About Growth Index

Growth Index is an independent annual ranking of the UK’s 100 fastest-growing companies, published by ORESA Executive Search. We celebrate the founders and CEOs building businesses the right way — with ambition, purpose and staying power.

HOW IT WORKS

Methodology

DATA
SUBMISSION

Companies submit
or are identified via
Companies House filings

REVENUE
VERIFICATION

Two-year CAGR
calculated from verified
filed accounts

INDEPENDENT
RANKING

Top 100 ranked purely
by growth rate
— no pay-to-play

The people behind it

The Team

  • Orlando Martins

    CEO & FOUNDER

    GROWTH INDEX

    Consultant, organisational strategist and founder of Growth Index. With over 20 years helping companies scale through people and leadership, Orlando created the Index to give founders a place to benchmark, be inspired and connect.

  • Adam Gale

    EDITOR

    GROWTH INDEX

    Editor of Growth Index and Retail Index. Adam writes and commissions content celebrating the UK’s fastest-growing businesses — interviewing the founders behind the numbers and uncovering the stories that data alone can’t tell.

  • Andy Higginson

    ADVISORY CHAIR

    GROWTH INDEX - CHAIR, JD SPORTS

    One of the UK’s most respected retail leaders, Andy brings strategic perspective and industry authority to Growth Index. As Advisory Chair, he provides guidance on direction, credibility and reach — and writes the foreword to each Retail Index report.

  • Contact Us

    Press

    Growth Index is covered regularly by national and trade media. For press enquiries, data requests, interview access or embargo information, please contact: ailsa@oresa.co.uk

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