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Top 25 Global payroll service companies based in the United Kingdom

Name: Global payroll service companies based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 297 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 297 global payroll service companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 5,078 professional contacts across them, including 1,962 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers global payroll service 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 20, 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 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest global payroll service companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 297 global payroll service companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to global payroll service 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	Cloudpay	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,331 contacts →
	Strong evidence “CloudPay leads the way in global pay innovation, delivering industry-leading solutions spanning payroll, payments and on-demand pay.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Frontier Software	Strong evidence	Lightwater, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	507 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Established in 1983, Frontier Software is an acknowledged leader in the provision of a global HR & Payroll software solution.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Native Teams	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	328 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Global payroll?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Mercans	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	264 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Mercans is a global leader in payroll technology and EOR services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Brain Payroll	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	173 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A cloud based online software that provides Intuitive and comprehensive solutions integrated with impeccable management of employees payroll processing in real-time.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Cintra HR & Payroll Services	Partial evidence	Newcastle Upon Tyne, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	148 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Proudly based in the North East, our multi award-winning Payroll & HR service has been delivering professional payroll and HR solutions for over 40 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Omnipresent	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	124 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Omnipresent was acquired by Deel in October of 2025.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	NAVRO	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	105 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Headquartered in London, Navro’s payments curation platform enables multinational corporations to move money globally on the best payment and banking infrastructure via a single…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Sampeople	Partial evidence	Calder Grove, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	74 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SAMpeople, SAMpeople Recruit and SAMpeople Payroll” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Payescape LTD	Partial evidence	Northern Ireland, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	67 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PayEscape is one of the UK’s fastest growing outsourced Payroll, HR and Time Management providers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Teamed	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	40 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Teamed, we simplify the process of building teams - no matter where they are in the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Dasa Umbrella Limited	Partial evidence	Edgware - London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	38 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Introducing DASA Umbrella Limited A Fully Compliant & Award-winning Payroll Company DASA Umbrella Limited provides recruitment agencies, contractors and end-user clients with a…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Global Expat PAY	Strong evidence	Windsor, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	35 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Global Expat Pay simplifies global mobility payroll for HR, Payroll, and Finance leaders who want compliance without the chaos, and clarity on costs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	I4 PAY Partners- Fcsa Accredited Umbrella Company	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	34 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a payroll company catering for contractors, freelancers, locums and agency workers, providing a fully compliant and secure way of paying contractors for their temporary…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Bishopsgate Group	Partial evidence	Kings Langley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Bishopsgate offers a suite of payroll & employment services to businesses throughout the UK typically, those engaging with a contingent workforce.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Generate	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Generate is an industry-leading contractor payroll solutions provider, specialising in payroll management, outsourced employment, international services and limited company…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	CE Global Partners	Partial evidence	Nantwich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The CE team specialises in helping organisations deliver their HR and payroll changes and run critical outsourced payroll services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Portfolio Payroll Limited - UK & ROI	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Portfolio Payroll is the market leading specialist recruitment consultancy solely focusing in the recruitment of payroll professionals at all levels of the market and across the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Virtual Subsidiary International PEO And Accounting	Indirect evidence	Slough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Virtual Subsidiary (V-Sub) helps North American companies expand into the UK and Europe with compliant, tailored solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Futurelink Group Contractor Payroll Solutions	Partial evidence	Kings Langley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Payroll specialists with 28 years of industry expertise offering an array of fully compliant payroll solutions to a variety of industry sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Clipper Contracting Group LTD	Indirect evidence	Dorchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Clipper Contracting Group Ltd was established with one thing in mind: to provide the highest levels of customer service for the provision of financial solutions to temporary…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Magna Group	Indirect evidence	Leeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	17 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We combine the perfect mix of industry-leading technology and personnel to support you in managing your workforce with greater efficiency than ever before.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Peoplepay Global	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	17 contacts →
	Strong evidence “PeoplePay Global is a market leading International Payroll provider, helping companies take their first steps towards international expansion.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	FCL	Partial evidence	Waterlooville, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Flamingo Contracting Limited (FCL) operates as a business support function, offering payroll outsourcing and sub-contracting solutions to companies wishing to focus their valuable…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Payroll Options	Partial evidence	Milton Keynes, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Payroll Options have a tradition of providing a fast and accurate payroll service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 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: global payroll service 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 global payroll service companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of global payroll service companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name global payroll service 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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Global payroll service companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

38.6%Verified-email coverage

17.1Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

22.6%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

177

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

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 297 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 global payroll service 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 “global payroll service 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 global payroll service 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 global payroll service 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, 1,962 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 20, 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 global payroll service 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 global payroll service companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 297 global payroll service 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?

Cloudpay, headquartered in Andover, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most global payroll service companies?

London leads with 67 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (8) and Birmingham (7).

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 1,962 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 297 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 20, 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.