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Top 25 Patient recruitment services based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 122 patient recruitment services headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 6,279 professional contacts across them, including 2,225 with verified work emails and 849 with mobile numbers. London is the largest hub.

This list covers patient recruitment services 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, how directly it supports the match, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 5, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, 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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6,279Contacts tracked
2,225Verified emails
849Mobile numbers
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The 25 largest patient recruitment services based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 122 patient recruitment services based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026. Evidence rates how directly each company's own description names patient recruitment services: strong (names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on its full profile rather than the summary shown). Click a count to unlock that company's people.
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Perceptive INCIndirect evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 20261,001-5,0001,197

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

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
2
CALYXIndirect evidence
Nottingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 20261,001-5,000452

“Calyx and Invicro are now Perceptive!”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
3
MAC Clinical ResearchIndirect evidence
Blackpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500333

“MAC Clinical Research is a leading full-service, global Contract Research Organisation (CRO) with over 30 years of experience in clinical trial management.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
4
WEP ClinicalIndirect evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500321

“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
5
Simbec-OrionPartial evidence
Merthyr Tydfil, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500312

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

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
6
HVIVOIndirect evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-200214

“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
7Macclesfield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-200208

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

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
8
Richmond PharmacologyIndirect evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-200198

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

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
9
MdgroupPartial evidence
Bracknell, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-200139

“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
10
Panthera BiopartnersPartial evidence
Preston, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-50127

“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
11Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-20097

“The Medicines Evaluation Unit (MEU) Ltd, an IQVIA business, is one of the UK’s leading contract research organisations, a facility where commitment to excellence is paramount.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
12
Innovative TrialsStrong evidence
Letchworth Garden City, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-20095

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

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
13
MedicysPartial evidence
Sittingbourne, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-20043

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

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
14
ARC RegulatoryPartial evidence
Belfast, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5042

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

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
15
Esms Global LTDIndirect evidence
London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-20039

“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
16
Apsida Life SciencePartial evidence
Surrey, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5036

“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
17Ipswich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-20035

“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
18Reading, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5032

“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
19Milton Keynes, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-20025

“Orphan Reach was a leading Contract Research Organization (CRO) designed to navigate the complexity of trials in orphan indications.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
20
Clinvigilant ResearchIndirect evidence
Dartford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-20025

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

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
21London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5023

“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: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
22
Wren HealthcareIndirect evidence
Sandwich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-20022

“Wren Healthcare is a leading provider of home healthcare and nursing services for conventional, hybrid and remote clinical trials.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
23
Upsilon GlobalIndirect evidence
Brighton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5020

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

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
24
PharmexcelIndirect evidence
Welwyn Garden City, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5018

“PHARMExcel is an award-winning, ISO 9001:2015 certified, full-service Contract Research Organisation (CRO) providing a flexible and innovative approach to clinical trial delivery.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
25
VCTCIndirect evidence
Derby, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5016

“VCTC is a new type of clinical research site, specialised in making clinical research accessible and meaningful for anyone, anywhere.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026

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Patient recruitment services based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 5, 2026
11-50Median size (employees)
LondonLargest hub · 28 HQs
849Contacts with mobile numbers
Sep 5, 2026Data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
59
11-50
33
51-200
18
201-500
7
1,001-5,000
4
10001+
1

Verified emails by last verification

0–30
2,083
31–60
123
61–90
0
90–180
2
180+
17

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 services, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and evidence 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 SmartSearch, 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 services”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among patient recruitment services, 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 an evidence 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, 2,225 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 5, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Patient recruitment services by metro

  • Patient recruitment services in London28

Frequently asked

How many patient recruitment services are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 122 patient recruitment services 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 services?

London leads with 28 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (7) and Glasgow (4).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

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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 SmartSearch, 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.