STAFFLINE GROUP PLC
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Cash
£8.4M
-42.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£20M
+217.2% vs 2024
Employees
956
+4.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4.8M
-7.7% vs 2024
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 | £871,300,000 | £992,900,000 | £1,106,700,000 | +11.5% | |
| Operating profit | £9,800,000 | £9,900,000 | £13,000,000 | +31.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,400,000 | £5,200,000 | £4,800,000 | -7.7% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £13,300,000 | £14,600,000 | £8,400,000 | -42.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £96,700,000 | £25,100,000 | £32,400,000 | +29.1% | |
| Net assets | £65,100,000 | £6,400,000 | £20,300,000 | +217.2% | |
| Equity | £65,100,000 | £6,400,000 | £20,300,000 | +217.2% | |
| Average employees | 2,315 | 917 | 956 | +4.3% | |
| Wages | £88,600,000 | £51,300,000 | £54,500,000 | +6.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,027,000 | £1,755,000 | £2,407,000 | +37.2% |
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 | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.1% | 39.4% | 40.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.0% | 96.8% | 91.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.08x | 0.90x | 0.95x | |
| Interest cover | 1.78x | 2.02x | 2.36x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- STAFFLINE GROUP PLC 2009-07-20 → present
- STAFFLINE RECRUITMENT GROUP PLC 2004-10-25 → 2009-07-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Group’s current financial arrangements are sufficient to deliver the short-term working capital requirements in 2026 and meet all its obligations with a comfortable headroom. The Group has covenants that require day-to-day liquidity to ensure that short-term funding is not required. It is expected that the Group and Company will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- STAFFLINE GROUP PLC · parent
- Staffline Recruitment Limited 100%
- Staffline Recruitment Services Limited 100%
- Driving Plus Limited 100%
- Endeavour Group Limited 100%
- Staffline Recruitment (NI) Limited 100%
- Omega Resource Group Limited 100%
- PeoplePlus (formerly IRP Limited) 100%
- Vital Recruitment Limited 100%
- Community Rehabilitation Company Limited 100%
- Staffline Limited 100%
- Staffline Recruitment (ROI) Limited 100%
- Brightwork Group 100%
- Omega Recruitment, Unipessoal LDA 100%
Significant events
- “On 24 February 2025, the Group sold its wholly owned subsidiary PeoplePlus Group Ltd for a total cash consideration of £12.0m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARBER, Louise | Secretary | 2021-03-15 | — | — |
| ALDRIDGE, Amanda Jane | Director | 2023-04-17 | Dec 1962 | British |
| ELLIS, Albert George Hector | Director | 2020-03-17 | Feb 1964 | British |
| LYNCH, Catherine Elizabeth | Director | 2021-01-01 | Mar 1968 | British |
| QUINT, Daniel Simon | Director | 2020-05-18 | Jan 1974 | British |
| SPAIN, Thomas Mark | Director | 2021-07-28 | Jan 1980 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLINS, Paul Simon | Secretary | 2016-08-12 | 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 | 2013-07-31 | 2013-11-03 |
| JACKSON, Timothy David | Secretary | 2008-12-31 | 2013-07-31 |
| LEDGARD, Phillip | Secretary | 2013-11-03 | 2016-05-31 |
| PULLEN, Christopher Mark | Secretary | 2016-05-31 | 2016-08-12 |
| WALSH, Andrew | Secretary | 2004-11-11 | 2005-09-06 |
| INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-10-25 | 2004-11-11 |
| PRISM COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-08-01 | 2021-03-15 |
| BARKER, Edward | Director | 2014-11-01 | 2020-01-31 |
| BRADDOCK, Christine, Dame | Director | 2014-07-14 | 2016-05-19 |
| BRITTAIN, Shaun | Director | 2009-02-03 | 2013-02-21 |
| CRABTREE, John Rawcliffe Airey | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2019-09-17 |
| EVANS, Marshall Owen | Director | 2004-11-11 | 2013-02-21 |
| HARVEY, Carole Anne | Director | 2005-09-06 | 2008-12-31 |
| HOGARTH, Andrew John | Director | 2004-11-11 | 2018-06-30 |
| JACKSON, Timothy David | Director | 2008-12-31 | 2013-07-31 |
| KEEGAN, Nicholas Francis | Director | 2004-11-11 | 2014-11-30 |
| LAWSON, Ian Michael | Director | 2020-04-25 | 2022-05-25 |
| LEDGARD, Phillip Neil | Director | 2013-11-03 | 2016-05-31 |
| LEWIS, Tracy | Director | 2016-08-19 | 2020-04-24 |
| MAPP, Derek | Director | 2004-11-11 | 2009-01-31 |
| MARTYN, Diane Julie | Director | 2012-02-13 | 2018-01-24 |
| PULLEN, Christopher Mark | Director | 2016-04-18 | 2020-04-26 |
| STARKEY, Ian Marshall | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2023-05-16 |
| THOMSON, Richard Lindhardt | Director | 2019-09-17 | 2022-04-26 |
| WALSH, Andrew | Director | 2004-11-11 | 2005-09-06 |
| WARD, Dawn Patricia | Director | 2018-10-05 | 2020-04-23 |
| WATTS, Michael Robert, Dr | Director | 2018-01-24 | 2019-12-18 |
| INGLEBY HOLDINGS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2004-10-25 | 2004-11-11 |
| INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2004-10-25 | 2004-11-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Spain Investment Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-08-23 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 334 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-21 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-05-21 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-05-21 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-05-21 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-05-21 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-05-21 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-05-01 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-05-01 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-05-01 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-05-01 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-05-01 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-05-01 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-05-01 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-04-15 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-16 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2026-03-05 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 17
- 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.