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Recruitment agency companies in the Northampton area

286 recruitment agency companies have a registered office in the Northampton area (NN postcodes), and 51 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £17,866 in cash and owed £35,538 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 NN postcodes, including Northampton, Kettering, Corby.

The numbers

Recruitment agency companies in the Northampton area (NN postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureNorthamptonUK
Registered companies28627,434
Formed in 2025 or 202651 (18%)22%
Being struck off or in liquidation65 (23%)13%
Typical cash at year end£17,86667 accounts£30,794
Typical amount owed at year end£35,538129 accounts£29,072
Typical number of employees2151 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 Northampton area (NN postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 5 or more (151 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 Northampton area (NN postcodes) carries £1,165 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.

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical recruitment agency company in the Northampton area (NN postcodes) holds £17,866 in cash and owes £35,538; 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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