LOCAL AREA SUMARY:
Hull and East Yorkshire
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
Motor Depot
Motor Depot operates a number of car supermarkets throughout the UK, which sell a variety of used cars and vans.
ESP Group
The ESP Group operates a number of companies within the transport industry, including Journeycall , which provides customer support services for public transport users, Systex , which develops software systems and smart cards that are used to scan into transport systems, and Viaqqio , which integrates designs that increase mobility on public transport.
Sewell Group
Sewell Group operates a group of companies in construction, facilities management and convenience stores.
John Good Logistics
John Good Logistics provides a range of shipping based logistics services, including distribution and warehousing.
Allamhouse
Allamhouse operates a holding company of a number of subsidiaries, including Hull City Tigers football club, Allam Marine and KCOM Stadium , a venue that is leased out.
Top 5 Visible Scaleups by Turnover Growth
J Rotherham
J Rotherham operates a stone masonry business, creating a range of stone and marble pieces such as worktops, fireplaces and flooring.
Allamhouse
Allamhouse operates a holding company of a number of subsidiaries, including Hull City Tigers football club, Allam Marine and KCOM Stadium , a venue that is leased out.
James Mortimer
James Mortimer operates a seed & grain merchants, processing and storing a variety of agricultural commodities for trade.
Crest
Crest manufactures and sells bricks, roofing tiles and aerated concrete blocks for use in construction projects.
Motor Depot
Motor Depot operates a number of car supermarkets throughout the UK, which sell a variety of used cars and vans.
Local LEP ScaleUp Programmes
The LEP’s Scale-Up Business Development Programme is targeted at senior leaders of SMEs to develop their skills, knowledge and expertise to enable them to grow their businesses. It includes a Scale-Up Leadership Assessment Tool which analyses leadership behaviours and the business model to identify the barriers to scaling, a Leadership and Growth Action Plan identifying priority development areas and one-to-one coaching from specialist coaches. Participants also receive Peer-to-Peer support through Development Masterclasses – a range of facilitated best practice sessions, covering subjects from leading yourself, through building high performance teams, to relentless execution and raising the funding. The sessions showcase successful entrepreneurs to inspire and shift mindset.
The HEY Business Growth Hub currently operates the Finance for Growth Scheme, which offers free and impartial one-to-one support to businesses that are looking to access finance.
Scaleup Views
The key barriers to growth are Talent , Tax breaks and Markets. They are looking for support through Public sector funding for innovation/R&D, Innovate UK and LEPs/Growth Hubs.
Top barriers to growth
- Talent
- Tax breaks
- Markets
want TO SEE more of:
- Public sector funding for innovation/R&D
- Innovate UK
- LEPs/Growth Hubs