Mustard is now able to reveal who are the top digital agencies in Northern England.

Prolific North and Mustard have again collaborated to produce a definitive list of agencies from across the North of England. The rankings have been driven by financials, with key variables including balance sheet / shareholder funds, turnover, growth and headcount.

Much of the information was volunteered from the agencies themselves, for which we are grateful. Other information was captured and verified through various online sources – most notably Fame.

Given the raised and increasing profile of this definitive list, this year the list of “entrants” has increased, with WMG, Leighton, Sigma Consulting Solutions, EMS Internet,  SEO Next, Active Win Media, Think, Yoma, Tecmark, Venn Digital, The Neighbourhood and Ixis IT Ltd. making their debut in the rankings and / or breaking into the Top 50 with strong growth.

The big success story in this year’s rankings is Manchester’s Amaze – moving from 13^th to 1^st position. Others climbing the rankings include Fat Media (up 5 to 15^th), Prodo Digital (up 11 to 30^th) and Cube3 (up 7 to 33^rd).

The rankings in full:

#	Company Name	Northern office locations	Ownership	Clients 2015	Head count
1	Amaze	Manchester, Liverpool	St Ives Group plc	Lexus, Toyota, Unilever, ASICS, Pizza Hut	160
2	Epiphany	Leeds	Jaywing plc	Pets At Home, Virgin Holidays, Waterstones, Q Hotels and Kempinski	140
3	Stickyeyes	Leeds	Independent	Hertz, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Staples Europe, MTV, Leeds Building Society	118
4	twentysix	Leeds	Part of MSQ Partners	London Stock Exchange Group, P&G, BrightHouse, NHSBT, Superbreak	125
5	Search Laboratory	Leeds	Independent	BT, Viking, Superdry, Ted Baker, Hootsuite	161
6	Web Marketing Group (WMG)	Harrogate	Independent	Safestore, Petit Bateau, Illamasqua, Axa, Park Resorts	94
7	Rippleffect	Liverpool and Manchester	Trinity Mirror plc	Aldermore, UK Sport, NHS Confederation, Everton FC, Liverpool FC, Visit Guernsey, People’s Collection Wales	73
8	Code Computerlove	Manchester	Independent	HMV, Hillarys, SCA, Brother, Chester Zoo	80
9	Summit Media	East Yorks	Independent	Argos, BHS, Carpetright, Reckitt Benckiser, 3, Homebase	111
10	Leighton	Durham	Independent	British Airways, Sage, Home Group, Sunderland AFC	82
11	Latitude Digital Marketing	Warrington	Callcredit Information Group	1&1, Royal Mail, Haven, Parcelforce, BT	93
12	Axonn Media	Manchester	Independent	Western Union, Monarch Airlines, Hatstand, The Holiday Place, Heyland & Whittle	89
13	Click Consult	Cheshire	Independent	Chill.ie, Lloyds Pharmacy, Virgin, Rectella, boohoo.com	65
14	Lakestar McCann	Manchester	Interpublic Group	Timberland, Coral, Office, Screwfix, Harley Medical	50
15	Fat Media	Lancaster	Independent	Lakeland, Lancaster University, Warburtons, Yotel, Jessops	90
16	Delete	Leeds	Independent	Expedia, Manheim, Red Bull, Ella’s Kitchen, Persimmon	51
17	Mediaworks	Newcastle	Independent	Yorkshire Water, Scottish Power, House of Fraser, Brantano, Jones	70
18	Building Blocks	Manchester	Independent	Guinness World Records, Butlin’s, Adama Agricultural Solutions, Celebrity Cruises, GE	63
19	CTI Digital	Manchester	Paperhat Group	British Council, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Greater London Authority and Gatwick Airport	60
20	Branded3	Leeds	St Ives Group plc	Ladbrokes, Inchcape, Virgin Holidays, City Index , Vue	75
21	Sigma Consulting Solutions	Macclesfield	Independent	Astra Zeneca, InterContinental Hotels Group, Citizens Advice, Sport England, NCC Group	46
22	EMS Internet	Warrington	Independent	Reebok, Onyx, 6Talent, St Helens RLFC, Mobalpa	63
23	Mando	Liverpool	Independent	Talk Talk, Bentley, United Utilities, Marks & Spencer, Jones Lang LaSalle	55
24	RE:Systems	Bakewell, Manchester	Independent	Heathrow Express, Freesat, ATOS Worldline, EDF Energy, Universal Music	36
25	CSI Media	Crewe	Independent	Experian, ICE Enterprise, HF Holidays, Fred Olsen, Schools Cool	34
26	New Mind (merged with scandinavian agency tellUs IT)	Liverpool	Merged 4/10/13	Visit Scotland, Fjord Norway, Destination Bristol, Bath Tourism Plus, Visit Liverpool	30
27	Digital Next	Manchester	Independent	English and Wales Cricket Board, Sixt, Robinsons Equestrian, Forever Unique	40
28	Apadmi	Manchester	Independent	BBC, The Guardian, The X Factor, BT, Aviva, Skyscanner	60
29	Active Win Media	Manchester	Independent	Betfred, ToteSport, MoneyPlus, Peninsula, Butcher & Barlow	56
30	Prodo Digital	Chester	Independent	New York Times, RBS, webuyanycar.com, The Aspinall Foundation, Affinity Sutton	44
31	Think	Newcastle	Independent	Britvic, Atom Bank, Toyota, Relish
32	Ampersand	Manchester	Independent	Harvey Nichols, Bensons for Beds, Harveys Furniture, Poundland, Hillarys Blinds	34
33	Cube3	Manchester	Independent	Inventive Leisure, Novus Lesuire, ANS Group, Pork Farms, NHS	34
34	I-Com	Manchester	Independent	Moda in Pelle, Christy Towels, JMW, King of Servers, Sellick Partnership	38
35	Orange Bus	Newcastle	Independent	HMRC, National Health Service Professionals, Capita Teachers’ Pensions, Philips, Barbour	40
36	Clicky Media	Chester	Independent	The Tabor Group, RDI, NHS, Country House Weddings, Darwen Contracts Ltd	30
37	Yoma	Liverpool	Independent	Matalan, Boohoo, B&M, Mars Group, Zoggs, Soap and Glory	40
37	Webtise	Wirral	Independent	Oddbins, Little Black Dress, Sofaworks, Help for Heroes, Daisy Street, Teapigs, Shop Direct, Sarah Chapman, David Shuttle	37
38	TheEword	Manchester	Independent	Merlin Entertainments, Warburtons, Atkins, TJ Hughes, Sage	42
39	Tecmark	Manchester	Independent	888casino, Bupa, Sony, Saga, Holiday Gems	30
40	RO Eye	Manchester	Independent	eBay, Coral, Ladbrokes, Wonga, Harveys	12
41	Blueleaf	Cheshire	Independent	Laura Ashley, Red Bull, Ena Shaw, BBC, Fat Face	25
42	Silverbean (N21)	Newcastle	Independent	Warner Bros, ScS, BUNZL Group, Berghaus, Danone	32
43	Venn Digital Limited	Wilmslow	Independent	Go Compare, Capita Resourcing, Pareto Law, Genesis Associates, Clearsky Accounting	30
44	The Neighbourhood	Manchester	Independent	Heston Blumenthal, Derwent London, The Saucy Fish Company, Sony, Blackberry	25
45	Fast Web Media	Manchester	Independent	PZ Cussons, Carling, Urban Eat, Golden Wonder
46	Return On Digital	Manchester	Independent	Luton Airport, Asos, Izziwotnot, Clink Hostels	27
47	Enjoy Digital	Leeds	Independent	Thorntons, Care UK, Costcutter Supermarket Group, Northumbria University, Park Leisure	25
48	Magnetic North	Manchester	Independent	BBC, NOMA, Imperial War Museum, Manchester City Council	25
49	Ixis IT Limited	Warrington	Independent	British Council, Epilepsy Action, Bristol City Council, Westminster City Council, Basware	18
50	Online Ventures	Manchester	Independent	GreenDealShop.com Ltd, Desser, TABlites, Lease Car	32