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
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| 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
| Month | Formed | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 257 | 468 |
| 2025-12 | 230 | 778 |
| 2026-01 | 307 | 552 |
| 2026-02 | 288 | 392 |
| 2026-03 | 330 | 501 |
| 2026-04 | 334 | 290 |
| 2026-05 | 345 | 344 |
| 2026-06 | 309 | 286 |
| 2026-07 | 317 | 556 |
| 2026-08 | 79 | 189 |
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
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| 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 region | Companies |
|---|---|
| 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 range | Companies |
|---|---|
| 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 size | Companies |
|---|---|
| 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
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 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 band | Companies |
|---|---|
| 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
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| 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 participation | Companies |
|---|---|
| Importer only | 70 |
| Exporter only | 28 |
| Both | 17 |
| Neither | 23,976 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 20 | £4,864,753,089 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 19 | £4,414,310,027 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 15 | £665,004,533 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 12 | £927,306,652 | 2018-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 11 | £312,779,818 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 22 — Drinks, Alcohol, and Vinegar | 9 | £446,338,829 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 9 | £211,392,239 | 2017-03-01 – 2025-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 8 | £231,533,176 | 2018-11-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 7 | £388,685,274 | 2017-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 7 | £562,135,177 | 2018-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 23 | £1,712,413,020 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 21 | £4,151,693,227 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 12 | £891,403,553 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 8 | £94,346,165 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 4 | £420,865,006 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 3 | £3,317,938 | 2016-01-01 – 2024-11-01 |
| 88 — Aircraft, spacecraft, and their parts | 3 | £2,370,577,334 | 2016-01-01 – 2024-09-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 2 | £7,724,805 | 2024-05-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 2 | £554,868 | 2023-12-01 – 2025-01-01 |
| 89 — Ships, Boats, and Floating Structures | 2 | £3,766,285 | 2020-02-01 – 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
| Trait | Companies | Known | Unknown | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 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
| Company | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 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
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| 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.