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Top 25 Controller recruitment agencies based in the United Kingdom
RevenueBase identified 857 controller recruitment agencies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 7,892 professional contacts across them, including 1,569 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.
This list covers controller recruitment agencies 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.
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The 25 largest controller recruitment agencies based in the United Kingdom
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
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| 1 | 146 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Platinum Recruitment is one of the leading hospitality and catering recruitment agencies in the UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 123 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Premier Work Support specialises in not only matching skills to vacancies, but people to companies, as we believe that successful temporary and permanent placements require both…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 88 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “In 2022, Optima Site Solutions Ltd.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 84 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “An independent Recruitment Agency which was established in the 70's.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 82 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Driver Require is a multi-award winning specialist recruitment agency.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 80 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Sphere Solutions Ltd, the construction recruitment experts.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 76 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “CPR Recruitment is an national specialist construction recruiter.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 75 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “HG Recruitment Solutions is a recruitment agency located in St Albans, Hertfordshire, which has been specialising in logistics, driving and warehouse staffing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 74 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Core Group are suppliers of comprehensive recruitment solutions; we have an extensive range of candidates registered on our unique database who can deliver the skill sets to match…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 59 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “IntSol Recruitment is the UK’s leading specialist recruiter for the bus and coach industry, trusted by operators nationwide to deliver fully compliant, workforce-ready staff at…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 55 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Since our inception in 2009, Future has built a reputation based on the quality of our service, our principles of honesty, integrity, efficiency and always doing the right thing…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 55 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We offer a refreshing approach to recruitment and consultancy within the hospitality and catering sector.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 49 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We’re Jobsworth, the no-nonsense recruitment specialist that works for you!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 48 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “RedHat are financial recruiters for the Media Sector.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 45 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Recruitment Professionals is an established independent recruitment agency based in the heart of London.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 40 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “First Choice Staff is a leading UK-based recruitment agency with a 30-year pedigree and network of local branches connecting the best candidates with the best employers offering…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 39 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “MEM Recruitment has been established for over 30 years with offices in Milton Keynes, Bedford, Northampton, and Wellingborough, we have a wealth of experience in servicing…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 38 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Kayman Recruitment Group Global Talent & Solutions Partner to the Recruitment & Staffing Industry Founded in 2012, Kayman Recruitment is a trusted partner to businesses and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 36 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We’re Stirling Warrington, Specialists in Recruiting Specialists.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 35 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “At Reactive Recruitment, we are a dedicated recruitment consultancy that specialises in connecting top talent with leading employers across various sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 34 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Premier Recruitment Solutions Limited has been established since 2005 and our Head Office is located on the South Coast in the city of Southampton.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 33 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Established in 1992, McCall Ltd (Rec2Rec) is an award winning, market leading Recruitment to Recruitment / Rec2Rec consultancy with offices in the UK and Singapore.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 33 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 32 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The Pearson Whiffin Recruitment Group has been established since Dec 2004.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 32 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Contact us on 01268 971 950 or email info@adore-recruitment.co.uk.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
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 recruitment agencies. 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 recruitment agencies.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of controller recruitment agencies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name controller recruitment agencies. 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 recruitment agencies based in the United Kingdom at a glance
As of Sep 27, 2026Companies by employee count
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 857 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 recruitment agencies, 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 “controller recruitment agencies”. 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 recruitment agencies), 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 recruitment agencies, 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, 1,569 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.
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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 controller recruitment agencies, 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 recruitment agencies are there based in the United Kingdom?
RevenueBase identified 857 controller recruitment agencies 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?
Platinum Recruitment Consultancy The Hospitality Specialists, headquartered in Bournemouth, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most controller recruitment agencies?
London leads with 217 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (27) and Birmingham (19).
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 1,569 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 857 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.
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