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Temp staffing agency companies in Leeds

229 temp staffing agency companies have a registered office in Leeds, and 50 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £27,941 in cash and owed £33,119 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).

The numbers

Temp staffing agency companies in Leeds compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureLeedsUK
Registered companies22914,152
Formed in 2025 or 202650 (22%)21%
Being struck off or in liquidation53 (23%)15%
Typical cash at year end£27,94147 accounts£19,303
Typical amount owed at year end£33,11992 accounts£26,442
Typical number of employees296 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

12% of temp staffing agency companies in Leeds are currently being struck off, against 6.2% 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 Leeds reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 8 or more (96 filings).

You are mostly up against owner-operators. Your own hours are likely to be your biggest cost, and the easiest one to undercount.

You can start without much equipment

The typical temp staffing agency company in Leeds carries £1,727 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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