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Top 25 Patient recruitment agencies based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 157 patient recruitment agencies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 6,092 professional contacts across them, including 2,097 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers patient recruitment agencies 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 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.

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6,092Contacts tracked
2,097Verified emails
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The 25 largest patient recruitment agencies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 157 patient recruitment agencies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to patient recruitment agencies: 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
1Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,0001,197 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Expanding on their combined 50-year history, Perceptive provides best-in-class specialist support to global pharmaceutical, biotech, and clinical research organizations, spanning…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
2Indirect evidenceNottingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 20261,001-5,000452 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Calyx and Invicro are now Perceptive!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
3Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-500321 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At WEP Clinical, we operate as a specialist CRO with a proven track record of excellence in designing, managing, and executing Clinical Trials, Expanded Access Programs (EAPs)…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4Partial evidenceMerthyr Tydfil, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-500312 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Our passion for improving patients’ lives motivates us to apply our skills, experience, and knowledge to advance medicine.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
5Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200214 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“hVIVO plc (Ticker: HVO) is a science‑led early‑phase drug development company purpose‑built to meet the growing complexity of modern clinical research.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
6Indirect evidenceMacclesfield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200208 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Illingworth Research Group™, a Syneos Health® company, is a leading provider of clinical research home health services, providing highly trained, qualified and experienced…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
7Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200198 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Richmond, we're on a mission to transform healthcare by delivering faster answers and turning hope into tangible solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
8Partial evidenceBracknell, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200139 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We’re on a mission to make life better for patients taking part in clinical trials around the world-and for the caregivers who support them.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
9Partial evidencePreston, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-50127 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Panthera is an independent SMO working with pharmaceutical and contract research organizations to find the right patient, for the right trial, at the right time through the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
10Strong evidenceLetchworth Garden City, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20095 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Innovative Trials was built around a simple belief, patient recruitment works better when people feel supported.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
11Indirect evidenceHorwich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20046 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our expertise supports clinical trials in over 150 countries worldwide.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12Partial evidenceSittingbourne, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20043 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Medicys is a leading provider of healthcare fieldwork solutions, specialising in recruiting patients and healthcare professionals (HCPs) for Health Economics and Outcomes Research…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
13Partial evidenceBelfast, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5042 contacts →

Partial evidence

“ARC's purpose is to expedite access to precision medicine clinical trials for patients globally.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20039 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Described as "A centre of excellence" by the MHRA - ESMS Global LTD, formerly part of the Guy’s Poisons Unit, is a niche service provider based in central London.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15Indirect evidenceReading, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20037 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Sylphid Analytics is a specialized Clinical Research Organization (CRO) delivering high-quality, end-to-end support to the Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical industries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
16Partial evidenceSurrey, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5036 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 2019, Apsida Life Science is a specialist recruitment business Headquartered in Surrey, with offices in London UK, Boston USA and Pretoria, SA.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17Partial evidenceIpswich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20035 contacts →

Partial evidence

“End-to-end CRO services Strategic consultation for all aspects of your trial Customizing an optimal trial design Fit-for-purpose data End-to-end patient focused services Quick…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
18Indirect evidenceCheltenham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5033 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“GKA is a specialist medical market research fieldwork agency based in the UK.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19Partial evidenceReading, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5032 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Global Perspectives, an IQVIA business, specialize in engaging large numbers of hard-to-reach patients, healthcare professionals and payers to take part in scientific studies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20Indirect evidenceDartford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20025 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Clinvigilant Research is a leading provider of comprehensive services to the life sciences industry, specializing in Contract Research Organization (CRO) services, eClinical…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5023 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“ROKC is an innovative CRO specialising in the bespoke design, management and delivery of Pan European multi-centre clinical trials to commercial, academic and non governmental…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22Indirect evidenceBurton-upon-trent, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5022 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Our purpose is to be the partner that the clinical trial industry relies on.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
23Partial evidenceBrighton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5021 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Roots Research is a dedicated and effective research recruitment agency.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
24Indirect evidenceBrighton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5020 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Upsilon Global provide consultancy advice and experts to the clinical research industry, supporting clinical trials around the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25Indirect evidenceBelfast, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-50019 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Balmoral Healthcare is one of Northern Ireland’s leading healthcare agencies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026

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Patient recruitment agencies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026
34.4%Verified-email coverage
38.8Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
22.9%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
84
11-50
40
51-200
19
201-500
8
1,001-5,000
4
10001+
2

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 157 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 patient recruitment agencies, 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 “patient recruitment agencies”. 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 patient recruitment agencies), 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 patient recruitment agencies, 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, 2,097 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
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Patient recruitment agencies by metro

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 patient recruitment agencies, 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 patient recruitment agencies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 157 patient recruitment agencies 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?

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

Which city has the most patient recruitment agencies?

London leads with 36 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (7) and Belfast (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 2,097 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 157 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.