The Sunday Times 100 ranking of the UK’s fastest-growing companies has been revealed for 2026.

Gary Lineker’s podcast production and distribution company Goalhanger leads the way with 321% growth on £37.9 million sales.

In second, with almost 300% growth on £210m sales, is fellow London firm Lucky Egg, a board games maker.

Altrincham legal claims services provider TGG, West Sussex content creator firm Viewture and Hertfordshire-based meal delivery service company Simmer Eats complete the top five.

A record 33 of the 100 companies contain a female leader, including Michelle Laithwaite, a BusinessCloud Northern Leader who co-founded Warrington meal delivery service FuelHub with husband James.

The regional breakdown sees 45 firms based in London, followed by the North West (14), South East (10), East of England (8), the West Midlands and Yorkshire & Humberside (5 apiece), Wales (4), South West and East Midlands (3 apiece) and Scotland and North East (both 1).

Tech firms to make the top 50 include data consultancy Dot Collective (13th), consultancy Swift Strategies (29th), digital lender/broker Lovey (31st), digital advertising firm FunnelFuel (33rd) and Glasgow’s digital healthcare provider Simple Online Healthcare (48th).

The full ranking

Rank	Name	Activity	Location	Jobs to be created in next 12 months	Sales	Growth
1	Goalhanger	Media producer	London	25-30	£37.9m	321.25%
2	Lucky Egg	Board games maker	London	16	£16.3m	298.19%
3	TGG	Legal claims services	Altrincham	40	£210.5m	269.94%
4	Viewture	Content creator services	West Sussex	6	£22.2m	265.56%
5	Simmer Eats	Meal delivery service	Hertfordshire	25	£79.1m	264.56%
6	Pott'D Creations	Craft supplier	London	4	£11.8m	256.70%
7	Ancient + Brave	Health supplements brand	East Sussex	29	£53.7m	248.39%
8	Mamedica	Medical cannabis clinic	London	50	£21.5m	238.59%
9	Dfyne	Activewear brand	Glasgow	95	£152.0m	223.17%
10	Free Soul	Health supplements brand	London	6	£35.4m	210.10%
11	Mother Root	Alcohol-free aperitif maker	London	14	£7.2m	206.52%
12	Rehab	Beauty brand	London	8	£14.2m	189.63%
13	Dot Collective	Data consultancy	London	40	£8.7m	172.89%
14	Berkfield	Furniture and homeware retailer	Leicester	5	£10.3m	170.03%
15	Loop 360	Facilities management	London	10	£8.8m	158.78%
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