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Top 25 Biopharmaceutical distributors based in the United Kingdom

Name: Biopharmaceutical distributors based in the United Kingdom
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 739 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 739 biopharmaceutical distributors headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 30,501 professional contacts across them, including 9,602 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers biopharmaceutical distributors 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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The 25 largest biopharmaceutical distributors based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 739 biopharmaceutical distributors 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 biopharmaceutical distributors: 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	Alliance Healthcare	Indirect evidence	Woking, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	10001+	3,343 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “o Alliance Healthcare is the licensed European wholesale distribution network for Cencora.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2	World Courier	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,115 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “World Courier, a part of Cencora (formerly AmerisourceBergen), provides specialty logistics services to drive the clinical and commercial success of our partners around the globe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3	AAH Pharmaceuticals	Partial evidence	Coventry, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,006 contacts →
	Partial evidence “AAH is a leading distributor of pharmaceutical and healthcare products serving pharmacies, hospitals and dispensing doctors nationwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4	Advanz Pharma	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	709 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Partner of choice in specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines ADVANZ PHARMA is a global pharmaceutical company with the purpose to improve patients’ lives by providing the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	Sciensus	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	572 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sciensus is the UK’s leading provider of complex clinical care at home.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	Pharmanovia	Indirect evidence	Basildon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	300 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Pharmanovia is an innovative specialty pharmaceutical company with a clear purpose: helping patients lead fuller lives today and tomorrow.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	Mawdsleys	Indirect evidence	Salford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	292 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 1825, we are a UK-based pharmaceutical services provider with over 200 years of experience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	B&s Group	Indirect evidence	Perivale, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	250 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Operating since B&S Group with its global presence has become one of the leading Pharmaceutical suppliers in the UK, experts in nationwide distribution and at the forefront of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	Phoenix Healthcare Distribution LTD	Indirect evidence	Runcorn, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	246 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PHOENIX Healthcare Distribution is a national full-line pharmaceutical wholesaler with ‘Four Nation’ coverage in the UK and a network of 13 depots.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	Wasdell Group	Indirect evidence	Swindon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	192 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Wasdell Group provides the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries with solutions to a range of outsourcing requirements.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	Fresenius Kabi UK	Indirect evidence	Runcorn, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	181 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fresenius Kabi is a global healthcare company specialising in lifesaving medicines and technologies for infusion, transfusion and clinical nutrition.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	LEXON	Indirect evidence	Redditch, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	176 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The UK’s largest short-line pharmacy wholesaler.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	Healthxchange	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	151 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Healthxchange is the No.1 aesthetics distributor and a multi-award-winning partner of choice for leading brands including Allergan Aesthetics, Galderma, Obagi Medical, Medik8, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	GBUK	Partial evidence	Selby, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	147 contacts →
	Partial evidence “GBUK is an award-winning medical device manufacturer and distributor dedicated to enhancing patient care across the healthcare landscape, from point of entry to rehabilitation and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	Polar Speed	Indirect evidence	Leighton Buzzard, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	142 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Marken, UPS Healthcare Precision Logistics (formerly Marken, MNX & Polar Speed), the clinical and advanced therapy subsidiary of UPS Healthcare, unites expertise across healthcare…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	Wockhardt UK	Indirect evidence	Wrexham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	139 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Wockhardt UK (WUK) is a diverse pharmaceutical business being a major supplier of healthcare products to the NHS via Hospitals, Multiple Retail Pharmacy Chains, Wholesalers…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	Ethigen LTD	Indirect evidence	East Kilbride, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	n/a	100 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	Essential Pharma	Indirect evidence	Egham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	100 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Essential Pharma is an international specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to maintaining access to clinically differentiated, niche medicines in small patient populations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	Xeal Pharma	Indirect evidence	Birmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	100 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Xeal Pharma is a specials manufacturer with a reputation in the industry for quality, reliability and efficiency.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	BAP Pharma	Indirect evidence	Marlow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	93 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “BAP Pharma is an award-winning, responsive, and cost-effective clinical trial supplies and medicines access solutions partner.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	MIS Healthcare Limited	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	92 contacts →
	Partial evidence “MIS Healthcare is a UK based exclusive distributor for world leading medical manufacturers, providing state of the art products ranging from high end medical imaging diagnostic…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	Smartway Pharmaceuticals	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	91 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Smartway Pharmaceuticals is a London based MHRA authorised distributor, standing at the forefront of pharmaceutical and healthcare products supply.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	IPS Pharma	Indirect evidence	West Molesey, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	91 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “IPS Pharma is an independent international pharmaceutical services company operating in three main areas: Unlicensed medicines (Unlicensed Imports and Specials), Clinical Trials…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	Bath ASU	Indirect evidence	Corsham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	88 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bath ASU is a pharmaceutical specials manufacturer based in Corsham, Wiltshire.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25	Medistrava, An Inizio Company	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	83 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Specialists in the future of medical communications.” 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: biopharmaceutical distributors. 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 biopharmaceutical distributors.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of biopharmaceutical distributors, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name biopharmaceutical distributors. 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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Biopharmaceutical distributors based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

31.5%Verified-email coverage

41.3Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

23.7%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

348

11-50

253

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

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 739 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 biopharmaceutical distributors, 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 “biopharmaceutical distributors”. 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 biopharmaceutical distributors), 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 biopharmaceutical distributors, 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, 9,602 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.

Biopharmaceutical distributors by metro

Biopharmaceutical distributors in London175

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 biopharmaceutical distributors, 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 biopharmaceutical distributors are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 739 biopharmaceutical distributors 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?

Alliance Healthcare, headquartered in Woking, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most biopharmaceutical distributors?

London leads with 175 headquartered companies, followed by Cambridge (13) and Manchester (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 9,602 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 739 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.