Full list of Kent's 50 fastest growing businesses revealed
The MegaGrowth 50 list has been unveiled - revealing the fastest growing businesses in the county.
The annual list - now in its 21st year - provides a performance table based on the average turnover growth of privately-owned businesses in Kent and Medway which have a minimum turnover of £1million as stipulated in full accounts registered at Companies House across the last four years.
MegaGrowth 50 is brought to you by Kreston Reeves and Brachers in partnership with Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce. Those making the list were the first to hear the run down at a special breakfast presentation at the Tudor Park Marriott Hotel, near Maidstone on Wednesday 26th March 2025.
Meet Kent’s 50 fastest growing businesses...
1. S.C.A. - Shipping Consultants Associated Ltd
Turnover increase: 490.2%
Chatham
Sector: Logistics and Fuel Retail
S.C.A. was established in 2000 and its core activity is port services, logistics and supplies directed at military and Coastguard vessels.
It also now supplies all the comprehensive services required for military in-land operations and exercises, humanitarian missions, logistics and remote life support, and several other related OOTW (operations other than war) missions.
It also supplies marine fuel and lube oil to over 30 different navies across the world. Since 2014 S.C.A. organise, manage and set-up ground handling services, jet fuel up-lifts and logistics support for military aircrafts.
The team at S.C.A. are highly dedicated and motivated professionals that aim for excellence in a highly demanding military environment allowing for no margin for error as customer satisfaction is considered of paramount importance.
Picking up the certificate for coming first in this year’s MegaGrowth 50 table Michael Harrison, Managing Director attributes the business’s growth to “QUOTE”
Picking up the certificate for coming first in this year’s MegaGrowth 50 table, Michael Harrison, Managing Director attributes the business’s growth:
“We are delighted to be recognised again this year in the Kent MegaGrowth50 awards. Our growth is a testament to our dedicated and motivated team who are consistently aiming for excellence in a highly demanding military environment. We have an uncompromising focus on customer satisfaction, delivering exceptional client care has been a key driver in our growth. We continue to expand our services and global footprint and are excited for the future.”
2. Drakemoor Ltd
Turnover increase: 483.1%
Sutton Valence
Sector: Construction and Refurbishment
Drakemoor was established in 2018 and is a building and refurbishment company specialising in the commercial, education, healthcare, and residential sectors.
It prides itself on a professional, friendly approach and aims to exceed expectations.
The focus on quality work and customer service has attracted a wide range of clients from across the South East.
This past year has seen the company grow significantly both financially and in reputation.
Their ethos is to recruit the best people to build the best possible environments.
Drakemoor endeavours to use modern building methods without forgetting traditional values and believes that partnering with both staff and clients is key to maintaining quality service and performance.
On receiving his award for coming second again in this year’s MegaGrowth 50, Spenser Mills, Managing Director of Drakemoor said:
“Our continued growth has been fundamentally based on producing an exceptional standard of workmanship, attention to detail and very efficient management processes alongside choosing the right supply chain who share the same ethos as us.
Repeat business is still key for us as a growing company and allows us to maintain our strong balance sheet and firm foundations.
Our commitment to both client satisfaction and our staff happiness and supplier base support will never change. They are paramount to our success.
Work needs to be a happy place and we are always smiling.”
3. Lawtech Group Ltd
Turnover increase: 464%
Gillingham
Sector: Building Services
Lawtech was founded in 2004 and was initially a specialist façade contractor. It has grown quickly into becoming one of the UK’s largest installers of external wall insulation and major retrofit contractors.
Lawtech leads the way in cladding remediation delivering compliant multi-million-pound repatriations and regeneration contracts throughout London and the South East. Earlier this year the firm successfully completed works on Empress Heights, an eight-storey building in the centre of Southampton, which won the prestigious RICS Refurbishment and Revitalisation Award for the Sout East region.
Managing Director, David Lawrence was delighted at coming third in the MegaGrowth 50 ranking this year and said:
"It’s great to appear in Kent’s MegaGrowth list for a second year in a row and demonstrates our staffs hard work and dedication.
The companies drive for excellence and quality is key to our foundation of repeat clients.
Adding to our client base provides us the growth and empowering our staff to make key decisions, in the right working environment, has proven very successful.”
The 50 fastest growing, privately owned companies
Ranked by percentage of growth
KEY: Last available year of accounts, all prior years are from that date. Calculated by measuring growth in revenues over the last four financial years. Companies must have a minimum turnover of £1m. Figures are taken from accounts filed at Companies House as of 21st June 2024, and those submitted to Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce by firms themselves.
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