The founders and directors of Britain’s 100 private companies with the fastest-growing sales were recognised yesterday at the 20th anniversary Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 awards, held at Old Billingsgate in London, hosted by Sir Richard Branson.

The Fast Track 100 annual conference and awards dinner celebrates the best of British entrepreneurship, bringing together the founders and directors of the UK’s private companies with the fastest-growing sales. Over the last three years they have grown their sales by an average of 67% a year to a total of £3.3bn, and employ 19,400 people, having added 14,200 jobs over the period.