Deloitte LLP

Launched in 1998, the UK Fast 50 awards are all about growth driven by leading intellectual property and are a celebration of innovation and entrepreneurship.

The UK Fast 50 is part of an international programme run by Deloitte. Qualifying entrants of the UK Fast 50 will be put forward to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) programme, along with entrants from other national programmes run by Deloitte in the EMEA region.

Previous winners have come from across the UK, are both large and small, and include some of the most dynamic players in all areas of technology, from Internet specialists to biotech, digital media technology to life sciences, computers to semiconductors and software to telecommunications.

About the programme

Has your company experienced exceptional growth over the last four years as a result of technology innovation? Yes? Then this is the programme for you!

The UK Fast 50 is one of the UK's foremost technology awards programmes. Now in its twenty-second successful year, it is an acknowledgement of the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in the UK. The ranking is based on revenue growth over the last four years and nominations are open to all tech companies across the UK.

Now we know what you’re thinking, why should I enter?

Most nominees enter the programme to enhance their brand profile & company image.

But that's not all, winners also:

• Receive industry recognition
• Are automatically entered into the Deloitte Fast 500 EMEA programme
• Benefit from free publicity
• Get invited to an exclusive winners' awards ceremony at a central London location

How do I enter?

Just register an account and complete the short online nomination form. It shouldn’t take any longer than 15 minutes but if you don’t have the time to complete it in one sitting, simply save it and come back to it before the nominations close on Friday 6 September.

Services we can offer include:

• Audit
• Corporate tax advice
• R&D tax credits
• VAT
• Fund-raising
• Share option schemes

Services we can offer include:

• Corporate finance services
• M&A advice
• MBOs
• Fund-raisings through equity or debt
• Reporting accountants for IPOs
• Lead advisory on IPOs
• Trade sales and disposals
• Due diligence

For further information please contact Matt McLoughlin on (01223) 259470.

Services we can offer include:

• Company secretarial
• Accounts preparation
• Audit
• Business and Personal Tax
• VAT
• Bookkeeping and payroll services
• Assistance with business planning

Please refer to our Business Services page.

Through Deloitte Private Clients, we are able to offer a wide range of specialist tax skills to individuals.Our Cambridge office is a market leader in this sector and our success is demonstrated by the size of our practice. We are considerably larger than any of our regional competitors thus enabling us to offer a complete range of services.

We have extensive experience in all aspects of tax compliance and planning, which enables us to structure tax planning strategies to meet our clients' needs with a view to minimising income tax, capital gains tax and inheritance tax. Additionally, to satisfy the increasing number of clients that have exposure to non-UK taxes, we work closely with our Private Clients colleagues throughout the world to ensure that international tax issues are considered when devising an effective tax strategy.

We have developed a number of ideas which:
- provide tax efficient employee incentives
- protect shareholders exposure to tax
- on the sale of a business
- the restructuring of a business
- rapid growth in the value of shares
- are suitable for sheltering large one-off income/capital gains liabilities
- limit inheritance tax exposure on main residence.

We also have a dedicated Trust department for advice and administration of Trusts,
including charities, deceased estates and probate.