Top 5 Visible Scaleups by Employee Growth

McCarthy & Stone
McCarthy & Stone operates a property construction company, specialising in new build residential developments which are used as retirement homes.

Richmond Group
Richmond Group lends to businesses, and builds proptech, edtech and fintech companies such as Amigo , which provides guarantor loans to customers previously turned away by conventional banks based on their credit scores.

C G Fry & Son
C G Fry & Son provides construction services to an array of industries, including residential, commercial and education.

Clipper Contracting
Clipper Contracting provides financial and accountancy services to temporary workers, including payroll and expense management.

Ceuta Group
Ceuta Group operates as a holdings company in the outsourcing industry, specialising through various subsidiaries in sales, brand management and marketing amongst others.

Top 5 Visible Scaleups by Turnover Growth

Cynergy3
Cynergy3 manufactures a variety of electrical components, specialising in liquid level, flow and pressure sensors.

Sunseeker Poole
Sunseeker Poole manufactures luxury motor yachts and offers marine services.

Iracroft
Iracroft manufactures a wide range of metal tubes and pipes.

Luxurycare Group
Luxurycare Group operates a chain of nursing and care homes.

Reliance Scrap Metal
Reliance Scrap Metal collects and recycles scrap metals.

Local LEP ScaleUp Programmes

Dorset LEP is continuing its scale-up programme with Smith & Williamson. Aimed at directors, owners and CEOs, it offers a tailored package of support to help individual businesses devise an action plan for growth under themes such as: creating the foundations for growth, operating effectively at scale; attracting & retaining talent; and raising finance & choosing funding options for growth. The programme offers a limited number of high-growth or potential high- growth SME’s the opportunity to access funded support from specialist advisers outside the programme.
The fully-funded Bid Writing Support Service helped local businesses win more than £1m of competitive government grant funding – primarily Innovate UK funding – in 2020/21. The success of the service has led to the continuation of the service with an enhanced service on offer to those businesses who are scaling or can demonstrate high-growth potential. The LEP is also piloting a funded package of Innovation Design Support in partnership with Arts University Bournemouth which has already run two European-funded innovation support programmes aimed at helping local high-growth potential SMEs.