The Sunday Times 100 ranking of the UK’s fastest-growing companies has been revealed for 2026.
Gary Lineker’s podcast production and distribution company Goalhanger leads the way with 321% growth on £37.9 million sales.
In second, with almost 300% growth on £16.3m sales, is fellow London firm Lucky Egg, a board games maker.
Altrincham legal claims services provider TGG, West Sussex content creator firm Viewture and Hertfordshire-based meal delivery service company Simmer Eats complete the top five.
A record 33 of the 100 companies contain a female leader, including Michelle Laithwaite, a BusinessCloud Northern Leader who co-founded Warrington meal delivery service FuelHub with husband James.
The regional breakdown sees 45 firms based in London, followed by the North West (14), South East (10), East of England (8), the West Midlands and Yorkshire & Humberside (5 apiece), Wales (4), South West and East Midlands (3 apiece) and Scotland and North East (both 1).
Tech firms to make the top 50 include data consultancy Dot Collective (13th), consultancy Swift Strategies (29th), digital lender/broker Lovey (31st), digital advertising firm FunnelFuel (33rd) and Glasgow’s digital healthcare provider Simple Online Healthcare (48th).
To see the full ranking, visit The Sunday Times website.