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Top 25 Executive recruitment agencies for finance based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 5,291 executive recruitment agencies for finance headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 89,529 professional contacts across them, including 20,093 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers executive recruitment agencies for finance 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.

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5,291Companies
89,529Contacts tracked
20,093Verified emails
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The 25 largest executive recruitment agencies for finance based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 5,291 executive recruitment agencies for finance based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to executive recruitment agencies for finance: 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20265,001-10,00022,731 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Hays, we believe that the right job can transform a person's life - and the right person can transform a business.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
2Indirect evidenceAddlestone, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20265,001-10,0003,202 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Welcome to the Page Personnel company profile.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
3Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20265,001-10,0002,071 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Michael Page, Page Personnel, Page Executive and Page Outsourcing are all part of PageGroup.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
4Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20261,001-5,0001,979 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Antal International is a global executive search organisation with over 130 offices in more than 30 countries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5Indirect evidenceUxbridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026501-1,0001,214 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For 75 years, the middle is where we've worked best.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
6Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20261,001-5,000897 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“From Investment Banking, Risk Management, Quantitative Trading, and Insurance, to Investment Management, Sales & Trading, Technology, and Wealth Management, Selby Jennings…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
7Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20265,001-10,000450 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Page Executive is a global leader in executive search & recruitment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
8Partial evidenceLondon Bridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026201-500439 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At Venn Group, we make recruitment personal - it’s more than just a job.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-200425 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The GRS Group is an international executive search consultancy whose services include retained search, contingency search, advertised selection and interim solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026201-500383 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Gravitas are serious about impacting the recruitment industry - positively.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
11Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026201-500369 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We’re a global recruitment consultancy and part of The IN Group (TIG), connecting people and organisations worldwide since 2003.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
12Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-200335 contacts →

Strong 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
13Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026n/a333 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Search jobs or partner with us by visiting We are Aspire.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
14Indirect evidenceUk, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026n/a320 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“In 2018 PGC rebranded as Friisberg & Partners International +44 207 062 3603”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15Partial evidenceBirmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-200311 contacts →

Partial evidence

“SF Recruitment was founded in 1998 on a simple belief: everyone deserves to work in a job they love.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16Indirect evidenceFareham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026201-500309 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Colvill Banks are experts in candidate research and identification.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-200251 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Established in 1970, IPS are global specialists in recruiting for permanent, temporary and contract insurance, pension and finance jobs for all business functions within the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-200246 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Recruiters that thrive on connecting great talent with great organisations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-200240 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are the leading retained search and recruitment specialists for private markets professionals.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026n/a222 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Since its formation in 1993, EM Group through its divisions EM Finance, EM Consulting, EM Legal and EM Financial Services has delivered executive search solutions to companies…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
21Indirect evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026n/a217 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Eleven connects dynamic people and businesses where bold ideas will help shape the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
22Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026201-500205 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
23Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-200203 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Our Heritage Founded by Lady Virginia Tate in 1985, Tate Recruitment emerged with a firm vision: to be the best everywhere, all the time.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24Strong evidenceManchester Road, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026n/a188 contacts →

Strong evidence

“CRS was founded in 2001 to provide tailored recruitment solutions across the UK’s financial services sectors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 202651-200187 contacts →

Partial 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

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Executive recruitment agencies for finance based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026
22.4%Verified-email coverage
16.9Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
46.6%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
3,855
11-50
1,209
51-200
167
201-500
23
501-1,000
7
1,001-5,000
10
5,001-10,000
5
10001+
1

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 5,291 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 executive recruitment agencies for finance, 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 “executive recruitment agencies for finance”. 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 executive recruitment agencies for finance), 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 executive recruitment agencies for finance, 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, 20,093 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
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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 executive recruitment agencies for finance, 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 executive recruitment agencies for finance are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 5,291 executive recruitment agencies for finance 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?

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

Which city has the most executive recruitment agencies for finance?

London leads with 2468 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (172) and Leeds (139).

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 20,093 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 5,291 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.