BERRY RECRUITMENT GROUP LTD.
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Cash
£379k
+36.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£570k
-62.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
127
-18.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£672k
-46.7% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £68,243,000 | £61,713,000 | £57,823,000 | -6.3% | |
| Operating profit | £511,000 | £27,000 | -£287,000 | -1,163% | |
| Profit before tax | £30,000 | -£458,000 | -£672,000 | -46.7% | |
| Net profit | -£202,000 | -£499,000 | -£677,000 | -35.7% | |
| Cash | £590,000 | £278,000 | £379,000 | +36.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,468,000 | £1,639,000 | £687,000 | -58.1% | |
| Net assets | £2,323,000 | £1,504,000 | £570,000 | -62.1% | |
| Equity | £2,323,000 | £1,504,000 | £570,000 | -62.1% | |
| Average employees | 171 | 155 | 127 | -18.1% | |
| Wages | £7,427,000 | £6,700,000 | £5,758,000 | -14.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £758,000 | £734,000 | £710,000 | -3.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £37,000 | £36,000 | £36,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £145,000 | £132,000 | £132,000 | 0% |
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 | 0.7% | 0.0% | -0.5% | |
| Net margin | -0.3% | -0.8% | -1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.7% | 1.6% | -41.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 86.6% | 90.1% | 95.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.78x | 0.73x | 0.69x | |
| Interest cover | 1.06x | 0.06x | -0.75x |
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
- BERRY RECRUITMENT GROUP LTD. 2014-10-28 → present
- BERRY BRANCH LIMITED 2014-09-03 → 2014-10-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- HB Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these forecasts the Group will remain within its banking facilities for the next 12 months. The directors therefore have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue trading for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- BERRY RECRUITMENT GROUP LTD. · parent
- Berry Recruitment Ltd 100%
- Wild Recruitment Ltd 100%
- Joy Recruitment Limited 100%
- Amanda Smith Recruitment Ltd 100%
- Mainline Resourcing Ltd 100%
- Headway Recruitment Ltd 95%
- London Recruitment Services Ltd 100%
- Bushley Ltd 100%
- London Staff Bureau Ltd 100%
- Winward Holdings Ltd 100%
- First Recruitment Services Holdings Ltd 100%
- First Recruitment Services Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCCALL, Douglas James | Secretary | 2019-10-31 | — | — |
| BERRY, Spencer Morgan | Director | 2014-09-03 | Jun 1971 | British |
| CHOWN, Christopher | Director | 2014-09-03 | Sep 1975 | British |
| FOLDS, Susan Marie | Director | 2014-09-03 | Oct 1946 | British |
| GAMBLE, Lee James | Director | 2014-09-03 | Nov 1971 | British |
| HADDOCK, Ian David | Director | 2014-09-03 | Aug 1959 | British |
| LANGLEY, Ian Michael | Director | 2014-09-12 | Apr 1962 | British |
| MCCALL, Douglas James | Director | 2019-10-31 | Apr 1981 | British |
| MERRITT, Michelle Margaret | Director | 2014-12-19 | Jan 1974 | British |
| MILLER, Nicholas | Director | 2021-03-31 | Jul 1986 | Italian |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARSON, Michael Robert | Secretary | 2014-09-03 | 2021-04-23 |
| BERRY, Antony George | Director | 2014-09-12 | 2022-09-15 |
| SARSON, Michael Robert | Director | 2014-09-03 | 2025-06-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christopher Chown | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-31 |
| Mr Spencer Morgan Berry | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 66 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-23 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2021-09-20 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2021-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.