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Debt collection agencies in United Kingdom — browse 1.7K records

Browse 1,660 debt collection agencies in United Kingdom — registry-sourced from Companies House, scoped to NACE 8291. Each record carries up to up to 500 firmographic attributes — from Companies House Number and registered address to revenue, headcount and corporate group structure. The largest by revenue are EXPERIAN PLC ($7.5B), EXPERIAN LIMITED ($856M) and FREE FLOW TOPCO LIMITED ($507M).

1.7K
Debt collection agencies
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NACE codes
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Top companies

Largest debt collection agencies in United Kingdom (2026)

The largest debt collection agencies in United Kingdom by revenue are EXPERIAN PLC ($7.5B), EXPERIAN LIMITED ($856M) and FREE FLOW TOPCO LIMITED ($507M). The directory below ranks them — sort any column, or filter by sub-sector, company size and region.

Last updated June 2026.

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Every UK debt collection agencies record with all attributes, by API, bulk export or CRM enrichment.

Showing 25 of 1,660 UK debt collection agencies· click a column to sort, or a company for its full record

Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus23,297$7.5B
Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus2,887$856M
Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus4,985$507M
Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus958$194M
Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus688$179M
Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus1,475$122M
Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus24$107M
Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus1$74M
Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus363$64M
Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus562$50M
Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus156$44M
Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus800$43M
Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus302$34M
Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus75$28M
Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus338$24M
Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus322$23M
Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus125$22M
Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus488$20M
Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus321$20M
Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus138$19M
Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus76$18M
Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus167$15M
Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus168$14M
Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus39$14M
Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus36$13M

This is a sample. The full database holds 1,660 UK debt collection agencies, each with every attribute in the dictionary below.

Database overview

Debt collection agencies in United Kingdom — database overview

Distributions across all 1,660 debt collection agencies in United Kingdom — registry-sourced from Companies House and refreshed daily.

Company size (by employee band)

  • 1–9
    87%
  • 10–49
    8%
  • 50–199
    3%
  • 200–999
    1%
  • 1,000+
    0%

Sub-sector breakdown (NACE)

  • Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus100%

Regional distribution

  • London
    23%
  • Manchester, Greater Manchester
    6%
  • Hertfordshire
    3%
  • Kent
    3%
  • Surrey
    3%
  • Essex
    2%
  • Other
    61%

Revenue (USD)

  • Less than $100K
    65%
  • $100K – $1M
    26%
  • $1M – $10M
    6%
  • $10M – $100M
    2%
  • $100M+
    0%
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These distributions are computed from the full UK debt collection agencies database, not the sample above.

Data coverage

What data is available on debt collection agencies in United Kingdom

United Kingdom business database

Firmographics

Legal name, registered address, NACE sub-sector, legal form, founding year and website. Every record is keyed to its Companies House Number — the stable Companies House identifier that survives name changes and rebrands, making it the most reliable CRM deduplication key for United Kingdom data.

Points of interest

Each company is geocoded to GPS coordinates covering its registered seat and operating locations across United Kingdom, with a precision level on every point — useful for territory planning and proximity targeting.

Tax IDs

Records carry the Companies House Number and, where applicable, the VAT registration number, with a flag for when the two coincide. These are the cleanest match keys for enriching lists and cross-referencing against the national tax authority and your CRM.

Group structure

InfobelPRO resolves the corporate hierarchy — parent, subsidiaries and the size of the worldwide corporate family — so sales and compliance teams can see who controls an entity before engaging or onboarding it.

Financials

Annual revenue in local currency, EUR and USD, employee headcount and founding year, with multi-year history where filed. Figures are sourced from Companies House filings and carry an Actual-or-Modeled reliability flag.

Data dictionary

Every attribute in the UK debt collection agencies dataset

The full field catalogue behind each record. Contact data (email, phone, executives) is part of the licensed dataset but is never displayed on this page.

Identity

companyName
Registered legal name.
businessName
Trading / commercial name where it differs from the legal name.
tradeName
Additional registered trade name.
nationalID
Companies House Number — the official Companies House company identifier.
nationalIDIsVat
Flag indicating whether the national ID doubles as the VAT number.

Location

addressStreet
Registered street address.
postCode
Postal code.
city
City / locality.
province
Region / province / county.
country
Country (ISO).
longitude / latitude
Geocoded coordinates of the location.
geoLevel
Precision level of the geocode.

Web

website
Primary corporate URL.
webDomain
Normalised root domain.
websiteStatusFlag
Live / dead / redirect status from the last crawl.
websiteCrawlDate
Date the website was last checked.

Activity

altInternationalCode01–06
Up to six NACE Rev. 2 activity codes plus labels.
internationalCode
US SIC code.
localCode
National activity code.
infobelCode
Proprietary Infobel activity code.

Size

employeesHere
Headcount at this location.
employeesTotal
Total headcount across the entity (with Actual / Modeled flag).

Financials

salesVolume
Annual revenue in local currency.
salesVolumeEuros
Annual revenue converted to EUR.
salesVolumeDollars
Annual revenue converted to USD — shown in the table.
currency
Reporting currency.
yearStarted
Year the company was founded.
financialHistory
Multi-year revenue history where filed.

Status & legal

statusCodeName
HQ, branch or single-location indicator.
legalStatusCodeDescription
Legal form (e.g. limited company / corporation).

Group structure

familyMembers
Number of entities in the worldwide corporate family.
subsidiaryIndicator
Whether the entity is a subsidiary.
parentLinkage
Link to the parent company.
domesticLinkage / globalLinkage
Domestic and global ownership links.
hierarchyCode
Position within the corporate hierarchy.

Source comparison

Companies House vs InfobelPRO

Companies House gives you legal registration data. InfobelPRO adds the commercial intelligence sales, marketing and compliance teams actually need.

AttributeCompanies HouseFree official registryInfobelPRO
Companies House NumberYesYes — on 99.9% of records
Legal name & registered addressYesYes
Company status (HQ / branch)YesYes — daily sync
NACE sub-sector classificationYesYes — up to 6 codes
Annual revenue (local / EUR / USD)Filings onlyYes — multi-currency
Employee countNoYes
Decision-maker contactsNoYes — licensed
Geocoded coordinatesNoYes
Corporate group structureFilings onlyYes — full hierarchy
API accessNoYes — REST API
Bulk export (CSV / JSON / Parquet)NoYes
Update frequencyPeriodic (filings)Daily sync

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

By the revenue shown in the directory above, the largest debt collection agencies in United Kingdom include EXPERIAN PLC ($7.5B), EXPERIAN LIMITED ($856M) and FREE FLOW TOPCO LIMITED ($507M). Sort the Revenue column or filter by sub-sector, size and region to explore the full ranking.
InfobelPRO lists 1,660 debt collection agencies registered in United Kingdom, classified under NACE 8291, sourced from Companies House. The directory covers all registered entities in scope, not a sampled subset.
London holds the largest share with 23% of United Kingdom's debt collection agencies, followed by Manchester, Greater Manchester (6%) and Hertfordshire (3%). The region chart above shows the full distribution.
Debt collection agencies in United Kingdom are classified under NACE 8291 — 1 sub-sector code appears in this segment. Each record can carry up to six NACE Rev. 2 activity codes, plus a US SIC code and the national activity code.
Core firmographics come directly from Companies House and are refreshed daily — new incorporations, address changes and status updates flow through within 24 hours of publication. Revenue and employee figures track annual report filings and carry an Actual-or-Modeled reliability flag.
Yes. InfobelPRO combines registry-sourced firmographics with licensed contact data, processed under GDPR Article 6(1)(f) — legitimate interest and ICO guidance. Individual opt-outs are honoured and compliance documentation is available on request.

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