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Temp staffing agency companies in the Chelmsford area

192 temp staffing agency companies have a registered office in the Chelmsford area (CM postcodes), and 30 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £40,577 in cash and owed £32,245 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 CM postcodes, including Chelmsford, Harlow.

The numbers

Temp staffing agency companies in the Chelmsford area (CM postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureChelmsfordUK
Registered companies19214,152
Formed in 2025 or 202630 (16%)21%
Being struck off or in liquidation25 (13%)15%
Typical cash at year end£40,57751 accounts£19,303
Typical amount owed at year end£32,245110 accounts£26,442
Typical number of employees2112 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

7.8% of temp staffing agency companies in the Chelmsford area (CM postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 6.6% 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 the Chelmsford area (CM postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 6 or more (112 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 temp staffing agency company in the Chelmsford area (CM postcodes) carries £3,012 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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