EUROPEAN RECRUITMENT LTD
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Cash
£310k
+177.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£344k
+24.9% vs 2024
Employees
40
-14.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£258k
+18.6% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £25,126,121 | £26,056,273 | £28,488,251 | +9.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £376,633 | £511,262 | £370,848 | -27.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £274,362 | £217,210 | £257,639 | +18.6% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £211,243 | £130,297 | £192,177 | +47.5% | |
| Cash | £677,130 | £640,820 | £399,297 | £111,477 | £309,719 | +177.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £975,635 | £1,326,831 | £884,873 | £674,339 | £463,802 | -31.2% | |
| Net assets | £485,104 | £721,372 | £156,373 | £275,466 | £343,971 | +24.9% | |
| Equity | £485,104 | £721,372 | £156,373 | £275,466 | £343,971 | +24.9% | |
| Average employees | 36 | 46 | 66 | 47 | 40 | -14.9% | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,924,638 | £2,725,345 | £2,553,240 | -6.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £295,833 | £352,347 | £324,425 | -7.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £21,609 | £43,000 | £24,000 | -44.2% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £295,833 | £352,347 | £324,425 | -7.9% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.5% | 2.0% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 42.6% | 75.8% | 80.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 82.5% | 87.6% | 97.3% | 95.2% | 94.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.13x | 1.09x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 1.67x | 2.50x | 2.41x |
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
- EUROPEAN RECRUITMENT LTD 2009-09-02 → present
- SARAH BENNETT LIMITED 2006-09-04 → 2009-09-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sumer Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future... the directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty and that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis”
Group structure
- EUROPEAN RECRUITMENT LTD · parent
- European Recruitment BV 100%
- USA Tech Recruitment Inc 100%
- China Tech Recruitment Limited 100%
- European Tech Recruitment SL 100%
- European Tech Recruitment Limited 100%
- EU Tech Staffing Resources Limited 100%
- Tech Recruit Limited 100%
- Tech Recruit Global Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBINSON, Jennifer | Secretary | 2021-03-29 | — | — |
| WICKS, David John | Secretary | 2007-04-16 | — | British |
| WICKS, David John | Director | 2009-06-01 | Jun 1976 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPSOMIDIS, George | Secretary | 2006-09-04 | 2007-04-16 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-09-04 | 2006-09-04 |
| BENNETT, Sarah Jane Lucy | Director | 2006-09-04 | 2021-08-09 |
| ROBINSON, Jennifer | Director | 2022-05-17 | 2022-05-17 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-09-04 | 2006-09-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Sarah Jane Lucy Bennett | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-24 |
| Mr David John Wicks | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-09-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-09-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-09-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-01-02 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-09-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-09-27 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-09-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-09-26 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2022-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.