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Top 25 Controller and cfo recruitment companies based in London, United Kingdom

Name: Controller and cfo recruitment companies based in London, United Kingdom
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 27, 2026 260 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 260 controller and cfo recruitment companies headquartered in London, United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 2,025 professional contacts across them, including 685 with verified work emails. Across the United Kingdom, London is the largest hub for this category.

This list covers controller and cfo recruitment companies headquartered in London, 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 27, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest controller and cfo recruitment companies based in London, United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 260 controller and cfo recruitment companies based in London, United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 27, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to controller and cfo 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	The Omerta Group	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	72 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Omerta Group, a Kingsley Gate company, is an Executive Search firm serving financial services clients globally from offices in New York, London and Hong Kong.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
2	Walker Hamill	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	51-200	60 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Walker Hamill is a highly regarded executive recruitment and search business, working across various financial disciplines including accountancy & finance, corporate development &…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
3	Hogarth Davies Lloyd	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	41 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Hogarth Davies Lloyd is a leading Global Executive Search firm with offices in New York, London and Singapore.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
4	Rice Search Partners LTD	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	38 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Rice Search Partners is a financial services executive search boutique.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
5	Carisbrook Partners	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	36 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Carisbrook Partners is a financial services search and advisory firm focused on the acquisition of talent for Investment Banking, Hedge Fund, Asset Management, Global Custody and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
6	Black Swan Group	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	36 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At The Black Swan Group we specialise in discovering outstanding staff and providing them with unique opportunities; enabling them to exceed expectations, reach the top of their…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
7	Trevose Partners	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Trevose Partners was established in 2011 with the specific aim of becoming the global recruiter of choice to financial institutions from all over the world, in providing a true…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
8	Bronzegate	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Elevating private equity backed portfolio companies through exceptional CFO and finance leadership appointments.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
9	Pearse Partners	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	28 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Pearse Partners is a global Front Office Search Firm made up of 5 specialist teams; Corporate Finance, Credit, ESG and Sustainability, Investor Relations and Fundraising and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
10	CER Financial	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	1-10	28 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established 2002 cer Financial is a specialist Financial Services Recruitment consultancy who have a dedicated team of consultants who work with our core values in mind.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
11	Circle Square	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	27 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a boutique recruitment & Executive Search consultancy focused on Contingency and Search based in London.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
12	Altima	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We launched Altima because we were tired of founders being underserved when it came to finding their CFO.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
13	Communicate Recruitment Solutions	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We take pride in being trusted recruiters for CFOs and senior finance professionals globally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
14	Pemberton Stewart	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Pemberton Stewart is a research-driven executive search firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
15	Trace Expert Accountancy & Finance Recruitment	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 2010, we’re an expert Accountancy Recruitment Consultancy covering Commerce & Industry, Financial Services & NFP in London & South East England.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
16	Hedgerway Senior Financial Recruitment	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Natural Landing Place for Senior Finance Professionals With expansive networks across the Financial Leadership spectrum, we pride ourselves on our proactive, energised and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
17	Middlemore	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Inspiring growth through exceptional talent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
18	Albany Partners	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Albany brand has a reputation for delivering results in search within the investor backed technology ecosystem.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
19	JD Haspel	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “JD Haspel was founded in 2006 with one main aim: to provide the highest quality executive recruiting services to clients in the broad financial services arena.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
20	Simmons & Hanbury	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Simmons & Hanbury is a specialist executive search firm that sources and secures the best talent and future leaders for our clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
21	Hanami International	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Partial evidence “International recruitment specialists in Internal Audit & Professional Services Hanami International is an Internal Audit & Professional Services (including External Audit…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
22	Shadowhound LTD	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Shadowhound was founded in 2010 by Canice Hogan as a natural extension to his first career in investment banking.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
23	Carter Wahlberg	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “What stands Carter Wahlberg apart is how much value we place into developing relationships.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
24	Lawson Chase	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Lawson Chase is a global executive search and recruitment firm, supporting ambitious organisations to recruit exceptional individuals in all corners of the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
25	Arkesden Partners	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Arkesden Partners is a leading international search firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 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: controller and cfo recruitment companies. 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 controller and cfo recruitment companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of controller and cfo recruitment companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name controller and cfo recruitment companies. 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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Controller and cfo recruitment companies based in London, United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 27, 2026

33.8%Verified-email coverage

7.8Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

Sep 27, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

185

11-50

51-200

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United Kingdom list rather than for London, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for London, over 260 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 controller and cfo 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 London, United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “controller and cfo 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 controller and cfo 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 controller and cfo recruitment companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside London 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, 685 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: 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.

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 controller and cfo 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 controller and cfo recruitment companies are there based in London, United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 260 controller and cfo recruitment companies headquartered in London, 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 Omerta Group, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city in the United Kingdom has the most controller and cfo recruitment companies?

London leads the United Kingdom with 260 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (12) and Leeds (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 685 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 260 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.