Temp staffing agencies

UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.

Company snapshot

What this shows: the size and current activity of this classification, plus recent formations, company age, revenue coverage, and trade participation.

All companies

37342

Active companies

24091

Formed in latest 12 months

3746

Median active-company age

4.4 years

Revenue known

444

Importers

87

Exporters

45

Top values shown in the chart

CategoryCompanies
All companies 37,342
Active companies 24,091
Formed in latest 12 months 3,746
Importers 87
Exporters 45

Revenue coverage among active companies: 444 known, 23647 unknown (1.8%).

Company formations

What this shows: monthly incorporations and dissolutions from 1 January 2024, including companies of every current status.

Latest ten months shown in the chart

MonthFormedDissolved
2025-11257468
2025-12230778
2026-01307552
2026-02288392
2026-03330501
2026-04334290
2026-05345344
2026-06309286
2026-07317556
2026-0879189

Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.

Company status

What this shows: all current Companies House status values; blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.

Top values shown in the chart

StatusCompanies
Active 24,091
Dissolved 12,344
Liquidation 846
In Administration 47
Voluntary Arrangement 12
Insolvency Proceedings 2

Active companies by UK region

What this shows: active companies with a known ITL2 region. The UK map falls back to a bar chart if map data cannot be loaded.

Top values shown in the chart

ITL2 regionCompanies
Inner London - East 2,655
Inner London - West 1,781
West Midlands 1,686
Outer London - East and North East 1,571
Outer London - West and North West 1,286
Greater Manchester 1,105
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1,030
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1,026
Essex 837
Surrey, East and West Sussex 836

Geography coverage: 23849 known, 242 unknown (99.0%).

Revenue ranges

What this shows: active companies grouped into the platform’s ordered estimated-revenue bands.

Top values shown in the chart

Revenue rangeCompanies
0-1m 11,348
1m-15m 3,324
15m-54m 231
54m+ 236

Revenue-range coverage: 15139 known, 8952 unknown (62.8%).

Company size and employees

What this shows: active companies by published size category and by reported employee count.

Top values shown in the chart

Company sizeCompanies
Micro 7,646
Small 6,549
Medium 46
Large 333
Holding 98
Dormant 3,175

Company-size coverage: 17847 known, 6244 unknown (74.1%).

Top values shown in the chart

EmployeesCompanies
0 3,887
1–9 7,989
10–49 1,727
50–249 590
250+ 120

Employee coverage: 14313 known, 9778 unknown (59.4%).

Active-company age

What this shows: how long currently active companies have been incorporated.

Top values shown in the chart

Age bandCompanies
Under 1 year 3,669
1–3 years 5,437
3–5 years 3,904
5–10 years 5,800
10–20 years 3,547
20+ years 1,734

Incorporation-date coverage: 24091 known, 0 unknown (100.0%).

Classification breakdown

What this shows: active companies across the next taxonomy level; direct assignments are labelled separately. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.

Top values shown in the chart

ClassificationCompanies
Directly assigned to this segment 24,091

International trade

What this shows: active-company participation in imports and exports, followed by the ten HS2 categories involving the most distinct companies.

Top values shown in the chart

Trade participationCompanies
Importer only 70
Exporter only 28
Both 17
Neither 23,976

Top imports HS2 categories

Top values shown in the chart

HS2 categoryCompaniesGBPAvailable dates
85 — Electrical machinery and equipment20£4,864,753,0892016-02-01 – 2026-05-01
84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts19£4,414,310,0272016-08-01 – 2026-05-01
94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings15£665,004,5332016-10-01 – 2026-05-01
90 — Optical and medical tools and devices12£927,306,6522018-06-01 – 2026-05-01
62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted11£312,779,8182016-02-01 – 2026-04-01
22 — Drinks, Alcohol, and Vinegar9£446,338,8292016-06-01 – 2026-05-01
76 — Aluminum and aluminum products9£211,392,2392017-03-01 – 2025-05-01
95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment8£231,533,1762018-11-01 – 2026-04-01
39 — Plastics and plastic products7£388,685,2742017-01-01 – 2026-04-01
73 — Iron or Steel Products7£562,135,1772018-05-01 – 2026-05-01

Top exports HS2 categories

Top values shown in the chart

HS2 categoryCompaniesGBPAvailable dates
85 — Electrical machinery and equipment23£1,712,413,0202016-01-01 – 2026-04-01
84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts21£4,151,693,2272016-02-01 – 2026-04-01
90 — Optical and medical tools and devices12£891,403,5532016-02-01 – 2026-04-01
94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings8£94,346,1652016-07-01 – 2026-04-01
87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams)4£420,865,0062016-02-01 – 2026-04-01
82 — Basic metal tools and utensils3£3,317,9382016-01-01 – 2024-11-01
88 — Aircraft, spacecraft, and their parts3£2,370,577,3342016-01-01 – 2024-09-01
62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted2£7,724,8052024-05-01 – 2026-03-01
63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags2£554,8682023-12-01 – 2025-01-01
89 — Ships, Boats, and Floating Structures2£3,766,2852020-02-01 – 2021-05-01

Business and digital traits

What this shows: active companies identified with selected ownership, business-model, and online-presence traits.

Values shown in the chart with data coverage

TraitCompaniesKnownUnknownCoverage
Family business 1,356 21,369 2,722 88.7%
Holding company 1 21,369 2,722 88.7%
Solo founder 13,032 21,369 2,722 88.7%
Ecommerce 3 85 24,006 0.4%
Website 100 104 23,987 0.4%
LinkedIn 71 104 23,987 0.4%

Leading active companies

What this shows: the ten active companies with the highest non-missing revenue, with company number used as the deterministic tie-breaker.

Top values shown in the chart

CompanyRevenue
Guidant Global Uk Limited £711,344,000
Sapphire Dnp Limited £436,752,777
Paystream My Max Limited £322,550,014
Saser Limited £159,688,226
N.r.l. Limited £157,149,080
Pro-force Limited £150,562,350
Boost Pay Limited £143,723,456
La Fosse Associates Limited £138,018,463
V.g.clements (contractors) Limited £121,923,481
Carbon60 Limited £120,389,000

Revenue coverage: 444 known, 23647 unknown (1.8%).

Related classifications

What this shows: sibling classifications ranked by distinct active companies, excluding the current node. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.

Top values shown in the chart

ClassificationCompanies
Employment placement (other) 32,726
HR management 16,024
Casting services 1,947

SIC classification

SIC 78200 — Temporary employment agency activities

Details

This class includes the activities of providing human resources for client businesses. The units classified here represent the employer of record for the employees on matters relating to payroll, taxes, and other fiscal and human resource issues, but they are not responsible for direction and supervision of employees. The provision of human resources is typically done on a long-term or permanent basis and the units classified here provide a wide range of human resource and personnel management duties associated with this provision.

Companies classified directly as Employment services → Temp staffing agencies

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