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High-Growth Sector

Research & Consulting Services

A market overview of active UK companies in Research & Consulting Services. Figures exclude dormant and dissolved companies. Data refreshed 30 Apr 2026.

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Active companies
6,033
trading & on register
Reporting turnover
461
8% of active
Reporting employees
5,399
89% of active
Register health
11%
of 6,879 on register are dormant

Company size (employees)

Active companies reporting employee counts

1-9
4,559
10-49
548
50-249
206
250+
86

Turnover distribution

Active companies reporting turnover

<£100k
55
£100k-£1m
50
£1m-£10m
105
£10m-£100m
204
£100m+
47

Where they're based

Active companies by major UK city (30km London, 15–20km elsewhere)

Greater London
1,911
Manchester
184
Birmingham
114
Leeds
78
Bristol
66
Edinburgh
52
Liverpool
52
Glasgow
51
Cardiff
42
Belfast
29

New formations by year

Active companies incorporated under this category (dormant shells excluded)

347
17
400
18
380
19
347
20
305
21
259
22
184
23
38
24
10
25
0
26

Largest by turnover

#CompanyTurnoverEBITDAEmployees3y growth
1RELX GROUP PLC£9.4B£3.6B36,5009%
2PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP£6.4B£1.6B33,77013%
3DELOITTE LLP£5.7B£798.0M26,724-
4BCG UK1 LIMITED£1.5B£328K4,3267%
5PA CONSULTING GROUP LIMITED£928.3M£195.5M3,89511%
6THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP UK LLP£836.2M£184.5M1,80013%
7MCKINSEY & COMPANY INC UNITED KINGDOM£823.7M£53.8M-3%
8PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED£765.3M£150.6M-6%
9ALVAREZ & MARSAL EUROPE HOLDINGS LIMITED£606.8M£165.8M1,57826%
10L.E.K. INTERNATIONAL GROUP LIMITED£561.3M£72.0M2,2975%
11L.E.K. CONSULTING GROUP LIMITED£561.3M£39.6M2,2975%
12LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE£553.3M£71.5M3,5698%
13ALIXPARTNERS LTD£466.5M£9.7M92917%
14ALPHASIGHTS LTD£466.4M£166.7M1,65319%
15ALPHASIGHTS HOLDINGS LTD£466.4M£166.7M1,65319%
16FTI CONSULTING LLP£460.8M£121.1M1,2926%
17BARINGA PARTNERS LLP£449.8M£167.9M1,82019%
18PA HOLDINGS LIMITED£383.7M-3,0433%
19RICARDO LIMITED£352.6M£24.8M2,659-3%
20FAIRER PLACES LTD£331.5M£7.6M5-

Fastest-growing

Active companies with turnover ≥ £1m, sorted by 3-year turnover CAGR

#CompanyTurnoverEmployees3y turnover growth
1BROWN & BROWN INSURANCE BROKERS (UK) LIMITED£141.1M1,329296%
2BARINGA PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL LLP£9.1M8135%
3FUTURE GEOSCIENCE LTD£1.7M286%
4ENTREPRENEURS FIRST INVESTMENT MANAGER LLP£15.4M574%
5ALIXPARTNERS SERVICES UK LLP£20.8M-65%
6CT GROUP (UK) TRADING LIMITED£34.7M7763%
7ENTREPRENEURS FIRST OPERATIONS LIMITED£21.8M8456%
8OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITED£73.0M9256%
9LONDON AND INVERNESS MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED£11.4M854%
10EVGH LIMITED£5.1M4347%
11PHI TOPCO (UK) LIMITED£49.6M39946%
12ALVAREZ & MARSAL FINANCIAL INDUSTRY ADVISORY SERVICES LLP£38.0M5144%
13BARINGA SERVICES LIMITED£32.2M343%
14PANTERRA HOLDINGS LIMITED£12.6M4440%
15PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS OVERSEAS LIMITED£8.1M137%
16BARINGA CONSULTING LIMITED£35.6M13736%
17HUB INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED£5.5M11235%
18PROPHARMA GROUP MIS LIMITED£49.1M84332%
19Q5 PARTNERS LLP£48.3M17932%
20GAIN THEORY LIMITED£17.9M9532%

Newest formations

Most recently incorporated active companies

#CompanyLocationIncorporated
1IMMERSE HOLDINGS LTDLondon2025
2KCG-KELLNER CONSULTING GROUP LTDHull2025
3ACASTER LLOYD HOLDINGS LTDLondon2025
4SILVERLIGHT CAPITAL LIMITEDLondon2025
5E W SERVICING LIMITEDLeighton Buzzard2025
6LASLO FOX & CO LTDLondon2025
7SI ADVISORY SERVICES LIMITEDOldbury2025
8METAMORPHIC SERVICES LIMITEDLondon2025
9IMPERIUM GLOBAL GROUP LIMITEDHarrogate2025
10BOSTON CONSULTING LIMITEDLymm2025
11ENTREPRENEURS FIRST CAPITAL LIMITEDLondon2024
12TRAFALGAR PARTNERS (HOLDINGS) LTDLondon2024
13AMPERSAND LONDON LIMITEDLondon2024
14SIGNIFY RESEARCH HOLDING LIMITEDBedford2024
15VANDERBILT STRATEGIC PARTNERS LTDLondon2024
16COOKE CONSULTING LTDLondon2024
17INT CONSULTANTS LTDSittingbourne2024
18CURZON CONSULTING HOLDINGS LIMITEDYork2024
19KINGSGATE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY LIMITEDBath2024
20WILBY JONES IP LIMITEDNorwich2024
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