UK B2B count, as of 31 October 2026

Company directors in the UK: 49,845 contacts

49,845 named contacts at 37,190 companies, counted on dataset 2026-W44. Counting is free, and the 9,485 emailable records cost £2,371.25 ex VAT, bought the cheapest way.

49,845 named contacts as of 31 October 2026
37,190 companies
9,485 emailable, a named email scoring 70 or more
3.2% of the 1,568,550 named contacts
15.4 contacts per 1,000 local units Nomis local units, 2026: 3,232,415 in the UK
Short answer

As of 31 October 2026, MyDataHub by Emailmovers counts 49,845 named contacts at 37,190 companies for company directors across the UK. That is 3.2 percent of the 1,568,550 named contacts in the dataset, about 1 in 31. Each company has 1.3 named contacts on average. That is 15.4 contacts per 1,000 local units (Nomis local units, 2026: 3,232,415 in the UK).

What would this list cost?

One credit buys one complete record. 9,485 credits cover the 9,485 emailable records in this count, as of 31 October 2026. They cost 9,485 records at 25p, £2,371.25 ex VAT in all. Prices are in GBP ex VAT. Counting, breakdowns and masked samples are free.

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The price of the 9,485 records in this count, GBP ex VAT, count as of
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Lists are priced per record: 25p a record up to 9,999 records, 22p from 10,000, 19.5p from 25,000 and 17p from 50,000, with no minimum order. MyDataHub pricing covers credits for the app.

Who is in this audience?

Three breakdowns of the 49,845 contacts, from the same count, each chosen because it differs from the database as a whole. A cell under 10 reads "under 10", and a withheld cell is held back so a smaller cell cannot be worked out from the others.

Seniority: Company directors
Job level Contacts Companies Share of contacts
Owner 28,050 23,065 56 percent
Partner 1,380 1,195 2.8 percent
CxO 1,685 1,630 3.4 percent
Chair 20 20 0.04 percent
VP 215 205 0.4 percent
Director 17,465 14,680 35 percent
Company secretary 230 230 0.5 percent
Manager 750 710 1.5 percent
Senior staff 40 40 0.08 percent
Junior staff under 10 under 10 n/a
Trainee under 10 under 10 n/a
Company size: Company directors
Employees Contacts Companies Share of contacts
1 to 5 18,515 14,820 37 percent
6 to 9 2,790 2,185 5.6 percent
10 to 19 5,380 4,115 11 percent
20 to 49 7,620 5,585 15 percent
50 to 99 2,600 1,870 5.2 percent
100 to 199 4,335 2,980 8.7 percent
200 to 349 3,615 2,370 7.3 percent
350 to 499 740 495 1.5 percent
500 to 999 1,295 790 2.6 percent
1,000 to 1,499 255 150 0.5 percent
1,500 to 4,999 1,560 1,010 3.1 percent
5,000 to 9,999 245 150 0.5 percent
10,000 or more 275 175 0.6 percent

1 smaller group is not listed.

Company type: Company directors
Company type Contacts Companies Share of contacts
Private limited company 44,795 34,795 90 percent
Private company limited by guarantee (Limited exemption) 2,165 970 4.3 percent
Private company limited by guarantee 2,010 900 4 percent
Public limited company 550 340 1.1 percent
Overseas company (UK establishment) 125 55 0.3 percent
Private unlimited company 95 65 0.2 percent

5 smaller groups are not listed.

Named business emails at active UK companies. Count as of (dataset 2026-W44). Counts are shown as an anonymous visitor sees them: rounded to the nearest 5, and any cell under 10 reads "under 10".

What do the records look like?

10 anonymised rows from this count. No names, emails or company names appear on this page; the app shows the same masked sample with the reason each record matches.

Anonymised sample: Company directors
Job title Level Industry Company type Employees Place Email verification
Company Director Director Manufacturing Private limited company 20 to 49 S75, Yorkshire and the Humber Verified 31 October 2026
Company Director Owner Construction Private limited company 100 to 199 SO40, South East Unverified
Company Director Owner Professional, scientific and technical Private limited company 1 to 5 BT9, Northern Ireland Unverified
Company Director Owner Education Private limited company 50 to 99 HP21, South East Unverified
Company Director Owner Wholesale, retail and motor trade Private limited company 1 to 5 BN45, South East Unverified
Company Director Director Other services Private limited company 1 to 5 B13, West Midlands Unverified
Company Director Owner Wholesale, retail and motor trade Private limited company 1 to 5 CM8, East of England Unverified
Company Director Owner Health and social care Private limited company 1,500 to 4,999 CO10, East of England Unverified
Company Director Director Professional, scientific and technical Private limited company 1 to 5 ME4, South East Verified 31 October 2026
Company Director CxO Business support services Private limited company 1 to 5 CV47, West Midlands Unverified

About this audience

By job level, Owner holds 56 percent of contacts (28,050), well ahead of Director at 35 percent. Owner is over-represented: 56 percent here against 13 percent across the database. Two groups lead by company size: the 1 to 5 employee band at 37 percent and the 20 to 49 employee band at 15 percent. The 1 to 5 employee band is over-represented: 37 percent here against 14 percent across the database. By company type, Private limited company holds 90 percent of contacts (44,795), well ahead of Private company limited by guarantee (Limited exemption) at 4.3 percent. Private limited company is over-represented: 90 percent here against 74 percent across the database.

9,485 of the contacts are emailable, meaning a named email scoring 70 or more at a corporate subscriber. 31,390 (63 percent) have a telephone number held, below the database figure of 72 percent. Every telephone number is screened against the TPS and CTPS each night through a licensed screening service, and carries its status and the date of that screen. We treat a screen as valid for 28 days, our own rule rather than the ICO's. Screen the numbers you are supplied yourself before calling, and again every 28 days.

This count uses one filter. The job role filter maps written titles to one role through the Emailmovers title dictionary, so variants of a title count together. It covers named business emails at active UK companies. Individual subscribers, meaning sole traders and ordinary partnerships, are excluded by default. Emailmovers relies on legitimate interests under UK GDPR Article 6(1)(f) for named business contacts.

How we count explains title matching, places and rounding. The trust page lists sources, sub-processors and the legal basis.

Questions about company directors in the UK

How many company directors in the UK are there?

49,845 named contacts at 37,190 companies, counted on dataset 2026-W44 as of 31 October 2026. Counts are rounded to the nearest 5 for anyone without a paid account, and a paid account shows exact figures.

How is this audience matched?

The job role filter maps written titles to one role through the Emailmovers title dictionary, so variants of a title count together. Run the same filters in the app to see the count live and change any of them.

How much would this list cost?

9,485 credits buy the 9,485 emailable records, one credit a record, and they cost 9,485 records at 25p, £2,371.25 ex VAT in all. Lists are priced per record: 25p a record up to 9,999 records, 22p from 10,000, 19.5p from 25,000 and 17p from 50,000, with no minimum order. Counting is free.

Is it legal to email these contacts?

For corporate subscribers, such as companies, LLPs, Scottish partnerships and public bodies, the PECR consent rule does not apply. Sole traders and ordinary partnerships are excluded by default. A named work email is also personal data, so you need a lawful basis such as legitimate interests.

How fresh is this count?

It was counted on dataset 2026-W44 as of 31 October 2026. Run this count in the app for the latest figure.

Can I see a sample before I buy?

Yes. The table above shows anonymised rows with no names or emails. The app shows 10 masked rows for any count of 25 or more, and the API returns up to 25.

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Dataset 2026-W44 Measured 31 October 2026

Sources: Emailmovers research, Companies House (Open Government Licence v3.0) and the ONS Postcode Directory (Open Government Licence v3.0). Count id cnt_7UFKZ2OOAHGN4W5WKSRX.

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