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Top 25 Smart card manufacturers based in the United Kingdom
RevenueBase identified 46 smart card manufacturers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 475 professional contacts across them, including 223 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.
This list covers smart card manufacturers 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 30, 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 smart card manufacturers based in the United Kingdom
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
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| 1 | 92 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Thames Technology was established in 1995, having previously traded in the plastics industry for 40 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 64 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Digital ID are the UK's leading ID card company specialising in ID card printers, card printer ribbons, blank plastic cards, contactless cards, card readers, lanyards, ID card…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 32 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Ingenia specialises in connecting identities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 21 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Barnes International is a global provider of payment card testing, certification and personalisation solutions, helping organisations ensure secure, reliable and compliant payment…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 20 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “At ID Card Centre, we believe identity is about security, trust, and peace of mind.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 20 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “A quintessential English company located in the heart of Hampshire, we aim to provide a complete “trust channel” to the customer, supplying security products of the highest…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Cardel is a leading manufacturer of specialist components and materials used in the production of a wide range of products including secure ID documents, payment cards, printed…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Dot Origin is a leading developer of identity, security and contactless NFC and RFID solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Custom printed cards, supported by secure personalisation, fulfilment and mailing services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Euclid is a specialist manufacturer and supplier of ID cards, contact-less smart cards and related products.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Delivering enterprise software solutions for issuers of smart cards and mobiles for EMV payments, digital PIN management, transit, ID and other smart applications.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Freevolt Technologies, formerly Drayson Technologies, is a UK technology company developing next-generation biometric smart card products for the access control, cryptocurrency…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 10 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “General Information Systems, based near Cambridge UK, specialises in Smartcard based products for both contact and contactless applications primarily in the public transport…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 6 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “ID Management Systems are the leading supplier of ID card systems and plastic card printers for the production of high quality identity cards and visitor passes, covering…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “RAS Ltd is a market leading manufacturer and trade supplier of plastic cards and smart cards, offering a huge range of materials, and associated products and services such as…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Here at Authentic8 ID we pride ourselves on doing whatever it takes to get our customers the best ID solution at the best price possible.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “IdXtra is an innovative provider of integrated card and biometric solutions to schools, colleges and industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 3 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Miura Systems Ltd (Miura) is a leading provider of innovative secure electronic payment hardware.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 2 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “We are a progressive and exciting Cornwall-based IT company responsible for many innovative local authority smart card schemes throughout the UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 2 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Intercard, as specialist dynamic players in the membership, loyalty and payment card markets offer a full complement of systems and services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 2 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “MagTek Europe is a leading supplier of hardware for.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 2 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Custom Card Services International Ltd.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 2 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Plastic Card Solutions Ltd is a leading supplier of ID card systems, printers, consumables and accessories.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 1 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We produce plastic cards and more for some of the biggest brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 1 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “MULTOS is a proven security technology for smart cards and secure devices.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 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: smart card manufacturers. 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 smart card manufacturers.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of smart card manufacturers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name smart card manufacturers. 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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Smart card manufacturers based in the United Kingdom at a glance
As of Sep 30, 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 46 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 smart card manufacturers, 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 “smart card manufacturers”. 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 smart card manufacturers), 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 smart card manufacturers, 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, 223 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 30, 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.
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 smart card manufacturers, 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 smart card manufacturers are there based in the United Kingdom?
RevenueBase identified 46 smart card manufacturers 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?
Thames Technology A Paragon ID Company, headquartered in Rayleigh, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most smart card manufacturers?
London leads with 8 headquartered companies, followed by Basingstoke (2) and Baldock (1).
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 223 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 46 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 30, 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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