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Temp staffing agency companies in the Chester area

100 temp staffing agency companies have a registered office in the Chester area (CH postcodes), and 22 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £12,916 in cash and owed £87,305 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 CH postcodes, including Chester, Birkenhead, Wirral.

The numbers

Temp staffing agency companies in the Chester area (CH postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureChesterUK
Registered companies10014,152
Formed in 2025 or 202622 (22%)21%
Being struck off or in liquidation10 (10%)15%
Typical cash at year end£12,91634 accounts£19,303
Typical amount owed at year end£87,30553 accounts£26,442
Typical number of employees155 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical temp staffing agency company in the Chester area (CH postcodes) holds £12,916 in cash and owes £87,305; that cash figure is lower than 62% of UK industries.

Typical operators end the year holding less cash than they owe, so there is little slack if takings dip or a big bill lands early.

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

10% of temp staffing agency companies in the Chester area (CH postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 7.1% 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 Chester area (CH postcodes) reports 1 employee; the top quarter has 9 or more (55 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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