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Recruitment agency companies in Birmingham

961 recruitment agency companies have a registered office in Birmingham, and 244 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £17,607 in cash and owed £32,214 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Other activities of employment placement agencies” (SIC 78109).

The numbers

Recruitment agency companies in Birmingham compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBirminghamUK
Registered companies96127,434
Formed in 2025 or 2026244 (25%)22%
Being struck off or in liquidation148 (15%)13%
Typical cash at year end£17,607202 accounts£30,794
Typical amount owed at year end£32,214439 accounts£29,072
Typical number of employees1436 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

You can start without much equipment

The typical recruitment agency company in Birmingham carries £1,939 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, lower than 94% of UK industries.

Most of the cost of entry is time and running costs rather than kit, so a small test is cheap.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical recruitment agency company in Birmingham reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 3 or more (436 filings).

You are mostly up against owner-operators. Your own hours are likely to be your biggest cost, and the easiest one to undercount.

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical recruitment agency company in Birmingham holds £17,607 in cash and owes £32,214; that cash figure is higher than 58% of UK industries.

Typical operators end the year holding less cash than they owe, so there is little slack if takings dip or a big bill lands early.

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What these figures can’t tell you

Companies are counted where their registered office is, which may be an accountant or a home address rather than a shop. Sole traders and partnerships are not on the register, and electronically filed accounts cover roughly 60–75% of accounts filed each year. The figures describe companies that exist; they cannot prove demand for your idea or predict whether it will work. How the figures are built.

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