 % or more YoY
• 26 % have increased their profits by more than 50 % YoY
• 9 % have shown a revenue decline , but an increase in profit
This paints a positive picture for Bath and the surrounds as we move into the unknown territory Brexit brings .
Ranking Company Name
Revenue Last avail . Year £’ 000
Revenue Previous Year £’ 000 YoY %
Profit Last avail . Year £’ 000
Profit Previous avail . Year £’ 000 YoY %
1
Rotork plc ( Actuator manufacturer and flow control company )
642,200
590,100
9
55,600
67,200
-17
2
YTL Utilities ( UK ) Limited
571,700
547,500
4
139,200
158,100
-12
3
Wessex Water Services Limited ( Regional water board )
531,100
521,800
2
150,800
166,500
-9
4
Redde plc ( Specialists in accident management , legal , fleet & policy services )
472,300
379,200
25
26,800
25,200
6
5
Auxillis Services Limited ( Renting & leasing of motor vehicles )
346,300
286,500
21
20,100
18,300
10
6
Happold LLP ( Design & advisory to property and construction sectors )
171,900
160,900
7
12,800
9,390
36
7
Mulberry Group plc ( Fashion company known for its leather goods )
169,700
168,100
1
6,390
5,340
20
8
Ivc Midco Limited ( Veterinary services )
150,500
94,600
59
-30,900
-26,400
-17
9
Curo Group ( Albion ) Limited ( Social & commercial housing )
97,900
74,600
31
16,300
10,600
54
10
Buro Happold Limited ( Consulting engineers )
95,200
87,100
9
6,470
593
991
11
Rotork Controls Limited
84,800
90,300
-6
35,300
49,000
-28
12
Future PLC ( Digital and magazine publishers )
84,400
59,000
43
1,600
-14,200
111
13
Lovehoney Limited ( Online sex toy retailer )
72,800
56,600
29
6,760
2,860
136
14
Cross Manufacturing Company ( 1938 ) Ltd ( Manufacture of fabricated metals )
66,400
59,400
12
11,200
7,670
46
15
Welton Bibby & Baron Holdings Ltd ( Manufacture and distribution of paper )
65,000
58,600
11
1,790
3,520
-49
16
London & Country Mortgages Limited ( Mortgages and financial broking )
56,100
44,500
26
6,880
7,600
-9
17
Cyclescheme Limited ( Work cycle scheme )
51,900
57,100
-9
5,000
5,580
-10
18
Altran UK Limited ( Software and safety engineering )
50,900
43,700
16
4,180
2,350
78
19
BMT Defence Services Ltd ( Defence services )
50,400
54,100
-7
997
2,440
-59
20
Dick Lovett ( Bath ) Limited ( New and used car dealers )
50,200
21,900
129
-447
15
-3080
21
MCAARP Holdings Ltd ( Specialists in business print , production and direct mail )
48,200
52,000
-7
364
987
-63
22
Joya Restaurant Ltd ( Eating places )
45,200
-
-
-
-
-
23
Future Publishing Limited ( Digital and magazine publishers )
42,000
44,900
-6
2,310
1,540
50
24
Loss Management Group Ltd ( Insurance claims specialist )
36,100
39,100
-8
763
666
15
25
IPL Information Processing Ltd ( Software developers )
33,800
30,200
12
3,340
2,920
14
26
Halsall Construction Limited ( Builders and public works contractors )
33,000
26,700
24
613
195
214
27
Investment Funds Direct Limited ( Independent funds supermarket )
32,290
29,614
9
-32,660
-41,210
21
28
Withy King LLP ( Legal services provider known as Royds Withy King )
31,300
24,800
26
2,900
3,850
-25
29
IPL Group Limited ( Provides big data , mobile and cloud computing solutions )
30,200
27,300
11
245
-1,040
124
30
Wessex Water Enterprises Limited ( Recycling & renewable energy company known as GENeco )
29,000
25,700
13
9,660
9,070
7
31
Engley ( Engineering services )
27,500
-
-
-
-
-
32
CEPS plc ( Manufacture and distribution of protection equipment )
23,600
24,300
-3
-532
-1,130
53
33
The Bath Priory Limited ( Hotel , spa and fine dining )
21,400
17,300
24
1,990
1,360
46
34
Star Medical Contracts Limited ( Employment agency )
20,800
15,800
32
658
272
142
35
Thring Townsend Lee & Pembertons ( Solicitors known as Thrings )
20,400
-
-
-
-
-
36
Robinia Care South Ltd ( Residential care services )
20,400
20,400
0
1,220
609
100
37
Response One Ltd ( Data , digital and media solutions )
20,300
23,800
-15
1,490
1,480
1
38
Horstman Defence Systems Ltd ( Designs and manufactures vehicles suspension components )
18,800
14,700
28
2,070
775
167
39
Andrew Brownsword Hotels Limited ( Hotel and restaurant group )
18,800
18,700
1
14,200
190
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