Recruitment agency companies in the Southend-on-Sea area
308 recruitment agency companies have a registered office in the Southend-on-Sea area (SS postcodes), and 56 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £27,116 in cash and owed £30,591 at year end.
The numbers
| Measure | Southend-on-Sea | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Registered companies | 308 | 27,434 |
| Formed in 2025 or 2026 | 56 (18%) | 22% |
| Being struck off or in liquidation | 53 (17%) | 13% |
| Typical cash at year end | £27,11684 accounts | £30,794 |
| Typical amount owed at year end | £30,591156 accounts | £29,072 |
| Typical number of employees | 1157 accounts | 1 |
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 Southend-on-Sea area (SS postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 3 or more (157 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 Southend-on-Sea area (SS postcodes) carries £2,617 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.
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Check my ideaWhat 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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- Chelmsford481 companies
- Ipswich298 companies
- Norwich261 companies
- Peterborough247 companies
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- Birmingham961 companies
- Manchester787 companies
- Leeds574 companies
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