The Sunday Times 100: These are Yorkshire's fastest-growing private businesses
Vidrate, the health supplements brand, is Yorkshire’s fastest-growing private company, according to the fifth annual Sunday Times 100 rankings.
The annual ranking celebrates Britain’s 100 leading entrepreneurial businesses. Vidrate, which has its head office in Keighley, West Yorkshire, made £5.7m in sales in 2025, a 120.3 per cent average annual growth in the last three years.
The company’s powder-filled sachets contain vitamins and electrolytes, and are livened up by natural fruit flavourings. Co-founders Nick Hird, 37, and Rob Bennett, 40 this month, started Vidrate in West Yorkshire in 2018 and have since sold almost 100 million sachets.
They have been helped by investors such as Guy Lawrence, the former chief executive of the company behind drinks brand Jägermeister, and Bob Wigley, the former Merrill Lynch banker.
At second place in the Yorkshire list is Blend Family, a food hall operator based in Sheffield, which achieved sales of £12.9m, amounting to 98.52 per cent annual sales growth over three years
In third place in Yorkshire is the oldest company on the list – Leeds-based Wilson Power Solutions.
This third-generation manufacturer began life in 1946, when its founder, Richard Wilson, started selling flameproof equipment, pumps and motors. It is now led by Erika Wilson, 47, an apprentice-turned-managing director.
The company makes transformers — crucial components of the power grid that increase and decrease voltage. The group has also expanded overseas, with a factory in Chennai, India, and a transformer rental power business in Dubai.
Wilson Power Solutions made £113.6m in annual sales last year achieving average annual sales growth over three years of 66.67 per cent.
In fourth place in the Yorkshire rankings is skincare brand 47 Skin from York, whose latest annual sales were £12.8m, which represents 62.70 per cent average annual sales growth over three years.
In fifth place in the regional list is men's grooming products company Slick Gorilla, which is based in Leeds. It achieved sales of £15.9m over the latest year, which is 56.35 per cent annual average sales growth over three years.
Jon Yeomans, business editor of The Sunday Times, said: "Celebrating five years of The Sunday Times 100 shows the amazing variety of British businesses, led this year by the media producer Goalhanger taking the number one spot.
"The biggest trend over the last five years is the rise of consumer brands, with food, drink, fashion, and beauty companies now making up nearly half the list.
"Several businesses who have featured in the past, such as Huel and Applied Nutrition, have continued to grow and find huge success, from launching on the stock market to being bought out by global giants."
Mohammad Kamal Syed, Head of Private Bank and Wealth Management UK and Crown Dependencies, said: “Britain’s fastest-growing private companies are built by founders with ambition, resilience, and a clear vision for the future. As founders scale, achieving the right outcome is about more than value - it’s about securing the long-term success of the business and its people."
The list is published at thesundaytimes.com/100 and available as a supplement with the print edition of the newspaper this Sunday 7th June.
The research for the Sunday Times 100 was conducted by the paper’s business reporters, in partnership with Beauhurst, a source of private company data.
The Sunday Times 100 excludes companies selling their own technology, which now feature in the sister table, The Sunday Times 100 Tech.