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Temp staffing agency companies in the Southampton area

147 temp staffing agency companies have a registered office in the Southampton area (SO postcodes), and 17 of them were formed in 2025 or 2026. In their latest accounts, the typical one held £18,103 in cash and owed £40,671 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 SO postcodes, including Southampton, Winchester, Eastleigh.

The numbers

Temp staffing agency companies in the Southampton area (SO postcodes) compared with the same category across the UK. Typical figures are medians.
MeasureSouthamptonUK
Registered companies14714,152
Formed in 2025 or 202617 (12%)21%
Being struck off or in liquidation32 (22%)15%
Typical cash at year end£18,10352 accounts£19,303
Typical amount owed at year end£40,67174 accounts£26,442
Typical number of employees375 accounts2

What this means if you’re starting one

More of these companies are closing than in most trades

16% of temp staffing agency companies in the Southampton area (SO postcodes) are currently being struck off, against 6.4% 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.

You will be up against established operators

12% of the 147 temp staffing agency companies in the Southampton area (SO postcodes) were formed in 2025–26, against 17% of all companies in the Southampton area (SO postcodes).

Few new companies are entering, so your customers will compare you with businesses that have years of reviews and regulars.

Cash is tight in this trade

At year end the typical temp staffing agency company in the Southampton area (SO postcodes) holds £18,103 in cash and owes £40,671; 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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