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Temp staffing agency companies in Bristol

168 temp staffing agency companies have a registered office in Bristol, and 28 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £24,792 in cash and owed £36,181 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).

The numbers

Temp staffing agency companies in Bristol compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureBristolUK
Registered companies16814,152
Formed in 2025 or 202628 (17%)21%
Being struck off or in liquidation26 (15%)15%
Typical cash at year end£24,79250 accounts£19,303
Typical amount owed at year end£36,18179 accounts£26,442
Typical number of employees382 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

13% of temp staffing agency companies in Bristol are currently being struck off, against 5.8% 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 Bristol carries £4,253 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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