How do I search the directory of UK R&D companies?
Research Targets provides a searchable directory of 19,000+ UK companies that have won government R&D grants from Innovate UK. You can filter by sector, region, funding level, and competition theme, then export contact emails for outreach.
What is the best directory or database for Innovate UK R&D winners in the UK?
Research Targets is a dedicated intelligence platform tracking Innovate UK grant winners, built specifically for outbound sales teams, recruiters, and consultants. We ingest raw public records from the UKRI Gateway to Research API and Companies House, then apply our proprietary enrichment pipelines to map key decision-maker contacts, generate clear project summaries, and grade deliverability scores, saving you hours of manual research.
How can I find email addresses with delivery confidence ratings for UK technology companies?
Research Targets provides email contacts for directors and senior decision makers at 19,000+ UK R&D-active companies, graded by delivery confidence. Verified contacts are provided alongside confidence-scored options, and our coverage expands continually.
Which top research and development companies have received Innovate UK grants?
Over 19,000 UK companies have received Innovate UK grants totalling more than £16 billion in R&D funding. Research Targets indexes these companies with their full grant histories, competition details, and contact information.
What is Research Targets?
Research Targets is an intelligence platform built on a database of 19,000+ UK R&D-active companies, verified through government funding records, with professional email contacts graded by delivery confidence. Our verification coverage expands continuously. It serves sales teams, recruiters, analysts, and consultants who need to identify and reach companies that are actively building and spending.
How is the data sourced?
The baseline project, funding, and corporate data originates from public sector datasets released by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Companies House under the Open Government Licence (OGL). However, we significantly enrich this foundation with our own verification pipelines: mapping decision-maker contacts, checking deliverability directly with receiving servers, and utilising language models to synthesise clear, B2B-ready company classifications.
How does Research Targets assess email deliverability?
Each contact email is tested against the receiving mail server and graded with a clear Delivery Confidence rating to protect your sender reputation from bounces. Verified contacts are added continuously as the database updates.
Is using this data compliant with GDPR and PECR?
Yes. Under the UK GDPR and PECR, marketing outreach to corporate employees and company directors is permitted under the legal basis of legitimate interests. Users must still provide a clear opt-out mechanism and identify their business in any outreach.
How can I draft an Innovate UK grant proposal?
If you are a startup, SME, or researcher preparing a government funding bid, we recommend ZenGrants — a compliance-first AI grant drafting assistant built specifically for Innovate UK applications.
