FTSE 250
32 companies
Arrival
Automotive & Technology
Arrival's microfactories spawn like slime mold fruiting bodies—distributed manufacturing nodes that appear where needed, build vehicles, then can vani...
ASOS
Retail
ASOS is a global online fashion and beauty destination for 20-somethings. The platform offers over 85,000 products from own brands and third parties....
Atom Bank
Fintech
Atom operates without branches like a parasitic vine that abandoned roots—pure digital infrastructure extracting deposits and issuing loans through sm...
Auto Trader Group
Automotive & Technology
Auto Trader UK operates a digital watering hole where car buyers and sellers congregate—network effects keep both sides coming back like predators and...
B&M European Value Retail
Retail
B&M is a variety retailer offering branded products at discount prices. Operating over 1,000 stores across the UK and Europe, it focuses on fast-movin...
Babcock International
Engineering & Support Services
Babcock maintains critical infrastructure—nuclear submarines, emergency services, defense systems. They're like pilot fish on sharks, providing essent...
Barratt Developments
Construction
UK homebuilder Barratt exhibits locust-like development cycles - explosive building in boom years, then radical contraction when credit dries, waiting...
boohoo group
Retail
boohoo is a leading online fashion retailer targeting young consumers. The company operates multiple brands including boohoo, PrettyLittleThing, and N...
Cazoo
Automotive & E-commerce
Cazoo expanded like cane toads into new territory - rapid digital growth burning capital faster than revenue could sustain, collapsing when the resour...
Darktrace
Technology
Darktrace is a global leader in AI-powered cybersecurity. The company's Cyber AI platform uses machine learning to detect and respond to threats in re...
Deliveroo
Technology
Deliveroo is a leading food delivery platform connecting restaurants with customers. Operating across 11 markets, it uses technology to optimize deliv...
Direct Line Group
Insurance
Direct Line insures UK risks like prairie dogs posting sentries. Its policies pool premiums across millions of customers, actuarial models predicting...
Dr. Martens
Retail
Dr. Martens is an iconic British footwear brand known for its durable boots and shoes. With roots in workwear, the brand has become a fashion statemen...
Dunelm Group
Retail
Dunelm is the UK's leading homewares retailer. The company offers curtains, bedding, furniture, and home accessories at competitive prices. Operating...
easyJet
Airlines
easyJet is one of Europe's largest low-cost airlines. Operating over 1,000 routes across 35+ countries, it focuses on point-to-point flights with high...
Fresnillo
Mining
The world's largest primary silver producer operates like a specialized metabolic pathway optimized for precious metal extraction. Eight Mexican mines...
Greensill Capital
Financial Services
Greensill Capital's 2021 collapse destroyed a $7 billion supply chain finance company in days when Credit Suisse froze funds and insurers withdrew cov...
Halfords Group
Retail
Halfords is the UK's leading retailer of automotive and cycling products. The company operates retail stores and garages providing car servicing and r...
JD Sports Fashion
Retail
JD Sports is a leading retailer of sports fashion and outdoor brands. The company operates over 3,000 stores globally, specializing in athletic footwe...
Keywords Studios
Technology
Keywords Studios provides creative and technical services to the global video games industry. The company offers localization, art creation, testing,...
Moonpig Group
Retail
Moonpig is the UK's leading online greeting cards and gifting platform. The company allows customers to personalize cards and send gifts with next-day...
Next
Retail
Next is a leading UK clothing, footwear, and home products retailer. The company operates stores and a highly successful online and catalogue business...
Ocado Group
Retail & Technology
Ocado is a technology-focused online grocery retailer and solutions provider. The company operates automated warehouses using robotics and AI for effi...
Persimmon
Construction
Persimmon is one of the UK's largest housebuilders. The company focuses on building affordable homes for first-time buyers and families. Operating nat...
Pets at Home Group
Retail
Pets at Home is the UK's largest pet care business. The company operates retail stores selling pet food and accessories, along with veterinary practic...
Rightmove
Technology
Rightmove is the UK's largest online property portal. The platform lists properties from estate agents and developers across the country. It dominates...
Softcat
Technology
Softcat is a leading IT infrastructure and services provider in the UK. The company helps organizations procure, implement, and manage technology solu...
THG (The Hut Group)
Technology
THG is a global digital commerce and technology company. Operating beauty, nutrition, and luxury divisions, it sells branded products online worldwide...
Trainline
Technology
Trainline is Europe's leading independent rail and coach platform. The company sells tickets for over 270 rail and coach operators across 45 countries...
Watches of Switzerland Group
Retail
Watches of Switzerland is the UK's largest luxury watch retailer. The company operates showrooms selling premium watch brands including Rolex, Omega,...
WHSmith
Retail
WHSmith is a retailer operating in travel locations and high streets. The company sells books, stationery, news, and convenience products. Its travel...
Wizz Air
Airlines
Wizz Air is the largest low-cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe. The company operates an ultra-low-cost model with unbundled services and high...