Highlights

• Scancom Limited still maintained its top position by topping the ranking making it the number one company, for the last three years.
• There was a change in the position of the top three companies with Unique Trust Financial Services taking an impressive 2nd position from the 13th position occupied last year. Guinness Ghana Breweries also made an impressive showing by taking the third position, thus moving Nestle Ghana Limited to the 4th position.
• I2000 (NIIT Franchisee), a new entrant, made an impressive show by making it to the Top ten as the 8th company, with Kingdom Books and Stationary and ProCredit Saving and Loans Company Limited, both new entrants taking the 19th and 36th positions respectively.
• Ghana Community Network Services also moved from the 18th position it occupied in last years ranking to the 5th position.
• Prudential Bank Limited, the only bank in the Top Ten of last years rankings dropped to the 13th position from its 8th position last year. Atwima Kwanwoma was the only banking institution in the Top Ten, with the only financial (non-bank) institution in the Top Ten being Unique Trust Financial Services Limited. Sambus Company limited also moved from the 87th position in last years ranking to the 48th position.

The new entrants in this year's ranking were;

• Kingdom Books and Stationary Limited,
• ProCredit Savings and Loans Company Limited,
• I2000 (NIIT Franchisee),
• Kakum Rural Bank,
• Star Oil Company Limited,
• Upper Manya Kro rural Bank,
• First Allied savings and Loans Limited,
• Kwatsons Ghana Limited,
• Aviance Ghana Limited,
• Golden Tulip Ghana Limited,
• Nexans Kablemetal (Ghana) Limited,
• Amanano Rural Bank Limited,
• Ghana Libyan Arab Holding Company Limited,
• Twifo Oil Palm Plantations Limited,
• Dangme Rural Bank Limited,
• Akuapem Rural Bank Limited
• South Akim Rural Bank Limited,
• Barry Callebaut Ghana Limited,
• Fiaseman Rural Bank Limited and
• Kaaseman Rural Bank Limited.
• There were no representatives from the mining companies in the rankings.
• The Agricultural Sector saw an addition to its number, increasing the representation to three from two over the two preceding years.
• The Banking (Commercial and Merchant) sector remained the same with 14 companies.
• The Banking (Rural and community) sector representation however increased to 20 companies from 12 and 14 companies in 2003 and 2004 respectively.
• Building and Construction sector also saw no change with two companies being represented.
• The Energy sector also remained the same compared to the previous year’s number representing a decrease over the preceding year 2003.
• The Insurance Industry saw a further decline from 13 companies in 2003 to 10 in 2004 and then and then further to 9 in 2005.
• Additionally, Information and Communications Technology sector also remained the same with the six companies represented.
• Trading sector however saw an increase from four companies in last year’s rankings to five in this year’s ranking.
• The Automobiles an Equipment sector however saw a decrease from seven in last year’s ranking to five in this year’s ranking.
• The General Services Sector also remained the same with four companies.
• The Tourism and Hospitality Industry saw an increase in number from one as of the last ranking to two companies.
• There was a further decrease in the representation of manufacturing industries from 21 in the 2004 ranking to 17 in the current ranking.
• There were no changes in representation in Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Industry.

2005 GC 100 Special Awards

Our special awards of the 2005 GC 100 goes to the:

1. THREE fastest GC 100 growing firms
2. THREE most profitable GC 100 firms
3. THREE highest employing GC 100 firms
4. THREE most socially responsible GC 100 firms

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