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Top 25 Automotive design and engineering firms based in the United Kingdom

Name: Automotive design and engineering firms based in the United Kingdom
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 381 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 381 automotive design and engineering firms headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 5,962 professional contacts across them, including 1,555 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers automotive design and engineering 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 16, 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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5,962Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest automotive design and engineering firms based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 381 automotive design and engineering firms based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to automotive design and engineering 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Horiba Mira	Partial evidence	Nuneaton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	568 contacts →
	Partial evidence “HORIBA MIRA is a global provider of engineering, research and validation services, with 80 years' experience in developing some of the world’s most iconic vehicles.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2	Sertec Group LTD	Partial evidence	Birmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	426 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sertec has over 60 years’ experience, specialising in the manufacture of complex lightweight body structures and electric vehicle components for major automotive OEMs and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3	CAR Design News	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	n/a	225 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Since Car Design News (CDN) has been the leading platform for the professional automotive design community, providing exclusive access and inspiration for all facets of car…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4	RML Group	Partial evidence	Wellingborough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	184 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We were founded in 1984 and made our name by building winning competition cars, but we’ve grown far beyond the race track to become leaders in whole-vehicle design, build and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	DCA Design International	Partial evidence	Warwick, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	159 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1960, today we are one of the world's leading product design and development consultancies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	Contechs	Strong evidence	Basildon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	159 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Contechs is a strategic partner to the automotive industry, providing innovative design and engineering services to global OEMs, from concept to production.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	Gordon Murray Group	Partial evidence	Shalford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	139 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The group has a clear mission: To push Automotive and Technology boundaries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	Envisage Group Limited	Partial evidence	Coventry, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	111 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Envisage Group is an Engineering service provider, focussed on creating beautifully bespoke, perfectly engineered vehicles, show vehicles, classic cars and restorations, future…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	Tecniq	Strong evidence	Witham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	97 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are a creative, technology-driven automotive design, engineering and manufacturing business developing and producing vehicle body, structures and interior trim.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	Rosti Automotive	Partial evidence	Royal Leamington Spa, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	95 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Rosti Automotive are a full service supplier of exterior, interior and under bonnet components and systems to the European premium car market.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	Ms-Rt	Strong evidence	Pontypool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	71 contacts →
	Strong evidence “MS-RT are a design-led automotive engineering company creating bespoke Ford vehicles that stand out on the road.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	HPL Prototypes Limited	Partial evidence	Coventry, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	65 contacts →
	Partial evidence “HPL PROTOTYPES LIMITED is an automotive company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	Pelican Engineering Company Sales Limited	Strong evidence	Castleford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	59 contacts →
	Strong evidence “PELICAN ENGINEERING COMPANY (SALES), LIMITED is an automotive company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	Hymec Aerospace LTD	Partial evidence	Plymouth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	59 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Hymec is one of the most progressive engineering companies within the UK manufacturing sector and beyond, consistently delivering a class-leading service in the aerospace…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	Force Motors LTD	Partial evidence	Stanmore Middlesex, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	50 contacts →
	Partial evidence “FORCE MOTORS LTD is a mechanical or industrial engineering company based out of 2 FAUNA CLOSE, STANMORE, MIDDLESEX, United Kingdom.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	Futura	Indirect evidence	Coventry, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	45 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Futura: Our Passion.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	PENSO	Partial evidence	Coventry, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	44 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Penso is a world leading manufacturing specialist, providing a complete turnkey engineering service to customers across the globe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	Saic Motor UK Technical Centre Limited	Indirect evidence	Birmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	41 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SAIC Motor, currently ranked 36th in the Fortune Global 500, is paving the way forward for vehicle innovation across the globe, selling over 7 million vehicles worldwide in 2018…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	FEV UK LTD	Indirect evidence	Coventry, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	38 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “FEV is a leading independent international service provider of vehicle and powertrain development for hardware and software.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	In-Tech Group LTD	Strong evidence	Warwick, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	38 contacts →
	Strong evidence “in-tech develops innovative engineering solutions for the automotive, rail, aerospace, defence, and industrial sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	DRIVE	Partial evidence	Ripley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	35 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Welcome to drive, where quality design meets digital craftsmanship.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	VITAL	Partial evidence	Coventry, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	34 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Integrated Mock-ups & Demonstrators Across Automotive, Aerospace & Mobility.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	BEE Lighting LTD	Strong evidence	Redditch, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	32 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in January 2006 Bee Lighting Ltd has developed into a leading supplier of design services to the Automotive Lighting Industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	Venture	Strong evidence	Witney, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Venture Engineering Ltd is a UK-based engineering and manufacturing business founded in 2015, operating across motorsport, automotive and advanced engineering industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25	MGI Engineering LTD	Strong evidence	Witney, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	28 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The team at MGI Engineering specialises in applying F1 technology, R&D, simulation and innovation, on-time delivery and risk management into the wider mainstream automotive…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: automotive design and engineering firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names automotive design and engineering firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of automotive design and engineering firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name automotive design and engineering firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Automotive design and engineering firms based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

26.1%Verified-email coverage

15.6Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

7.1%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

238

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

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 381 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 automotive design and engineering 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 “automotive design and engineering 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 automotive design and engineering 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 automotive design and engineering 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, 1,555 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 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Automotive design and engineering firms by metro

Automotive design and engineering firms in London27
Automotive design and engineering firms in Coventry25

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 automotive design and engineering 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 automotive design and engineering firms are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 381 automotive design and engineering 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?

Horiba Mira, headquartered in Nuneaton, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most automotive design and engineering firms?

London leads with 27 headquartered companies, followed by Coventry (25) and Birmingham (13).

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 1,555 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 381 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 16, 2026.

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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.