What are the top 5 private Scottish companies?

Grant Thornton publishes the ‘Scotland Limited’ report annually.

The objective of Scotland Limited is to identify the country’s top 100 limited companies, and explore what lies behind their position as Scotland’s most dynamic, fastest growing businesses.

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The report is now an annual exploration of the 100 most successful private companies, providing us with a yardstick against which the country can assess its economic performance, and businesses can benchmark themselves against their peers.

Top 5 companies by turnover (£’000)

Company	Turnover (£’000)
1. Arnold Clark Automobiles Limited	3,931,414
2. William Grant and Sons Holdings Limited	1,188,138
3. Kcad Holdings I Limited (KCA Deutag)	864,887
4. City Facilities Management Holdings Limited	821,672
5. Park’s of Hamilton (Holdings) Limited	777,060

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Scotland’s top 20 privately owned companies

1 Arnold Clark Automobiles Limited

2 William Grant and Sons Holdings Limited

3 Kcad Holdings I Limited (KCA Deutag)

4 The Edrington Group Limited (Edrington)

5 Miller Homes Limited

6 Park’s of Hamilton (Holdings) Limited

7 The Edinburgh Woollen Mill (Group) Limited

8 City Facilities Management Holdings Limited

9 Alexander Dennis Limited

10 Robertson Group (Holdings) Limited

11 EnerMech Limited

12 Farmfoods Limited

13 Ogilvie Group Limited

14 Forth Ports Limited

15 The Malcolm Group Limited

16 GEG (Holdings) Limited

17 Edinburgh Airport Limited

18 W.A. Baxter and Sons (Holdings) Limited

19 GAP Holdings Limited

20 Eastern Holdings Limited

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