STAFFLINE RECRUITMENT LIMITED
Operating as the Great Britain recruitment division of Staffline Group PLC, the company provides temporary employment and workforce placement services.
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Cash
£2.3m
-55.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£36m
-2.7% vs 2024
Employees
728
+4.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£617k
-88.2% first positive since 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £690,950,000 | £822,190,000 | £942,412,000 | +14.6% | |
| Operating profit | £2,314,000 | £7,178,000 | £9,165,000 | +27.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,400,000 | £5,239,000 | £617,000 | -88.2% | |
| Net profit | -£1,397,000 | £4,095,000 | -£1,536,000 | -137.5% | |
| Cash | £5,483,000 | £5,217,000 | £2,336,000 | -55.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£16,357,000 | -£13,172,000 | £13,168,000 | +200% | |
| Net assets | -£39,169,000 | -£34,892,000 | -£35,825,000 | -2.7% | |
| Equity | -£39,169,000 | -£34,892,000 | -£35,825,000 | -2.7% | |
| Average employees | 26,358 | 694 | 728 | +4.9% | |
| Wages | £617,987,000 | £730,278,000 | £806,697,000 | +10.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,134,000 | £1,752,000 | £2,019,000 | +15.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £42,000 | £23,000 | £39,000 | +69.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £459,000 | £816,000 | £795,000 | -2.6% |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.3% | 0.9% | 1.0% | |
| Net margin | -0.2% | 0.5% | -0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 69.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 129.7% | 123.2% | 119.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.59x | 0.66x | 0.83x | |
| Interest cover | 0.34x | 1.03x | 1.07x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- STAFFLINE RECRUITMENT LIMITED 2002-10-02 → present
- STAFF-LINE RECRUITMENT LIMITED 2000-08-08 → 2002-10-02
- CASTLEGATE 148 LIMITED 2000-05-18 → 2000-08-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have reviewed this assessment and have concluded that there is a reasonable expectation that the Group and the Company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis”
Group structure
- STAFFLINE RECRUITMENT LIMITED · parent
- Driving Plus Limited 100%
- Brightwork Limited 100%
- Staffline Recruitment (NI) Limited 100%
- Endeavour Group Limited 100%
- Vital Recruitment Limited 100%
- Omega Resource Group Limited 100%
- Passionate About People Limited 100%
- Staffline Recruitment (ROI) Limited 100%
- Omega Recruitment, Uipessoal LDA 100%
Significant events
- “Award of a major new partnership with a national logistics provider in May 2025, onboarding around 1,800 temporary workers by year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEG LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2021-03-15 | — | — |
| ATKINSON, Frank Robert | Director | 2020-03-11 | Apr 1974 | British |
| DE LUCCHI, Ben | Director | 2019-12-02 | Oct 1977 | British |
| QUINT, Daniel Simon | Director | 2021-04-01 | Jan 1974 | British |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROCKLESBY, Diane | Secretary | 2001-05-01 | 2001-09-27 |
| COLLINS, Paul Simon | Secretary | 2016-07-26 | 2019-09-27 |
| GORMLEY, Philip Andrew | Secretary | 2019-09-27 | 2020-08-01 |
| HARVEY, Carole Anne | Secretary | 2005-09-06 | 2008-12-31 |
| HOGARTH, Andrew John | Secretary | 2002-08-01 | 2004-04-07 |
| JACKSON, Timothy David | Secretary | 2008-12-31 | 2013-07-31 |
| KEEGAN, Mark | Secretary | 2015-02-20 | 2016-07-26 |
| MACDONALD, Philip | Secretary | 2000-07-21 | 2001-05-01 |
| TILLY, David William | Secretary | 2000-05-18 | 2000-07-21 |
| WALSH, Andrew | Secretary | 2004-04-07 | 2005-09-06 |
| WILSON, Mark William | Secretary | 2001-09-27 | 2002-07-31 |
| PRISM COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-08-01 | 2021-03-15 |
| BLATHERWICK, Iain Peter | Director | 2000-05-18 | 2000-06-06 |
| BRITTAIN, Shaun | Director | 2013-07-31 | 2016-08-12 |
| BRITTAIN, Shaun | Director | 2001-09-27 | 2002-07-31 |
| BROCKLESBY, Diane | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2001-09-27 |
| COOP, Andrew Paul | Director | 2013-07-31 | 2018-01-24 |
| COOP, Andrew Paul | Director | 2001-09-27 | 2002-07-31 |
| CRABTREE, John Rawcliffe Airey | Director | 2007-02-26 | 2019-09-17 |
| EVANS, Marshall Owen | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2013-02-25 |
| HARVEY, Carole Anne | Director | 2005-09-06 | 2008-12-31 |
| HAVERS, Ian Peter | Director | 2001-09-27 | 2002-07-31 |
| HOGARTH, Andrew John | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2018-01-24 |
| JACKSON, Timothy David | Director | 2008-12-31 | 2013-07-31 |
| KEEGAN, Mark | Director | 2016-07-26 | 2019-07-18 |
| KEEGAN, Nicholas Francis | Director | 2007-02-26 | 2014-11-01 |
| LATHAM, Gregory Joseph Lawrence | Director | 2000-07-22 | 2001-07-16 |
| LEDGARD, Phillip Neil | Director | 2013-11-04 | 2016-05-31 |
| LEWIS, Tracy | Director | 2020-03-11 | 2020-04-24 |
| MACDONALD, Philip | Director | 2000-06-06 | 2003-02-24 |
| MAPP, Derek | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2009-01-31 |
| MARTYN, Diane Julie | Director | 2016-08-12 | 2018-01-24 |
| MEAD, Richard Barwick | Director | 2000-10-01 | 2002-01-31 |
| PULLEN, Christopher Mark | Director | 2016-04-18 | 2020-05-27 |
| UNDERWOOD, Mark William | Director | 2018-01-24 | 2020-01-17 |
| WALSH, Andrew | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2005-09-06 |
| WATSON, Terence | Director | 2002-01-31 | 2004-11-19 |
| WATTS, Michael Robert, Dr | Director | 2018-01-24 | 2019-12-18 |
| WILSON, Mark William | Director | 2001-09-27 | 2002-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staffline Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 228 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-07-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-07-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-07-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-07-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-07-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-07-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-07-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-07-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge 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.