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Temp staffing agency companies in the Kingston upon Thames area

147 temp staffing agency companies have a registered office in the Kingston upon Thames area (KT postcodes), and 13 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £29,042 in cash and owed £75,934 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 KT postcodes, including Kingston upon Thames, Kingston, Epsom.

The numbers

Temp staffing agency companies in the Kingston upon Thames area (KT postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureKingston upon ThamesUK
Registered companies14714,152
Formed in 2025 or 202613 (8.8%)21%
Being struck off or in liquidation11 (7.5%)15%
Typical cash at year end£29,04246 accounts£19,303
Typical amount owed at year end£75,93480 accounts£26,442
Typical number of employees283 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

You will be up against established operators

8.8% of the 147 temp staffing agency companies in the Kingston upon Thames area (KT postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 17% of all companies in the Kingston upon Thames area (KT 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

5.4% of temp staffing agency companies in the Kingston upon Thames area (KT postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 5.7% 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 Kingston upon Thames area (KT postcodes) holds £29,042 in cash and owes £75,934; 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.

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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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