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Top 25 Executive search banking companies based in the United Kingdom

Name: Executive search banking companies based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026 2,823 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 2,823 executive search banking companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 29,941 professional contacts across them, including 9,159 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers executive search banking companies 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.

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

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29,941Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest executive search banking companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 2,823 executive search banking companies 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 search banking companies: 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	Antal International	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,979 contacts →
	Strong 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
2	Page Executive	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	5,001-10,000	450 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Page Executive is a global leader in executive search & recruitment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
3	Transearch	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	501-1,000	450 contacts →
	Strong evidence “TRANSEARCH International is a global executive search and leadership consulting organisation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
4	Venn Group	Indirect evidence	London Bridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	439 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Venn Group, we make recruitment personal - it’s more than just a job.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5	GRS	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	425 contacts →
	Strong 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
6	Gravitas Recruitment Group Global LTD	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	383 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Gravitas are serious about impacting the recruitment industry - positively.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
7	PSD Group	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	335 contacts →
	Partial 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
8	PGC	Indirect evidence	Uk, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	n/a	320 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “In 2018 PGC rebranded as Friisberg & Partners International +44 207 062 3603” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9	Colvill Banks LTD	Indirect evidence	Fareham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	309 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Colvill Banks are experts in candidate research and identification.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10	EM Group	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	n/a	222 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
11	EMA Partners	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	205 contacts →
	Strong 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
12	CRS	Indirect evidence	Manchester Road, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	n/a	188 contacts →
	Indirect 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
13	Green Park	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	187 contacts →
	Strong 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
14	Alexander Chapman	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	n/a	181 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Alexander Chapman is a leading global search firm specializing in comprehensive staffing and talent management solutions tailored to the unique needs of local, regional, national…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15	Mackenzie Stuart	Strong evidence	Leeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	165 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Established in May 2005, Mackenzie Stuart was founded to deliver bespoke, sector-specific services & expertise and in doing so, establish a new standard within Executive Search.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16	The SR Group	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	160 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are The SR Group, a global recruitment company comprising specialist search and recruitment consultancies Brewer Morris, Carter Murray, Frazer Jones and Taylor Root.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17	Sellick Partnership	Indirect evidence	The Tootal Buildings, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	152 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 2002, Sellick Partnership is a market-leading professional services recruitment specialist.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18	Provide	Indirect evidence	Milton Keynes, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	134 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SustainRecruit is a specialist Tech, Digital and Financial Services recruitment partner, connecting organisations with high-quality talent across a broad range of disciplines.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19	Anson Mccade	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	121 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Anson McCade is a specialist recruitment agency focusing on four primary sectors: Quant Research, Trading & Risk; Digital & Data Analytics; IT & Cyber Security; Business Change &…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20	Leathwaite	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	120 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Leathwaite, we specialize in placing enterprise leaders who think business first, function second -leaders who don’t just manage their domain but actively push forward…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
21	Annapurna	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	119 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Annapurna, we are focused on becoming a trusted responsible search partner for our clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
22	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
23	Cobalt Recruitment	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	111 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are specialist real estate, finance and construction recruiters, operating across multiple geographies and specialisms, built from decades of experience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24	Hanover	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	109 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “From a small London office to a global presence, Hanover has grown by helping organisations worldwide unlock potential at every stage of their talent journey.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25	Hunter Bond	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	108 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Hunter Bond is a global firm specialising in the finance and technology recruitment sectors with the aim to provide a thorough, effective and transparent solution to their client…” 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: executive search banking companies. 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 executive search banking companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of executive search banking companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name executive search banking companies. 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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Executive search banking companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026

30.6%Verified-email coverage

10.6Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

54.6%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

2,003

11-50

685

51-200

101

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 2,823 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 search banking companies, 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 search banking companies”. 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 search banking companies), 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 search banking companies, 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, 9,159 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 executive search banking companies, 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 search banking companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 2,823 executive search banking companies 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?

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

Which city has the most executive search banking companies?

London leads with 1540 headquartered companies, followed by Leeds (79) and Manchester (75).

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 9,159 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 2,823 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.