Self-made — the youngest companies making the most profit
Under twelve years old and already highly profitable — the lean breakout businesses · 226 qualifying · snapshot 2026-10-01
| # | Company | Industry | Profit | Age | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | XTX MARKETS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED Technology arm of algorithmic trading group | Technology | £2.28B | 7 yrs | 127 |
| 02 | CHEVRON INTERNATIONAL EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION COMPANY LIMITED Oil and gas holding company | Industrials | £687M | 7 yrs | 94 |
| 03 | QUADRATURE CAPITAL LIMITED Quantitative hedge fund manager | Financials | £554M | 11 yrs | 173 |
| 04 | MSC CRUISE MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED UK management for MSC Cruises | Industrials | £531M | 12 yrs | 276 |
| 05 | CITADEL MANAGEMENT (EUROPE) II LIMITED Hedge fund management subsidiary | Industrials | £370M | 6 yrs | 208 |
| 06 | CHIVAS BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Scotch whisky producer | Industrials | £282M | 7 yrs | 288 |
| 07 | BGF GROUP PLC | Financials | £280M | 9 yrs | 209 |
| 08 | EASYJET HOLIDAYS LIMITED Package holiday tour operator | Consumer Discretionary | £250M | 7 yrs | 408 |
| 09 | UNIVERSAL STUDIOS LIMITED UK film and television distributor | Consumer Discretionary | £213M | 12 yrs | 116 |
| 10 | EHV UK LIMITED | Consumer Discretionary | £188M | 8 yrs | 117 |
| 11 | S&P GLOBAL RATINGS UK LIMITED Credit rating agency subsidiary | Technology | £179M | 8 yrs | 373 |
| 12 | PINE WALK CAPITAL LIMITED Non-life insurance provider | Financials | £166M | 9 yrs | 94 |
| 13 | WINTERMUTE TRADING LTD Cryptocurrency market maker | Technology | £157M | 9 yrs | 82 |
| 14 | ELEVA CAPITAL PARTNERS (UK) LIMITED UK fund management entity | Financials | £149M | 9 yrs | 61 |
| 15 | INIGO LIMITED Specialist insurance and reinsurance provider | Financials | £143M | 6 yrs | 213 |
| 16 | ARAMCO TRADING LIMITED Commodity trading subsidiary | Financials | £143M | 7 yrs | 78 |
| 17 | SONA ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED Institutional alternative asset manager | Industrials | £136M | 10 yrs | 81 |
| 18 | STARR INTERNATIONAL (EUROPE) LIMITED European non-life insurance subsidiary | Financials | £115M | 11 yrs | 359 |
| 19 | RECORDATI UK LTD Pharmaceutical wholesale and research subsidiary | Consumer Discretionary | £114M | 12 yrs | 74 |
| 20 | RONTEC ROADSIDE RETAIL LIMITED Petrol station and convenience retailer | Industrials | £112M | 12 yrs | 134 |
| 21 | WILLIAM GRANT & SONS BRANDS LIMITED Wholesale distributor of spirits | Consumer Discretionary | £109M | 12 yrs | 254 |
| 22 | EVERO ENERGY GROUP LIMITED | Industrials | £104M | 12 yrs | 81 |
| 23 | ARIEL RE SERVICES HOLDINGS (NO 1355) LIMITED | Financials | £92M | 6 yrs | 105 |
| 24 | AMAZON PAYMENTS UK LIMITED Payment processor for Amazon Pay | Industrials | £80M | 9 yrs | 78 |
| 25 | INIGO CORPORATE MEMBER LIMITED Non-life insurance corporate member | Financials | £78M | 6 yrs | 235 |
All figures from each company's latest filed Companies House accounts; detailed filers only, with implausible outliers and scale artifacts excluded. Filed accounts lag the present by roughly 12–24 months, and group-vs-parent scope changes can move a figure between filings. Banks and insurers that don't report a turnover line are under-represented on the turnover-based boards.