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Temp staffing agency companies in the Belfast area

115 temp staffing agency companies have a registered office in the Belfast area (BT postcodes), and 26 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £142,977 in cash and owed £184,484 at year end.

Companies House register, 1 September 2026, and accounts filed in the last twelve months. Compared with the official category “Temporary employment agency activities” (SIC 78200). Covers companies with a registered office in BT postcodes, including Belfast, Derry, Londonderry, Lisburn.

The numbers

Temp staffing agency companies in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBelfastUK
Registered companies11514,152
Formed in 2025 or 202626 (23%)21%
Being struck off or in liquidation15 (13%)15%
Typical cash at year end£142,97736 accounts£19,303
Typical amount owed at year end£184,48454 accounts£26,442
Typical number of employees455 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

the Belfast area (BT postcodes) has fewer of these businesses than most places

Temp staffing agency companies are 0.13% of companies registered in the Belfast area (BT postcodes), against 0.26% UK-wide (0.5× the national share).

That could be a gap or a sign of weak demand. The register cannot tell which.

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

10% of temp staffing agency companies in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 5.2% of all companies there. Nationally that rate is higher than 89% of UK industries.

Closures run high here. It is a churn signal, not a survival rate, but it means the common failure points are worth learning before you start.

You can start without much equipment

The typical temp staffing agency company in the Belfast area (BT postcodes) carries £12,749 of equipment and other fixed assets after depreciation, lower than 81% 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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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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