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Top 25 Clinical trial patient recruitment companies based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 130 clinical trial patient recruitment companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 6,253 professional contacts across them, including 2,262 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers clinical trial patient recruitment companies 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 27, 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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The 25 largest clinical trial patient recruitment companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 130 clinical trial patient recruitment companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 27, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to clinical trial patient recruitment companies: 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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1Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 20261,001-5,0001,197 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Expanding on their combined 50-year history, Perceptive provides best-in-class specialist support to global pharmaceutical, biotech, and clinical research organizations, spanning…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
2Indirect evidenceNottingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 20261,001-5,000452 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Calyx and Invicro are now Perceptive!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
3Strong evidenceBlackpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026201-500333 contacts →

Strong evidence

“MAC Clinical Research is a leading full-service, global Contract Research Organisation (CRO) with over 30 years of experience in clinical trial management.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
4Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026201-500321 contacts →

Strong evidence

“At WEP Clinical, we operate as a specialist CRO with a proven track record of excellence in designing, managing, and executing Clinical Trials, Expanded Access Programs (EAPs)…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
5Partial evidenceMerthyr Tydfil, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026201-500312 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Our passion for improving patients’ lives motivates us to apply our skills, experience, and knowledge to advance medicine.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
6Strong evidenceLiverpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026501-1,000282 contacts →

Strong evidence

“FutureMeds is an independent, fully-owned European Site Network and DCT service provider dedicated to running patient-centric clinical trials and delivering quality data for the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
7Partial evidenceMacclesfield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-200208 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Illingworth Research Group™, a Syneos Health® company, is a leading provider of clinical research home health services, providing highly trained, qualified and experienced…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
8Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-200198 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Richmond, we're on a mission to transform healthcare by delivering faster answers and turning hope into tangible solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
9Strong evidenceBracknell, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-200139 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We’re on a mission to make life better for patients taking part in clinical trials around the world-and for the caregivers who support them.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
10Strong evidencePreston, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-50127 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Panthera is an independent SMO working with pharmaceutical and contract research organizations to find the right patient, for the right trial, at the right time through the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
11Strong evidenceLetchworth Garden City, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-20095 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Innovative Trials was built around a simple belief, patient recruitment works better when people feel supported.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
12Strong evidenceCambridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-20051 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We are the original patient communications agency specialising in clinical trial engagement and healthcare communications for patients and HCPs.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
13Strong evidenceBelfast, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5042 contacts →

Strong evidence

“ARC's purpose is to expedite access to precision medicine clinical trials for patients globally.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
14Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-20039 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Described as "A centre of excellence" by the MHRA - ESMS Global LTD, formerly part of the Guy’s Poisons Unit, is a niche service provider based in central London.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
15Partial evidenceReading, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-20037 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Sylphid Analytics is a specialized Clinical Research Organization (CRO) delivering high-quality, end-to-end support to the Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical industries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
16Partial evidenceSurrey, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5036 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 2019, Apsida Life Science is a specialist recruitment business Headquartered in Surrey, with offices in London UK, Boston USA and Pretoria, SA.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
17Strong evidenceIpswich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-20035 contacts →

Strong evidence

“End-to-end CRO services Strategic consultation for all aspects of your trial Customizing an optimal trial design Fit-for-purpose data End-to-end patient focused services Quick…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
18Partial evidenceReading, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5032 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Global Perspectives, an IQVIA business, specialize in engaging large numbers of hard-to-reach patients, healthcare professionals and payers to take part in scientific studies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
19Indirect evidenceDartford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-20025 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Clinvigilant Research is a leading provider of comprehensive services to the life sciences industry, specializing in Contract Research Organization (CRO) services, eClinical…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
20Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5023 contacts →

Strong evidence

“ROKC is an innovative CRO specialising in the bespoke design, management and delivery of Pan European multi-centre clinical trials to commercial, academic and non governmental…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
21Strong evidenceBurton-upon-trent, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5022 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Our purpose is to be the partner that the clinical trial industry relies on.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
22Strong evidenceBrighton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5020 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Upsilon Global provide consultancy advice and experts to the clinical research industry, supporting clinical trials around the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
23Strong evidenceWelwyn Garden City, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5018 contacts →

Strong evidence

“PHARMExcel is an award-winning, ISO 9001:2015 certified, full-service Contract Research Organisation (CRO) providing a flexible and innovative approach to clinical trial delivery.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
24Indirect evidencePeterborough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-20015 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“About Expertise & Technology Simplified!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
25Strong evidenceBelfast, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 20261-1014 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Srotas Health is an AI health-tech company that has built a full-stack Agentic AI platform transforming how clinical trials recruit patients.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026

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Clinical trial patient recruitment companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 27, 2026
36.2%Verified-email coverage
48.1Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
20.8%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 27, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
66
11-50
33
51-200
18
201-500
7
501-1,000
1
1,001-5,000
4
10001+
1

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 130 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 clinical trial patient recruitment companies, 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 “clinical trial patient recruitment companies”. 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 clinical trial patient recruitment companies), 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 clinical trial patient recruitment companies, 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, 2,262 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 27, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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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 clinical trial patient recruitment companies, 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 clinical trial patient recruitment companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 130 clinical trial patient recruitment companies 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?

Perceptive INC, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most clinical trial patient recruitment companies?

London leads with 27 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (6) and Glasgow (5).

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 2,262 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 130 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 27, 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.