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Rees Associates
Founded in 2008, Rees Associates is a Surrey-based consultancy specialising in back-of-house design and build for the hospitality and entertainment sectors. Under the leadership of founder Mark Rees, the company has worked on high-profile projects, including Michelin-starred restaurant St John, Hakkasan, event venue Outernet London, and the Arcade Food Court at London’s Battersea Power Station shopping centre. Awards for clients such as “Best Hotel Restaurant in the World” for The Newt in Somerset and recent expansion into the UAE to deliver schemes for Caprice Holdings and D.ream Hospitality, helped sales hit £4.3m in the year to March 2024. Rees Associates also featured in the FEBE Growth 100 in 2023.
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The Oxford Health Company
The Oxford Health Company manufactures and sells supplements via its brands, Oxford Vitality and Oxford Contract Manufacturing. Founded by friends James Allan and Tom Humphrey in 2013, the Oxfordshire-based firm’s product range includes herbal supplements, health foods, vitamins, and minerals for people and pets. In addition to selling supplements via its Oxford Vitality brand, the business also manufactures products for other companies. The company has expanded internationally and now sells a significant proportion of its products abroad. International expansion helped grow sales to £10m in 2023, up from £4.1m in 2021.
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WB Power Services
WB Power Services was founded in 1983 by Valerie Wilmott and her family in Derbyshire. Originally named Wilmott Brothers, the company provides maintenance services for generators, with notable clients including Nottingham’s Queen’s Medical Centre and the British Antarctic Survey. As the business expanded, it underwent a management buyout in 2003 and was renamed WB Power Services. This change reflects the company’s broadened scope, which now includes generator hire, maintenance, and bespoke power solutions across various sectors such as healthcare, data centres, and construction. A significant source of WBPS’s growth is the development of new products, specifically renewable power infrastructure.
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2Excel
Oil spill spotting, search & rescue, and airborne intelligence training are a few services offered by Northamptonshire-based 2Excel. Founded in 2005 by former Royal Air Force pilots Andy Offer OBE and Chris Norton OBE, who each spent 22 years in the RAF, and commanded operational Harrier squadrons, amongst other appointments. This aviation services business has grown from five people and four aircraft to more than 400 employees and 30 aircraft. Today, the company works across defence and security, engineering, and disaster response. 2Excel Aviation comprises capability development, special missions, charter, and insight, and 2Excel Engineering is an aircraft maintenance and repair organisation.
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Otto Car
Founded in 2014 by Gurinder Dhillon, Otto Car started with a single vehicle in West London and has grown to operate six vehicle hubs across the city, specialising in providing electric vehicles for private-hire drivers. Initially focusing on black cabs, Gurinder shifted his attention to leasing electric vehicles for use with ride-hailing apps like Uber, recognising their significant growth potential. This pivot positioned Otto Car advantageously, especially as Transport for London’s legislation now requires new private-hire vehicles to be zero-emission compliant. To date, Otto Car has helped over 20,000 drivers get on the road.
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Interpolitan Money
Founded by Rishi Patel in 2012 as The Currency Account and rebranded in 2021, Interpolitan Money offers specialised banking solutions focusing on multi-currency and cross-border transactions. Before launching Interpolitan Money, Rishi was involved in starting a foreign exchange company that was listed on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM. Headquartered in London with an additional office in Mumbai, the company serves a diverse clientele, including private individuals and corporations, managing funds in over 50 currencies across 160 countries. Sales grew nearly 50% from 2022 to hit £4.9m in 2023, driven by global expansion and helped by rising interest rates that grew the company’s reserves. In 2023, Interpolitan Money was ranked 36th on the FEBE Growth 100.