SWINDON & WILTSHIRE ’ S TOP 100 BUSINESSES
The Ones to Watch
Best increase in Revenue YoY Revenue category Company Name Percentage increases in Revenue YoY
Best increase in Profit YoY
£ 0-5m Apex Motor Company ( Swindon ) Ltd , used car sales 150 %
£ 5-10m Rockhopper Exploration plc , oil and gas exploration , Salisbury 123 % £ 10-20m Imagine Cruising Limited , tailor made cruise holidays , Swindon 103 % £ 20- £ 50m Plantronics Limited , audio electronics , Royal Wootton Bassett 134 %
£ 50m + Vectura Group Plc , specialist inhaled airways disease products , Chippenham 191 %
Revenue category Company Name Percentage increases in Profit YoY £ 0-5m Lynch Staunton Limited , cosmetics , Trowbridge 105 % £ 5-10m Rockhopper Exploration plc , oil and gas exploration , Salisbury 995 % £ 10-20m Trapeze Group ( UK ) Limited , software , Trowbridge 557 % £ 20- £ 50m Scisys plc , IT services , Chippenham 495 % £ 50m + Openwork Ltd , independent financial advisers , Swindon 445 %
AIM Company Performance ( ranked by highest increase of revenue YoY )
Company Name
Market Capitalisation £’ 000
Revenue £’ 000
Increase %
Rockhopper Exploration plc , oil and gas exploration company , Sailsbury 97,105 6,010 123 % Alliance Pharma plc , pharmaceutical products , Chippenham 250,197 97,500 102 % Good Energy Group PLC , renewable energy supplier , Chippenham 34,776 90,400 41 % SciSys plc , IT services , Chippenham 28,716 45,700 27 % AB Dynamics Plc , engineering specialist for the automotive testing industry , Bradford on Avon 109,607 20,500 24 % Note : excludes schools , charities and foundations , holding companies with a subsidiary based in Wiltshire
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We source finance , enable transactions and tell your story to public and private investors . We provide a full range of solutions , including IPOs , M & A and equity placements .
We offer our clients sound advice and bespoke strategies and we really understand growth businesses , recognising that each company ’ s goals are unique and require a tailored approach .
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