HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED
Operating as a UK subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange-listed Hays plc, the company provides temporary and permanent professional recruitment and human resources services.
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Cash
£45M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£85M
Equity attributable
Employees
1,980
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£2.4M
Period ending 2025-06-27
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-27
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-28 | 2025-06-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,424,451,000 | £1,393,288,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£8,322,000 | -£2,836,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,944,000 | -£2,440,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£7,282,000 | -£1,123,000 | — | |
| Cash | £39,611,000 | £45,026,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £84,818,000 | £85,094,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £84,818,000 | £85,094,000 | — | |
| Equity | £84,818,000 | £85,094,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 2,321 | 1,980 | — | |
| Wages | £128,585,000 | £112,130,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £860,000 | £867,000 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-06-28 | 2025-06-27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.6% | -0.2% | |
| Net margin | -0.5% | -0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -9.8% | -3.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.34x | 1.35x | |
| Interest cover | -5.89x | -2.54x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 5 times since incorporation
- HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED 2004-09-01 → present
- HAYS PERSONNEL SERVICES LTD 1996-07-01 → 2004-09-01
- THE CAREER CARE GROUP LIMITED 1988-04-22 → 1996-07-01
- ACCOUNTANCY PERSONNEL LIMITED 1987-08-13 → 1988-04-22
- CAREER CARE GROUP LIMITED(THE) 1977-12-31 → 1987-08-13
- ACCOUNTANCY PERSONNEL (ASSIGNMENTS) LIMITED 1970-03-25 → 1977-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have formed the judgment, at the time of approving the financial statements, that there is a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “There was compensation paid by the Company in respect of loss of office to directors of the Company which amounted to £132k for the period ended 27 June 2025 (2024: £nil).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAYS NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-12-18 | — | — |
| FORD, Rachel | Director | 2024-08-28 | Oct 1982 | Australian |
| HILTON, James | Director | 2022-09-30 | May 1978 | British |
| MUSGRAVE, James Yann | Director | 2022-08-24 | Jan 1984 | Irish |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BORT, Stefan Edward | Secretary | 2005-02-11 | 2008-12-17 |
| BRIDGWATER, Howard Guy | Secretary | 2001-10-25 | 2002-02-01 |
| MILLER, Peter Anderson | Secretary | — | 2001-04-12 |
| MILLINSON, Nigel John | Secretary | 2002-02-01 | 2005-02-11 |
| STOKES, Elizabeth | Secretary | 2001-04-12 | 2001-10-25 |
| BRIDGWATER, Howard Guy | Director | 2005-06-20 | 2006-11-16 |
| BRUNNING, Mark Clive | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2005-06-20 |
| COX, Alistair Richard | Director | 2007-11-15 | 2023-08-31 |
| COX, Nicholas Raymond | Director | 2005-06-20 | 2006-09-07 |
| DAVIS, Clive Clayton | Director | — | 1992-10-30 |
| EVANS, Douglas George | Director | 2013-02-05 | 2024-08-28 |
| HARRINGTON, John | Director | 2016-01-28 | 2022-08-24 |
| HEAP, Nigel Shaun Christopher | Director | 2013-03-11 | 2018-07-10 |
| HETHERINGTON, Ross Douglas | Director | 2005-06-20 | 2007-02-01 |
| HETHERINGTON, Ross Douglas | Director | — | 1998-04-01 |
| HOEFKENS, Lawrence St John | Director | — | 1998-04-01 |
| JACKSON, Richard | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2010-12-17 |
| MARTIN, John Walley | Director | 2003-12-08 | 2006-03-16 |
| MARTIN, John Walley | Director | 2002-03-14 | 2002-08-01 |
| MAYES, Colin Anthony Horsley | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| MAYNARD, Timothy Sven | Director | 1998-04-01 | 1998-11-13 |
| MCMASTER, Leigh Robert | Director | — | 1998-05-07 |
| MCRAE, Andrew James | Director | 2006-09-07 | 2008-04-11 |
| POUT, David John | Director | 1998-11-16 | 2002-03-14 |
| SMITH, Robert Berrigan | Director | 2003-12-08 | 2006-11-16 |
| SMITH, Robert Berrigan | Director | — | 1998-04-01 |
| STAMPER, Christopher Ian | Director | 2010-12-17 | 2016-01-28 |
| TAYLOR, Christopher John | Director | — | 1992-10-22 |
| VENABLES, Paul | Director | 2006-05-02 | 2022-09-30 |
| WAXMAN, Denis Ralph | Director | — | 2007-11-15 |
| WINFIELD, Simon | Director | 2018-07-02 | 2024-10-21 |
| YAPP, Alison | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2012-11-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hays Specialist Recruitment (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-06-16 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 220 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-02-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.