Fastest growing catering companies based on profit growth in the UK 2019

* Compound annual growth rate over three years, based on statutory accounts. Companies that filed their accounts before September 30, 2019 were measured based on profits reported from 2017 to 2019. Companies that had not yet filed their accounts for 2019 by then, has profit growths measured based on their latest available accounts showing 12 months of trading.

The source adds the following information regarding qualifying companies: "Qualifying companies must have a turnover of at least £10 million in their latest accounts and profit of at least £250,000. They also must have been profitable in all three years. Businesses must be UK registered and be independent and unquoted. UK subsidiaries of European businesses are included in the analysis. However, only their performance in the UK has been considered. Companies that have grown through acquisition qualified for inclusion. We exclude companies with turnover of more than £1 billion. Companies focusing primarily on facilities management (FM) services have also been excluded, though catering subsidiaries, when reported separately, qualified for inclusion. Traditional catering companies expanding into FM services have also been included.