Financials — headcount changes
Year-on-year headcount change for Financials companies that file detailed accounts. A structural signal from filed accounts — not a live jobs feed; figures lag the present by roughly 12–24 months.
Fastest-growing Financials teams · 2026
By year-on-year headcount growth — companies of 20+ staff
| # | Company | Headcount | Growth | Trend | Cost/head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | ARDONAGH SPECIALTY LIMITED | 513 1,376 | +168% | £129k | |
| 02 | MIZUHO INTERNATIONAL PLC | 553 1,294 | +134% | £159k | |
| 03 | TRADING 212 UK LIMITED | 53 122 | +130% | £129k | |
| 04 | AMPLIFI CAPITAL (U.K.) LIMITED | 73 157 | +115% | £64k | |
| 05 | MY FINANCE CLUB LIMITED | 27 54 | +100% | £47k | |
| 06 | ARINI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED | 25 49 | +96% | £1182k | |
| 07 | LA ORANGE LIMITED | 25 47 | +88% | £37k | |
| 08 | WAYSTONE GOVERNANCE (UK) LIMITED | 24 45 | +88% | £181k | |
| 09 | ALDGATE HOTEL HOLDCO LIMITED | 46 85 | +85% | £55k | |
| 10 | WORLD LEARNING LIMITED | 54 99 | +83% | £84k | |
| 11 | RED SEA PORTS DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | 202 370 | +83% | — | |
| 12 | RED SEA GATEWAY TERMINAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | 202 370 | +83% | — |
Sharpest Financials headcount cuts
By year-on-year headcount decline — talent likely coming onto the market
| # | Company | Headcount | Change | Trend | Cost/head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | FORESTER LIFE LIMITED | 190 34 | -82% | £235k | |
| 02 | FARADAY CAPITAL LIMITED | 120 25 | -79% | — | |
| 03 | QUILTER FINANCIAL PLANNING LIMITED | 335 73 | -78% | £102k | |
| 04 | CURTIS BANKS LIMITED | 265 63 | -76% | £117k | |
| 05 | PIMCO EUROPE LTD | 394 97 | -75% | £646k | |
| 06 | CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (EUROPE) LIMITED | 84 24 | -71% | — | |
| 07 | SUFFOLK LIFE PENSIONS LIMITED | 428 131 | -69% | £87k | |
| 08 | CREDIT SUISSE (UK) LIMITED | 196 60 | -69% | £189k | |
| 09 | QUILTER INVESTORS LIMITED | 80 25 | -69% | £224k | |
| 10 | WORLDREMIT LTD. | 113 41 | -64% | £317k | |
| 11 | O.S.T.C. LIMITED | 280 116 | -59% | £51k | |
| 12 | SMBC NIKKO CAPITAL MARKETS LIMITED | 199 88 | -56% | £408k |
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Headcount drawn from each company's two most recent sets of filed accounts. Companies below 20 staff in either year are excluded, and growth above +300% is treated as a scale or scope artefact and dropped. Figures carry the usual iXBRL / PDF extraction caveats. Snapshot 2026-05-01.