Seriös Group posts record growth & wins data award
Seriös Group has reported record growth of 53% in 2025/26. The Newcastle-based data company has also won and been shortlisted for several industry awards.
It won the Excellence in Data Analytics & QA - UK 2026 title at the Global Tech Insider Awards and has been shortlisted in three other programmes: the Football Business Awards for work with Sunderland AFC, the British HR Awards for its wellbeing and early careers programmes, and the Innovation Award category at the regional BusinessIQ Awards.
The update comes as Seriös Group marks six years in business and five years with Neil Stephenson as non-executive chairman. The company works with clients across sectors including technology, financial services, gaming, the built environment, sport and hospitality.
Its client list includes tombola, JLL, Bank of Ireland, Northern Powergrid, True Potential, NHS Business Services Authority and Grainger. Recent growth in that portfolio has contributed to its latest recognition.
Leadership role
Stephenson used the milestone to reflect on the company's development and his role alongside Founder and Chief Executive Lee Rorison.
"I've supported Seriös Group from its earliest start-up days to where it is now as a scaling business, and it's been a genuinely rewarding journey. My role has never been about running the business day-to-day. It's about being there for Lee and the leadership team, sharing my experience, asking the right questions and helping them navigate the challenges that come with building something ambitious."
"Seriös Group is creating high-quality, sustainable jobs in the North East, giving people the opportunity to develop specialist skills and work on complex projects without having to leave the region. The business has evolved significantly, but the intent has stayed the same: build the right business, with the right people, and scale it in a way that lasts."
Stephenson is the former chief executive of Onyx Group, where he oversaw growth from £1 million to £30 million before the business was sold in 2016. At Seriös Group, he advises Rorison and the leadership team rather than managing day-to-day operations.
Growth plans
Recent performance has been driven in part by Seriös ONE, its AI data product, which automates some engineering work and allows data teams to focus on other tasks. Seriös Group describes itself as technology agnostic and works across data engineering, systems, data integration, analytics, and test and quality assurance.
Rorison said the business had entered the new financial year with expansion plans already underway.
"We're confident in achieving significant growth and delivering on our ambitious scale-up plans, and we're excited about what lies ahead.
Neil has been, and continues to be, instrumental through his experience and insight. He has been an invaluable source of leadership and support for me both personally and professionally, and I'm incredibly grateful for his contribution.
This latest award win, alongside further shortlisted entries in the pipeline, reinforces our motivation to deliver data solutions differently.
We're winning new, big-name national clients and have achieved record growth this year. With ambitious five-year growth plans already well under way, I'm excited about what we can achieve together."
Awards record
The company has also recently received a Dynamites Award for Marketing Impact for its Sunderland AFC sponsorship activation, following its appointment as the club's sleeve sponsor for the 2024/25 season. It was also shortlisted in the same awards in the Remarkable Innovation category for Seriös ONE Launchpad, a data platform accelerator.
Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, Seriös Group operates in the UK and overseas. Recent client wins and awards activity point to a business seeking a wider profile while building from its North East base.