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Top 25 Economic development agencies based in the United Kingdom

Name: Economic development agencies based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 121 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 121 economic development agencies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 17,394 professional contacts across them, including 5,797 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers economic development 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 19, 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 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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5,797Verified emails

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The 25 largest economic development agencies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 121 economic development agencies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to economic development agencies: 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	Staffordshire County Council	Indirect evidence	Stafford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	10001+	3,200 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Staffordshire County Council is here to serve its residents by making Staffordshire a great place to work and live.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Invest Northern Ireland	Partial evidence	Belfast, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	572 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Invest NI: Helping businesses grow and driving Northern Ireland’s economy forward.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Highlands And Islands Enterprise	Strong evidence	Inverness, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	267 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), an ambitious organisation supporting economic and community development across half of Scotland from Shetland to Argyll, and the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Derry City & Strabane District Council	Indirect evidence	Derry, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	157 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Business West	Indirect evidence	Bristol, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	144 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Business West is a business leadership and support organisation, driving long-term prosperity for businesses and our region.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Exemplas	Indirect evidence	Hatfield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	99 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We design, deliver and manage business support programmes and funding schemes on behalf of public, private and third-sector organisations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	Uchelgais Gogledd Cymru Ambition North Wales	Partial evidence	Llandudno Junction, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	36 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Rydym yn cydweithio i adnabod a chreu cyfleoedd fydd yn datblygu ein heconomi.\| We work together to identify and deliver opportunities to develop our economy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Growth Lancashire	Indirect evidence	Accrington, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	34 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Growth Lancashire is a unique partnership vehicle, owned by several local authorities and operating across the county to drive inclusive growth and collaboration.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Cornwall Development Company	Partial evidence	Redruth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	31 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CDC’s mission is to sustain and grow Cornwall’s economy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Inspirent	Indirect evidence	Hamilton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are Inspirent where business, and so much more, thrives.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Wirral Chamber Of Commerce	Indirect evidence	Birkenhead, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Wirral Chamber of Commerce is the fastest growing Chamber of Commerce in the UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Leicester And Leicestershire Business And Skills Partnership	Strong evidence	Leicester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Leicester and Leicestershire Business and Skills Partnership (LLBSP) works to drive economic growth, business development, and skills improvement in the region.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Omagh Enterprise	Partial evidence	Omagh, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Omagh Enterprise Company exists to increase prosperity and employment opportunities by creating a favourable environment for business development in Omagh and District.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	LLEP	Indirect evidence	Leicester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	18 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “In September 2010 the local authorities, business community, universities and other partners agreed to form the Leicester & Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Business South	Partial evidence	Southampton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Business South is a business engagement organisation which unites business leaders to drive economic prosperity, with the aim of making the south region a great place to work…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Worcestershire Growth HUB	Indirect evidence	Worcester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Worcestershire Growth Hub provides valuable information and proactive support to the business community.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Enterprise Northern Ireland	Indirect evidence	Limavady, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in Enterprise Northern Ireland (ENI) represents 26 Local Enterprise Agencies throughout the region.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	East Durham Business Services	Indirect evidence	Peterlee, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “East Durham Business Service (EDBS) is the Enterprise Agency for the District of Easington.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	GDP Global Development	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Strong evidence “GDP Global is the specialised economic promotion and business development consultancy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Kingsbury	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 2009, Kingsbury was quickly established as a market leading investment and development agency.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Knowsley Chamber Of Commerce	Indirect evidence	Liverpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “This is the leading business support organisation in Knowsley.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Mickledore	Partial evidence	Warrington, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Mickledore is a regional development consultancy made up of a team of experienced specialists and has emerged from 'big 4' consulting organisations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Opportunity Peterborough	Strong evidence	Peterborough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Strong evidence “As an economic development company, Opportunity Peterborough’s core responsibilities include marketing Peterborough to businesses to attract inward investment, engaging with local…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Work West Enterprise Agency	Partial evidence	Belfast, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Work West Enterprise Agency, established in 1989 seeks to improve the economic and social profile of Belfast by motivating and enabling enterprising people to establish and expand…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Swindon And Wiltshire Business And Growth Unit	Indirect evidence	Chippenham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Swindon and Wiltshire Business and Growth Unit (SWBGU) was formerly the Local Enterprise Partnership for Swindon and Wiltshire, established by Central Government in July 2011…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 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: economic development 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 economic development agencies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of economic development agencies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name economic development 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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Economic development agencies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

33.3%Verified-email coverage

143.8Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

14.9%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

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 121 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 economic development 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 “economic development 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 economic development 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 economic development 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, 5,797 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 19, 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 economic development 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 economic development agencies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 121 economic development 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?

Staffordshire County Council, headquartered in Stafford, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most economic development agencies?

London leads with 18 headquartered companies, followed by Liverpool (5) and Cambridge (4).

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 5,797 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 121 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 19, 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.