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Top 25 Literary translation companies based in the United Kingdom

Name: Literary translation companies based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 536 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 536 literary translation companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 6,595 professional contacts across them, including 1,186 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers literary translation 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

536Companies

6,595Contacts tracked

1,186Verified emails

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The 25 largest literary translation companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 536 literary translation 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 literary translation 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	Translate Plus	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	258 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “translate plus, part of Publicis Groupe, is an award-winning language services provider (LSP) and technology company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Absolute Interpreting And Translations LTD	Partial evidence	Birmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	10001+	154 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ABSOLUTE INTERPRETING & TRANSLATIONS LIMITED is an international trade and development company based out of 58 Perry Park Crescent, Birmingham, United Kingdom.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Global Voices LTD	Partial evidence	Stirling, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	140 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Global Voices is an international translation and interpretation services company, established in 2004 in Stirling, Scotland.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Lingo24	Indirect evidence	Edinburgh, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	130 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We know a one-size-fits all approach doesn’t work for global companies that need to release huge volumes of content across multiple languages, markets and channels - fast.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Ics-Translate	Indirect evidence	Leeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	116 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Across 100+ languages, our linguists connect brands and institutions with their global audiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Creative Translation	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	111 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As a company, we take great care to ensure the best possible result for our clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Sandberg Translation Partners LTD	Partial evidence	Whiteley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	110 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With more than 30 years’ experience in translation, localisation and content creation, Sandberg is an ISO 17100-certified translation company and centre of excellence for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	polilingua.com	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	96 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PoliLingua is a full-service language service provider headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with presence in US, Moldova, France, Germany, Spain.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Global Connects Language Services	Indirect evidence	Glasgow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	92 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “When you need to communicate in foreign languages, Global Connects will make your first impression count.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Conversis	Indirect evidence	Kirtlington, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	86 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Conversis, an IQVIA business, provides specialized language services exclusively for the life sciences sector.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	The Translation People	Partial evidence	Cheadle Hulme, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	81 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Translation People specialises in providing business to business translation and language services for its international client base through a global network of strategic…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Transladiem	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	76 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Transladiem is a language service provider with a human face.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	ONE Global Solutions	Indirect evidence	Leeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	73 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “One Global is a leading language and localization company based in Leeds working with clients from all over the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Cintra Language Services Group	Partial evidence	Cambridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	68 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Cintra is a leading UK translation and interpreting company providing high-quality language services for businesses and public sector organisations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Empower Translate	Partial evidence	Chepstow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	56 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Indulge in expert insight translations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Absolute Translations LTD	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	56 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Our international reputation, over professional localised translators and superior customer service make Absolute Translations a reliable choice.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	ALM Translations LTD	Partial evidence	Henley In Arden, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	54 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ALM helps technical and regulated organisations communicate confidently across international markets through specialist translation, localisation and multilingual content…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Wolfestone UK	Indirect evidence	Swansea, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	47 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 2006, Wolfestone is a trusted UK-based language service provider, helping organisations communicate accurately, securely and confidently across 220+ language pairs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Ultimate Languages LTD	Indirect evidence	Harrogate, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	44 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are more than a Language Service Provider.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Elanguageworld	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	43 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “eLanguageWorld is your trusted language service provider for all your Indian & Southeast Asian languages requirements.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	3di Information Solutions LTD	Partial evidence	Woking, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	41 contacts →
	Partial evidence “3di has delivered outsourced technical writing, translation and localization services to global companies and technology businesses for 20 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Talking Heads Translation And Interpreting	Indirect evidence	Sheffield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	37 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Talking Heads is an award-winning Language Service Provider (LSP) passionate about creating content which helps companies to communicate in different languages across the globe…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Flex Language Services LTD	Indirect evidence	Belfast, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	34 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “FLEX Language Services has been in the forefront of foreign language services provision for over 18 years and has played a prominent part in helping local industry, commerce…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	AJT	Partial evidence	Newquay, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	34 contacts →
	Partial evidence “AJT were translation and localisation specialists for the European market, offering a range of professional language services to business clients, including translation…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Rosetta Translation	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Rosetta Translation provides a full range of translation services to companies worldwide.” 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: literary translation 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 literary translation companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of literary translation companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name literary translation 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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Literary translation companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

18.0%Verified-email coverage

12.3Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

35.6%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

345

11-50

132

51-200

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 536 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 literary translation 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 “literary translation 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 literary translation 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 literary translation 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, 1,186 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.

Literary translation companies by metro

Literary translation companies in London191

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 literary translation 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 literary translation companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 536 literary translation 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?

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

Which city has the most literary translation companies?

London leads with 191 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (19) and Edinburgh (14).

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 1,186 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 536 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.