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Temp staffing agency companies in Cardiff

263 temp staffing agency companies have a registered office in Cardiff, and 40 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £29,373 in cash and owed £34,482 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 Cardiff compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureCardiffUK
Registered companies26314,152
Formed in 2025 or 202640 (15%)21%
Being struck off or in liquidation123 (47%)15%
Typical cash at year end£29,37341 accounts£19,303
Typical amount owed at year end£34,48283 accounts£26,442
Typical number of employees183 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

You will be up against established operators

15% of the 263 temp staffing agency companies in Cardiff were formed in 2025–26, against 26% of all companies in Cardiff.

Few new companies are entering, so your customers will compare you with businesses that have years of reviews and regulars.

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

45% of temp staffing agency companies in Cardiff are currently being struck off, against 31% 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.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical temp staffing agency company in Cardiff reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 6 or more (83 filings).

You are mostly up against owner-operators. Your own hours are likely to be your biggest cost, and the easiest one to undercount.

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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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