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Temp staffing agency companies in the Guildford area

137 temp staffing agency companies have a registered office in the Guildford area (GU postcodes), and 23 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £7,237 in cash and owed £41,191 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 GU postcodes, including Guildford, Woking, Farnham.

The numbers

Temp staffing agency companies in the Guildford area (GU postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureGuildfordUK
Registered companies13714,152
Formed in 2025 or 202623 (17%)21%
Being struck off or in liquidation12 (8.8%)15%
Typical cash at year end£7,23757 accounts£19,303
Typical amount owed at year end£41,19182 accounts£26,442
Typical number of employees287 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 Guildford area (GU postcodes) holds £7,237 in cash and owes £41,191; 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

8% of temp staffing agency companies in the Guildford area (GU postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 5.1% 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 Guildford area (GU postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 6 or more (87 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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