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Top 25 Operations executive search companies based in London, United Kingdom

Name: Operations executive search companies based in London, United Kingdom
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026 667 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 667 operations executive search companies headquartered in London, United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 12,226 professional contacts across them, including 3,356 with verified work emails. Across the United Kingdom, London is the largest hub for this category.

This list covers operations executive search companies 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 29, 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 29, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest operations executive search companies based in London, United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 667 operations executive search companies based in London, United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to operations executive search 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 29, 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 29, 2026
2	Page Executive	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	5,001-10,000	450 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Page Executive is a global leader in executive search & recruitment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
3	Transearch	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	450 contacts →
	Strong evidence “TRANSEARCH International is a global executive search and leadership consulting organisation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4	GRS	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
5	PSD Group	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
6	EM Group	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
7	EMA Partners	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
8	Tate Recruitment	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	203 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our Heritage Founded by Lady Virginia Tate in 1985, Tate Recruitment emerged with a firm vision: to be the best everywhere, all the time.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
9	Leathwaite	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
10	Annapurna	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
11	VMA Group	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	101 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “VMA Group delivers talent solutions that shape and elevate teams globally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12	BPO Recruit	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 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 29, 2026
13	Norman Broadbent PLC	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	86 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As a leading Professional Services firm, we offer five interrelated Talent Acquisition & Advisory Services to help Boards with the challenges they face.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14	Wilton & Bain	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	86 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Wilton & Bain is a global executive search and interim leadership firm delivering Board, C-Suite and functional appointments across sectors where leadership defines competitive…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15	The Omerta Group	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	72 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Omerta Group, a Kingsley Gate company, is an Executive Search firm serving financial services clients globally from offices in New York, London and Hong Kong.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
16	3search	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	72 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “3Search is a commercial recruitment agency, connecting talent to help you and your company thrive.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17	Nexus Search	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	65 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “nexus – your global end to end supply chain leadership partner Nexus are an award winning hiring partner with over two decades’ experience in bringing top talent and clients…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
18	VWA LTD	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	62 contacts →
	Partial evidence “VWA is a London based recruitment consultancy specialising in the search and selection of exceptional talent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19	SPS International	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	62 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SPS International are a market leading global search and consultancy firm, that offer a range of recruitment services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20	Redgrave	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	57 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are a leading executive search, interim and leadership advisory firm supporting business owners, investors, and leaders.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21	Execuzen	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	56 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Execuzen are an established Global Search and Consultancy Firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22	Odgers Berndtson	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	54 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are a global executive search, interim management, talent assessment and leadership development firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
23	CLM Search	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	54 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At CLM, we connect industry-defining leadership talent with the companies driving transformation across Manufacturing, Energy, and Technology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
24	Executivesurf Certified B Corp	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	54 contacts →
	Strong evidence “ExecutiveSurf is a global but virtual executive search firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25	Marlin Hawk	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	52 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Marlin Hawk is a global executive search and leadership advisory firm renowned for our innovative approach and positively disruptive hires.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 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: operations executive search 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 operations executive search companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of operations executive search companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name operations executive search 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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Operations executive search companies based in London, United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026

27.4%Verified-email coverage

18.3Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

429

11-50

191

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

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 667 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 operations executive search 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 London, United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “operations executive search 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 operations executive search 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 operations executive search companies, 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, 3,356 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 29, 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.

Operations executive search companies by metro in the United Kingdom

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 operations executive search 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 operations executive search companies are there based in London, United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 667 operations executive search companies 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?

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

Which city in the United Kingdom has the most operations executive search companies?

London leads the United Kingdom with 667 headquartered companies, followed by Leeds (52) and Manchester (27).

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 3,356 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 667 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 29, 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.