Our small- to mid-cap PLCs are at the heart of corporate Britain's growth. Here at finnCap, we see our listed SMEs as the lifeblood of our economy. We wanted to celebrate that, in a way that was totally objective.Presenting the finnCap Ambition Nation Listed 50. The Ambition Nation Listed 50 acknowledges the best of the best in small and medium sized companies. It is driven by key metric fundamentals, identifying the 50 companies that offer the best blend of growth and quality as ranked by finnCap’s equity analysis tool, The Slide Rule. As well as identifying the UK's best companies, Ambition Nation Listed 50 also celebrates the achievements and innovation of these business leaders.
Driving Ambition film series
We celebrate some of this years’ cohort of the Ambition Nation Listed 50 in our episodic film series - Driving Ambition. Featuring a diverse selection of companies across the categories, host Oli Barrett MBE interviews the business leaders to look at the human narrative behind each business success story and the importance of being listed, the people, the challenges companies face, the effects of macroeconomic factors like Brexit and COVID-19, and how they are working towards a sustainable future.
Ambition Nation Listed 50 - 2020/2021 Cohort
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Company name |
Sector |
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Alpha Financial Markets |
Financials |
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Alpha FX |
Financials |
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Beeks Financial Cloud |
Technology |
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Belvoir |
Industrials & Services |
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Bioventix |
Life Sciences |
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Brewin Dolphin |
Financials |
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Brooks MacDonald |
Financials |
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Cake Box Holdings |
Consumer |
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Cerillion |
Technology |
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Chemring |
Industrials & Services |
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City of London Investment |
Financials |
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Codemasters Group |
Consumer |
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Concurrent Technologies |
Technology |
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Craneware |
Technology |
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dotDigital |
Technology |
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Eagle Eye Solutions |
Technology |
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Eckoh |
Technology |
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EMIS |
Life Sciences |
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Ergomed |
Life Sciences |
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Euromoney Institutional Investor |
Industrials & Services |
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Focusrite |
Consumer |
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Franchise Brands |
Industrials & Services |
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FW Thorpe |
Industrials & Services |
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Ideagen |
Technology |
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Idox |
Technology |
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IMImobile |
Technology |
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Impax Asset Management |
Financials |
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Instem |
Life Sciences |
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Integrated Diagnostics |
Life Sciences |
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Judges Scientific |
Industrials & Services |
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K3 Capital Group |
Financials |
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Keystone Law Group |
Industrials & Services |
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Learning Technologies Group |
Technology |
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Liontrust Asset Management |
Financials |
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Morses Club |
Financials |
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Mortgage Advice Bureau |
Financials |
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Netcall |
Technology |
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Oxford Metrics |
Technology |
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Polar Capital |
Financials |
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Premier Miton |
Financials |
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Property Franchise |
Industrials & Services |
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Sanne |
Financials |
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Strix Group |
Industrials & Services |
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Sumo Group |
Consumer |
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Tatton Asset Management |
Financials |
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Team17 |
Consumer |
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Treatt |
Industrials & Services |
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Tristel |
Life Sciences |
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Volex |
Industrial & Services |
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YouGov |
Industrials & Services |
Selection criteria
We will identify these companies using the Slide Rule, an in-house developed quantitative equity analysis tool. First, companies are ranked on a blend of sales growth, EBIT growth and free cash flow return on capital employed. Next, companies are 'stress-tested' for cash flow quality, dividend affordability (if applicable) and levels of financial leverage, with those failing any of these tests being eliminated. Finally, there is an eligibility test: companies must have their headquarters in the UK; the market capitialisation must be in the range £30m - £1bn; the company must have been listed for at least 12 months. Of those companies remaining, the top 50 are nominated to the Ambition Nation Listed 50.
Award categories
Award categories
Overall Top Ranked Company
Awarded to the top ranked Ambition Nation Listed 50 company across all sectors.
Overall Best Performing Company
Awarded to the Ambition Nation Listed 50 company across all sectors that has delivered the best share price total return over the last twelve months.
Top ranked and best performing companies in the following sectors:
- Technology
- Consumer
- Financials
- Life Sciences
- Industrials & Services