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The Drum Top 100 Independent Agencies 2019

The Drum Top 100 Report

The Top 100 celebrates the best-run independent agencies in the UK in 2019. It is powered by The Drum's Independent Agencies Census, the most comprehensive study of its kind into the performance of UK marcomms firms. Agencies earn their place in the Top 100 based on their performance across six financial metrics – turnover, turnover growth, turnover percentage growth, turnover per head, gross profit and gross profit growth – and two years' worth of financial data is analysed to determine their ranking. Some agencies achieved the same scores and have therefore been jointly ranked. All data presented here was correct at the time of collection.

*See financial rankings and complete analysis in The Independent Agencies Census report*

The Drum's 2019 Independent Agencies Census contains rankings and in-depth analysis on the business performance of over 200 marcomms and media agencies from across the UK. The digital report includes detailed financial rankings, like-for-like comparisons by headcount and region and client satisfaction scores.

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The List

1
Jellyfish
Founded
2005
Location
Greater London
Headcount
665
2
Sideshow Group

Sideshow Group

Founded
2010
Location
South West
Headcount
172
3
Brainlabs

Brainlabs

Founded
2012
Location
Greater London
Headcount
180
4
Leagas Delaney

Leagas Delaney

Founded
1980
Location
Greater London
Headcount
59
5

George P. Johnson

Founded
1914
Location
Greater London
Headcount
123
6
BBD Perfect Storm

BBD Perfect Storm

Founded
2013
Location
Greater London
Headcount
28
7

Push

Founded
2007
Location
Greater London
Headcount
65
8
Transmission
Founded
2013
Location
Greater London
Headcount
107
9
The Goat Agency

The Goat Agency

Founded
2015
Location
East of England
Headcount
90
10

Dept

Founded
2016
Location
North West
Headcount
167
11
Emperor

Emperor

Founded
1996
Location
Greater London
Headcount
185
12
Founded
2010
Location
Greater London
Headcount
122
13

TIPi Group

Founded
2015
Location
Greater London
Headcount
64
14

The Orchard Media & Events Group

Founded
2010
Location
Wales
Headcount
72
15
HRG UK

HRG UK

Founded
1990
Location
East Midlands
Headcount
112
16

Amplify

Founded
2008
Location
Greater London
Headcount
118
17
Croud
Founded
2011
Location
Greater London
Headcount
160
18
Four Communications

Four Communications

Founded
2001
Location
Greater London
Headcount
273
19
XYZ
Founded
2012
Location
Greater London
Headcount
34
20
Founded
2009
Location
South East
Headcount
58
21
Founded
1991
Location
Greater London
Headcount
150
22
Butterfly Cannon

Butterfly Cannon

Founded
2010
Location
Greater London
Headcount
35
23
Threepipe

Threepipe

Founded
2004
Location
South East
Headcount
80
24
WHO WOT WHY
Founded
2016
Location
Greater London
Headcount
11
25
Imagination

Imagination

Founded
1979
Location
Greater London
Headcount
310
26
Ardmore Advertising and Marketing

Ardmore Advertising and Marketing

Founded
1988
Location
Northern Ireland
Headcount
61
27
Golley Slater
Founded
1957
Location
Wales
Headcount
166
27
Founded
2003
Location
South East
Headcount
83
29
Harvest Digital

Harvest Digital

Founded
2001
Location
Greater London
Headcount
28
30
Visualsoft
Founded
2008
Location
North East
Headcount
286
31
LAW Creative
Founded
2000
Location
South East
Headcount
55
32
Artefact
Founded
2006
Location
Greater London
Headcount
114
33
The PHA Group

The PHA Group

Founded
2005
Location
Greater London
Headcount
80
34

Verve Live Agency

Founded
2014
Location
Greater London
Headcount
12
35

Amigo Partnership

Founded
2014
Location
Greater London
Headcount
22
36
We Are Fearless

We Are Fearless

Founded
2015
Location
Greater London
Headcount
32
37
TCO

TCO

Founded
2006
Location
Greater London
Headcount
24
38
Digital Detox

Digital Detox

Founded
2004
Location
Greater London
Headcount
33
38
Rufus Leonard
Founded
1989
Location
Greater London
Headcount
110
40
Founded
2014
Location
North West
Headcount
40
41
Opinium Research

Opinium Research

Founded
2007
Location
Greater London
Headcount
39
42
Synergy Creative

Synergy Creative

Founded
2006
Location
South West
Headcount
27
43
Search Laboratory

Search Laboratory

Founded
2005
Location
Yorkshire & The Humber
Headcount
118
44
Greenlight
Founded
2001
Location
Greater London
Headcount
136
45
Found
Founded
2005
Location
Greater London
Headcount
61
46
Founded
2010
Location
South East
Headcount
36
47
Mother

Mother

Founded
1996
Location
Greater London
Headcount
153
48
Sagittarius
Founded
1979
Location
South East
Headcount
68
49
Toaster

Toaster

Founded
2010
Location
Greater London
Headcount
45
50
Journey Further

Journey Further

Founded
2017
Location
Yorkshire & The Humber
Headcount
45
51
Splash Worldwide

Splash Worldwide

Founded
2004
Location
Greater London
Headcount
91
52
Founded
2007
Location
South West
Headcount
25
53
Fusion Unlimited

Fusion Unlimited

Founded
1998
Location
Yorkshire & The Humber
Headcount
25
54
Founded
2003
Location
Greater London
Headcount
10
55
23red

23red

Founded
1999
Location
Greater London
Headcount
44
55
Fat Media
Founded
2005
Location
North West
Headcount
100
57
Verb Brands
Founded
2013
Location
Greater London
Headcount
45
58
Taylor Herring

Taylor Herring

Founded
2001
Location
Greater London
Headcount
20
59
Truant London

Truant London

Founded
2011
Location
Greater London
Headcount
25
60
Impression
Founded
2012
Location
East Midlands
Headcount
32
60
One Agency Media

One Agency Media

Founded
2015
Location
North West
Headcount
18
62
Ratio

Ratio

Founded
2015
Location
Greater London
Headcount
11
63
Brass Agency

Brass Agency

Founded
1983
Location
Yorkshire & The Humber
Headcount
78
64

Made to Engage

Founded
2012
Location
Northern Ireland
Headcount
61
65
RBH

RBH

Founded
1995
Location
West Midlands
Headcount
47
66

Brandpie

Founded
2008
Location
Greater London
Headcount
20
67
LOVE.

LOVE.

Founded
2001
Location
North West
Headcount
60
67
Passion Digital

Passion Digital

Founded
2012
Location
Greater London
Headcount
39
69
Coast Digital
Founded
2002
Location
East of England
Headcount
48
69
CULT London

CULT London

Founded
2012
Location
Greater London
Headcount
31
71
Evoluted New Media

Evoluted New Media

Founded
2006
Location
Yorkshire & The Humber
Headcount
28
72
Wyatt International

Wyatt International

Founded
1964
Location
West Midlands
Headcount
40
73
Uniform

Uniform

Founded
1998
Location
North West
Headcount
59
74
Appetite Creative Solutions

Appetite Creative Solutions

Founded
2016
Location
Greater London
Headcount
1
75
Omobono

Omobono

Founded
2001
Location
Greater London
Headcount
85
76
Catch Digital
Founded
2007
Location
Greater London
Headcount
36
77
MadeBrave

MadeBrave

Founded
2012
Location
Scotland
Headcount
30
77
Three Whiskey
Founded
2015
Location
Greater London
Headcount
32
79

Splendid Communications

Founded
2005
Location
Greater London
Headcount
39
80
Design Happy
Founded
2010
Location
Greater London
Headcount
5
81

Matter Of Form Group

Founded
2009
Location
East of England
Headcount
43
82
Founded
2014
Location
Greater London
Headcount
12
83
Share Creative

Share Creative

Founded
2016
Location
Greater London
Headcount
18
84
Cogent
Founded
1936
Location
West Midlands
Headcount
76
85
Crowd
Founded
2012
Location
South West
Headcount
26
86
Starstruck Media

Starstruck Media

Founded
2007
Location
Greater London
Headcount
4
87
Mediaworks

Mediaworks

Founded
2007
Location
North East
Headcount
95
88
the tree

the tree

Founded
2013
Location
Greater London
Headcount
24
89
ConversionWorks

ConversionWorks

Founded
2013
Location
South East
Headcount
20
89
Hallam
Founded
1999
Location
East Midlands
Headcount
52
91
Crafted
Founded
2005
Location
East of England
Headcount
56
92
Reason

Reason

Founded
2012
Location
Greater London
Headcount
31
92
Sigma

Sigma

Founded
2007
Location
North West
Headcount
39
94
Kagool
Founded
1999
Location
North West
Headcount
65
95
Manifest London

Manifest London

Founded
2009
Location
Greater London
Headcount
28
96
Octopus Group

Octopus Group

Founded
2001
Location
Greater London
Headcount
55
96
Tangerine Communications

Tangerine Communications

Founded
2002
Location
North West
Headcount
57
98
Access

Access

Founded
1999
Location
North West
Headcount
30
98
Builtvisible
Founded
2009
Location
Greater London
Headcount
45
100
Friend Studio
Founded
2013
Location
Greater London
Headcount
35