Eligibility criteria

The Deloitte Technology Fast 50, UK's pre-eminent technology awards programme, is a ranking of the country's 50 fastest-growing technology companies based on percentage revenue growth over five years. Deloitte launched the programme over a decade ago to celebrate the world-class achievements of the UK technology sector. The Technology Fast 50 awards are all about revenue growth driven by leading intellectual property.

1. The company must have been in business for a minimum of five years;
2. The company must be considered a technology company, which is defined as:
   • producing technology
   • manufacturing technology-related products
   • be technology intensive, or use unique technology to solve problems
   • devoting a high percentage of effort to technology R&D;
3. The parent company must be UK-owned and have its headquarters in UK (subsidiaries of UK or multinational organisations do not qualify);
4. Operating revenues must be at least £34,000 (50,000 Euros) for the first financial year of the 5 year period and £540,000 (800,000 Euros) for most recent financial year;
5. All submissions must be accompanied by signed accounts for the first and last financial year being measured in the competition. Unless a statutory exemption is being taken, these accounts should be unabbreviated and audited.

Companies must provide:

• Details of company revenues, for the last five financial years;
• Soft (PDF) copies of signed accounts for the first and last financial year being measured in the competition. Unless a statutory exemption is being taken, these accounts should be unabbreviated and audited;

These awards are part of both a national and international programme run by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (DTT) member firms. UK entrants will be put forward to the Deloitte EMEA Technology Fast 500 competition (Europe, Middle East & Africa), along with entrants from other national programmes run by DTT in the EMEA region.