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Recruitment agency companies in the Bournemouth area

231 recruitment agency companies have a registered office in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes), and 40 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £47,819 in cash and owed £29,176 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). Covers companies with a registered office in BH postcodes, including Bournemouth, Poole.

The numbers

Recruitment agency companies in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBournemouthUK
Registered companies23127,434
Formed in 2025 or 202640 (17%)22%
Being struck off or in liquidation39 (17%)13%
Typical cash at year end£47,81948 accounts£30,794
Typical amount owed at year end£29,176116 accounts£29,072
Typical number of employees2117 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical recruitment agency company in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 3 or more (117 filings).

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

You can start without much equipment

The typical recruitment agency company in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes) carries £1,962 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.

At least a quarter of these companies owe more than they own

The lowest quarter of recruitment agency companies in the Bournemouth area (BH postcodes) report net assets of -£1,525 or less; the median is £7,604 (105 filings).

Many operators are propped up by loans, unpaid bills or money from the owner rather than by profit kept in the business. It is easy to keep going for longer than the numbers justify.

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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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