NEWS4 December 2015

Northstar and Verve among fastest growing research businesses

UK — The Market Research Society (MRS) has released its league table of fastest-growing businesses, with Northstar Research Partners, Verve, and KPMG Nunwood Consulting taking the top three spots.

Northstar has grown by over 50% to reach a turnover of £6.9m, while Verve has grown by over 40% to reach a turnover of £4.5m. KPMG Nunwood Consulting, formed when KPMG acquired Nunwood earlier this year, has grown by around 35% to reach a turnover of £8.4m.

The table was released yesterday alongside the Annual League Table of the largest research organisations by turnover, which revealed strong industry growth. The top 10 is as follows, with full tables available here.

2014 ranking	Growth rate	Company name	2014 turnover (£m)	2013 turnover (£m)
1	51%	Northstar Research Partners	6.87	4.55
2	41%	Verve	4.53	3.21
3	34.7%	KPMG Nunwood Consulting	8.42	6.25
4	34.7%	Informa	66.93	49.7
5	31.9%	Populus Group	12.19	9.24
6	24.6%	Join The Dots	6.11	4.9
7	23.3%	Relish Research	3.2	2.6
8	21.3%	M-M Eye	5.41	4.46
9	20.2%	Strategy Analytics	10.14	8.43
10	19.8%	The Research Partnership	21.02	17.55