LOCAL AREA SUMARY:
South East Midlands
Total number of scaleups
No. by employee growth
No. by turnover growth
No. by employee and turnover growth
Total employees
Total turnover
Top 5 Visible Scaleups by Employee Growth
Alfandari Private Equities
Alfandari Private Equities operates a network of companies providing various financial management and corporate finance services.
YASA Motors
YASA Motors develops and manufactures electric motors for automobiles.
Orange Genie
Orange Genie provides accountancy and recruitment services to freelance professionals.
Gatehouse Bank
Gatehouse Bank operates a bank that offers financial services related to property and residential matters that are compliant with Shariah law.
Frosts
Frosts operates a number of garden centres that feature cafes, restaurants and florists, and through its subsidiary, Frosts Landscapes, provides landscaping services for businesses and private clients.
Top 5 Visible Scaleups by Turnover Growth
YASA Motors
YASA Motors develops and manufactures electric motors for automobiles.
PJ Care
PJ Care specialises in the care of adults with neurological conditions.
Kettle Interior Agencies
Kettle Interior Agencies stocks and supplies retailers with furniture.
AC Group
AC Group provides a range of construction services from exteriors and interiors to development projects.
Alfandari Private Equities
Alfandari Private Equities operates a network of companies providing various financial management and corporate finance services.
Local LEP ScaleUp Programmes
SEMLEP has brought together university expertise with a team of high growth business advisers to provide a fully-funded support programme designed specifically for scale-up and pre-scale-up businesses. Through ‘Growth Curve’, businesses are allocated a dedicated business adviser and can attend specialist masterclass sessions run by Cranfield University’s School of Management, the University of Northampton and the University of Bedfordshire and well as have access to a grant programme and join a peer network of regional business leaders.
In addition, SEMLEP is forming a new Scale-up forum that brings together the wider network of business advisers and services dedicated to supporting fast-growing businesses.
Scaleup Views
The key barriers to growth are access to UK markets, access to talent and access to infrastructure/premises and broadband. They are looking for support through Growth Hubs, peer networks, procurement contracts and banks and other financial suppliers.
Top barriers to growth
- Access to talent
- Access to UK markets
- Access to infrastructure/premises and broadband
want TO SEE more of:
- Growth Hubs
- Peer networks
- Banks and other financial suppliers
- Procurement contracts
- Public sector funding for innovation and R&D
