Mustard is thrilled to reveal the Top 50 PR Agencies in the North of England for 2020!
Mustard has collaborated with Prolific North for several years to create the definitive annual league table of the biggest agencies in the North of England.
The list is compiled using key financial data such as balance sheet funds, turnover, growth and headcount. Agencies are encouraged to submit their figures for the latest financial year, which we then verify against data published online (such as Companies House).
So who are the top agencies for 2020?
Citypress holds on to the top spot for the 5th year in a row, followed by Barrett Dixon Bell and Weber Shandwick.
Manchester continues to dominate the PR rankings, with 10 of the top 20 agencies having offices in the city (Citypress, Barrett Dixon Bell, Weber Shandwick, Tangerine, Brazen, Carousel, Democracy, Social, Intelligent Conversation, Havas PR, Roland Dransfield).
It’s been a good year for…
Harris Associates and Kenyons are the biggest climbers of the year, both rising 13 places in the rankings. Harris Associates is ranked 24th this year (up from position 37 in 2019), while Kenyons comes in at 29 in the rankings, up from 42 last year.
New entrants
Counter Context heads straight into the top 20, at number 17. Alpharmaxim Healthcare Communications, We are Indigo, and De Winter also now rank the top 50, in positions 41, 43 and 46 respectively.
A big thank you to all the agencies who submitted data this year, we look forward to hearing from you again next time!
See below for the full rankings:
| 2020 | 2019 | Company Name | North of England Office | Clients 2020 |
| 1 | 1 | Citypress | Manchester | Aldi, British Gas, Lloyds Bank, Coca Cola European Partners, Molson Coors |
| 2 | 3 | Barrett Dixon Bell | Altrincham | DSM, IMCD, Grace, ADM, Roquette |
| 3 | 2 | Weber Shandwick | Manchester | Iceland, Nespresso, Abbott, On The Beach |
| 4 | 4 | Tangerine | Manchester | Pizza Hut, Specsavers, Johnstone’s Paint, Ideal Standard, Jewson |
| 5 | 5 | Finn Communications | Leeds | Essity UK,Froneri, GHD,IPN, Taylors of Harrogate |
| 6 | 12 | Hatch Communications | Leeds | Boost Drinks, Russell Hobbs, Remington, Villa Maria Wines & The 2021 Rugby League World Cup |
| 7 | 7 | Brazen | Manchester | Wilko, Dr Oetker, Showcase Cinemas, Magnet Kitchens, Optical Express |
| 8 | 6 | Carousel | Manchester | Selfridges, MGA Entertainment, Accurist, Cotton Traders, Moda |
| 9 | 9 | Democracy | Manchester | Dulux (retail, trade, decorator centre) / Heycar / Cartridge Save / Love Energy Savings / Baxters Food Group |
| 10 | 8 | Influential | Liverpool | Morgan Sindall, Grant Thornton, Merlin Entertainments, Camelot, U+I |
| 11 | 14 | iseepr | Leeds | EMVCo, GlobalPlatform, Trusted Connectivity Alliance, GLEIF |
| 12 | 19 | Social | Manchester | Extra MSA, Business Growth Hub, The NP11, Caddick Developments, Stephensons Solicitors LLP |
| 13 | 11 | Ramarketing | Newcastle upon Tyne | Pfizer CentreOne, Sharp (part of UDG Healthcare), Xellia Pharmaceuticals, Recipharm AB, Tracelink . |
| 14 | 18 | Intelligent Conversation | Manchester | Brother International Europe, EMIS Group plc, Materialise NV, Norican Group, United Utilities plc |
| 15 | 10 | Havas PR | Manchester | GREGGS, KELLOGG’S, STUDIO.CO.UK, HM GOVERNMENT, UNITED UTILITIES |
| 16 | 15 | Prohibition PR | Leeds | Yorkshire Water, Watches of Switzerland Group, CEWE, ENGIE, Interflora |
| 17 | new entry | Counter Context | Sheffield | Ørsted, National Grid, Far East Consortium, British Land, Sheffield City Council |
| 18 | 13 | Lucre | Leeds | Jet2.com, Stonegate, Holiday Extras, Pizza Express, Meadowhall |
| 19 | 16 | Corporate Culture | Liverpool | Southern Water; The Riverside Group; Scottish Hydro Electric; Redrow Homes; NHS England |
| 20 | 21 | Roland Dransfield | Manchester | Ask, D&D, Legal & General, St Modwen |
| 21 | 17 | PR Agency One | Manchester | Decathlon, Auto Trader, Serenata Flowers, Allied London, Slater Heelis |
| 22 | 24 | Peppermint Soda | Manchester | Admiral, Bolton Council, Home Bargains, muse |
| 23 | 26 | DTW | Guisborough | The Law Society, Merseyflow, Solicitors Regulation Authority, Road Safety GB |
| 24 | 37 | Harris Associates | Leeds | Senior Architectural Systems Ltd, CD (UK) Ltd, Crown, Arbor Forest Products (Howarth Timber Imp), Washroom Washroom |
| 25 | 22 | Sky Parlour | Manchester | Ingenico ePayments, Pitney Bowes, Interactive Media Retail Group, Modulr |
| 26 | 25 | RMS | Altrincham | Warburtons, Swizzels, Arvia, Manchester Drinks, Duerr’s |
| 27 | 33 | MCG | Leeds | Northern Trains Pink Lady and Tenderstem Costcutter Supermarkets Group Nexus (University of Leeds) |
| 28 | 27 | Definition | Leeds | Utilita, Benenden Health, Nautilus International, J F Hillebrand, FibreNation |
| 29 | 42 | Kenyons | Liverpool | LIPA, Everton, British Council, USS, Peel |
| 30 | 32 | Umpf | Leeds | ENGIE, Glen Dimplex Home Appliances, Harrison Spinks, Landsec, NHS |
| 31 | 28 | Active Profile | Manchester | Muse Developments Avison Young igloo Regeneration UK Energy Innovation Centre LivingLens |
| 32 | 31 | Context Public Relations | Macclesfield | Check Point Software Technologies, Wellbeing Software, Algosec, Keysight Technologies, NowComm Ltd |
| 33 | 23 | Smoking Gun | Manchester | Silentnight Beds Group, Willerby Holiday Homes, Interflora, Support Adoption for Pets, Testcard |
| 34 | 30 | Truth Creative | Manchester | Countryside, Ego Pharmaceuticals, FI Real Estate Management, Furness Building Society, Rosewood Pet Products |
| 35 | 20 | Scott Partnership | Holmes Chapel | Roche Sequencing; Paradigm4; Aigenpulse Ltd; Promega; SGD Pharma |
| 36 | 35 | No Brainer | Cheshire | Appreciate Group, Cash Converters, HomeServe, Optionis Group, Sale Sharks |
| 37 | 36 | Brand8 PR | Leeds | Avant Homes, Chancerygate, Sewtec Automation, TOMRA, Gordons |
| 38 | 48 | Scriba PR | Huddersfield | UNTHA shredding technology, Solutionize Global, Vapour Cloud, Tidy Planet, Smith Brothers Contracting |
| 39 | 29 | Fig Creative | Glossop | Northwood Hygiene Products; SRL Traffic Systems; Armacell; Ace Centre; TEL; |
| 40 | 41 | Mason Williams | Manchester | Weber, Harrods, Loctite, Compass Group |
| 41 | 58 | Alpharmaxim Healthcare Communications | Altrincham | Undisclosed |
| 42 | 46 | HRM | Sheffield | BHP, Braun, STEL, NHS |
| 43 | 71 | We are Indigo | Manchester | MERCEDES BENZ, KIMPTON & DAKOTA HOTELS, ESCAPE TO FREIGHT ISLAND, THE WAREHOUSE PROJECT |
| 44 | 38 | Skout PR | Macclesfield | Miele, Wax Digital, GazProm Energy, 100%, SANA |
| 45 | 39 | MANC FRANK | Manchester | Vype, Vorwerk, Kiwi.com, Staysure, Tomatin |
| 46 | 61 | de Winter | Chester | mbna, EA Technology, Royal Crown, Grosvenor Shopping Centre |
| 47 | 40 | The Partners Group | York | Morley Glass & Glazing, JM Glendinning insurance brokers, ROCOL, Silvery Tweed Cereals, EPH UK power stations |
| 48 | 44 | Fourth Day | Manchester | Autocab, ResponseTap, Lytx, APS Group, Mobica |
| 49 | 49 | Refresh PR | Manchester | The Glass and Glazing, Federation BBF Ltd, Culture Shift, The Dining Club Group (ELLO Media). Glow-worm |
| 50 | 45 | Allott & Associates | Knaresborough | SmartFreight, OxAir, GEA, Force24 and Onward Holdings |
