The Top 50 independents 2017 | Analysis & Features

Top 50 Independents 2017 - table
Rating	Last Year	Name	writer	Type of store	Ownership	Symbol/Franchise	Stores	Stores Last Year	Change	Staff	Staff last year	Change	Turnover Latest	Turnover Latest (£M)	Turnover previous	Turnover previous (£m)	Turnover Change	Profits Latest	Profits Latest (£k)	Profits previous	Profits previous (£k)	Profit Change	Margin (%)	Year to
					TOTALS		4557	4147	9.9	100,389	98,186	2.2	11,901,464,301	11,901	£10,894,934,129	10,895	9.2	£331,866,113.00	331,866	£349,285,291.00	349,285	-5	2.8
1	NEW	Iceland	MT	Frozen food retailer	43%/57%	none	864	859	0.6	22,327	24,514	-8.9	2,645,300,000	2,645	£2,666,400,000	2,666	-0.8	£66,700,000.00	66,700	£79,300,000.00	79,300	-15.9	2.5	25.03.16
2	4	Euro Garages	MT	Forecourt	50%/50%	Spar/Sainsbury's Local	341	199	71.4	4,465	2,745	62.7	1,687,000,000	1,687	£816,000,000	816	106.7	£43,500,000.00	43,500	£34,800,000.00	34,800	25	2.6	31.12.16
3	1	TJ Morris	EH	Variety Store	100%	none	426	393	8.4	15,853	13,843	14.5	1,602,864,614	1,603	£1,472,432,312	1,472	8.9	£136,993,560.00	136,994	£147,121,171.00	147,121	-6.9	8.5	30.06.16
4	2	Wilko*	EH	Variety Store	100%	none	399	384	3.9	20,830	21,243	-1.9	1,464,475,000	1,464	£1,444,563,000	1,445	1.4	£25,955,000.00	25,955	£22,479,000.00	22,479	15.5	1.8	30.01.16
5	3	Farmfoods*	MT	Frozen food retailer	100%	none	331	332	-0.3	4,320	4779	-9.6	728,876,000	729	£851,553,000	852	-14.4	£20,038,000.00	20,038	£20,810,000.00	20,810	-3.7	2.7	02.01.16
6	6	Blakemore Retail	EH	Convenience Store	100%	Spar	294	296	-0.7	5,350	5,250	1.9	497,000,000	497	£497,000,000	497	0	N/a	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	31.04.16
7	5	Poundstretcher*	MT	Variety Store	76%/24%	none	390	404	-3.5	6,318	6,356	-0.6	429,538,926	430	£438,324,000	438	-2	£2,405,347.00	2,405	£2,834,302.00	2,834	-15.1	0.6	31.03.16
8	10	Henderson Retail	EH	Convenience Store	100%	Spar	79	78	1.3	1,885	1,748	7.8	294,151,173	294	£300,599,335	301	-2.1	£6,397,911.00	6,398	£5,717,472.00	5,717	11.9	2.2	31.12.15
9	7	Direct Wines*	MT	Fine Food and Drink	100%	none	21	19	10.5	714	764	-6.5	286,834,000	287	£279,264,000	279	2.7	£6,700,000.00	6,700	£10,239,000.00	10,239	-34.6	2.3	03.07.15
10	8	Booths	MT	Supermarket	100%	none	28	30	-6.7	2,956	2,870	3	276,600,000	277	£278,600,000	279	-0.7	-£6,495,000	-6495	1071000	1071	N/A	N/A	26.03.16
11	9	Heron Foods	EH	Frozen food retailer	100%	none	251	238	5.5	3,250	2,951	10.1	274,668,000	275	£252,520,329	253	8.8	£8,000,000.00	8,000	£1,850,000.00	1,850	332.4	2.9	31.12.16
12	11	Berry Bros & Rudd*	EH	Fine Food and Drink	100%	none	2	2	0	318	319	-0.3	145,000,000	145	£152,000,000	152	-4.6	-£640,000.00	-640	-£6,170.00	-6	N/A	N/A	31.03.16
13	12	Park Garage Group	EH	Forecourt	100%	none	59	57	3.5	19	42	-54.8	128,509,129	129	£137,324,330	137	-6.4	£157,501.00	158	£1,357,781.00	1,358	-88.4	0.1	30.06.15
14	13	CJ Lang	EH	Convenience Store	100%	Spar	116	118	-1.7	1,726	1,734	-0.5	118,700,000	119	£118,100,000	118	0.5	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	30.04.16
15	15	HKS Retail*	MT	Forecourt	100%	Mace/Costcutter/Londis/Spar	60	31	93.5	249	202	23.3	102,851,211	103	£86,098,443	86	19.5	£553,020.00	553	£467,293.00	467	18.3	0.5	31.05.16
16	14	The Kay Group	EH	Forecourt	100%	Spar	17	15	13.3	213	195	9.2	101,000,000	101	£97,000,000	97	4.1	£3,180,000.00	3,180	£3,740,000.00	3,740	-15	3.1	31.10.16
17	NEW	Abel & Cole	MT	Online retailer	75%/25%	None	0	0	N/A	640	629	1.7	72,264,000	72	£73,543,000	74	-2.7	£134,000.00	134	£2,428,000.00	2,428	-94.5	0.2	30.04.16
18	NEW	Appleby Westward	EH	Convenience Store	100%	Spar	63	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	65,783,000	66	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	31.09.16
19	18	Frozen Value*	MT	Frozen food retailer	100%	none	108	107	0.9	949	965	-1.7	60,099,000	60	£64,112,000	64	-6.3	£1,741,000.00	1,741	£1,726,000.00	1,726	0.9	2.9	31.01.16
20	NEW	Quality Save	EH	Variety Store	100%	none	23	22	4.5	527	520	1.3	58,099,383	58	£56,886,731	57	2.1	£1,021,008.00	1,021	£1,376,966.00	1,377	-25.9	1.8	31.03.16
21	19	MPK Garages*	MT	Forecourt	100%	Spar/Londis	26	25	4	109	99	10.1	57,670,386	58	£61,002,269	61	-5.5	£139,662.00	140	£440,022.00	440	-68.3	0.2	29.02.16
22	23	Riverford Organic Farms*	MT	Online retailer	100%	none	0	0	N/A	486	430	13	51,923,152	52	£47,242,550	47	9.9	£853,233.00	853	£785,813.00	786	8.6	1.6	30.04.16
23	24	Chartman	EH	Forecourt	100%	Budgens/Londis/Spar	11	9	22.2	153	134	14.2	51,200,000	51	£47,300,000	47	8.2	£2,600,000.00	2,600	£1,900,000.00	1,900	36.8	5.1	31.10.16
24	21	Roys*	MT	Variety Store	100%	Nisa	9	9	0	819	840	-2.5	51,167,117	51	£52,273,030	52	-2.1	£1,091,786.00	1,092	£827,037.00	827	32	2.1	30.01.16
25	22	G101 Off Sales*	EH	Convenience Store	100%	Nisa	43	43	0	406	428	-5.1	47,350,000	47	£47,896,000	48	-1.1	-£23,000.00	-23	-£275,000.00	-275	-91.6	0	31.05.16
26	20	Sewell Retail*	EH	Forecourt	100%	Londis	12	12	0	190	183	3.8	46,560,000	47	£53,734,000	54	-13.4	£861,000.00	861	£431,000.00	431	99.8	1.8	31.12.15
27	25	Amathus Drinks	MT	Fine Food and Drink	100%	none	4	4	0	115	37	210.8	45,600,000	46	£33,804,000	34	34.9	£1,740,000.00	1,740	£2,230,396.00	2,230	-22	3.8	31.12.15
28	27	Cook	MT	Frozen food retailer	87%	none	85	81	4.9	746	642	16.2	45,055,747	45	£39,164,006	39	15	£2,733,872.00	2,734	£2,333,596.00	2,334	17.2	6.1	31.03.16
29	NEW	Manor Service Stations	EH	Forecourt	100%	Costcutter	11	11	0	113	120	-5.8	43,361,109	43	£52,401,963	52	-17.3	£1,091,193.00	1,091	£930,211.00	930	17.3	2.5	30.09.15
30	29	CK's Supermarket*	MT	Convenience Store	100%	Nisa	20	20	0	457	442	3.4	40,621,025	41	£35,485,817	35	14.5	£1,139,608.00	1,140	£1,986,733.00	1,987	-42.6	2.8	30.04.16
31	26	Lawrence Hunt*	EH	Convenience Store	100%	Spar	28	27	3.7	510	504	1.2	39,622,252	40	£41,140,381	41	-3.7	£616,391.00	616	£1,366,623.00	1,367	-54.9	1.6	17.05.16
32	31	Wineflair*	MT	Off-Licence	100%	none	54	56	-3.6	340	255	33.3	32,106,251	32	£27,666,417	28	16	£203,164.00	203	£609,945.00	610	-66.7	0.6	30.09.15
33	28	Symonds Forecourts	EH	Forecourt	100%	Budgens/Londis	9	8	12.5	102	99	3	29,106,791	29	£32,034,360	32	-9.1	£791,453.00	791	£622,459.00	622	27.1	2.7	31.03.16
34	33	Jempsons	EH	Supermarket	100%	none	5	5	0	271	284	-4.6	26,600,000	27	£24,750,000	25	7.5	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	31.12.16
35	NEW	James Convenience Retail	EH	Convenience Store	100%	Conviviality	110	N/A	N/A	379	N/A	N/A	24,814,000	25	N/A	N/A	N/A	£122,000.00	122	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	02.04.16
36	35	Warner's Budgens*	EH	Supermarket	100%	Budgens	6	5	20	264	87	203.4	24,281,471	24	£23,863,982	24	1.7	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	30.09.16
37	39	Planet Organic*	MT	Fine Food and Drink	100%	none	7	7	0	255	235	8.5	24,226,437	24	£20,781,931	21	16.6	£427,866.00	428	£389,048.00	389	10	1.8	31.08.15
38	34	Tout	EH	Convenience Store	100%	Budgens	6	4	50	140	190	-26.3	23,400,000	23	£21,000,000	21	11.4	£460,000.00	460	£346,000.00	346	32.9	2	31.03.16
39	36	M&O Trading	MT	Off-Licence	100%	none	44	44	0	177	167	6	23,000,000	23	£19,956,495	20	15.3	N/a	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	30.11.14
40	40	J&J Wilson*	MT	Convenience Store	100%	Nisa	78	76	2.6	223	225	-0.9	20,322,709	20	£19,855,037	20	2.4	£617,173.00	617	£478,762.00	479	28.9	3	31.01.16
41	38	Filco Supermarkets*	EH	Supermarket	100%	none	9	12	-25	186	161	15.5	20,212,518	20	£21,603,424	22	-6.4	£112,025.00	112	£316,290.00	316	-64.6	0.6	31.05.16
42	NEW	Daylesford Organic	MT	Fine Food and Drink	100%	none	4	4	0	304	259	17.4	20,112,260	20	£14,649,638	15	37.3	-£2,687,301.00	-2,687	-£5,203,939.00	-5,204	-48.4	N/A	31.03.16
43	43	Tanners Wines	MT	Fine Food and Drink	100%	none	7	7	0	108	103	4.9	19,616,085	20	£18,764,212	19	4.5	£539,719.00	540	£512,869.00	513	5.2	2.8	31.05.16
44	44	Winemark*	MT	Off-Licence	100%	none	82	80	2.5	256	245	4.5	19,128,576	19	£18,620,033	19	2.7	£491,632.00	492	£539,556.00	540	-8.9	2.6	31.12.15
45	37	Kavanagh Retailing UK*	MT	Supermarket	100%	Budgens/SuperValu	7	7	0	201	208	-3.4	17,792,979	18	£22,424,104	22	-20.7	£1,603,290.00	1,603	£406,055.00	406	294.8	9	01.03.16
46	48	Paul Stone Group	EH	Convenience Store	100%	Spar	8	7	14.3	170	140	21.4	17,000,000	17	£15,200,000	15	11.8	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	31.02.16
47	45	Stan's Superstore	MT	Supermarket	100%	Nisa	2	2	0	155	151	2.6	16,701,455	17	£17,890,416	18	-6.6	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	31.12.16
48	NEW	James Hall (G&E Murgatroyd)*	MT	Convenience Store	100%	Spar	142	113	25.7	1,628	1405	15.9	15,895,274	16	£15,400,781	15	3.2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	24.03.16
49	49	Proudfoot Group	EH	Supermarket	100%	Nisa	5	4	25	175	170	2.9	14,900,000	15	£14,878,000	15	0.1	£420,000.00	420	£432,000.00	432	-2.8	2.8	31.03.16
50	41	Jeroboams*	EH	Fine Food and Drink	100%	none	7	6	16.7	32	36	-11.1	11,637,820	12	£11,535,602	12	0.9	-£134,700.00	-135	£260,342.00	260	N/A	N/A	31.03.16