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Temp staffing agency companies in the Leicester area

184 temp staffing agency companies have a registered office in the Leicester area (LE postcodes), and 43 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £13,622 in cash and owed £32,500 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 LE postcodes, including Leicester, Loughborough.

The numbers

Temp staffing agency companies in the Leicester area (LE postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureLeicesterUK
Registered companies18414,152
Formed in 2025 or 202643 (23%)21%
Being struck off or in liquidation42 (23%)15%
Typical cash at year end£13,62233 accounts£19,303
Typical amount owed at year end£32,50071 accounts£26,442
Typical number of employees374 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

14% of temp staffing agency companies in the Leicester area (LE postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 6.8% 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 Leicester area (LE postcodes) holds £13,622 in cash and owes £32,500; 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 Leicester area (LE postcodes) carries £9,987 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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