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Top 25 Payroll accounting firms based in the United Kingdom
RevenueBase identified 763 payroll accounting firms headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 16,654 professional contacts across them, including 7,555 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.
This list covers payroll accounting firms 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 15, 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.
The 25 largest payroll accounting firms based in the United Kingdom
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
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| 1 | 13,063 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “At Sage, we knock down barriers with information, insights, and tools to help your business flow.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 140 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Burgess Hodgson are a Kent based accountancy firm with the skills and expertise to rival any other accountancy firm in the UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 74 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “SAMpeople, SAMpeople Recruit and SAMpeople Payroll” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 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 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 58 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Legal Cashiering Services Payroll Services Management Accounting Statutory Accounts Credit Control Consultancy Projects The Cashroom understands that you just want to get on with…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 53 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “At Artifin Accountants we strive to provide a more open experience of accounting services for business owners.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 48 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We help reduce your stress and deal with all your company accounts and advice We handle all your payroll requirements We deal with your tax returns and pension requirements You…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 47 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “At Moore, our purpose is to help people thrive – our clients, our people and the communities they live and work in.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 47 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “ICAEW accredited and established for over 25 years, our team members at Richardsons Chartered Accountants provide specialist accounting advice and payroll for small and medium…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 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 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 36 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Are you seeking expert assistance in navigating the intricate world of human resources, payroll, and more?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 25 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Rogers Spencer is an independent firm of Chartered Accountants in Nottingham.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 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 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 24 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “THE ACCOUNTING CENTRE LIMITED is an accounting company based out of 736 HIGH ROAD NORTH FINCHLEY, LONDON, United Kingdom.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 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 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 21 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We are a small accountancy firm with offices in Cambridge and Stamford.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 20 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Our firm has been in business for more than a century, combining deep local roots and a great tradition of customer care with a forward-thinking approach to business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 19 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Are you looking for a professional accountancy firm to handle your accounting and tax obligations without the drama, or high costs?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 19 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “WOULD YOU LIKE TO REMOVE PAYROLL FROM YOUR PRACTICE?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 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 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 17 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “PeoplePay Global is a market leading International Payroll provider, helping companies take their first steps towards international expansion.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 16 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “If you are looking for an accountant a little out of town with easy access and ample parking, Eacotts makes an excellent choice, being located at Grenville Court, in Burnham…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 16 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “With over 20+ years of experience, ASESA Solutions Ltd offers world-class financial services, including comprehensive accounts management, precise bookkeeping, strategic HR…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Newman Morris is a firm of Chartered Accountants with traditional values, offering full accounting, taxation and payroll solutions to a range of clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Payroll Options have a tradition of providing a fast and accurate payroll service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 15, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
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: payroll accounting firms. 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 payroll accounting firms.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of payroll accounting firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name payroll accounting firms. 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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Payroll accounting firms based in the United Kingdom at a glance
As of Sep 15, 2026Companies by employee count
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 763 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 payroll accounting firms, 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 “payroll accounting firms”. 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 payroll accounting firms), 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 payroll accounting firms, 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, 7,555 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 15, 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.
Payroll accounting firms by metro
- Payroll accounting firms in London132
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 payroll accounting firms, 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 payroll accounting firms are there based in the United Kingdom?
RevenueBase identified 763 payroll accounting firms 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?
SAGE, headquartered in Newcastle Upon Tyne, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most payroll accounting firms?
London leads with 132 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (18) and Birmingham (16).
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 7,555 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 763 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 15, 2026.
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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 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.
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