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📍 North East
Top-paying companies in this region for 2021
Region Rank
Company
Score
UK Rank
YoY
Sector
🥇
TOGETHER FOR CHILDREN SUNDERLAND LIMITED
99
Excellent
#139
↑ 0.8
Care Services
🥈
SUNDERLAND CARE AND SUPPORT LIMITED
98
Excellent
#215
↑ 0.5
Care Services
🥉
NIGEL FRANK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
97
Excellent
#276
↑ 4.7
Human Resources
#4
STUDENT LOANS COMPANY LIMITED
92
Excellent
#721
↑ 0.9
Financial Services
#5
ENDEAVOUR ACADEMIES TRUST
91
Excellent
#787
↓ 1.9
Education
#6
ALGECO STORAGE LIMITED
90
Excellent
#868
↓ 4.3
Property
#7
SAGE (UK) LTD
90
Excellent
#842
↓ 2.0
Financial Services
#8
GRAINGER PLC
90
Excellent
#863
– 0.0
Property
#9
EQUANS SERVICES LIMITED
89
Good
#983
↑ 7.9
Property
#10
HAYS TRAVEL LIMITED
89
Good
#1012
↓ 9.0
Travel And Transportation
#11
VANTEC EUROPE LIMITED
88
Good
#1045
↑ 6.0
Travel And Transportation
#12
GENTOO HOMES LIMITED
88
Good
#1091
↑ 10.4
Property
#13
ARRIVA RAIL LONDON LIMITED
87
Good
#1132
↑ 2.8
Road Travel
#14
GOVIA THAMESLINK RAILWAY LIMITED
87
Good
#1137
↑ 1.5
Road Travel
#15
HOME GROUP DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
87
Good
#1156
↓ 1.8
Property
#16
YOUR HOMES NEWCASTLE LIMITED
87
Good
#1189
↑ 1.4
Property
#17
CITY HOSPITALS INDEPENDENT COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED
87
Good
#1209
– 0.0
—
#18
EQUANS BUILDINGS LIMITED
83
Good
#1508
↑ 8.4
Property
#19
ENSUS UK LIMITED
83
Good
#1536
↑ 3.2
Raw Materials And Intermediate Goods
#20
WELLBURN CARE HOMES LIMITED
83
Good
#1573
New
Care Services
#21
XC TRAINS LIMITED
83
Good
#1586
New
Train Travel
#22
LONDON & SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY LIMITED
82
Good
#1626
New
—
#23
NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC
82
Good
#1637
New
—
#24
SOUTH HEREFORD GARAGES LIMITED
82
Good
#1726
↓ 1.8
—
#25
SALTEND CHEMICALS PARK LIMITED
81
Good
#1747
↓ 2.2
Raw Materials And Intermediate Goods
#26
EQUANS FM LIMITED
80
Good
#1888
↑ 12.3
Energy
#27
ANGLIAN WATER BUSINESS (NATIONAL) LIMITED
79
Good
#1915
↓ 1.0
Environment
#28
ATOM BANK PLC
79
Good
#1929
↓ 3.6
Financial Services
#29
NORTHERN POWERGRID (NORTHEAST) PLC
78
Good
#1989
New
—
#30
LIEBHERR SUNDERLAND WORKS LIMITED
78
Good
#2008
New
Manufacturing
#31
NORTHSTANDARD LIMITED
78
Good
#2045
↓ 5.0
Financial Services
#32
EAST SLOPE RESIDENCIES STUDENT ACCOMMODATION LLP
78
Good
#2047
↑ 3.4
—
#33
NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
76
Good
#2185
↓ 17.8
Education
#34
SABIC UK PETROCHEMICALS LIMITED
75
Good
#2290
↑ 1.6
Raw Materials And Intermediate Goods
#35
RAMSDENS FINANCIAL LIMITED
75
Good
#2299
↑ 3.4
Financial Services
#36
NORTHERN LEADERS TRUST
75
Fair
#2311
↓ 5.4
Education
#37
PARKDEAN RESORTS UK LIMITED
74
Fair
#2373
↑ 6.0
Travel And Transportation
#38
HELSTON GARAGES LIMITED
74
Fair
#2449
↑ 4.8
Travel And Transportation
#39
BELLWAY HOMES LIMITED
73
Fair
#2463
↑ 2.0
Professional Services
#40
ESH CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
72
Fair
#2572
↑ 13.7
Property
#41
SIMPSONS MALT LIMITED
71
Fair
#2698
↑ 2.1
Environment
#42
YOUR-MOVE.CO.UK LIMITED
70
Fair
#2762
↑ 20.1
Property
#43
CLIFFORD CHANCE NEWCASTLE LIMITED
70
Fair
#2785
↓ 0.6
—
#44
NEWCASTLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIMITED
70
Fair
#2801
↑ 9.8
Air Travel
#45
A SHARE SONS LIMITED
69
Fair
#2829
↑ 3.1
Commerce Models
#46
J.T.DOVE,LIMITED
69
Fair
#2845
↓ 2.3
Property
#47
GRANTHAM MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
69
Fair
#2859
↑ 5.0
Road Travel
#48
NORTH EAST AUTISM SOCIETY
69
Fair
#2868
↑ 1.4
Care Services
#49
NORTHERN POWERGRID METERING LIMITED
68
Fair
#2918
New
Energy
#50
VERTU MOTORS (CONTINENTAL) LIMITED
68
Fair
#2929
↑ 8.3
Road Travel
#51
H.B.CLARK & CO.(SUCCESSORS)LIMITED
68
Fair
#2947
↓ 7.6
Distribution And Delivery
#52
ROCKLIFFE HALL LIMITED
68
Fair
#2953
↑ 40.7
Events And Venues
#53
PD TEESPORT LIMITED
67
Fair
#3019
↓ 2.0
Distribution And Delivery
#54
CLEVELAND CABLE COMPANY (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
67
Fair
#3020
↓ 5.3
Commerce Models
#55
LONDON GENERAL TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED
67
Fair
#3028
↓ 0.2
Road Travel
#56
BE MODERN HOLDINGS LIMITED
66
Fair
#3071
↑ 1.9
Property
#57
ALBERT FARNELL LIMITED
66
Fair
#3135
↑ 10.4
Road Travel
#58
GREGGS PLC
65
Fair
#3176
New
Events And Venues
#59
ENTEK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
64
Fair
#3236
↑ 0.3
Energy
#60
NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED
64
Fair
#3352
↓ 0.3
Environment
#61
PX LIMITED
63
Fair
#3334
↓ 2.9
Professional Services
#62
BRISTOL STREET FOURTH INVESTMENTS LIMITED
63
Fair
#3352
↑ 3.4
Road Travel
#63
THE GOAHEAD GROUP LIMITED
62
Fair
#3430
↓ 0.4
Road Travel
#64
BRISTOL STREET FIRST INVESTMENTS LIMITED
62
Fair
#3435
↑ 3.0
Road Travel
#65
LUXURY LEISURE
61
Fair
#3469
↓ 2.8
Lifestyle And Entertainment
#66
RAL LIMITED
60
Fair
#3572
↑ 3.0
Lifestyle And Entertainment
#67
HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY (UK) LIMITED
60
Fair
#3596
New
Manufacturing
#68
EQUANS REGENERATION (APOLLO) LIMITED
60
Fair
#3622
New
Property
#69
PEARSON ENGINEERING LIMITED
59
Fair
#3651
New
Safety And Security
#70
VERTU MOTORS (VMC) LIMITED
59
Fair
#3694
↓ 1.8
Road Travel
#71
ZENTIA LIMITED
59
Fair
#3708
↑ 4.7
Raw Materials And Intermediate Goods
#72
EMMANUEL SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
58
Fair
#3863
↑ 18.7
Education
#73
KASAI UK LTD
58
Fair
#3763
↑ 2.1
Road Travel
#74
EQUANS REGENERATION LIMITED
57
Fair
#3804
↑ 6.0
Property
#75
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL UK LIMITED
57
Fair
#3821
↓ 7.0
Raw Materials And Intermediate Goods
#76
CUNDALL JOHNSTON & PARTNERS LLP
56
Fair
#3877
↑ 1.0
Property
#77
STELRAD LIMITED
56
Fair
#3907
↓ 2.7
Property
#78
ALPEK POLYESTER UK LTD
55
Fair
#3965
↓ 11.0
Manufacturing
#79
THE CHILTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED
55
Fair
#3968
↑ 3.3
Train Travel
#80
ARRIVA PLC
54
Fair
#4069
↑ 13.4
Road Travel
#81
GRAND CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED
53
Fair
#4177
New
Train Travel
#82
INDUSTRIAL TURBINE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED
52
Fair
#4203
↓ 0.3
Supply Chain
#83
J.BARBOUR & SONS,LIMITED
52
Fair
#4216
↓ 0.8
Commerce Models
#84
EGGER (UK) LIMITED
51
Fair
#4300
↓ 3.6
Property-related Goods And Services
#85
NORTHUMBERLAND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST
51
Fair
#4404
↑ 5.8
Education
#86
SEMBCORP UTILITIES (UK) LIMITED
51
Fair
#4303
↑ 1.3
Energy
#87
DRAEGER SAFETY UK LTD
50
Fair
#4359
↑ 3.1
Safety And Security
#88
CLEVELAND CABLE COMPANY LIMITED
50
Fair
#4374
↓ 0.4
Distribution And Delivery
#89
MAYBORN UK LIMITED
50
Poor
#4048
↓ 0.8
—
#90
SIEMENS ENERGY INDUSTRIAL TURBOMACHINERY LIMITED
49
Poor
#4440
↑ 2.8
Energy
#91
NIFCO UK LIMITED
49
Poor
#4473
↑ 0.6
Manufacturing
#92
NORTHGATE VEHICLE HIRE LIMITED
49
Poor
#4476
↓ 3.4
Road Travel
#93
A & P FALMOUTH LIMITED
49
Poor
#4488
↑ 3.4
Supply Chain
#94
ARRIVA DURHAM COUNTY LIMITED
48
Poor
#4494
New
Road Travel
#95
WELWYN COMPONENTS LIMITED
47
Poor
#4557
↑ 8.7
—
#96
TECHNIP UK LIMITED
46
Poor
#4622
↓ 26.3
—
#97
SIEMENS ENERGY LIMITED
46
Poor
#4625
↑ 1.5
Property
#98
EDEN FARM LIMITED
46
Poor
#4647
↑ 5.0
Commerce Models
#99
ARRIVA MIDLANDS LIMITED
45
Poor
#4697
New
Road Travel
#100
ARRIVA THE SHIRES LIMITED
45
Poor
#4698
New
Road Travel
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