LOCAL AREA SUMARY:

Cumbria

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

Oakmere Homes
Oakmere Homes develops residential properties.

Lakeland Leisure Estates
Lakeland Leisure Estates operates a chain of holiday parks.

The Lakes Free Range Egg Company
The Lakes Free Range Egg Company offers a range of eggs for sale to retailers, with a focus on animal welfare and sustainability.

Leck Construction
Leck Construction provides a range of property development services, constructing across the residential, industrial and commercial industries.

Top Notch Contractors
Top Notch Contractors provides development, construction and land management services.

Top 5 Visible Scaleups by Turnover Growth

NXT Recruitment
NXT Recruitment operates a recruitment agency for a range of sectors including hospitality and industry.

Highfield House
Highfield House operates a residential daycare and nursing facility.

Fruugo
Fruugo retails a variety of consumer goods online.

Kendal Wall
Kendal Wall a number of indoor climbing centres.

Mountain Goat Tours
Mountain Goat Tours provides a range of sightseeing tours, specialising in trips to the Lake District.

Local LEP ScaleUp Programmes

An expert team of around 40 Growth Hub advisers gives one to one advice and coaching. Scaleups also have access to leadership, consultancy, mentoring, shadowing and peer learning support to help them enter new markets through the Centre for Leadership Performance. Cumbria’s CUSP II innovation platform helps ambitious businesses to accelerate growth through access to academic expertise and specialist resources from the universities of Cumbria and Lancaster. A new £1m Innovating for Success grant supports innovation and energy reduction measures. Further financial support of up to £1,500 scaleups acc

Scaleup Views

The key barriers to growth are UK Markets & International Markets, Debt & Equity Finance and Access to external support / advice (e.g. from mentors / peers). They are looking for support through Flexible management education/leadership development programmes and want easier access to Local professional services, Banks and other financial suppliers and Local and Regional Government.

Top barriers to growth

  1. UK Markets & International Markets
  2. Debt & Equity Finance
  3. Access to external support / advice (e.g. from mentors / peers)

want TO SEE more of:

  • Flexible management education/leadership development programmes
  • Local professional services
  • Banks and other financial suppliers
  • Local and Regional Government

Cumbria will continue to evaluate and develop its suite of scaleup support.