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Top 25 Franchise consulting firms based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 137 franchise consulting firms headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 474 professional contacts across them, including 88 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers franchise consulting firms 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
137Companies
474Contacts tracked
88Verified emails
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The 25 largest franchise consulting firms based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 137 franchise consulting firms 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 franchise consulting firms: 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
1Strong evidenceNorwich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 202611-5026 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Franchise Consultants, Franchise Consultant, Franchise Consultancy, Franchise Consulting.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
2Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 202611-5022 contacts →

Partial evidence

“World Franchise Associates is the Leading Global Franchise Sales, Marketing & Development Company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
3Partial evidenceYork, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20261-1014 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Franchise Consultant is a full service franchise development and consultancy service.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
4Partial evidenceWinchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20261-1014 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Groe Global is a leading provider of support services for franchisors who are looking to streamline their operations and spend more time working on their business rather than in…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 202611-5010 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Global Growth, Local Insight – Your Path to Success Franchise & Business Advisory Experts Multi-Award Winning Consultancy Presman & Colard is a prominent International Advisory…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
6Indirect evidenceWorthing, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20261-109 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Eagles Spearing is a boutique management consultancy whose services cover three distinct industry sectors: Leisure, Retail and Hospitality.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
7Indirect evidenceDurham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20261-107 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“A&C Associates is a global industry leader within the FMCG and Food service sectors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
8Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 202611-506 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Looking for suitable franchise opportunities?”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20261-106 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Franchise Company is a specialist franchise consultancy affiliated with the British Franchise Association.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10Indirect evidenceUnited KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 2026501-1,0005 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“As a global pioneer in cost optimization, ERA Group (ERA) specializes in helping businesses to identify cost-saving opportunities and achieve financial efficiency without…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
11Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 202611-505 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Platinum Wave specialise in helping businesses develop successful & sustainable franchise networks both UK and internationally.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
12Indirect evidencePreston, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Business Clinic works with you to ensure you recruit the right people to succeed.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
13Partial evidenceLincoln, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20261-105 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Franchise Resales provide a total 'end to end' process that includes exit planning, preparing the business for sale, due diligence, independent valuation, sourcing and gaining…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
14Partial evidenceMalvern, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20261-104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Looking for a friendly, knowledgable and open franchise consultancy that can advise you on whether your business is right for franchising, or help you expand your current…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20261-104 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“There’s nothing like the excitement of putting good, solid business agreements together while helping your local economy to thrive and grow.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16Partial evidenceNorwich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20261-104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Ashtons is a talented team of knowledgeable, professional and friendly franchise specialists, with significant experience in assisting businesses to develop and expand through…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17Indirect evidenceNottingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20261-104 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Cognatech: Empowering Brands, Mastering Data At Cognatech, we are your partner in empowering brands and mastering data to drive success across diverse industries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18Partial evidenceNewark, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20261-104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“When it comes to franchising, Runo Franchising is the ultimate wingman for businesses.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19Indirect evidenceManchester & London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20261-104 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The well-seasoned, affordable growth experts.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20Partial evidenceHarrogate, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20261-104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“PartnerWise Franchise is a UK and European Franchise Support Business whose customers range from some of the world’s largest franchised brands, companies moving in to the channel…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
21Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20261-104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are a network of experienced franchise consultants & entrepreneurs that have achieved business success across several industries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
22Partial evidenceNorwich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20261-103 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Franchise Supermarket is the one stop shop for Franchise Recruitment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
23Partial evidenceEastleigh, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 202611-503 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We offer opportunities to qualified individuals to operate under our brand as franchisees and as Fellows for senior consultants.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 20261-103 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We provide franchise and consultancy services, with real-life practical experience in developing your franchise systems and implementing and expanding them.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25Partial evidenceBedfordshire, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 28, 202611-502 contacts →

Partial evidence

“With decades of experience delivering training and consultancy expertise to the UK franchise industry, the team offer a wide range of services to both franchisors and franchisees…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026

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Franchise consulting firms based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026
18.6%Verified-email coverage
3.5Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
32.8%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
114
11-50
16
51-200
4
501-1,000
1
1,001-5,000
1
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 137 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 franchise consulting firms, 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 “franchise consulting firms”. 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 franchise consulting firms), 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 franchise consulting firms, 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, 88 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 franchise consulting firms, 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 franchise consulting firms are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 137 franchise consulting firms 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?

The Franchising Centre, headquartered in Norwich, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most franchise consulting firms?

London leads with 45 headquartered companies, followed by Norwich (4) and Manchester (3).

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 88 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 137 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.