Here we reveal the third part of our countdown of the 2022 LeicestershireLive Top 200 companies list – taking in the businesses from positions 50 to 21.
The Top 20 will be revealed later this morning (February 22) at a breakfast presentation at Winstanley House hotel in Leicester, and will be published on BusinessLive soon after.
The list, based on annual turnover, has been compiled by De Montfort University using publicly available information from Companies House for the 2019/20 financial year. It has been sponsored by Leicestershire-based Pattersons Commercial Law.
The firms included are national and international players, which support tens of thousands of jobs and pump billions into the economy.
As well as celebrating the listing and the people involved in putting it together, the breakfast event will also acknowledge Leicestershire’s biggest business, 2022’s highest climber and the highest new entry.
Richard Edwards, regional events manager for LeicestershireLive and BusinessLive parent company Reach Plc in the Midlands and South East regions, said the listing reflected the success of the large and medium sized companies that have made the regional business community what it is today.
Mr Edwards said: “It has never been more important to celebrate the vital role played by our county’s largest companies.
“We have some exceptional businesses located in our region who are achieving great things – they are living proof of Leicestershire’s economic resilience and strong commercial vitality.”
Rik Pancholi, managing director of Pattersons Commercial Law, said: “As a corporate and commercial law firm, all we do is support small and medium businesses and it’s fantastic to see some of our clients being counted amongst Leicestershire’s top businesses.
“When the opportunity came along to work with LeicestershireLive to support Leicestershire’s Top 200 in 2022, we thought there would be no better way to start the year than with such a fantastic celebration.”
The Leicestershire list complements the Top 500 East Midlands Companies list, also published by BusinessLive. DMU teamed up with the University of Derby and Nottingham Trent University to compile that list.
Here is the third part of our Top 200 list from 50-21 – with previous year’s figures in brackets:
50 (78) HAJCO 199 t/a Watling JCB
Selling new used JCB machinery into construction, agriculture and industrial sectors
Turnover: £112,977,000
Employees: 171
Year End: 31/12/2019
Address: Watling JCB, Dog & Gun Lane, Whetstone, Leicestershire, LE8 6LJ
49 (84) BROADTHORPE
William Davis homes
Turnover: £115,752,000
Employees: 467
Year End: 31/05/2020
Address: Forest Field, Forest Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3NS
48 (111) BELL ROCK WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT
Facilities management, property, services, mechanical & electrical
Turnover: £116,489,000
Employees: 1056
Year End: 31/12/2019
Address: Peat House 1 Waterloo Way, Leicester, LE1 6LP
47 (74) ESENDEE HOLDINGS
Civil engineering and groundworks services.
Turnover: £117,927,000
Employees: 86
Year End: 30/06/2020
Address: 4 Bank Court, Weldon Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5RF
46 (81) DELIFRANCE (UK)
Manufacture and sale of frozen part-baked French bread and patisseries
Turnover: £119,982,000
Employees: 366
Year End: 30/06/2020
Address: Chartwell Dr, Wigston LE18 2FL
45 (79) CENTRAL GARAGE (UPPINGHAM)
Garage services
Turnover: £124,477,000
Employees: 275
Year End: 30/04/2020
Address: Regent House 80 Regent Road, Leicester, LE1 7NH
44 (86) SMITH BROTHERS (LEICESTER)
Manufacture and installation of dust extraction systems
Turnover: £126,471,000
Employees: 461
Year End: 30/09/2019
Address: 295 Aylestone Road, Leicester, LE2 7QJ
43 (87) DRUCK
Precision measuring equipment
Turnover: £131,280,000
Employees: 627
Year End: 31/12/2019
Address: 2 Groby Trading Estate, Fir Tree Lane, Groby, Leicestershire, LE6 0FH
42 (73) WALTER E. STURGESS & SONS
Car sales and servicing
Turnover: £134,553,000
Employees: 291
Year End: 31/12/2019
Address: Austral House Coventry Road, Broughton Astley, Leicestershire, LE9 6QD
41 (76) NATIONWIDE PLATFORMS
Rental of specialist powered access equipment
Turnover: £135,602,000
Employees: 975
Year End: 31/12/2019
Address: 15 Midland Court, Central Park, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4PN
40 (106) GLW FEEDS
Agricultural merchants and consultants
Turnover: £144,777,000
Employees: 134
Year End: 30/09/2019
Address: Lindum Mill, Ashby Road, Shepshed, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 9BS
39 (69) BOARD24
The manufacture of corrugated fibreboard
Turnover: £147,261,000
Employees: 360
Year End: 31/12/2019
Address: 2 Franks Road, Bardon Hill, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 1TT
38 (67) LEICESTER CITY FOOTBALL CLUB
Premier League football club and 2020 FA Cup winners
Turnover: £154,833,000
Employees: 268
Year End: 31/12/2019
Address: King Power Stadium Filbert Way, Leicester, LE2 7FL
37 (72) BREEDON CEMENT
Production of cement
Turnover: £154,833,000
Employees: 268
Year End: 31/12/2019
Address: Breedon-On-The-Hill, Derbyshire, DE73 8AP
36 (63) OFFICE DEPOT INTERNATIONAL (UK)
Distribution of office supplies by mail order
Turnover: £158,420,000
Employees: 635
Year End: 31/12/2019
Address: 501 Beaumont Leys Lane, Leicester, LE4 2BN
35 (58) CEVA FREIGHT (UK)
Provision of air & sea freight forwarding & custom services
Turnover: £158,582,000
Employees: 306
Year End: 31/12/2019
Address: Ceva House Excelsior Road, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 9BA
34 (66) SHOE ZONE
Footwear Retailer
Turnover: £162,047,000
Employees: 3,428
Year End: 05/10/2019
Address: Haramead Business Centre, Humberstone Road, Leicester, LE1 2LH
33 (61) IB GROUP
Distribution of confectionary
Turnover: £167,210,000
Employees: 596
Year End: 31/12/2019
Address: 25-27 Jubilee Drive, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5TX
32 (48) SMARTWAY PW. HOLDINGS
Pharmaceutical products
Turnover: £171,728,000
Employees: 69
Year End: 31/03/2020
Address: The Old Mill, 9 Soar Lane, Leicester, LE3 5DE
31 (64) VWR INTERNATIONAL
Sale & distribution of laboratory apparatus, consumables & reagents
Turnover: £184,866,000
Employees: 453
Year End: 31/12/2019
Address: Hunter Boulevard Magna Park, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 4XN
30 (49) JOULES GROUP
Design & sale of clothing, accessories and homeware
Turnover: £190,808,000
Employees: 1,690
Year End: 31/05/2020
Address: Compass House, Rockingham Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7QD
29 (57) FISHER SCIENTIFIC UK
Supplier of scientific equipment & chemicals
Turnover: £198,225,000
Employees: 628
Year End: 31/12/2019
Address: Bishop Meadow Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 5RG
28 (68) STREVENS VEHICLES HOLDINGS
Sale of new and used commercial vehicles
Turnover: £199,376,000
Employees: 612
Year End: 31/12/2019
Address: Hazel Drive, Narborough Road South, Leicester, LE3 2JG
27 (60) DAVIDSONS DEVELOPMENTS
Housing and commercial property development
Turnover: £201,040,000
Employees: 295
Year End: 31/12/2019
Address: Unit R Ivanhoe Park Way, Ashby-De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 2AB
26 (54) EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT
Sale & distribution of products to the process control industry
Turnover: £202,322,000
Employees: 597
Year End: 30/09/2019
Address: Meridian East, Meridian Business Park, Leicester, LE19 1UX
25 (42) GLOBAL PAYMENTS UK
Electronic transaction processing for retail
Turnover: £213,896,000
Employees: 325
Year End: 31/12/2019
Address: Granite House Granite Way, Syston, Leicestershire, LE7 1PL
24 (38) CROMWELL TOOLS
Industrial supplies
Turnover: £218,473,000
Employees: 1,000
Year End: 31/12/2019
Address: Chartwell Drive, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 1AT
23 (44) TOPPS TILES
Ceramic and porcelain tile sales
Turnover: £219,197,000
Employees: 1,905
Year End: 30/09/2019
Address: Thorpe Way, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicestershire, LE19 1SU
22 (59) NOTTINGHAM REHAB
Healthcare services & products
Turnover: £219,796,000
Employees: 1,117
Year End: 31/03/2020
Address: Sherwood House, Cartwright Way, Forest Business Park, Bardon Hill, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 1UB
21 (41) SPORTS AND LEISURE MANAGEMENT
Management of sports and leisure facilities
Turnover: £247,226,000
Employees: 5,354
Year End: 31/03/2020
Address: 2 Watling Drive, Sketchley Meadows, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 3EY
