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CarMoney
CarMoney was founded in 2014 by Peter Vardy and operates a website that allows users to find and compare car finance deals. The North Lanarkshire-based firm offers customers a simple and quick way to access car finance, matching applicants with lenders. CarMoney works with a variety of car finance lenders, including BNP Paribas, Alphera, and Blue Motor Finance, to address the diverse credit needs of the market. The company has continued to grow through increasing partnership agreements with businesses, including Gumtree, MoneySuperMarket, and Autotrader. In 2022, CarMoney brokered over £157m worth of loans, and in 2023 sales turnover hit £24.9m. The company also ranked 63rd on the 2023 Growth 100 list last year.
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MTArt Agency
Marine Tanguy launched Certified B Corporation, MTArt Agency in 2015, following a career in visual arts in London and LA. MTArt agency is an artist talent agency which looks to support, promote and enable artists to work with the broadest canvas possible, from working with brands to public art and fine art institutions. The agency works with global organisations across multiple cities and supports an international community of art-lovers and collectors. MTArt has a diverse range of clients including Apple, Hyundai and the World Cup.
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NMS Infrastructure
NMS Infrastructure (NMSI) designs, builds, finances and delivers complex infrastructure projects across sub-Saharan Africa. It delivers projects in sectors such as healthcare, education, clean water, renewables and agriculture. The company was founded by Frederik Hsu, Peter Marks and Louis Oliver. Frederik has a background in corporate finance, having acted for investors and companies raising money. Peter has previous experience at blue-chip engineering companies delivering complex projects for overseas governments. Louis worked in procurement and logistics, managing supplies into government agencies. NMSI is currently delivering projects in Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, having completed over 120 healthcare facilities with contracts to deliver a further 22 hospitals. This is NMSI second appearance on the FEBE Growth 100.
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AIS
Based in Gloucester, AIS is a global supplier of insulation, passive fire protection, buoyancy, and cable protection systems. Co-founded by Simon Shepherd and Andrew Bennion in 2007, the company provides advanced materials essential for industries where system failure could have severe consequences, such as the energy, industrial, automotive, chemical, and marine sectors. Since its founding, AIS has grown through acquisitions and established subsidiaries in 13 countries. The company’s entry into offshore wind and automotive markets led to a more than 70% increase in revenues year-on-year, reaching £111.2m in 2023, the same year AIS was honoured with the King’s Award for Enterprise.
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Kettle Kids
Kettle Kids is a watch and jewellery brand. The name comes from the London slang word “kettle”, which means watch. Founded in 2017 with £1,000 from their grandmother, South London brothers Harvey and Jacob Hutson started the brand by buying three watches off eBay. Initially, the brand made its mark by engaging with the close-knit online community of watch collectors. The COVID-19 pandemic helped boost sales as people spent more money on luxury items online, which helped drive Kettle Kids’ expansion as an online retailer. Building on its success, the company recently expanded by opening a flagship boutique in Mayfair, offering an in-store selection of rare watches and customised jewellery.
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Green Frog Connect
Green Frog Connect Ltd, founded in 2013 by Tom Drake and Richard Shearer in the UK, focuses on engineering and construction services for renewable energy and energy storage projects. The team, who specialise in electrical engineering and project management, work to meet the rising demand for high voltage grid connections in the renewable energy sector. The company has recently expanded its range of services to include the design, construction, and commissioning of electrical infrastructure for various energy projects, contributing to sales more than doubling in 2023 to £20.9m.