Northumberland fashion brand Disturbia in The Sunday Times top 100 ranking of UK's fastest-growing private companies

Disturbia, based in Cramlington, features at number 84 in The Sunday Times 100 – Britain’s fastest-growing businesses.

The womenswear firm has enjoyed annual sales growth of 69.67% over the last three years, with £18.5m sales.

Nine out of the 100 businesses are based in Yorkshire and the North East.

Rheal, a food supplement brand based in Sunderland, is the North East’s fastest-growing private company, ranking third overall.

The annual ranking identifies and celebrates Britain’s 100 leading entrepreneurial businesses, and showcases the people behind these most dynamic private companies.

The research for The Sunday Times 100 found on average the top 100 fastest-growing companies have increased their sales by 118% a year over the last three years to a combined £2.9 billion in sales.

Jim Armitage, business editor of The Sunday Times said: "Our politicians talk about how they will deliver economic growth, but it is the graft of entrepreneurs - such as those featured on this year's Sunday Times 100 -- who achieve it. Their remarkable resilience in difficult economic conditions shows what is possible with vision and hard work."

More than two thirds of the companies were founded in the last decade and nearly two thirds of the companies trade internationally.

In total, they employ 13,670 people, having created 10,000 new jobs in the last three years, with 99 of them planning further hires in the next 12 months - equating to around 3,800 additional roles.

Visit: https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-100-fast-growth or buy the newspaper this Sunday, 30th June.