RBS SE100 Top 100 Growth Leaders 2010

 

THE RBS SE100 Index is proud to announce the 2010 100 fastest growing social businesses!

All the organisations listed here have been trading for at least three years and growth is based on year-on-year turnover. Our growth champion Mow & Grow was chosen by a panel after examining the reasons for its growth and whether the organisation was in a good position to sustain itself. Average growth of the top 100 businesses on the index was 78.63%. To find out more about the index and the data it has collected download the RBS SE100 Data Report from here.

You can search through the top 100 list below by region/country and business sector. And don't forget to look at our impact leaders list and trailblazing newcomers list.

Growth Leader Positionsort icon Organisation Description Region/Country Business Market Turnover Annual Growth
1 NCWRP National hub promoting and supporting community wood recycling centres South East
Community enterprise (inc trusts and transport)
Environment, recycling and renewables
Employment and training
Retail (inc Fair Trade)
£103,159 750.87%
2 Mow & Grow Community gardening enterprise providing new skills for disadvantaged people East
Leisure, sports, arts and culture
Education and youth
Environment, recycling and renewables
Employment and training
£1,231,766 710.73%
3 Phoenix Business Academy Business training and personal development within hard-to-reach communities in Britain through West Midlands
Community enterprise (inc trusts and transport)
Environment, recycling and renewables
Employment and training
Health and social care
£178,000 374.10%
4 Real Baby Milk CIC Supports breastfeeding mothers with advice, health courses and products South West
Education and youth
Health and social care
£53,198 201.12%
5 Theatre Resource Promotes and advances the creativity and culture of disabled and socially excluded people operating East
Leisure, sports, arts and culture
Education and youth
Employment and training
Health and social care
£1,842,338 195.78%
6 Pictures to Share C.I.C. Creates illustrated books for people with dementia North West
Leisure, sports, arts and culture
Retail (inc Fair Trade)
Health and social care
£46,144 183.51%
7 Hertfordshire Practical Parenting Programme Ltd Support for families in crisis through parenting education and courses East
Community enterprise (inc trusts and transport)
Education and youth
Health and social care
£82,881 171.14%
8 The Big Lemon CIC Affordable bus service run on cooking oil in Brighton South East
Leisure, sports, arts and culture
Education and youth
Environment, recycling and renewables
£260,606 158.92%
9 BigBarn CIC Online marketplace to help people find and buy local food East
Leisure, sports, arts and culture
Community enterprise (inc trusts and transport)
Environment, recycling and renewables
Retail (inc Fair Trade)
£88,847 144.33%
10 Plunkett Foundation Supports community ownership as a way to support rural communities South East Community enterprise (inc trusts and transport) £2,860,286 137.12%
11 Common Strategy Aims to secure existing social and recreational facilities in local communities through community Scotland
Leisure, sports, arts and culture
Community enterprise (inc trusts and transport)
£128,448 132.17%
12 Community Food Initiatives North East Supports healthy food consumption and volunteering in disadvantaged communities with profits from Scotland
Education and youth
Environment, recycling and renewables
Employment and training
Health and social care
£844,825 123.39%
13 Greenshoots Catering Offers training and employment to people who face disadvantage and barriers to employment through Wales
Employment and training
Health and social care
£220,000 120.00%
14 Stockwell Partnership The community forum for the Stockwell area in Lambeth, London supporting activities to reduce London
Leisure, sports, arts and culture
Community enterprise (inc trusts and transport)
Education and youth
Employment and training
£663,000 116.67%
15 London Bio Packaging Supplies biodegradable or recycled packaging and eco cleaning products to the food and catering London Environment, recycling and renewables £1,541,000 115.52%
16 Unity - Young peoples project Committed to improving services and activities for the young people of Stoke on Trent through West Midlands
Leisure, sports, arts and culture
Education and youth
£252,438 105.65%
17 Substance social research coops working in the youth, sport and positive activities sector" North West
Leisure, sports, arts and culture
Education and youth
Employment and training
£1,140,601 104.88%
18 Broomby A social firms development agency that also runs three caf Yorks and Humber Employment and training £216,364 104.12%
19 Impetus Community Development Finance Institution improving the local economy and environment by providing Yorks and Humber Finance £1,336,000 99.40%
20 Trust Thamesmead A development trust that owns and supports community buildings which support community activities London
Leisure, sports, arts and culture
Education and youth
Employment and training
Health and social care
£4,920,249 96.70%
21 Acumen Community Enterprise Development Trust Ltd A North East development trust which helps people into learning, employment, and enterprise among North East Employment and training £3,667,274 94.67%
22 Impact Arts (Glasgow) Leading community arts company specialising in youth arts, employability and regeneration" Scotland
Leisure, sports, arts and culture
Education and youth
Environment, recycling and renewables
Employment and training
£1,711,102 93.28%
23 Social Enterprise Solutions (UK) CIC Advice, mentoring and hands-on support for social enterprises" North West
Leisure, sports, arts and culture
Community enterprise (inc trusts and transport)
Education and youth
Employment and training
Health and social care
£196,898 84.35%
24 Belu Water Ltd Carbon neutral bottled water company that also provides people overseas with access to clean London
Environment, recycling and renewables
Retail (inc Fair Trade)
£2,702,410 82.92%
25 Brighter Future Workshop Limited Affordable repair and servicing of electric mobility scootersand other disability equipment at the North West
Community enterprise (inc trusts and transport)
Environment, recycling and renewables
£207,457 82.87%

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