CSL, which has 16 stores in the North of England, has been bucking the trend in its sector by growing turnover 51 per cent to £72.5 million and pre-tax profits 586 per cent to £4.8 million last year.
Managing director Jason Tyldesley, who took over the business from his father ten years ago, says CSL has won customers from its competitors by offering a more pleasant in-store experience, with a ban on “hard-sell” tactics.
Other rising stars in Business XL‘s ranking include pottery maker Portmeirion, which swelled profits 236 per cent to £3.7 million on sales up 36 per cent to £43.2 million, and Vitamin D testing specialist Immunodiagnostic Systems, which reported sales 49 per cent higher at £37.2 million and profits up 130 per cent to £11 million in its last results.
The ranking was compiled by taking into account companies’ growth in profitability and sales over the past two years, using data from Companies House.
