On Tuesday 3 June, Spectrum was recognised in the Wakefield Top 100 Companies list – climbing 21 places from last year to be ranked number 25 for 2025/26!
Hosted at WX Wakefield, the Wakefield Top 100 Companies initiative aims to shine a light on the best performing 100 businesses in Wakefield, promoting the district as a place to do business with unrivalled investment and growth opportunities.
Spectrum was the only CIC to make the list, with the majority of the Top 100 being limited companies.
The initiative is a joint project between Wakefield First as part of Wakefield Council, University of Huddersfield, and 3M Buckley Innovation Centre (3M BIC), and is designed to celebrate and measure business growth across the region. Published annually every spring, the list is compiled by Huddersfield Business School, using a set of consistent metrics that include a combination of turnover, profit, employee numbers and growth.
The core aims and objectives of the Wakefield Top 100 Companies initiative are:
- To strengthen bonds between the Wakefield business community.
- To instil prestige for members of the Wakefield Top 100 Companies and offer the benefits of exclusive networking and relationships between members.
- To better coordinate the efforts of the major anchor institutions in developing relationships with the Wakefield Top 100 Companies and ensuring they are well informed around the future of the Wakefield economy.
- To broker stronger relationships between the Wakefield Top 100 Companies and founding partners to increase the take up of local talent; education and skills initiatives; innovation and business support; and other appropriate initiatives.
- To encourage stronger engagement between smaller firms and larger organisations on the Wakefield Top 100 Companies list to encourage greater collaboration, sharing expertise and business opportunities.
Sarah Dodds, Spectrum’s Head of Marketing, Communications & Engagement, attended Tuesday’s event and said:
“As a healthcare organisation dedicated to tackling health inequalities, this recognition reflects the passion and purpose that drive our work every day. None of this would be possible without our incredible team — thank you to our fantastic colleagues for making Spectrum what it is.”
For further information on the Wakefield Top 100 Companies initiative and the full list of organisations who placed, click here.