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Temp staffing agency companies in the Sheffield area

230 temp staffing agency companies have a registered office in the Sheffield area (S postcodes), and 47 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £29,251 in cash and owed £41,319 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 S postcodes, including Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Chesterfield.

The numbers

Temp staffing agency companies in the Sheffield area (S postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureSheffieldUK
Registered companies23014,152
Formed in 2025 or 202647 (20%)21%
Being struck off or in liquidation26 (11%)15%
Typical cash at year end£29,25152 accounts£19,303
Typical amount owed at year end£41,319103 accounts£26,442
Typical number of employees2102 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

7.8% of temp staffing agency companies in the Sheffield area (S postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 7.1% 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 Sheffield area (S postcodes) reports 2 employees; the top quarter has 10 or more (102 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 the Sheffield area (S postcodes) carries £5,228 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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