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Top 25 Competency-based online colleges based in the United Kingdom

Name: Competency-based online colleges based in the United Kingdom
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 102 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 102 competency-based online colleges headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 11,132 professional contacts across them, including 4,314 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers competency-based online colleges 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest competency-based online colleges based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 102 competency-based online colleges 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 competency-based online colleges: 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	The Open University	Indirect evidence	Milton Keynes, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	5,001-10,000	6,993 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Open University is an expert in flexible higher education that fits around your working life.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Middlesex University	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,593 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Middlesex University is a global, career-focused university with a welcoming and diverse community.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Uniathena	Partial evidence	Oxford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	220 contacts →
	Partial evidence “UniAthena is Ed-Tech Organization, headquartered in UK, Offering Online, Self-Paced Academic Degree Programs and Free-Learning Upskilling Courses in collaboration with Accredited…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University	Indirect evidence	Edinburgh, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	158 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1821, Heriot-Watt is a specialist University with a global presence and a curriculum designed to meet the needs of modern society with practical learning for real world…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	ICS Learn	Indirect evidence	Glasgow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	154 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ICS Learn was built on one belief: that learning should be accessible to everyone, everywhere.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	UK Management College	Partial evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	119 contacts →
	Partial evidence “UK Management College prides itself on providing quality education to students from diverse backgrounds.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	CU Coventry	Indirect evidence	Coventry, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	97 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We offer a modern university experience with flexible and career-focussed courses in an exciting student city.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Northern College For Adults	Partial evidence	Barnsley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	70 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For over 40 years Northern College has been changing the lives of adults across the region.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	University Of Derby Online Learning	Partial evidence	Derby, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	43 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The University of Derby Online Learning is the thriving distance learning division of the University of Derby.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	The Learning And Enterprise College	Partial evidence	Bexleyheath, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	27 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Our College has been offering adult education, vocational qualifications and skills for life in Bexley for over 50 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Peter Symonds College Adult & Higher Education	Partial evidence	Winchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Adult and Higher Education is a division of Peter Symonds college.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Skilled Education	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Skilled designs, grows and supports online degrees for leading Universities and Institutions including the University of Oxford, American University and UK government.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Unicourse Limited	Partial evidence	Liverpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	16 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At UniCourse Limited, we take pride in offering a groundbreaking learning model that redefines flexibility, overcoming the limitations of traditional campus based colleges.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Bright Pathway	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome to Bright Pathway - an OfQual regulated vocational training provider offering fully accredited courses!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Bellmont College	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Bellmont College is a London-based higher education institution offering flexible career-focused courses and university pathways.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Market Smarter	Indirect evidence	Birmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “MarketSmarter is a forward-thinking learner find company aiming to transform lives and provide distance learning and training opportunities across the country.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Community Training Portal Limited	Indirect evidence	Nottingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “CTP is an award winning national training provider that has been delivering flexible courses to adult learners for over 20 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	London Examinations Board Limited	Partial evidence	Waltham Cross, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Partial evidence “London Examinations Board is a registered online training provider (UKPRN 10043715) in Hertfordshire.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Alpha College	Partial evidence	Willenhall, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Welcome to Alpha college website, your portal to discover a new interest, a new job, a new perspective.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	London School Of Business And Research Lsbr	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “LSBR offers you the opportunity to enhance your career and growth in your life.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	John Academy	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We provide the opportunity for them to learn in a convenient way – in their own convenient place and time.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Uecampus	Partial evidence	Milton Keynes, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Welcome to UeCampus: Where Online Education Meets Your Unique Journey.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Learna Business School	Partial evidence	Cardiff South, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We have over 10 years’ experience delivering online courses, giving you access to flexible, affordable distance learning in partnership with world-leading educators.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Lewis College	Indirect evidence	Devon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We have a remarkable history of success - our students’ success for over 30 years!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Association Of Learning	Indirect evidence	Llandudno, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Get qualified from the comfort of your own home.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 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: competency-based online colleges. 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 competency-based online colleges.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of competency-based online colleges, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name competency-based online colleges. 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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Competency-based online colleges based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

38.8%Verified-email coverage

109.1Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

41.2%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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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 102 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 competency-based online colleges, 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 “competency-based online colleges”. 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 competency-based online colleges), 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 competency-based online colleges, 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, 4,314 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: 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.

Competency-based online colleges by metro

Competency-based online colleges in London42

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 competency-based online colleges, 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 competency-based online colleges are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 102 competency-based online colleges 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?

The Open University, headquartered in Milton Keynes, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most competency-based online colleges?

London leads with 42 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (4) and Birmingham (3).

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 4,314 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 102 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.