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Top 25 Accounts receivable recovery firms based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 286 accounts receivable recovery firms headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 5,176 professional contacts across them, including 1,299 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers accounts receivable recovery firms headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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286Companies
5,176Contacts tracked
1,299Verified emails
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The 25 largest accounts receivable recovery firms based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 286 accounts receivable recovery firms based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to accounts receivable recovery firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
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1Indirect evidenceLeeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0001,539 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Lowell is one of Europe's leading and most respected credit management companies, we offer combined expertise in debt purchasing, third party collections, business process…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Indirect evidenceGlasgow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500150 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We help the UK’s market-leading companies with debt collection solutions and services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Partial evidenceSwansea, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200146 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Welcome to The Sheriffs Office, your one stop solution to debt recovery and enforcement nationwide.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Indirect evidenceStoke On Trent, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500138 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Advantis provides contingency collections and trace and collect services to c.50 blue chip clients in the public sector, water, energy, telecoms, financial services and insurance…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Partial evidenceLeeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500136 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 2009, BW Legal has seen continued growth year on year due to the expertise we show in the debt recovery industry and have grown in to the UK’s largest independent debt…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Partial evidenceLeeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“As one of the UK’s largest law firms dedicated to debt recovery and litigation, we play a crucial role in delivering real commercial results while preserving client relationships.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Indirect evidencePaisley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20093 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Resolvecall is an award winning, technology led, credit management business delivering customer resolution services on behalf of our clients from the UK banking, Utility and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Partial evidenceLeeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50080 contacts →

Partial evidence

“1st Locate are an award winning provider of outsourced account, billing & revenue management services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Indirect evidenceCroydon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20072 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We offer a specialised and committed debt collection service that is respectful, dedicated and highly effective.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Indirect evidenceStratford On Avon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20067 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Zinc Group delivers its services from a network of partners operating under the banner/label of the “Zinc Group”.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Partial evidenceWalton-on-thames, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20056 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Our purpose - Redefining Debt Recovery - A caring approach you can trust.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Indirect evidenceLiverpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20051 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Originally established in 1997, and a limited company since 2003, Ardent Credit Services Ltd,(a Phillips & Cohen Associates Company) provides 1st or 3rd party early arrears…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Indirect evidenceDumbarton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20049 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our People our systems Our People – With well over 100 years experience in the Senior Management team we know what works and what doesn’t.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Indirect evidenceMaidstone, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20048 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“STA International empowers businesses to protect and strengthen their bottom line through tailored, end-to-end credit management solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Partial evidenceSouthampton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5047 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Solaris Law are specialist debt recovery solicitors who sit within the Azzurro Associates group of companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Indirect evidenceSunderland, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20046 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20042 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Baker Ing International is a leading receivables management provider, consisting of skilled credit professionals who specialise in handling high-value and sensitive accounts…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Partial evidenceCroydon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20036 contacts →

Partial evidence

“CCS provides professional debt collection and recovery services for clients across the UK, supporting sectors including finance, utilities, telecoms, mail order, central…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Strong evidenceGlasgow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5034 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Darcey Quigley & Co are the UK’s leading Pre-Litigation Commercial Debt Recovery Company, specialising in recovering outstanding accounts both in the UK and Internationally.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Partial evidenceHarrow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20032 contacts →

Partial evidence

“ACT Credit Management Ltd takes a meticulous and attentive approach to debt collection, providing a complete service including debt recovery, tracing, credit reporting, and legal…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Partial evidenceBromsgrove, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20026 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Controlaccount is a leading provider of business to business credit management, debt recovery and outsourcing solutions for global blue chip companies, SMEs and not-for-profits.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Partial evidenceHatfield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5024 contacts →

Partial evidence

“ACS specialise in debt recovery and cashflow services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Partial evidenceHalebank, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20024 contacts →

Partial evidence

“25 years of successful debt recovery, credit management & Bespoke White Labelled credit control Our professional debt recovery team confidently provides bespoke solutions for our…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Indirect evidenceTruro, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5023 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“MIL Collections Limited is a debt collection agency and debt purchaser based in Cornwall UK.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Partial evidenceLeeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5022 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Unlocking Financial Success through Expert Debt Recovery Services!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Accounts receivable recovery firms based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
25.1%Verified-email coverage
18.1Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
19.6%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
150
11-50
82
51-200
34
201-500
9
501-1,000
2
1,001-5,000
4

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 286 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among accounts receivable recovery firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “accounts receivable recovery firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names accounts receivable recovery firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among accounts receivable recovery firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,299 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Accounts receivable recovery firms by metro

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names accounts receivable recovery firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many accounts receivable recovery firms are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 286 accounts receivable recovery firms headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Lowell, headquartered in Leeds, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most accounts receivable recovery firms?

London leads with 56 headquartered companies, followed by Leeds (15) and Manchester (10).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,299 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 286 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.