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Temp staffing agency companies in the Derby area

124 temp staffing agency companies have a registered office in the Derby area (DE postcodes), and 28 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £14,419 in cash and owed £33,139 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 DE postcodes.

The numbers

Temp staffing agency companies in the Derby area (DE postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureDerbyUK
Registered companies12414,152
Formed in 2025 or 202628 (23%)21%
Being struck off or in liquidation22 (18%)15%
Typical cash at year end£14,41935 accounts£19,303
Typical amount owed at year end£33,13961 accounts£26,442
Typical number of employees362 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

15% of temp staffing agency companies in the Derby area (DE postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 6.9% 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.

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical temp staffing agency company in the Derby area (DE postcodes) holds £14,419 in cash and owes £33,139; 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.

You can start without much equipment

The typical temp staffing agency company in the Derby area (DE postcodes) carries £1,984 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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