Given any sequence of non-abelian finite simple
primitive permutation groups $(S_{n})$, we
construct a finitely generated group $G$ whose
profinite completion is the infinite permutational
wreath product
$\ldots S_{n}\wr S_{n-1}\wr\ldots\wr S_{0}$.
It follows that the upper composition factors of
$G$ are exactly the groups $S_{n}$. By suitably
choosing the sequence $(S_{n})$ we can arrange that
$G$ has any one of a continuous range of slow,
non-polynomial subgroup growth types. We also
construct a $61$-generator perfect group that has
every non-abelian finite simple group as a quotient. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification:
20E07, 20E08, 20E18, 20E32.