40 CAE

Key points

Revenue: £103.9m (+9%)

Net profit margin: 1.9% Staff: 242

This Cisco Gold partner performed an MBO last November after shattering the £100m revenue barrier in its year to 30 June 2018. Net profits fell slightly - from £2.1m to £1.9m - as its investment in two new offices in Daresbury and Scotland, as well as new service desk and HR systems, pushed up administrative costs. Average staff numbers rose by a fifth to 242 year on year.