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Best Business Services Companies in England, United Kingdom

The 9448 best Business Services companies in England, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Global Switch.

9448companies tracked
$19.4Bdisclosed funding
3unicorns
1026have raised

Ranked: Best Business Services companies in England

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Global Switch
Provider of IT infrastructure services
$4.9B81 mo ago94John Corcoran
CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+181 partnership
2Labyrinth Drives
Provider of network security services
$1.9B69 mo agoKrzysztof Plaza
CEO
3RSK
Provider of engineering and environmental risk consulting services
$647M24 mo ago12,000Alan Ryder
Founder & CEO
WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+33
4Pogust Goodhead
Provider of litigation services
$552M32 mo ago10Thomas Goodhead
CEO & Managing Partner
WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+29
5G4S
Provider of diversified physical security services
$541M42 mo ago996Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceAlgolia+253 patents
Armored transport vehicles and secure logistics systems for high-value assets
3 job openings
6co-op
Provider of website access management solutions
$493M11 mo ago70,000ContentfulAmazon Web ServicesCloudflare+6
7Commify
Provider of global portfolio of business messaging brands
$324M33 mo ago300WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+19
8International SOS
Provider of a digital for protecting global workforces from health and security threats
$306M30 mo ago451Arnaud Vaissie
Co-Founder
Cart FunctionalitySitecoreSalesforce+265 patents
Maritime man‑over‑board detection systems using onboard sensor technologies
9Aspire
Provider of IT service suite solutions
$264M6 mo ago250Nigel Begg
Founder and Investor
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+331 job opening
10TopHat
Provider of event structures furniture and equipment for public gatherings
$185M30 mo ago174Jordan Rosenhaus
Founder & CEO
14 patents
Design and manufacturing of modular building façade panels and assembly methods
11Shop Circle
AI-first technology holding company that acquires and scales mission-critical software, modernising it for…
$158M6 mo ago9Gian Gramondi
Co-Founder
Cart FunctionalityShopifyBootstrap+23
12Quantum Blockchain Technologies
Provider of blockchain development services
27Funding top 26%Innovation top 39%Patents top 40%Growth top 45%
All 9 signals ▾
Fundingtop 26%
Innovationtop 39%
Patentstop 40%
Growthtop 45%
Moatbottom 49%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 35%
Techbottom 24%
Marketbottom 13%
Funding: Raised $144M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr)
Innovation: 10 patents (top 67% of patent-holders) · 10 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100
$144M31 mo ago4Francesco Gardin
CEO & Executive Chairman
JoomlaPHPYouTube+310 patents
Optimized message scheduling for cryptographic hash functions in blockchain mining
13Red Engine
Developer of experiential entertainment venues
$89M8 mo ago123Paul Barham
Co-Founder
Bolt CMSApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+112 awards
14MirrorWeb
Digital content archiving and monitoring solutions
$68M21 mo ago43Karl Stringer
Co-Founder & Director
HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+201 job opening · 1 launch
15Mach Recruitment
Provider of recruitment services
$56M25 mo ago429WordPressMySQLPHP+31
16Express Solicitors
Provider of personal legal services
$46M7 mo ago357
357 → 726 (+103%)
WordPressMySQLPHP+32
17CloserStill Media
Provider of technology and healthcare sectors
$44M1 mo ago437Michael Westcott
Co-Founder & Director
SalesforceGSAPCloudflare+331 award
18Oriole Networks
Provider of AI data centre and ML services
$35M19 mo agoJoshua Benjamin
Co-Founder
WordPress Site EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+19
19PTO
Foundation focused on professional triathletes
$30M10 mo ago2Sam Renouf
CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+28
20Level
Provider of family law and litigation support services
$28M14 mo ago12Lucy Zorab
COO
WordPressZohoSalesforce+291 job opening
21Trilateral Research
Provider of risk management, cyber security and reporting services
$24M18 mo ago42
42 → 98 (+133%)
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+23
22Cynomi
Provides a range of cyber security services
$24M13 mo ago4David Primor
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+282 launchs
23Audiomob
Provider of in-game audio advertising solutions
$16M16 mo ago9Wilfrid Obeng
Co-Founder
Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+1448 patents
Embedding and synchronizing audio streams within digital media and interactive content
24Haruko
Provider of portfolio and risk management solutions for digital assets
27Funding top 31%Tech top 45%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 39%
All 6 signals ▾
Fundingtop 31%
Techtop 45%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 39%
Moatbottom 38%
Marketbottom 26%
Funding: Raised $16.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr)
Tech: 25 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100
$16M23 mo ago7Omer Suleman
Co-Founder
WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+224 partnerships · 2 awards
25e2e-assure
Provider of cyber security services
$15M16 mo ago76Rob DeMain
Founder & CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+325 launchs
26Tevalis
Provider of IT services suite solutions
$15M23 mo ago41James Cook
Managing Director
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+261 award
27Passionfruit
Developer of a platform for managing and optimizing influencer marketing campaigns
$14M22 mo ago31WebflowMobXcore-js+29
28Talion
Provider of cyber and managed security services
$14M8 mo ago83Michael Brown
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+31
29Whitespace
Provider of engineering consulting services
$13M6 mo agoPaul Jenkinson
CEO and Co-founder
Webflow EcommerceWebflowApple iCloud Mail+171 partnership
30Nuffle
Provider of blockchain services
65Talent top 28%Funding top 41%Global bottom 36%
All 3 signals ▾
Talenttop 28%
Fundingtop 41%
Globalbottom 36%
Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $13.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 65/100
$13M23 mo agoDonovan Dall
Co-Founder
31HF
Provider of legal services to business and finance
69Product top 22%Tech top 34%Growth top 35%Innovation top 36%
All 9 signals ▾
Producttop 22%
Techtop 34%
Growthtop 35%
Innovationtop 36%
Fundingtop 39%
Markettop 46%
Talentbottom 49%
Newsbottom 43%
Globalbottom 29%
Product: 8 distinct product lines · Company stage: PE
Tech: 37 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Azure, Cloudflare
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100
$13M14 mo ago774Ronan McCann
CEO
WordPressPleskMySQL+281 expansion · 2 awards
32Lightworks
Provider of strategic enterprise services for regulated AI, cloud, and data
$12M3 mo agoJohn Painter
Founder & CEO
1 expansion
33GoodShape
Cloud-based employee wellbeing software provider
64Funding top 35%Tech top 40%Fin. health top 40%Market top 42%
All 7 signals ▾
Fundingtop 35%
Techtop 40%
Fin. healthtop 40%
Markettop 42%
Producttop 47%
Growthtop 49%
Globalbottom 29%
Funding: Raised $10.7M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr)
Tech: 36 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100
$11M3 mo ago143
143 → 91 (-36%)
HubSpot CMS HubSentryThree.js+30
34Kubus Group
Provider of cloud networking and security services
$10M20 mo ago46Andrew Humphrey
Chief Executive Officer
WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+29
35Optalitix
Provider of AI consulting and data analytics services
$8M21 mo ago27
27 → 65 (+141%)
Dani Katz
Founder
36PEAKAIO
Provider of IT hardware products
$7M8 mo agoMark Klarzynski
Founder & CTO & Chief Strategy Officer
2 launchs · 1 partnership · 1 award
37Literal Labs
Developer of fast, explainable, and energy-efficient AI models
$6M12 mo agoAlex Yakovlev
Co-Founder & CSO
Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceAmazon Web Services+11
38Keel London
Provider of brand strategy and development consulting services
$6M19 mo ago18Keith Crook
CEO at Keel London
39Cogna
Cloud-based ERP platform for businesses
$5M19 mo agoBen Peters
Co-Founder & CEO
SanityApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+125 patents
AI-driven automatic program code synthesis and generation
1 partnership
40MOJO-CX
Cloud based conversational analytics platform
$3M17 mo ago24
24 → 24 (+0%)
Jimmy Hosang
Founder & CEO
Webflow EcommerceWebflowAmazon Web Services+14
41Pockla
Provider of brand development marketing services
$3M14 mo agoRupert Boddington
Co-Founder
42Antier Solutions
White-label cryptocurrency exchange development platform
29Growth top 35%Funding top 46%Talent bottom 49%Tech bottom 47%
All 7 signals ▾
Growthtop 35%
Fundingtop 46%
Talentbottom 49%
Techbottom 47%
Globalbottom 43%
Productbottom 39%
Marketbottom 20%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $3.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100
$3M1 mo ago1Vikram Singh
Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+14
43Taskmaster Resources
Provider of recruitment services for multiple industries
$3M10 mo ago193JoomlaPHPBootstrap+192 job openings · 1 partnership · 1 award
44Edge Retail
Provider of retail design, manufacturing, and installation services for brands
$2M7 mo ago
45COGITAIT
Provider of AI and data science solutions for business improvement
$2M7 mo agoCobus Coetsee
Co-Founder
1 partnership
46Aelius Biotech
Provider of in vitro and human trial models for gut research
$2M14 mo ago2Peter Chater
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryWordPress+2813 patents
Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials
47Anthrotek
Manufacturer of hyper-realistic silicone solutions for medical, film, and robotics applications
$1M9 mo agoNazmus Tareque
Founder & CCO
48Aya Data
Provider of AI training, NLP and machine learning services
$1M4 mo ago3Freddie Monk
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+36
49Electric Guitar
Provider of digital marketing and advertising services
$1M12 mo ago3John Regan
CEO
50Couch
AI solutions provider that builds custom software systems
$500K6 mo agoNick Balestra-Foster
Founder & CEO

Top 12 Business Services companies in England

#1
Acquired · London, England · founded 2009 · 437 employees
$43.8Mraised

Provider of technology and healthcare sectors

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 20k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2026PE
  • Mar 2015PE
  • May 2012PE$39.2M
  • 2011PE$4.6M
Founders & team
Michael WestcottCo-Founder & Director
Investors
NVM, Phoenix Equity Partners, Inflexion, Searchlight Capital, Connection Capital
Tech stack
AccessibeAmazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssApache Http ServerAws Certificate ManagerCdnjs
#2
Series B · London, England · founded 2021 · 9 employees
$158.4Mraised

AI-first technology holding company that acquires and scales mission-critical software, modernising it for the AI era. Through a centralised AI platform deployed across its portfolio, the company expands software from systems of record into systems of action. It focuses on software powering the physical world, characterised by high retention, multi-year contracts, and significant switching costs, with a portfolio serving companies worldwide.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 26k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Venture Debt$100M
  • Feb 2025Series B$60M
  • Oct 2023Series A$2.1M
  • Sep 2023Venture Debt
Founders & team
Gian GramondiCo-FounderLuca CartechiniCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
645 Ventures, 3VC Seed, QED Investors, NFX, i80 Group, Primo Ventures
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesBootstrapCart FunctionalityCloudflare
#3
Acquired · Gateshead, England · founded 2006 · 250 employees
$264.1Mraised

Aspire Technology Solutions is a managed services company specializing in hosted services, data center solutions, communications and IT support. It partners with business to provide comprehensive range of IT services which includes procurements, infrastructure solutions, IT consulting services, communication, networking, IT management services, IT audit, reproting and technical support.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: IT Support Engineer, Core Network Engineer
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025PE$264.1M
  • Mar 2022PE
Founders & team
Nigel BeggFounder and Investor
Investors
LDC, Federated Hermes
Tech stack
A3 Lazy LoadApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCookiebot
#4
Late Stage · Manchester, England · founded 1844 · 70000 employees
$492.9Mraised

Provider of website access management solutions. The company offers technology that mitigates bot access to websites, ensuring legitimate user access. This involves sophisticated detection mechanisms and security protocols to identify and block automated traffic. The system aims to maintain website availability and protect against malicious activity. The solution is designed to be easily integrated into existing website infrastructure.

Investors
Rabobank, NatWest, Lloyds Bank, ING, HSBC, Barclays
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContentfulGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#5
Funding Raised · London, England · founded 2015 · 123 employees
$89.1Mraised

Developer of experiential entertainment venues. This company designs and builds unique hospitality venues featuring innovative games and immersive experiences. They focus on creating memorable social settings that foster strong customer loyalty. The company develops all aspects in-house, from concept to content creation. Their aim is to deliver peerless experiences in beautifully designed spaces.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 3 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Conventional Debt$13.3M
  • Apr 2024Conventional Debt$75.8M
Founders & team
Paul BarhamCo-FounderSteve MooreCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Santander, Barclays, HSBC
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBabelBolt CmsCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCookieyes
#6
Late Stage · Manchester, England · founded 2000 · 357 employees
$46Mraised

Provider of personal legal services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 15k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025PE
  • Feb 2025Conventional Debt$20M
  • Jan 2022Conventional Debt$10.8M
  • Mar 2015Conventional Debt$15.1M
Investors
RBS International, Royal Bank of Scotland, Ufenau Capital Partners
Tech stack
AxiosBunnyCdnjsCloudflareConvertCookiebot
#7
Funding Raised · Watford, England · founded 2004 · 143 employees
$10.7Mraised

Provider of employee-absence management services designed to improve productivity and streamline administration. The company's services are designed to look after the wellbeing of the employees and help them be more efficient and plan more effectively with accurate, up-to-date information on how absence is affecting an organization, enabling them to address specific absence challenges in the most cost-effective way.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 35%
Tech
top 40%
Fin. health
top 40%
Market
top 42%
Product
top 47%
Growth
top 49%
Funding: Raised $10.7M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Mar 2026)
Tech: 36 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare · Observability: Sentry
Fin. health: Revenue ~$7.9M · Revenue +2% YoY
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Conventional Debt$10.7M
Investors
Growth Lending, MARCOL, Dawn Capital
Tech stack
AdrollAmazon Web ServicesCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebot
#8
Series B · London, England · founded 1989
$12Mraised

Provider of strategic enterprise services for regulated AI, cloud, and data. The company enables enterprises to execute AI deployments and scale complex migration and modernization initiatives. Services include agentic control plane enablement, CTO support, managed currency, migration and modernization, and SaaS enablement.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 130 LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Series B$12M
Founders & team
John PainterFounder & CEO
Investors
Round13
#9
Seed · Nottingham, England · founded 2003 · 1 employees
$3Mraised

White-label cryptocurrency exchange development platform. Provides infrastructure as a custodian service. Other services include website hosting, application development, and customized software development. Also offers brand development, multimedia presentations, and marketing products.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%
Funding
top 46%
Talent
bottom 49%
Tech
bottom 47%
Global
bottom 43%
Product
bottom 39%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $3.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (May 2026)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding rounds
  • May 2026Seed$3M
Founders & team
Vikram SinghFounder & CEO
Investors
Gujarat Venture Finance
Tech stack
Animate.CssCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsContact Form 7Font AwesomeGoogle Ads
#10
Acquired · Frodsham, England · founded 1989 · 12000 employees
$647Mraised

Provider of engineering and environmental risk consulting services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 86k LinkedIn followers — 3.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2024Conventional Debt$380.6M
  • Jun 2024PE$634.3M
  • Aug 2021Conventional Debt$1.4B
  • Dec 2020Grant (prize money)$131.6K
Founders & team
Alan RyderFounder & CEO
Investors
Permira, NatWest, Ares Capital Corporation, BGF, Searchlight Capital, Ares Management
Tech stack
AosBootstrapCloudflareCookieyesGoogle Font ApiHammer.Js
#11
Series A · London, England · founded 2014
$13Mraised

Provider of engineering consulting services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Whitespace and Mattermost) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Series A$13M
  • Seed
Founders & team
Paul JenkinsonCEO and Co-founder
Investors
Beach Equity, White Cloud Capital
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBlitzCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsCraft Cms
#12
Seed · Camberley, England · founded 2020 · 83 employees
$13.8Mraised

Provider of cyber and managed security services. It helps organizations build cyber-security capabilities and maintain compliance through practical consulting and managed services, including managed detection and response, hybrid SOC and threat intelligence, organizations protect themselves against cyber threats. It specialise in making cyber security management simpler.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Seed$2.7M
  • Dec 2024Conventional Debt$3.8M
  • Dec 2023Seed$3.2M
  • Jul 2022Seed$1.4M
Founders & team
Michael BrownCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Mercia, Palatine Private Equity, Crown Fund, Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund
Tech stack
Animate.CssAnime.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFancybox

Funding & investor landscape

$19.4Btotal disclosed funding
781companies funded
1,544disclosed rounds
2rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Europa169 rounds
Gov68 rounds
HSBC50 rounds
BGF42 rounds
Mercia39 rounds
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund31 rounds
SETsquared29 rounds
LDC27 rounds
Herald Investment Management25 rounds
Lloyds Bank22 rounds

Notable founders

Michael Westcott
Co-Founder & Director · CloserStill Media
Gian Gramondi
Co-Founder · Shop Circle
Luca Cartechini
Co-Founder & CEO · Shop Circle
Nigel Begg
Founder and Investor · Aspire
Paul Barham
Co-Founder · Red Engine
Steve Moore
Co-Founder & CEO · Red Engine
John Painter
Founder & CEO · Lightworks
Vikram Singh
Founder & CEO · Antier Solutions
Alan Ryder
Founder & CEO · RSK
Paul Jenkinson
CEO and Co-founder · Whitespace
Michael Brown
Co-Founder & CEO · Talion
Sam Renouf
CEO · PTO
Prism market signals · United Kingdom · country-scoped Prism corpus, 4,366,517 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Business Services coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

Common questions

How many Business Services companies are there in England, United Kingdom?
Radar tracks 9448 indexable Business Services companies headquartered in England, United Kingdom that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Business Services companies in England, United Kingdom?
The Business Services companies in England, United Kingdom on this list have raised a combined $19.4B in disclosed equity funding across 781 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Business Services company in England, United Kingdom?
Global Switch is the highest-funded Business Services company in England, United Kingdom, with $4.9B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Business Services companies in England, United Kingdom are funded?
781 of the 9448 Business Services companies in England, United Kingdom on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Business Services unicorns are there in England, United Kingdom?
3 Business Services companies in England, United Kingdom on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in England, United Kingdom Business Services companies?
The most active investors in England, United Kingdom Business Services companies on this list include Europa, Gov, HSBC, BGF, Mercia.
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