RECRUIT 121 LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
-5.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£1.8m
-59.4% vs 2023
Employees
42
-8.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1m
-3% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,583,742 | £18,945,770 | -16.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,067,214 | £1,116,331 | +4.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,080,366 | £1,047,946 | -3% | |
| Net profit | £816,262 | £787,128 | -3.6% | |
| Cash | £1,261,479 | £1,192,010 | -5.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,518,376 | £1,834,654 | -59.4% | |
| Net assets | £4,518,376 | £1,834,654 | -59.4% | |
| Equity | £4,518,376 | £1,834,654 | -59.4% | |
| Average employees | 46 | 42 | -8.7% | |
| Wages | £2,227,176 | £1,724,017 | -22.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £368,381 | £47,265 | -87.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £15,201 | £16,743 | +10.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £205,937 | £NaN | NaN% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.7% | 5.9% | |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.6% | 60.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 49.8% | 63.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.00x | 1.57x | |
| Interest cover | 68.06x | 16.32x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- UHY Hacker Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- RECRUIT 121 LIMITED · parent
- Recruit 121 Deutschland GmbH
Significant events
- “Post year end in March 2025, 100% of the share capital of the company's parent, Recruit 121 Group Limited was acquired by an employee ownership trust (EOT), Recruit 121 Employee Share Ownership Trust.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOOKINGS, Che Roy | Secretary | 2005-01-07 | — | British |
| HOLMES, Mathew Gower | Director | 2017-07-27 | Nov 1985 | British |
| HOOKINGS, Che Roy | Director | 2001-01-06 | Aug 1973 | British |
| TURNER, James Alexander | Director | 2017-07-27 | Mar 1976 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEEVIL, Robin Charles | Secretary | 2001-03-09 | 2005-01-07 |
| TURTON, Stephen James | Secretary | 2004-10-22 | 2005-01-07 |
| TURTON, Stephen James | Secretary | 2004-10-22 | 2005-01-07 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-08-22 | 2000-08-22 |
| BOBBETT, Mike | Director | 2015-03-20 | 2018-09-07 |
| HOLCROFT, Christopher | Director | 2000-11-14 | 2015-09-24 |
| JONES, Kevin | Director | 2001-01-24 | 2003-01-20 |
| TURNER, Stephanie Louise | Director | 2011-02-03 | 2014-10-09 |
| WEBZELL, Shane | Director | 2001-01-08 | 2004-10-01 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-08-22 | 2000-08-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mathew Gower Holmes | Individual | Appoints directors | 2017-08-22 | Active |
| Mr James Alexander Turner | Individual | Appoints directors | 2017-08-22 | Active |
| Mr Mike Bobbett | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-08-22 | Ceased 2018-09-07 |
| Mr Che Roy Hookings | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 50–75% (as firm), Appoints directors (as firm) | 2016-08-22 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 113 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-11-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-08-12 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-08-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-08-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption 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.