High-Growth Nottinghamshire
In collaboration with Invest in Nottingham, we’ve examined the high-growth ecosystem in Nottinghamshire: the top growing companies, and the investment and institutions supporting them.
There are 482 active, high-growth companies in Nottinghamshire, which secured a total of £437m of equity investment via 326 deals from 2012 to 2021. Technology sectors—particularly software-as-a-service (SaaS) and life sciences—are among the top sectors within the region.
Many of Nottinghamshire’s ambitious businesses are also rapidly growing their headcount, together employing nearly 72k people; this shows the immense value that these dynamic companies can provide to a region.
Learn more about Nottinghamshire’s high-growth ecosystem inside the report.
Meet the team behind the research
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Henry WhorwoodManaging DirectorHenry leads our Beauhurst Insights team, and is an expert on equity finance. He's worked on briefs for the likes of Barclays, SyndicateRoom, Innovate UK, Smith & Williamson and British Business Bank. He regularly gives presentations on market trends at events around the UK.
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Callum NewtonPublic Sector LeadsCallum is the Public Sector Lead for Beauhurst Insights, responsible for leading on the team's public sector work. Before joining Beauhurst, Callum was a Senior Researcher at Westminster-based think-tank Onward focusing on ‘Levelling Up’ policy. He was also a Consultant in Portland Communication’s specialist Litigation & Disputes practice.
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Hannah NichollsDesignerHannah produces graphic design and data visualisation for the Beauhurst Insights team, and has accumulated over 11 years of experience within the design industry. In the last 4+ years, she has specialised in data visualisation and report design, focusing on creating bespoke reports for strategy and thought leadership.
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Miraj MistryResearch ManagerMiraj handles project management and data analysis for Beauhurst Insights. His previous role was with an economic consultancy who specialise in providing socio-economic research and analysis to support infrastructure and transport projects. He holds an MSc in economics from the University of Bristol and a BSc from the University of Leeds.
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Freya MortenResearch ManagerFreya manages research projects and data analysis at Beauhurst Insights. She recently joined the team, having previously conducted and led research at Grant Thornton and Mishcon de Reya across multiple service lines, industries and geographies. She holds a BA in Theology from the University of Oxford.
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Michael HurleyData Science ManagerMichael uses advanced statistical and econometric methods to provide clients with more in-depth, impactful, and novel analyses. He also automates processes by developing and implementing new analytics tools. Before joining Beauhurst, Michael was a data analyst at a policy organisation, where he researched innovation policy.
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tomsharpeAssociateTom performs data analysis and visualisation as well as copywriting for the team. Prior to joining Beauhurst Insights, he spent 2 years in the Data team, helping curate our dataset, with a specific focus on IPOs and Exits. Tom holds a BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science from Loughborough University and enjoys consulting on mental health research.
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