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Top 25 Development officer recruiting firms based in London, United Kingdom

Name: Development officer recruiting firms based in London, United Kingdom
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026 256 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 256 development officer recruiting firms headquartered in London, United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 2,829 professional contacts across them, including 977 with verified work emails. Across the United Kingdom, London is the largest hub for this category.

This list covers development officer recruiting firms 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 28, 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 28, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

256Companies

2,829Contacts tracked

977Verified emails

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The 25 largest development officer recruiting firms based in London, United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 256 development officer recruiting firms based in London, United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to development officer recruiting 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	PSD Group	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	335 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PSD is a leading international executive recruitment consultancy, specialising in executive, management and board level recruitment with over 35 years of experience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
2	EMA Partners	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	205 contacts →
	Partial evidence “EMA Partners is a global executive search firm, with more than 40 offices, located on five continents.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
3	Green Park	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	187 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Green Park is a specialist executive search and advisory firm trusted by organisations seeking stronger, more future-ready leadership.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
4	Perrett Laver	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	138 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Global Leaders for Global Challenges Perrett Laver is a leading global executive search firm advising on leadership for educational, research, healthcare, non-profit and cultural…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5	LMA Recruitment	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	118 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We’re LMA, part of Empresaria Group plc, a professional recruitment agency that’s powered by curiosity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
6	BPO Recruit	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	91 contacts →
	Indirect 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 28, 2026
7	Prospectus B Corp	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	71 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established for almost 70 years, Prospectus is a specialist recruitment consultancy and recruitment advertising and design agency working exclusively within the charity and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
8	Charity People B Corp	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	69 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Charity People is the original specialist charity recruitment consultancy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9	Robertson Bell	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	51 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Robertson Bell is the leading specialist recruiter serving employers and candidates in the public and not-for-profit sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10	ECB Star Group	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	44 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ECB STAR Group serves industries where strong leadership is critical.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
11	Totum Partners	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	36 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 28, 2026
12	Black Swan Group	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 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 28, 2026
13	Sainty Hird & Partners	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sainty Hird & Partners was founded in 1996 and is a leading executive search and human capital advisory company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
14	Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Whether you're looking for a new career or simply a new challenge within the third sector, Harris Hill are perfectly placed to help you find the ideal charity job.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15	Pearse Partners	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	28 contacts →
	Partial 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 28, 2026
16	Granite	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	27 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Granite is a resourcing specialist in the Development, Building Design, Building Services and Building Contracting sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17	Circle Square	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	27 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a boutique recruitment & Executive Search consultancy focused on Contingency and Search based in London.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18	Altima	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We launched Altima because we were tired of founders being underserved when it came to finding their CFO.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19	Pemberton Stewart	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Pemberton Stewart is a research-driven executive search firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20	Starbuck James LTD	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Starbuck James is a high quality executive recruitment company, formed in 2003 and based in Mayfair, London.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
21	Richmond Associates	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	21 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We take great pride in knowing that every day, in some way, our work helps to do the greater good.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
22	Resource Professionals	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	21 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Resource Professionals are a firm of search consultants specialising in the recruitment to recruitment market.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
23	Maven Search	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Maven is a leading executive search and talent advisory firm transforming client businesses in investment banking, global markets, investment management and technology from our…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24	AAW Group B Corp	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AAW Group are pioneers in non-profit recruitment and strategic fundraising consultancy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25	CMC Partners	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We specialize in placing high-end talent in high-end roles across North America’s infrastructure sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 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: development officer recruiting firms. 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 development officer recruiting firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of development officer recruiting firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name development officer recruiting firms. 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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Development officer recruiting firms based in London, United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026

34.5%Verified-email coverage

11.1Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

178

11-50

51-200

201-500

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 256 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 development officer recruiting 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 London, United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “development officer recruiting 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 development officer recruiting 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 development officer recruiting firms, 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, 977 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 28, 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 development officer recruiting 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 development officer recruiting firms are there based in London, United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 256 development officer recruiting firms 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?

PSD Group, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city in the United Kingdom has the most development officer recruiting firms?

London leads the United Kingdom with 256 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (16) and Leeds (9).

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 977 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 256 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 28, 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.