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Top 25 Executive search firms for controller recruitment based in London, United Kingdom

Name: Executive search firms for controller recruitment based in London, United Kingdom
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026 119 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 119 executive search firms for controller recruitment headquartered in London, United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 1,710 professional contacts across them, including 401 with verified work emails. Across the United Kingdom, London is the largest hub for this category.

This list covers executive search firms for controller recruitment 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

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The 25 largest executive search firms for controller recruitment based in London, United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 119 executive search firms for controller recruitment 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 executive search firms for controller recruitment: 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	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
2	PSD Group	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	335 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
3	BPO Recruit	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	91 contacts →
	Strong 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
4	Walker Hamill	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	60 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Walker Hamill is a highly regarded executive recruitment and search business, working across various financial disciplines including accountancy & finance, corporate development &…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5	Irving Knight Group	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	38 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in 2020, Irving Knight is redefining executive search.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
6	Rice Search Partners LTD	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	38 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Rice Search Partners is a financial services executive search boutique.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
7	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
8	Trevose Partners	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Trevose Partners was established in 2011 with the specific aim of becoming the global recruiter of choice to financial institutions from all over the world, in providing a true…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9	Definitive Consulting	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	27 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 2002, Definitive Consulting operates from offices in London, New York, Dubai, Singapore, Tokyo, Sydney and Melbourne, and with strategic partners in key markets…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10	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
11	Communicate Recruitment Solutions	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We take pride in being trusted recruiters for CFOs and senior finance professionals globally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
12	Starbuck James LTD	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	22 contacts →
	Strong 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
13	AGS Associates	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Strong evidence “AGS Associates is a distinguished Executive Search and Consulting firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
14	Middlemore	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Inspiring growth through exceptional talent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15	Illapa Search	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Illapa Search is a Legal Executive Search firm, specialising in North America.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16	JD Haspel	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Partial evidence “JD Haspel was founded in 2006 with one main aim: to provide the highest quality executive recruiting services to clients in the broad financial services arena.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17	Adderley Featherstone	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We specialise in recruiting board and management talent for scaling SMEs, whether you're strengthening your existing leadership team, growing through acquisition, or preparing for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18	Simmons & Hanbury	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Simmons & Hanbury is a specialist executive search firm that sources and secures the best talent and future leaders for our clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19	Shadowhound LTD	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Shadowhound was founded in 2010 by Canice Hogan as a natural extension to his first career in investment banking.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20	Carter Wahlberg	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “What stands Carter Wahlberg apart is how much value we place into developing relationships.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
21	Partner Group	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our Purpose - Create Trusting Partnerships to Ignite a Better Future.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
22	Carbon	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Carbon is a specialist financial services executive search firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
23	Radiant Search	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We help executive search firms hire outstanding talent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24	Vantage Market Entry	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in 2001, Vantage Market Entry is a Notting Hill based Executive Search firm focused on the delivery of executives, teams and acquisitions to the global Management…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25	Sario Partners	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sario Partners is a boutique search firm for the management consulting space.” 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 firms for controller recruitment. 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 firms for controller recruitment.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of executive search firms for controller recruitment, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name executive search firms for controller recruitment. 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 firms for controller recruitment based in London, United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026

23.5%Verified-email coverage

14.4Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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11-50

51-200

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 119 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 firms for controller recruitment, 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 “executive search firms for controller recruitment”. 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 firms for controller recruitment), 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 firms for controller recruitment, 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, 401 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 executive search firms for controller recruitment, 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 firms for controller recruitment are there based in London, United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 119 executive search firms for controller recruitment 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?

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

Which city in the United Kingdom has the most executive search firms for controller recruitment?

London leads the United Kingdom with 119 headquartered companies, followed by Bristol (4) and Edinburgh (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 401 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 119 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.