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Recruitment agency companies in Newcastle

271 recruitment agency companies have a registered office in Newcastle, and 56 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £40,391 in cash and owed £22,218 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 Newcastle compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureNewcastleUK
Registered companies27127,434
Formed in 2025 or 202656 (21%)22%
Being struck off or in liquidation38 (14%)13%
Typical cash at year end£40,39155 accounts£30,794
Typical amount owed at year end£22,218117 accounts£29,072
Typical number of employees1120 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 Newcastle reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 3 or more (120 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 Newcastle carries £2,306 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.

Businesses in this trade usually keep a cash buffer

At year end the typical recruitment agency company in Newcastle holds £40,391 in cash and owes £22,218; that cash figure is higher than 58% of UK industries.

Typical operators end the year holding more cash than they owe, so there is usually some slack for a slow month.

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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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