This morning, Prolific North published its latest Top 50 PR Companies rankings – and this is the tenth year that Mustard and Prolific North have collaborated on this initiative.

The list is compiled based on key financial metrics such as balance sheet funds, turnover, growth and number of employees. All data is verified against Companies House, but we encourage agencies to provide their own data. A huge thank you to everyone who provided us with information this year.

The definition of what constitutes “success” (or in this instance the definition of “Top”) within business is a debate that will never by fully agreed upon. Importantly however, the calculations used in our rankings have remained consistent over the years, whereby the size of an organisation is recognised by scores related to things like turnover and headcount. Alongside this, points are accrued recognising metrics like year-on-year growth. So, this means it is not guaranteed that the “biggest” agency will be #1.

Instead, it’s a list that is more reflective of both the relative size, success and trajectory of each agency. If an agency has gone DOWN in the rankings, it does not mean they have “got worse”, nor does it mean their size or value has diminished. It rewards those that have had the most stellar years, as well as featuring all of the well establish agency brands.

So looking at some of the highlights from the 2022 rankings:

• Tangerine Communications has climbed to top-spot, now ranked as the Top PR agency in North England, overtaking Citypress, which previously held the number one position for eight consecutive years. Citypress has moved down into second position, with Newcastle’s Remarketing up into the third position.
• Manchester agencies dominate the top of the list, with 5 of the top 6, including Brazen who have climbed from 17^th to 4^th.
• There are four new entrants joining the Top 50 list this year. The highest new entry is JBH, who joined the list in 15^th position, and other new entries include Pace (17^th), We are Indigo (42^nd) and Recognition PR (44^th).
• Other significant climbers in the rankings include Brazen and Scott Partnership (up from 49^th to 29^th) as well as Active Profile (up 15 places to 19^th), The Big Bamboo Agency (up 10 to 26^th) and Skout (up 11 to 31^st).

 

See below for full rankings:

2022	2021	Company Name	North of England Office	Ownership	Clients 2022
1	4	Tangerine Communications	Manchester	Private	Specsavers, Dunelm, Tinder, Wavin, Topcon
2	1	Citypress	Manchester	Private	Aldi, Coca-Cola, Lloyds Banking Group, Pets at Home, British Land
3	5	Ramarketing	Newcastle upon Tyne	Private	Metrics Contract Services, Recipharm, Andelyn Biosciences, Corden Pharma, BioAgiltyx
4	17	Brazen PR	Manchester	Private	Wilko, Greene King, Dr Oetker, Showcase Cinemas, Silentnight
5	3	Weber Shandwick	Manchester	Interpublic Group of Companies	Iceland Foods, Nespresso, Abbott Labs, Princes Foods, Moto
6	2	BDB	Manchester	Private	Certas Energy, DSM, IFF, Lonza, Roquette
7	6	Social	Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester	Private	Extra MSA, Mace, GC Business Growth Hub, Triple Point REIT, Ocean Media Group
8	8	Hatch	Leeds	Private	Spectrum, Nationwide Building Society, RLWC, Hisense, Sportsbreaks
9	14	Prohibition PR	Leeds	Private	C4 Energy, Interflora, EQUANS, Oxford University, Black Sheep Brewery
10	15	Counter Context	Sheffield	Private	Anglian Water, Equinor, Bradford Council, FEC, Henry Boot Construction
11	7	iseepr	Leeds	Private	Visa International, EMVCo, GlobalPlatform, Trusted Connectivity Alliance, GLEIF
12	13	Democracy	Manchester	Private	Akzo Nobel, Tequila Rose, Fray Bentos, Eisberg, East Lancashire Railway
13	9	Carousel PR	Manchester	Private	Bissel, Selfridges, MGA Entertainment, Cotton Traders, MODA
14	18	Influential	Liverpool	Private	Morgan Sindall, Camelot, Merlln, Grant Thornton, U & I
15	New entry	JBH	Manchester	Private	Tails, BPP, Preply, Delamere, Select Car Leasing
16	10	Red Havas	Manchester	Havas Group	TalkTalk, Kellogg’s, Collection Cosmetics, United Utilities, Manpower
17	New entry	Pace	Hull	Private	Reckitt, MacRebur, Bio-D, Beal Homes, Victory Leisure Homes
18	26	No Brainer	Cheshire	Private	HomeServe, MBNA, Cash Converters, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Eureka! Science + Discovery
19	34	Active Profile	Manchester	Private	Tech Data, Muse Developments, igloo, Energy Innovation Centre, Avison Young
20	11	Finn Communications	Leeds	Private	Clipper Tea, Cadbury Ice Cream, V.I.Pee, John West
21	16	Lucre	Leeds	Private	ScS, Bosch, Tomy, Mira, Kodak
22	29	Scriba PR	Huddersfield	Private	UNTHA, Vapour, Natural HR, BeFibre, OT Group
23	25	Umpf	Leeds	Private	Cafédirect, Cook’s Club, Harrison Spinks, Keepmoat Homes, Landsec
24	24	Harris Creative	Leeds	Private	Novus Property Solutions, CMO Group PLC, CTD Architectural Tiles, Senior Architectural Systems, M-AR Offsite
25	19	PR Agency One	Manchester	Private	One4all (Gift Voucher Shop), Decathlon, M Three Corporate Consulting, Claro (CTF Technologies), Myrkl (Défaire Medical)
26	36	The Big Bamboo Agency	Harrogate	Private	HE Simm Group, Greif, Cloud Nine Hair, Escapism Bar Group, Harmonic
27	32	Definition Agency	Leeds	Definition Group	ABB, Cielo, Benenden Health, Xero, Walker Morris
28	23	Intelligent Conversation	Manchester	Private	Materialise NV, Synectics plc, Norican Group, United Utilities, EMIS Group plc
29	49	Scott Partnership	Cheshire	Private	Agilent, SGD Pharma, MobilIon Systems, Paradigm4, DuPont Pharma
30	20	Corporate Culture	Liverpool	Private	DSM, Marshalls, Avanti West Coast, NHS Essex, Network Rail
31	42	Skout	Macclesfield	Private	Miele, Vertex Inc, Pirtek, Assent Building Control, 100% Group
32	21	Sky Parlour	Manchester	Private	EPA, PXP Financial, ingenico group, GRIN, Chargebacks 911
33	22	DTW	Guisborough	Private	EMOVIS, BACP, Legal Choices, FCA, Law Society
34	30	Context Public Relations	Macclesfield	Private	Check Point Software Technologies, Keysight Technologies, Ingram Micro UK, Simul8, Emporix
35	35	MCG PR	Leeds	Private	Fredenberg (Vileda and Marigold), University of Leeds
36	43	Brand8 PR	Leeds	Private	Amscan International, Avant Homes, Chancerygate, SportsShoes.com, Victoria Plum
37	33	Truth PR	Manchester	Private	Furness Building Society, Printworks, FI Real Estate Management, Countryside, University Academy 92
38	31	HRM	Sheffield	Private	NHS, B Braun, Drive Motor Retail, BHP, Street Group
39	48	Refresh PR	Manchester	Private	LG, Culture Shift, Heating Installer Awards, Aqua Pura, Etex
40	38	Smoking Gun	Manchester	Private	NHS, Eurocamp, Interflora, Munchkin, Becky, Adlington, Swim Stars
41	46	MTJ PR	Salford	Private	AG Barr, Quorn Foods, Typhoo Tea, Kepak, Florette
42	New entry	We are Indigo	Manchester	Private	The Warehouse Project, MAF Ibiza, SH Hotels and Resort, The Entourage Group, Melia Hotel Group
43	28	Kenyons	Liverpool	Private	YUSS, Everton FC, Hounslow council, British Council, Liverpool Health Partners
44	New entry	Recognition PR	Darlington	Private	Atkins, Bannatyne Group, Deloitte, MCM Group, Newsquest
45	37	Mason Williams	Manchester	Private	Moser, Weber, Loctite, Australasia, Molang
46	41	Allott & Associates	Knaresborough	Private	MPE, OxAir, GEA, Force24, Onward Holdings
47	39	Roland Dransfield	Manchester	Private	ask, Crowne Plaza, Schroders, D&D London, L&G
48	59	Down at the Social	Manchester	Private	MEDAHUMAN, Zymurgorium, Chopstix, Beartown, Native
49	47	Faith PR	Huddersfield	Private	The Sleep Charity, Propack Direct Mail, Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, World Kinect Energy Services, BioScapes (part of the Rolawn Group)
50	50	Harvey and Hugo	Darlington	Private	Northern Gas Networks, PD Ports, White Digital, Ideal Bathrooms, Kinnery