Manchester is home to Britain’s fastest-growing tech firm, a new list has revealed.
Healthcare platform and digital health services company Evergreen Life has topped , which ranks Britain’s fastest-growing private technology companies.
Evergreen Life’s sales grew by an average of 554% a year over the last three years, reaching £36.1m in 2024. Over the same period it grew its headcount from 50 to 500 employees, and plans to create another 100 jobs in the next 12 months.
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Six of the 100 companies on the list are based in the North West.
Manchester-based green energy marketplace UrbanChain is the third-fasting growing software firm in the country, seeing sales rise 334.39% to £25m over the three years.
Somayeh Taheri, UrbanChain Founder CEO, said: "I remember The Times including UrbanChain in its ‘Rising stars series: the companies growing fast in the North West’ back in September 2021.
"Looking at where we were then to where we are now very much symbolises the journey so far."
She added: "There’s no doubt that today, as a team, we feel a real sense of pride. We have once again reached another important stage in our growth and this accolade is very much welcome."
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Blackpool-based banking fintech Tandem saw sales rise 104.02%to £86m, while Lancaster supply chain sensors specialist System Loco saw sales grow 85.84%to £12.7m.
Oldham’s Innovative Technology, which produces cash handling equipment, saw sales soar 42.22% to £67.7m over the three years, while Rochdale’s Wireless CCTV saw annual sales grow £38.5m to 27.37%.
To qualify for , companies must be independent, privately owned, and headquartered in the 海角视频. The list defines a technology business as “one that either sells its own proprietary technology or has developed proprietary technology that is essential to delivering its products or services”.
Jim Armitage, business editor of The Sunday Times, said: “The government has pledged to kickstart economic growth in 2025. The Sunday Times 100 Tech shows that Britain’s technology entrepreneurs are already making progress, creating high-value jobs and delivering cutting-edge goods and services.
“These businesses are proof that Britain remains a powerhouse for innovation. The rapid development of AI represents one of the biggest economic opportunities since the internet. We have seen the government embrace AI this week, but we still need the right support structures put in place to help the entrepreneurs who are harnessing AI to thrive."
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