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Top 25 Policy research consulting firms based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 207 policy research consulting firms headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 1,413 professional contacts across them, including 485 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers policy research consulting 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 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
207Companies
1,413Contacts tracked
485Verified emails
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The 25 largest policy research consulting firms based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 207 policy research consulting firms 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 policy research consulting firms: 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
1Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200141 contacts →

Strong evidence

“ICF is an international consulting firm working in public policy, international development and ports and logistics.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
2Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20079 contacts →

Partial evidence

“SQW is a leading independent provider of research, analysis and advice in economic and social development.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
3Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5066 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Public First is a public policy research agency.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5057 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“In uncertain times, professional services firms can’t rely on instinct alone.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
5Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5048 contacts →

Partial evidence

“London Economics is one of Europe's leading specialist economics and policy consultancies and has its head office in London.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
6Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5047 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Fathom is a world-leading consultancy providing independent, data-driven research and bespoke consultancy to clients in government, the private sector and non-profit organisations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
7Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5035 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Policy Exchange is the UK’s leading think tank.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
8Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5030 contacts →

Partial evidence

“For 40 years, MTM Consulting has helped education providers to thrive, whatever the economic climate.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
9Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5027 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“MH & A was founded in 2018 by Professor Matt Hamnett, who has worked at senior levels in central Government, corporate and social sector organisations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
10Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5027 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Medley provides research and consulting services on monetary, fiscal, and trade policy and political risk to clients ranging from short-term interest rate traders to trend-seeking…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
11Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5018 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We provide economics that people understand, policy consulting and data insight to help clients influence and drive better outcomes through improved public policy design and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12Indirect evidenceBirmingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5017 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Winning Moves informs and supports better tomorrows through digital, data and know-how.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
13Partial evidenceNewcastle Upon Tyne, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5017 contacts →

Partial evidence

“For over 25 years, ERS has established itself as one of the UK’s leading independent research consultancies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-1016 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Opinion Matters is a communications driven research specialist providing consultancy and conducting research on behalf of brands, companies and organisations directly as well as…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15Indirect evidenceYnysddu, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20013 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Baird's CMC provides high-level strategic solutions to governments, corporations, and social sector organisations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
16Partial evidenceEdinburgh, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5011 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Research and communication are two sides of the same coin.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-1011 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Helping you make informed decisions and bring about lasting change through authoritative economics, strategy and policy research.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
18Partial evidenceHarrogate, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-1011 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We have a passion for research - and a desire to see it done right.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19Strong evidenceRomford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5010 contacts →

Strong evidence

“A leading firm of advisers, that specialises in government policies, public affairs, community engagement, planning advisory and consulting services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20Indirect evidenceNewcastle Upon Tyne, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-509 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The North's Leading Public Affairs Consultancy.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21Partial evidenceWitney, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-509 contacts →

Partial evidence

“A leading edge research based consultancy delivering bespoke, game-changing, solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22Partial evidenceCambridge, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-109 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Strategic thinking, research and analysis for your economy.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
23Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-108 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Isos Partnership is a research and advisory organisation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
24Indirect evidenceLeamington Spa, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-107 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are here to help our clients at every stage of the planning and marketing process from exploring and understanding your consumer to developing products and evaluating how…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-107 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At Myriad, we believe that everyone can benefit from guessing less and knowing more – which is where robust, high-quality research can help.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026

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Policy research consulting firms based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026
34.3%Verified-email coverage
6.8Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
40.6%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
148
11-50
46
51-200
11
201-500
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 207 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 policy research consulting 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 “policy research consulting 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 policy research consulting 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 policy research consulting 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, 485 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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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 policy research consulting 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 policy research consulting firms are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 207 policy research consulting 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?

ICF Consulting Services, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most policy research consulting firms?

London leads with 84 headquartered companies, followed by Edinburgh (9) and Oxford (8).

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 485 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 207 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.