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Marketing agencies in the UK ranked by employee growth

Ranked from each company's filed annual accounts. This list last changed on and was last checked against the data on . Showing the top 50 of 839 companies that qualified.

Companies qualified
839 of 108,393
Ranked first
PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
Top headcount increase
+69 employees
Data as of

Summary

Of the 108,393 marketing agencies in the UK that we checked, 839 met the rules for this list by growing their average employees between their latest two annual accounts. PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED (opens in a new tab) leads after its average employees moved from 42 to 111 (+164.3%), ahead of BLIS GLOBAL LTD and PERFORMANCE54 LIMITED.

  • Median company age: 10 years
  • Companies that at least doubled their average employees: 9
  • Combined average employees: 2,222 in the earlier year, 3,080 in the latest

Top 10: before and after

  1. Rank 1 PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED (opens in a new tab) 42 (2023) to 111 (2024) +164.3%
  2. Rank 2 BLIS GLOBAL LTD (opens in a new tab) 109 (2023) to 169 (2024) +55.0%
  3. Rank 3 PERFORMANCE54 LIMITED (opens in a new tab) 68 (2023) to 100 (2024) +47.1%
  4. Rank 4 BETTER COLLECTIVE UK SERVICES LTD (opens in a new tab) 63 (2023) to 92 (2024) +46.0%
  5. Rank 5 RETAIL MARKETING GROUP LIMITED (opens in a new tab) 198 (2023) to 227 (2024) +14.6%
  6. Rank 6 CT GROUP (UK) TRADING LIMITED (opens in a new tab) 51 (2023) to 77 (2024) +51.0%
  7. Rank 7 THE ORCHARD AGENCY LIMITED (opens in a new tab) 53 (2023) to 79 (2024) +49.1%
  8. Rank 8 GIFTY CRAFT LTD (opens in a new tab) 10 (2024) to 35 (2025) +250.0%
  9. Rank 9 KNOW MEAN FEAT GROUP LTD (opens in a new tab) 30 (2023) to 55 (2024) +83.3%
  10. Rank 10 LUMEN RESEARCH LTD (opens in a new tab) 34 (2023) to 58 (2024) +70.6%
All bars share one scale, so the increases can be compared directly. Every figure is also in the full table below.

The ranking

Marketing agencies in the UK ranked by employee growth: 50 companies in rank order, with each company's number, latest and previous average employees, change, latest accounts date and age.
Rank Company Average employees Latest accounts Age (yrs)
Previous year Latest year Change Change %
1 PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED (opens in a new tab)SC155709 Registered in Longniddry 422023 1112024 +69 +164.3% 30
2 BLIS GLOBAL LTD (opens in a new tab)06455773 Registered in London 1092023 1692024 +60 +55.0% 17
3 PERFORMANCE54 LIMITED (opens in a new tab)09541377 Registered in London 682023 1002024 +32 +47.1% 10
4 BETTER COLLECTIVE UK SERVICES LTD (opens in a new tab)06062710 Registered in Kent 632023 922024 +29 +46.0% 18
5 RETAIL MARKETING GROUP LIMITED (opens in a new tab)05310251 Registered in Poole 1982023 2272024 +29 +14.6% 20
6 CT GROUP (UK) TRADING LIMITED (opens in a new tab)07196537 Registered in London 512023 772024 +26 +51.0% 15
7 THE ORCHARD AGENCY LIMITED (opens in a new tab)03156739 Registered in Manchester 532023 792024 +26 +49.1% 29
8 GIFTY CRAFT LTD (opens in a new tab)14411569 Registered in Wembley 102024 352025 +25 +250.0% 2
9 KNOW MEAN FEAT GROUP LTD (opens in a new tab)12634600 Registered in London 302023 552024 +25 +83.3% 5
10 LUMEN RESEARCH LTD (opens in a new tab)08682432 Registered in London 342023 582024 +24 +70.6% 11
11 HIGHJAM MARKETING LIMITED (opens in a new tab)09053170 Registered in London 372024 612025 +24 +64.9% 11
12 ONYX EVENTS LIMITED (opens in a new tab)12410330 Registered in Poole 62023 272024 +21 +350.0% 5
13 EPINION RESEARCH UK LIMITED (opens in a new tab)08873367 Registered in Horsham 562023 772024 +21 +37.5% 11
14 FOCALDATA LIMITED (opens in a new tab)10550795 Registered in Hackney 222024 372025 +15 +68.2% 8
15 THIRST CRAFT LTD (opens in a new tab)SC511679 Registered in Glasgow 282023 432024 +15 +53.6% 10
16 SUBSTANCE001 LIMITED (opens in a new tab)04905190 Registered in Barnet 292023 442024 +15 +51.7% 21
17 FOLD 7 LIMITED (opens in a new tab)04001759 Registered in London 532023 682024 +15 +28.3% 25
18 SHARED VOICE LTD (opens in a new tab)12444836 Registered in London 92024 232025 +14 +155.6% 5
19 THE MEDIA PEOPLE LIMITED (opens in a new tab)09431011 Registered in London 592024 732025 +14 +23.7% 10
20 G2 FIELD MARKETING LTD (opens in a new tab)08362168 Registered in Newbury 682024 822025 +14 +20.6% 12
21 THE WILFUL GROUP LTD (opens in a new tab)13442728 Registered in London 52023 182024 +13 +260.0% 4
22 BRADLEY DYER RAW LIMITED (opens in a new tab)10630678 Registered in Reigate 112023 242024 +13 +118.2% 8
23 TOGETHER HOLDINGS LTD (opens in a new tab)11342654 Registered in Hungerford 172023 302024 +13 +76.5% 7
24 BWP GROUP LIMITED (opens in a new tab)06428022 Registered in Marlow 472023 602024 +13 +27.7% 17
25 NEXUS VAPE MARKETING LTD (opens in a new tab)13684731 Registered in Ware 52023 172024 +12 +240.0% 3
26 OJ DIGITAL LTD (opens in a new tab)12254221 Registered in London 192023 312024 +12 +63.2% 5
27 LITTLE RED ROOSTER PR LIMITED (opens in a new tab)12082886 Registered in Hoddesdon 322024 442025 +12 +37.5% 6
28 SOCIALLY POWERFUL MEDIA LIMITED (opens in a new tab)10382607 Registered in London 422023 542024 +12 +28.6% 8
29 59A LIMITED (opens in a new tab)11829782 Registered in London 442023 562024 +12 +27.3% 6
30 WCM & A LTD (opens in a new tab)01246111 Registered in Leominster 582023 702024 +12 +20.7% 49
31 LINK COM CONSULTING LIMITED (opens in a new tab)09600280 Registered in Leeds 722023 842024 +12 +16.7% 10
32 GLOBAL DATA COLLECTION COMPANY LIMITED (opens in a new tab)10072067 Registered in Croydon 782023 902024 +12 +15.4% 9
33 THE BEANS GROUP LIMITED (opens in a new tab)05486885 Registered in London 2332023 2452024 +12 +5.2% 20
34 MHI MEDIA LTD (opens in a new tab)12354840 Registered in Bristol 52023 162024 +11 +220.0% 5
35 THE PRODUCTION BUNKER LTD. (opens in a new tab)12575037 Registered in Coventry 72023 182024 +11 +157.1% 5
36 MONETA COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED (opens in a new tab)05208625 Registered in London 162023 272024 +11 +68.8% 20
37 CONNECT MANAGEMENT LTD (opens in a new tab)12849018 Registered in Willesden Green 172023 282024 +11 +64.7% 4
38 POTENTIA INSIGHT LIMITED (opens in a new tab)14423022 Registered in London 192023 302024 +11 +57.9% 2
39 BOOMERANG MEDIA LIMITED (opens in a new tab)02969450 Registered in Aldershot 232023 342024 +11 +47.8% 30
40 VISAURA LTD (opens in a new tab)10744625 Registered in London 232023 342024 +11 +47.8% 8
41 GOOD MAN COMMUNICATIONS LTD (opens in a new tab)11454923 Registered in Sawbridgeworth 242023 352024 +11 +45.8% 7
42 TONIC AGENCY LIMITED (opens in a new tab)08035962 Registered in London 272023 382024 +11 +40.7% 13
43 ANGLES SOLUTIONS PVT LIMITED (opens in a new tab)08827945 Registered in Grays 272023 382024 +11 +40.7% 11
44 ON DEVICE RESEARCH LIMITED (opens in a new tab)07329573 Registered in London 392023 502024 +11 +28.2% 15
45 CORINTHIAN SPORTS LIMITED (opens in a new tab)07188545 Registered in London 442023 552024 +11 +25.0% 15
46 STREET LIFE LIMITED (opens in a new tab)07776489 Registered in Hampton 592023 702024 +11 +18.6% 13
47 CENTRAL FIELDWORK LTD (opens in a new tab)11119692 Registered in Wakefield 592023 702024 +11 +18.6% 7
48 NORTH BRIDGE MEDIA SERVICES LTD (opens in a new tab)12002239 Registered in Manchester 972024 1082025 +11 +11.3% 6
49 REACH DIRECT LIMITED (opens in a new tab)12303017 Registered in Warmington 202024 302025 +10 +50.0% 5
50 SOLVEIDEA LIMITED (opens in a new tab)07448130 Registered in Kingston Upon Thames 282023 382024 +10 +35.7% 14
Download CSV of this ranking 50 rows, the same as the table. “–” means the figure was not filed.

How this list was made

Industry
Companies with any of these SIC codes on their Companies House record:
  • 73110 – Advertising agencies
  • 73120 – Media representation services
  • 73200 – Market research and public opinion polling
  • 70210 – Public relations and communications activities
Location
The whole UK: every company on the register, wherever its registered office is.
Periods compared
Each company's latest annual accounts against its accounts for the year before. Companies whose two latest accounts are not for consecutive years are left out.
Ranking
Ranked by the increase in average employees between the latest two consecutive annual accounts, then by percentage increase. Companies must have started with at least 5 average employees.
Exclusions
Companies that are dissolved, in liquidation, in administration or proposed to be struck off; dormant companies; and companies whose latest accounts end more than 21 months before the newest accounts in the data (or are dated after it). Figures that cannot be right, which are most likely filing errors, are also left out:
  • headcount more than 10 times the year before
  • an employee number identical to the net assets figure, or above 100,000
  • more employees than the company's accounts category allows (micro: 50, small: 250, with a margin)
  • less than £5,000 of turnover per employee, or a round number of thousands with no turnover to check it against
Companies checked
Companies with a matching SIC code in the UK108,393
Not active−20,739
Dormant−6,187
Latest accounts too old or wrongly dated−50,630
Figure missing for one of the two years−11,753
Starting figure below the minimum−16,634
No increase−1,606
Figure too large or inconsistent to be reliable−5
Qualified for this list839