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Temp staffing agency companies in the Coventry area

236 temp staffing agency companies have a registered office in the Coventry area (CV postcodes), and 31 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £18,421 in cash and owed £26,523 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 CV postcodes.

The numbers

Temp staffing agency companies in the Coventry area (CV postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureCoventryUK
Registered companies23614,152
Formed in 2025 or 202631 (13%)21%
Being struck off or in liquidation32 (14%)15%
Typical cash at year end£18,42148 accounts£19,303
Typical amount owed at year end£26,52396 accounts£26,442
Typical number of employees299 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

You will be up against established operators

13% of the 236 temp staffing agency companies in the Coventry area (CV postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 22% of all companies in the Coventry area (CV postcodes).

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

9.7% of temp staffing agency companies in the Coventry area (CV postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 7.5% 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 Coventry area (CV postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 9 or more (99 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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