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27  SBL

Revenue: £139.3m (-10%)

Net profit margin: 1.5%  Staff: 132

SBL is now a £220m-revenue business thanks to a recent gargantuan MoD win, new chief executive Phil Doye told CRN after buying the York-based Microsoft partner in August. Its most recently filed accounts show revenue dipping 10 per cent to £139.3m with net profits roughly flat at £2.1m. In an interview with CRN, Doye admitted that SBL was "crying out for some investment and leadership".

Key points

27  SBL

Revenue: £139.3m (-10%)

Net profit margin: 1.5%  Staff: 132

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