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Temp staffing agency companies in the Peterborough area

264 temp staffing agency companies have a registered office in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes), and 44 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £19,441 in cash and owed £33,732 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 PE postcodes, including Peterborough, Kings Lynn, King's Lynn.

The numbers

Temp staffing agency companies in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasurePeterboroughUK
Registered companies26414,152
Formed in 2025 or 202644 (17%)21%
Being struck off or in liquidation41 (16%)15%
Typical cash at year end£19,44167 accounts£19,303
Typical amount owed at year end£33,732119 accounts£26,442
Typical number of employees2132 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 Peterborough area (PE postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 7.3% 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.

the Peterborough area (PE postcodes) already has more of these businesses than most places

Temp staffing agency companies are 0.45% of companies registered in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes), against 0.26% UK-wide (1.7× the national share).

Demand here is proven, but so is choice. Customers can compare you with several nearby options.

Most of these businesses are run by one or two people

The typical temp staffing agency company in the Peterborough area (PE postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 13 or more (132 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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