Top 250 Businesses
May 7 2009 The Journal
THE North-East Top 250 Companies ranks firms in order of turnover which is considered, for this purpose, a better indication of growth and success, than profit.
Companies are placed from one to 250 on a basis of last publicly reported turnover. To qualify, companies must have their registered office, or a decision-making management with direct financial power, situated within the region. This rule is necessary since many large firms operating in the region, which would otherwise be considered, do not provide a full regional breakdown of turnover.
The list is compiled from publicly available information, including that of FAME, Companies House and Dunn & Bradstreet. While every effort is made to ensure the list is comprehensive we do apologise for any unintentional omissions.
| Rank 2008 | Rank 2007 | Company name | Location | No. of employees | Previous turnover | Current turnover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd | Sunderland | 4970 | 2039950000 | 2782554000 |
| 2 | 2 | AMEC | Darlington | 17368 | 2121600000 | 2356200000 |
| 3 | 5 | Arriva plc | Sunderland | 35183 | 1729000000 | 2000700000 |
| 4 | 6 | The Go Ahead Group plc | Newcastle | 24378 | 1463600000 | 1826900000 |
| 5 | 7 | Huntsman Petrochemicals (UK) Ltd | Redcar | 836 | 1375789000 | 1524177000 |
| 6 | 8 | Bellway plc | Newcastle | 2476 | 1240193000 | 1354022000 |
| 7 | 9 | The Sage Group plc | Newcastle | 13531 | 935600000 | 1157600000 |
| 8 | 11 | Southern Cross Healthcare Group plc | Darlington | 31752 | 610900000 | 731900000 |
| 9 | 10 | Petroplus Refining Teesside Ltd | Middlesbrough | 179 | 643727000 | 684835000 |
| 10 | 14 | Npower Gas Ltd | Newcastle | 1500 | 450877000 | 679014000 |
| 11 | 12 | Northumbrian Water Group plc | Durham | 3040 | 591500000 | 633500000 |
| 12 | 15 | Teesside Power Ltd | Middlesbrough | 130 | 429200000 | 630812279 |
| 13 | 13 | Greggs plc | Newcastle | 18827 | 550849000 | 586303000 |
| 14 | 16 | Northgate plc | Darlington | 5680 | 372609000 | 526465000 |
| 15 | 18 | Volker Wessels (UK) Ltd | Gateshead | 1943 | 364786000 | 518292000 |
| 16 | 20 | Eaga Partnership Ltd | Newcastle | 3041 | 354238000 | 482560000 |
| 17 | 17 | Nobia Holdings UK Ltd | Darlington | 2398 | 367024000 | 404656000 |
| 18 | 22 | Non Fossil Purchasing Agency Ltd | Newcastle | 11 | 321869000 | 389511000 |
| 19 | 29 | Alcan Aluminium UK Ltd | Northumberland | 785 | 273800000 | 386700000 |
| 20 | 19 | Advansa (UK) Ltd | Redcar | 328 | 359510000 | 355203000 |
| 21 | 0 | Artenius UK Ltd | Redcar | 328 | 355203000 | 355203000 |
| 22 | 0 | SCA Packaging Ltd | Darlington | 3188 | 353839000 | 353839000 |
| 23 | 27 | Komatsu UK Ltd | Birtley | 756 | 278233000 | 325691000 |
| 24 | 21 | Savers Health and Beauty Ltd | Darlington | 4940 | 329219000 | 316303000 |
| 25 | 23 | Tarmac Northern Ltd | Chester le Street | N/A | 301953000 | 301953000 |
| 26 | 25 | Addison Motors Ltd | Newcastle | 1118 | 292608000 | 298184000 |
| 27 | 24 | Ideal Stelrad Group Ltd | Newcastle | 2368 | 295499000 | 295499000 |
| 28 | 26 | Northern Electric plc | Newcastle | 1342 | 280300000 | 282000000 |
| 29 | 28 | Fenwick Ltd | Newcastle | 2433 | 273863000 | 280326000 |
| 30 | 32 | Sembcorp Utilities (UK) Ltd | Middlesbrough | 687 | 262066000 | 276085000 |
| 31 | 36 | Newcastle Building Society | Newcastle | 1200 | 194100000 | 264800000 |
| 32 | 30 | Smurfit Kappa UK Ltd | Bishop Auckland | 1607 | 260000000 | 248216000 |
| 33 | 33 | R. H. Patterson & Co Ltd | Newcastle | 373 | 214442000 | 247159000 |
| 34 | 47 | Hargreaves Services plc | Durham | 1828 | 146984000 | 240105000 |
| 35 | 34 | Grainger Trust plc | Newcastle | 247 | 205700000 | 229300000 |
| 36 | 0 | LSL Property Services Plc | Newcastle | 3380 | 197451000 | 219518000 |
| 37 | 40 | Thyssenkrupp Automotive Tallent Chassis Ltd | Newton Aycliffe | 1331 | 179008000 | 215721000 |
| 38 | 39 | Hydro Polymers Ltd | Newton Aycliffe | 395 | 179319000 | 214275000 |
| 39 | 50 | Linden Group Ltd | Newton Aycliffe | 36 | 142030000 | 201149000 |
| 40 | 31 | Terra Nitrogen (UK) Ltd | Thornaby | 373 | 231494000 | 200420000 |
| 41 | 116 | Cleveland Cable Company Ltd | Middlesbrough | 394 | 55516000 | 191697000 |
| 42 | 42 | Frank Haslam Milan and Co. Ltd | Sunderland | 1198 | 170144000 | 186648000 |
| 43 | 35 | SCS Upholstery plc | Sunderland | 1460 | 195828000 | 183749000 |
| 44 | 46 | Parsons Brinckerhoff Holdings Ltd | Newcastle | 2187 | 149343000 | 183002000 |
| 45 | 43 | Tolent Construction Ltd | Gateshead | 582 | 168856000 | 179853000 |
| 46 | 41 | Domnick Hunter Group Ltd | Birtley | N/A | 173695000 | 173695000 |
| 47 | 52 | Mitie Property Services (UK) Ltd | Cramlington | 2416 | 115419000 | 163305000 |
| 48 | 44 | S Jennings Ltd | Newcastle | 610 | 152951000 | 153909000 |
| 49 | 62 | Esh Holdings Ltd | Durham | 1158 | 113579000 | 152000000 |
| 50 | 45 | Richmond Foods Ltd | Northallerton | 7 | 151883000 | 151883000 |
