YouGov, which counts among its clients HSBC, Asda and the British Election Study, reported a 48% rise in turnover during 2004 to 拢2.9m.
The company, which launched on the UK's Alternative Investment Market in April this year securing an extra 拢3m for expansion, laid out details for the future expansion of the business.
"We intend to grow the business organically and by acquisition expand our client base, our research services and our geographic footprint," Nadhim Zahawi, joint chief executive officer of YouGov, said.
Areas of expansion include YouGov's Brand Index, and ad hoc and omnibus research, with Zahawi indicating "sector specialists in the UK" as acquisition targets.
The Middle East is another potential area of expansion as YouGov recently launched a panel for HSBC in the region.
Other operating highlights over the past year include YouGov increasing its panel size from 65,000 to 98,000 and launching panels overseas, in the Middle East and US, for the first time.
Overall, two-thirds of YouGov's work in the financial year was commercial market research, while one quarter was opinion and political research.
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