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Recruitment agency companies in the Chester area

204 recruitment agency companies have a registered office in the Chester area (CH postcodes), and 30 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £17,226 in cash and owed £57,451 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 CH postcodes, including Chester, Birkenhead, Wirral.

The numbers

Recruitment agency companies in the Chester area (CH postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureChesterUK
Registered companies20427,434
Formed in 2025 or 202630 (15%)22%
Being struck off or in liquidation21 (10%)13%
Typical cash at year end£17,22674 accounts£30,794
Typical amount owed at year end£57,451123 accounts£29,072
Typical number of employees1124 accounts1

What this means if you’re starting one

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical recruitment agency company in the Chester area (CH postcodes) holds £17,226 in cash and owes £57,451; 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.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical recruitment agency company in the Chester area (CH postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 2 or more (124 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 will be up against established operators

15% of the 204 recruitment agency companies in the Chester area (CH postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 21% of all companies in the Chester area (CH postcodes).

Few new companies are entering, so your customers will compare you with businesses that have years of reviews and regulars.

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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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