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Top 25 Controller recruitment firms based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 900 controller recruitment firms headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 6,216 professional contacts across them, including 1,687 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers controller recruitment firms 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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900Companies
6,216Contacts tracked
1,687Verified emails
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The 25 largest controller recruitment firms based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 900 controller recruitment firms 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 controller recruitment firms: 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, 202651-200158 contacts →

Partial evidence

“With a unique 'Classroom to Boardroom' business model, Dartmouth is a multi-award-winning recruitment company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
2Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-200118 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We’re LMA, part of Empresaria Group plc, a professional recruitment agency that’s powered by curiosity.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
3Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5091 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are an executive recruitment firm based in the City of London and are specialists in the search and selection of professionals in Technology, Digital & RPA, BPO, Shared…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
4Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5086 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Established in our focus has always been on people and quality.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
5Partial evidenceNewcastle Upon Tyne, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5084 contacts →

Partial evidence

“An independent Recruitment Agency which was established in the 70's.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
6Indirect evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-20060 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Bringing together ambitious talent and compelling opportunity is our focus and our passion.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
7Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-20059 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Barclay Simpson is a specialist recruitment consultancy supporting blue-chip organisations across international markets.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
8Partial evidenceLiverpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5058 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We’re multi-specialist recruitment experts, with dedicated teams that recruit exclusively within Manufacturing, Metals & Engineering, Sales & Marketing, Transport & Logistics…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
9Partial evidencePreston, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202651-20051 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Simpson Judge provides high quality recruitment services across the globe.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
10Partial evidenceCwmbran, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5045 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are a Vibe family of exceptional professional consultants who are experts in the recruitment sector, working in an environment where quality of service is paramount.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
11Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 2026n/a45 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Recruitment Professionals is an established independent recruitment agency based in the heart of London.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
12Partial evidenceBrighton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5044 contacts →

Partial evidence

“As a leading provider of recruitment services, we’re dedicated to finding specialist individuals for international clients.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
13Indirect evidenceLiverpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5044 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
14Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5042 contacts →

Partial evidence

“JFL is a leading communications recruitment consultancy, servicing clients and candidates from both creative and corporate communities.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
15Indirect evidenceLeicester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5037 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are Precision People - Engaging with today’s talent to create tomorrow’s success.”

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

Indirect evidence

“We’re Stirling Warrington, Specialists in Recruiting Specialists.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
17Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5036 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Totum is unparalleled at matching the best business services talent with professional services firms across the UK, USA and globally.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
18Partial evidenceBournemouth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5036 contacts →

Partial evidence

“ACCELERATING BUSINESSES AND CAREERS Auto Skills UK is one of the UK’s leading automotive recruitment specialists, connecting businesses with the talent that drives performance…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
19Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5036 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
20Partial evidenceBelfast, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5035 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, 2026
21Partial evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5035 contacts →

Partial evidence

“ASP Group was established in 2006 with the objective of creating a specialist professional recruitment consultancy offering an unrivalled service across a range of industry…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
22Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5034 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Experienced international technology recruiters, bridging the gap between executive search and contingency methods.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026
23Partial evidenceBlackfriars, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5033 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, 2026
24Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5031 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
25Indirect evidencePreston, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 27, 202611-5031 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Headhunter.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 27, 2026

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Controller recruitment firms based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 27, 2026
27.1%Verified-email coverage
6.9Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
37.4%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 27, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
689
11-50
194
51-200
14
201-500
2

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 900 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 firms, 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 firms”. 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 firms), 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 firms, 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, 1,687 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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Controller recruitment firms by metro

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 firms, 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 firms are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 900 controller recruitment firms 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?

Dartmouth Partners, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most controller recruitment firms?

London leads with 337 headquartered companies, followed by Birmingham (24) and Manchester (24).

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 1,687 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 900 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.