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Top 25 Distance education platforms based in the United Kingdom
RevenueBase identified 542 distance education platforms headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 8,172 professional contacts across them, including 2,253 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.
This list covers distance education platforms 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 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.
The 25 largest distance education platforms based in the United Kingdom
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 573 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “learndirect is the UK’s leading online learning provider following its inception in Born out of the government-created University for Industry (UfI), learndirect has been offering…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 434 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Heart of Worcestershire College offers further and higher education courses in a range of subject areas.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 377 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Busuu is an online learning platform delivering internationally recognised professional language courses to corporations and businesses across the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 220 contacts → | ||||
Indirect 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 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 179 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We are a group of educators, technologists and creators behind the UK’s fastest growing and most innovative online learning platform.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 169 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “FutureLearn is a global learning platform with a mission to transform access to education by offering top online courses from the world’s leading universities and brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 154 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “ICS Learn was built on one belief: that learning should be accessible to everyone, everywhere.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 121 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “ILX is a digital learning services provider that is passionate about helping individuals achieve their career ambitions and working with businesses to unleash the potential within…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 119 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “UK Management College prides itself on providing quality education to students from diverse backgrounds.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 95 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Purple Ruler is a leading online education provider, committed to bridging learning gaps for students across Asia, the UK, and the US.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 93 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “CENTURY Tech is an award-winning AI education technology company focused on the learning, teaching and assessment space.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 82 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Arab Open University branch in the Kingdom of Bahrain started its operation at AlHaram Plaza building, Manama, Bahrain on March 2003 after being granted approval by Ministry…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 81 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Upskill your workforce with high-quality digital learning experiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 68 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “GL Education is a global leader in edtech with a clear mission: to accelerate learning for all children and adults of all ability levels and ethnic and social backgrounds…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 61 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “ABDO College specialises in the provision of blended and distance learning education for the optical profession.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 56 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Learning is what we do.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 47 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Welcome to JZero Solutions, your one-stop destination for cutting-edge learning management systems that empower online learning and classroom-based training.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 45 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Medics.Academy is a revolutionary online education platform enabling healthcare professionals and students to learn in new and innovative ways.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 44 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Introducing Frog Frog is a leading education technology provider.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 44 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We're on a mission to inspire excellence in education by empowering learners to further their studies, advance their careers, or build more skills through courses on our new…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 43 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Full Fabric is the only end-to-end platform that helps higher education institutions manage, market and sell their courses in a way students expect and love.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 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 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 41 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Since 2002 we have been developing and delivering an unparalleled range of digital and blended English language learning content.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 38 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Revolutionizing learning for generations, Britannica Education ignites curiosity and passion for knowledge.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 38 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The Metropolitan School of Business and Management UK is a private British educational institution dedicated to providing a wide range of Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses at…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 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: distance education platforms. 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 distance education platforms.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of distance education platforms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name distance education platforms. 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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Distance education platforms based in the United Kingdom at a glance
As of Sep 28, 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 542 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 distance education platforms, 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 “distance education platforms”. 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 distance education platforms), 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 distance education platforms, 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, 2,253 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.
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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 distance education platforms, 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 distance education platforms are there based in the United Kingdom?
RevenueBase identified 542 distance education platforms 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?
Learndirect Limited, headquartered in Bournemouth, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most distance education platforms?
London leads with 218 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (16) and Birmingham (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 2,253 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 542 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.
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