Ion Search reviewed over 857 recruitment businesses in the UK to come up with our annual Biggest Billers report.

1. 26,601
9.5%
5.0%
£86,53515.0%
£72,697
88%
74%
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Medicare First increased GP per head 45.14% year on year
Jam Recruitment decreased GP per head 46.66% year on year
(not in 100)
Sensible Staffing increased Gross Profit by 147.93% yoy
Petroplan decreased Gross Profit by 59.34% year on year
Ganymede Solutions increased headcount by 131.25% yoy
Petroplan decreased headcount by 71.83% year on year
To acquire all the attached data we have collectively reviewed 857 recruitment
businesses in the UK. Together, these businesses have generated over £6 billion
in Gross Profit (Net Fee Income) and employ over 70,000 staff. All the results
came from Companies House and the last two annual returns were analysed.
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Accountancy - 1 Construction - 8
Education - 2 Energy - 6
Engineering - 8 Financial Services - 4
Healthcare - 9 Human Resources - 3
Industrial - 2 Legal - 2
Life Sciences - 1 Marine - 1
Multi Niche - 16 Office Support - 1
Professional Services - 3 Public Sector - 2
Scientific - 1 Senior Appointments - 8
Technology - 22
GP/PH Gross profit per head (this includes all members of staff, billing or non billing)
% +/- Percentage change year on year
YOY Growth: This is “year on year” compounded growth figures with an assumption the business achieved £150,000 in Net Fee Income in year 1
LY Last Year
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3. Company Head Office Industry Founded GP P/H % +/- LY GP/PH Gross Profit % +/- Last Year GP yoy growth Staff % +/- LY Staff Pre Tax Profit ProfitP/H
1 Marlin Hawk London Senior Appointments 2004 £ 212,587 14.52% £ 185,628 £ 7,015,378 21.91% £ 5,754,555 37.77% 33 6.45% 31 £ 1,751,029 £53,061
2 Plan B Healthcare London Healthcare 2009 £ 202,774 6.30% £ 190,755 £ 8,719,290 75.80% £ 4,959,778 78.67% 43 65.38% 26 £ 4,937,602 £114,828
3 Petroplan Guildford Energy 1976 £ 198,139 44.34% £ 137,275 £ 3,962,784 -59.34% £ 9,746,149 8.53% 20 -71.83% 71 £ 2,138,467 £106,923
4 Leathwaite International London Senior Appointments 1999 £ 187,032 -12.49% £ 213,723 £ 11,783,000 -1.55% £ 11,968,512 29.26% 63 12.50% 56 £ 4,021,000 £63,825
5 Sheffield Haworth London Financial Services 1993 £ 178,670 12.58% £ 158,703 £ 20,189,713 21.16% £ 16,663,679 23.76% 113 7.62% 105 £ 2,224,009 £19,681
6 Shilton Sharpe Quarry London Legal 2002 £ 171,312 1.27% £ 169,166 £ 16,103,295 18.99% £ 13,533,318 39.66% 94 17.50% 80 £ 4,502,913 £47,903
7 Interact Medical Milton Keynes Healthcare 1995 £ 160,616 7.96% £ 148,771 £ 6,906,507 19.05% £ 5,801,350 20.00% 43 10.27% 39 £ 2,191,037 £50,954
8 Mayday Healthcare Harrow Healthcare 2004 £ 156,375 5.22% £ 148,623 £ 24,863,620 17.81% £ 21,104,847 53.09% 159 11.97% 142 £ 10,633,637 £66,878
9 SystemsAccountants London Technology 1997 £ 154,188 15.82% £ 133,129 £ 5,550,782 34.50% £ 4,126,975 20.93% 36 16.13% 31 £ 1,629,579 £45,266
10 NRL Recruitment Wigan Construction 1983 £ 152,803 31.54% £ 116,169 £ 11,001,810 33.39% £ 8,247,852 13.90% 72 1.41% 71 £ 5,194,171 £72,141
11 Odgers London Senior Appointments 1966 £ 149,974 1.06% £ 148,401 £ 69,738,000 16.32% £ 59,953,576 13.07% 465 15.10% 404 £ 27,272,000 £58,649
12 NES Global Talent Manchester Energy 1978 £ 149,640 -1.52% £ 151,951 £ 87,988,196 12.66% £ 78,100,653 18.26% 588 14.40% 514
13 Heidrick & Struggles London Senior Appointments 1953 £ 148,965 12.30% £ 132,650 £ 18,769,618 8.01% £ 17,377,667 7.97% 126 -3.82% 131 £ 1,729,308 £13,725
14 Redgrave Group London Multi Niche 2008 £ 148,008 2.84% £ 143,916 £ 4,736,261 -34.18% £ 7,195,778 53.96% 32 -36.00% 50-£ 461,406 -£14,419
15 LA International Stoke on Tent Technology 1982 £ 146,651 7.71% £ 136,149 £ 14,811,794 11.01% £ 13,342,757 14.46% 101 3.06% 98 £ 8,869,266 £87,815
16 Vector Resourcing Holdings Crawley Technology 2009 £ 142,094 -12.15% £ 161,745 £ 5,399,582 1.16% £ 5,337,665 66.85% 38 15.15% 33 £ 411,442 £10,827
17 Walker Hamill London Accountancy 2002 £ 140,458 8.03% £ 130,019 £ 6,742,000 10.33% £ 6,110,759 31.24% 48 2.13% 47 £ 679,000 £14,146
18 Eames Consulting London Financial Services 2002 £ 136,806 -0.41% £ 137,374 £ 8,892,380 34.86% £ 6,593,786 33.86% 65 35.42% 48 £ 1,147,128 £17,648
19 Gatenbysanderson Leeds Public Sector 2002 £ 136,780 -0.11% £ 136,934 £ 11,899,868 33.70% £ 8,900,425 36.67% 87 33.85% 65 £ 3,974,081 £45,679
20 Sanderson Recruitment Bristol Technology 1975 £ 135,539 -9.54% £ 149,842 £ 10,301,000 5.76% £ 9,739,977 10.87% 76 16.92% 65 £ 5,301,000 £69,750
21 Perrett Laver London Senior Appointments 2001 £ 135,311 14.05% £ 118,642 £ 9,607,090 30.61% £ 7,355,555 31.96% 71 14.52% 62 £ 2,998,158 £42,228
22 WA Consultants Exeter Technology 1988 £ 134,452 -0.26% £ 134,799 £ 3,764,659 -6.91% £ 4,044,107 12.20% 28 -6.67% 30 £ 392,863 £14,031
23 Interim Partners Harrogate Senior Appointments 2003 £ 134,249 5.51% £ 127,241 £ 4,430,228 8.80% £ 4,071,901 29.75% 33 3.12% 32 £ 546,357 £16,556
24 Northern Marine Manning Dundee Marine 1985 £ 133,765 14.09% £ 117,246 £ 7,758,398 14.09% £ 6,800,244 13.57% 58 0.00% 58 £ 1,458,638 £25,149
25 Medicare First London Healthcare 2004 £ 132,767 45.14% £ 91,472 £ 7,169,411 91.17% £ 3,750,280 38.02% 54 31.71% 41 £ 3,494,596 £64,715
26 People Source Consulting Bristol Technology 2002 £ 132,532 18.85% £ 111,512 £ 5,698,876 24.65% £ 4,571,902 29.67% 43 4.88% 41 £ 1,767,567 £41,106
27 SR Group London Multi Niche 1987 £ 132,457 17.98% £ 112,272 £ 27,286,216 31.37% £ 20,770,508 19.65% 206 11.35% 185
28 NP Group London Technology 1998 £ 131,766 12.98% £ 116,627 £ 9,223,592 12.98% £ 8,163,916 25.71% 70 0.00% 70 £ 1,676,905 £23,956
29 Penta Consulting Wallington Technology 1998 £ 131,615 -0.36% £ 132,090 £ 12,240,172 5.30% £ 11,624,095 27.70% 93 5.68% 88 £ 3,028,561 £32,565
30 Driver Hire Group Bradford Industrial 1988 £ 131,422 17.53% £ 111,824 £ 7,885,321 21.58% £ 6,485,706 15.20% 60 3.45% 58 £ 3,697,910 £61,632
31 Team24 London Healthcare 2005 £ 131,212 -11.79% £ 148,741 £ 12,989,961 -1.87% £ 13,237,502 50.02% 99 11.24% 89 £ 5,324,641 £53,784
32 Euroforce People Solution Bolton Engineering 2006 £ 130,301 5.29% £ 123,760 £ 2,606,013 50.40% £ 1,732,721 33.04% 20 42.85% 14 £ 1,326,624 £66,331
33 Green Park Interim London Senior Appointments 2006 £ 130,000 -4.60% £ 136,267 £ 4,550,000 -9.76% £ 5,042,110 40.67% 35 -5.41% 37-£ 1,038,000 -£29,657
34 RSA Garden City Life Sciences 1984 £ 126,412 20.94% £ 104,527 £ 4,424,418 5.82% £ 4,181,079 11.16% 35 -12.50% 40 £ 446,080 £12,745
35 Commsresources London Multi Niche 1991 £ 124,600 18.12% £ 105,483 £ 2,492,000 2.72% £ 2,426,012 11.90% 20 -13.04% 23 £ 513,000 £25,650
36 Empiric Solutions London Multi Niche 2005 £ 123,761 11.38% £ 111,119 £ 8,168,249 20.51% £ 6,778,067 43.82% 66 8.20% 61 £ 540,735 £8,193
37 Minstrell Recruitment Manchester Construction 2007 £ 122,434 13.30% £ 108,061 £ 2,448,672 13.30% £ 2,161,229 36.38% 20 0.00% 20 £ 240,001 £12,000
38 Community Resourcing London Construction 2000 £ 122,349 11.30% £ 109,926 £ 10,155,000 46.64% £ 6,925,123 30.14% 83 31.75% 63 £ 1,942,000 £23,398
39 McGinley Support Services London Construction 1979 £ 121,655 4.94% £ 115,929 £ 16,058,468 2.61% £ 15,650,003 13.46% 132 -2.22% 135 £ 3,694,882 £27,992
40 Mtrec Newcastle Engineering 2006 £ 119,978 17.44% £ 102,163 £ 4,319,221 50.99% £ 2,860,601 39.94% 36 28.57% 28 £ 1,000,450 £27,790
41 Rullion Manchester Multi Niche 1993 £ 119,099 10.14% £ 108,132 £ 8,932,388 1.98% £ 8,758,961 19.45% 75 -7.41% 81 £ 1,545,770 £20,610
42 Options Resourcing London Construction 2011 £ 119,020 -34.68% £ 182,199 £ 4,641,776 15.80% £ 4,008,442 98.66% 39 77.27% 22 £ 1,507,715 £38,659
43 Randstad CPE London Construction 1976 £ 116,857 19.67% £ 97,647 £ 26,877,000 22.88% £ 21,872,559 13.85% 230 2.68% 224 £ 3,181,000 £13,830
44 Practicus Henley Senior Appointments 2004 £ 116,184 -0.77% £ 117,085 £ 11,386,000 18.59% £ 9,601,147 43.45% 98 19.51% 82 £ 940,000 £9,592
45 Investigo London Professional Services 2003 £ 116,026 -6.07% £ 123,518 £ 18,912,268 3.46% £ 18,279,787 45.07% 163 10.14% 148 £ 3,131,674 £19,213
46 Staffgroup London Multi Niche 2003 £ 113,363 2.27% £ 110,843 £ 13,376,811 21.90% £ 10,973,594 41.26% 118 19.19% 99 £ 3,052,108 £25,865
47 Roevin Manchester Engineering 1989 £ 113,000 -3.07% £ 116,582 £ 3,955,000 -10.72% £ 4,429,884 12.88% 35 -7.89% 38 £ 1,239,000 £35,400
48 Aston Carter London Technology 1997 £ 112,900 4.39% £ 108,153 £ 31,047,376 10.84% £ 28,010,985 32.40% 275 6.18% 259 £ 10,907,426 £39,663
49 Integral Search London Professional Services 2001 £ 112,304 £ 2,583,000 0.00% £ 2,583,000 20.89% 23 0.00% 23-£ 46,000 -£2,000
50 Randstad Care Luton Healthcare 1990 £ 111,943 -9.73% £ 124,011 £ 7,836,000 0.55% £ 7,793,138 16.43% 70 11.39% 63-£ 53,000 -£757
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4. Company Head Office Industry Founded GP P/H % +/- LY GP/PH Gross Profit % +/- Last Year GP yoy growth Staff % +/- LY Staff Pre Tax Profit ProfitP/H
51 Quanta Consultancy Services Hertfordshire Multi Niche 1992 £ 111,350 2.58% £ 108,550 £ 4,899,380 15.73% £ 4,233,457 15.63% 44 12.82% 39 £ 1,171,022 £26,614
52 Lorien London Technology 1977 £ 110,447 5.44% £ 104,749 £ 21,758,000 14.76% £ 18,959,568 13.61% 197 8.84% 181 £ 6,105,000 £30,990
53 Oakleaf Partnership London Human Resources 2005 £ 110,353 16.76% £ 94,509 £ 4,855,549 42.71% £ 3,402,389 37.18% 44 22.22% 36 £ 1,032,203 £23,459
54 Eden Brown London Human Resources 1999 £ 110,250 6.07% £ 103,940 £ 14,112,000 11.29% £ 12,680,385 30.64% 128 4.92% 122 £ 1,662,000 £12,984
55 Randstad Education London Education 1997 £ 109,877 1.00% £ 108,784 £ 17,800,000 3.56% £ 17,188,104 28.58% 162 2.53% 158 £ 4,173,000 £25,759
56 Ganymede Solutions Derby Construction 1998 £ 109,757 -15.90% £ 130,502 £ 4,061,000 94.49% £ 2,088,025 20.11% 37 131.25% 16 £ 834,000 £22,541
57 Sphere Solutions London Technology 2005 £ 109,664 -9.54% £ 121,235 £ 3,728,576 23.02% £ 3,030,870 33.92% 34 36.00% 25 £ 1,219,811 £35,877
58 Coyle Personnel Harrow Construction 1988 £ 109,663 -5.23% £ 115,716 £ 15,901,114 6.52% £ 14,927,820 18.12% 145 12.40% 129 £ 4,436,050 £30,593
59 Modis London Technology 1982 £ 109,041 10.57% £ 98,617 £ 10,686,000 4.19% £ 10,256,263 13.37% 98 -5.77% 104 £ 445,000 £4,541
60 K2 Partnering London Technology 1998 £ 107,958 -4.90% £ 113,516 £ 5,182,000 -2.87% £ 5,335,118 21.75% 48 2.13% 47-£ 36,000 -£750
61 ReThink Manchester Multi Niche 2005 £ 106,149 11.79% £ 94,953 £ 19,956,000 2.02% £ 19,560,870 55.99% 188 -8.74% 206 £ 1,194,000 £6,351
62 Orion Electrotech Aylesbury Engineering 1997 £ 105,585 25.29% £ 84,270 £ 5,279,255 20.47% £ 4,382,215 20.61% 50 -3.85% 52 £ 1,603,192 £32,064
63 La Fosse Associates London Technology 2008 £ 105,570 8.05% £ 97,700 £ 7,284,305 14.70% £ 6,350,745 62.48% 69 6.15% 65 £ 1,036,944 £15,028
64 Swift Technical Enfield Energy 1981 £ 105,441 -33.60% £ 158,795 £ 9,806,000 -11.78% £ 11,115,393 12.69% 93 32.86% 70 £ 2,905,000 £31,237
65 ICG Medical London Healthcare 2003 £ 104,803 2.33% £ 102,421 £ 18,340,605 68.93% £ 10,856,926 44.73% 175 65.09% 106 £ 4,489,149 £25,652
66 Badenoch & Clark London Multi Niche 1978 £ 104,327 -3.43% £ 108,028 £ 32,863,000 0.07% £ 32,840,012 15.24% 315 3.62% 304 £ 5,381,000 £17,083
67 Goodman Masson London Professional Services 1992 £ 104,265 22.06% £ 85,419 £ 12,720,269 26.20% £ 10,079,452 20.32% 122 3.39% 118 £ 1,594,776 £13,072
68 Shorterm Group Slough Engineering 1973 £ 104,228 7.59% £ 96,872 £ 9,589,000 20.72% £ 7,943,174 10.15% 92 12.20% 82 £ 1,409,000 £15,315
69 Burns Sheehan London Technology 2004 £ 104,213 -8.71% £ 114,156 £ 3,543,252 19.38% £ 2,968,045 30.15% 34 30.77% 26 £ 1,000,655 £29,431
70 Laurence Simons International London Legal 1988 £ 104,125 -0.46% £ 104,604 £ 2,499,000 -4.44% £ 2,615,111 10.57% 24 -4.00% 25-£ 138,000 -£5,750
71 EWI Recruitment London Engineering 2011 £ 103,818 -3.35% £ 107,412 £ 2,387,810 71.00% £ 1,396,380 73.93% 23 76.92% 13 £ 530,682 £23,073
72 Capita Resourcing London Multi Niche 1994 £ 103,593 4.97% £ 98,687 £ 40,608,565 15.92% £ 35,031,543 28.99% 392 10.43% 355
73 Harvey Nash London Technology 1988 £ 103,418 -4.96% £ 108,815 £ 89,457,000 1.00% £ 88,571,287 25.64% 865 6.27% 814 £ 7,664,000 £8,860
74 First Technical Warrington Engineering 1997 £ 103,167 -0.69% £ 103,883 £ 6,602,706 -9.20% £ 7,271,703 22.04% 64 -8.57% 70 £ 2,712,606 £42,384
75 Redrock Consulting Bristol Technology 2005 £ 103,149 6.52% £ 96,836 £ 4,744,854 £ 4,744,854 36.89% 46 -6.12% 49 £ 1,495,904 £32,520
76 Next Ventures London Technology 2000 £ 103,068 0.68% £ 102,377 £ 7,214,729 11.86% £ 6,449,785 27.39% 70 11.11% 63 £ 1,143,322 £16,333
77 G2v Recruitment Group Bristol Multi Niche 2004 £ 102,830 -15.42% £ 121,583 £ 12,853,747 5.72% £ 12,158,293 44.90% 125 25.00% 100 £ 3,132,699 £25,062
78 Digby Morgan London Human Resources 1988 £ 102,567 22.53% £ 83,705 £ 3,077,000 -0.65% £ 3,097,131 11.39% 30 -18.92% 37 £ 301,000 £10,033
79 PPF Luton Industrial 1997 £ 102,509 10.66% £ 92,635 £ 9,328,313 -1.27% £ 9,448,306 24.28% 91 -10.78% 102 £ 2,894,879 £31,812
80 Oil Consultants Newcastle Energy 2003 £ 102,240 -8.06% £ 111,198 £ 5,112,003 -2.19% £ 5,226,463 31.19% 50 6.38% 47 £ 2,581,254 £51,625
81 Austin Fraser Reading Multi Niche 2006 £ 100,228 3.45% £ 96,882 £ 8,318,951 34.17% £ 6,200,306 49.42% 83 29.69% 64 £ 1,378,518 £16,609
82 Nigel Wright Newcastle Multi Niche 1988 £ 100,015 8.07% £ 92,549 £ 6,701,000 9.71% £ 6,107,921 14.53% 67 1.52% 66 £ 587,000 £8,761
83 Navartis Doncaster Engineering 2006 £ 99,771 11.50% £ 89,484 £ 3,092,909 44.02% £ 2,147,555 35.34% 31 29.17% 24 £ 1,341,291 £43,267
84 Oliver James Associates Manchester Financial Services 2002 £ 99,322 0.74% £ 98,593 £ 21,056,357 33.48% £ 15,774,915 42.36% 212 32.50% 160 £ 3,051,652 £14,395
85 Red Commerce London Technology 1972 £ 99,197 -6.61% £ 106,221 £ 15,574,000 -3.54% £ 16,145,553 11.13% 157 3.29% 152-£ 1,014,000 -£6,459
86 Science Recruitment Leeds Scientific 1992 £ 98,935 9.70% £ 90,188 £ 10,685,000 4.85% £ 10,190,749 19.45% 108 -4.42% 113 £ 3,746,000 £34,685
87 GCS Reading Technology 1991 £ 98,906 -1.22% £ 100,131 £ 7,714,665 4.12% £ 7,409,398 17.07% 78 5.41% 74 £ 676,259 £8,670
88 A24 Group Surrey Healthcare 1996 £ 98,747 23.78% £ 79,778 £ 35,055,098 30.77% £ 26,806,682 31.35% 355 5.65% 336
89 IPS Group London Financial Services 1983 £ 98,627 7.57% £ 91,690 £ 6,114,896 9.33% £ 5,593,063 11.89% 62 1.64% 61 £ 766,641 £12,365
90 Michael Page London Multi Niche 1976 £ 98,415 -3.04% £ 101,500 £ 532,817,000 3.68% £ 513,905,285 22.68% 5414 6.93% 5,063 £ 80,361,000 £14,843
91 Hallam Medical Sheffield Healthcare 2007 £ 98,264 -6.11% £ 104,656 £ 5,306,262 49.12% £ 3,558,384 48.62% 54 58.82% 34 £ 1,714,537 £31,751
92 Air Energi Manchester Energy 1987 £ 97,840 -9.18% £ 107,731 £ 43,441,102 -0.19% £ 43,523,797 21.59% 444 9.90% 404 £ 8,289,083 £18,669
93 Arrows Group London Technology 2003 £ 97,655 5.53% £ 92,539 £ 6,640,564 79.40% £ 3,701,541 33.85% 68 70.00% 40
94 Phaidon International London Multi Niche 2004 £ 97,543 -5.00% £ 102,675 £ 25,653,709 18.41% £ 21,665,154 53.49% 263 24.64% 211 £ 3,863,245 £14,689
95 PSD Group London Multi Niche 1991 £ 96,959 -1.13% £ 98,067 £ 23,367,000 -0.30% £ 23,437,312 22.38% 241 0.84% 239 £ 2,041,000 £8,469
96 Synarbor Sheffield Public Sector 2004 £ 96,904 19.96% £ 80,781 £ 9,109,000 18.70% £ 7,673,968 40.80% 94 -1.05% 95 £ 2,306,000 £24,532
97 Angela Mortimer London Office Support 1975 £ 96,847 14.10% £ 84,877 £ 10,749,969 -2.58% £ 11,034,663 10.98% 111 -14.62% 130 £ 515,041 £4,640
98 Academics London Education 2002 £ 96,634 1.49% £ 95,219 £ 8,310,551 28.35% £ 6,474,913 33.21% 86 26.47% 68 £ 155,583 £1,809
99 Kintec Recruitment Manchester Energy 2001 £ 96,258 -16.30% £ 114,997 £ 5,679,199 -10.21% £ 6,324,979 27.41% 59 7.27% 55 £ 793,741 £13,453
100 Ikas London Technology 2004 £ 96,017 29.59% £ 74,094 £ 5,472,954 10.24% £ 4,964,581 34.95% 57 -14.93% 67-£ 97,781 -£1,715
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5. Company Head Office Industry Founded GP P/H % +/- LY GP/PH Gross Profit % +/- Last Year GP yoy growth Staff % +/- LY Staff Pre Tax Profit ProfitP/H
1 Spencer Ogden London Energy 2010 £ 73,933 -14.13% £ 86,098 £ 28,686,127 40.58% £ 20,405,553 140.03% 388 63.71% 237 £ 1,197,570 £3,087
2 Options Resourcing London Construction 2011 £ 119,020 -34.68% £ 182,199 £ 4,641,776 15.80% £ 4,008,442 98.66% 39 77.27% 22 £ 1,507,715 £38,659
3 Earthstream London Energy 2010 £ 85,744 33.34% £ 64,304 £ 9,003,103 21.74% £ 7,395,353 97.87% 105 -8.70% 115-£ 124,777 -£1,188
4 Gemini People London Marketing 2011 £ 74,537 -23.18% £ 97,033 £ 4,025,000 18.52% £ 3,396,051 93.08% 54 54.29% 35-£ 281,000 -£5,204
5 Frank Recruitment Group Newcastle Technology 2007 £ 88,887 -5.83% £ 94,391 £ 29,955,000 29.53% £ 23,125,917 80.13% 337 37.55% 245 £ 3,227,000 £9,576
6 Plan B Healthcare London Healthcare 2009 £ 202,774 6.30% £ 190,755 £ 8,719,290 75.80% £ 4,959,778 78.67% 43 65.38% 26 £ 4,937,602 £114,828
7 EWI Recruitment London Engineering 2011 £ 103,818 -3.35% £ 107,412 £ 2,387,810 71.00% £ 1,396,380 73.93% 23 76.92% 13 £ 530,682 £23,073
8 Stott and May London Technology 2009 £ 95,897 -0.40% £ 96,286 £ 6,041,521 18.39% £ 5,103,067 69.55% 63 18.87% 53 £ 501,866 £7,966
9 Vector Resourcing Holdings Crawley Technology 2009 £ 142,094 -12.15% £ 161,745 £ 5,399,582 1.16% £ 5,337,665 66.85% 38 15.15% 33 £ 411,442 £10,827
10 Cobalt Consulting London Construction 2008 £ 67,336 -12.07% £ 76,582 £ 7,609,016 6.84% £ 7,121,879 63.36% 113 21.51% 93 £ 168,483 £1,491
Top 10: YOY growth over 5 years
Company Head Office Industry Founded GP P/H % +/- LY GP/PH Gross Profit % +/- Last Year GP yoy growth Staff % +/- LY Staff Pre Tax Profit ProfitP/H
1 Sensible Staffing London Healthcare 2002 £ 44,689 12.70% £ 39,655 £ 2,457,896 147.93% £ 991,367 22.11% 55 120.00% 25 £ 454,290 £8,260
2 Ganymede Solutions Derby Construction 1998 £ 109,757 -15.90% £ 130,502 £ 4,061,000 94.49% £ 2,088,025 20.11% 37 131.25% 16 £ 834,000 £22,541
3 Medicare First London Healthcare 2004 £ 132,767 45.14% £ 91,472 £ 7,169,411 91.17% £ 3,750,280 38.02% 54 31.71% 41 £ 3,494,596 £64,715
4 Arrows Group London Technology 2003 £ 97,655 5.53% £ 92,539 £ 6,640,564 79.40% £ 3,701,541 33.85% 68 70.00% 40
5 Plan B Healthcare London Healthcare 2009 £ 202,774 6.30% £ 190,755 £ 8,719,290 75.80% £ 4,959,778 78.67% 43 65.38% 26 £ 4,937,602 £114,828
6 EWI Recruitment London Engineering 2011 £ 103,818 -3.35% £ 107,412 £ 2,387,810 71.00% £ 1,396,380 73.93% 23 76.92% 13 £ 530,682 £23,073
7 ICG Medical London Healthcare 2003 £ 104,803 2.33% £ 102,421 £ 18,340,605 68.93% £ 10,856,926 44.73% 175 65.09% 106 £ 4,489,149 £25,652
8 Msi Group London Healthcare 2002 £ 62,252 5.11% £ 59,227 £ 7,159,000 59.05% £ 4,501,100 31.80% 115 51.32% 76 £ 2,401,000 £20,878
9 Prospero Group London Education 2000 £ 70,170 4.94% £ 66,865 £ 5,403,118 55.40% £ 3,476,910 25.11% 77 48.08% 52 £ 977,074 £12,689
10 Mtrec Newcastle Engineering 2006 £ 119,978 17.44% £ 102,163 £ 4,319,221 50.99% £ 2,860,601 39.94% 36 28.57% 28 £ 1,000,450 £27,790
Top 10: Annual Growth in Gross Profit
Company Head Office Industry Founded GP P/H % +/- LY GP/PH Gross Profit % +/- Last Year GP yoy growth Staff % +/- LY Staff Pre Tax Profit ProfitP/H
1 Ganymede Solutions Derby Construction 1998 £ 109,757 -15.90% £ 130,502 £ 4,061,000 94.49% £ 2,088,025 20.11% 37 131.25% 16 £ 834,000 £22,541
2 Sensible Staffing London Healthcare 2002 £ 44,689 12.70% £ 39,655 £ 2,457,896 147.93% £ 991,367 22.11% 55 120.00% 25 £ 454,290 £8,260
3 Options Resourcing London Construction 2011 £ 119,020 -34.68% £ 182,199 £ 4,641,776 15.80% £ 4,008,442 98.66% 39 77.27% 22 £ 1,507,715 £38,659
4 EWI Recruitment London Engineering 2011 £ 103,818 -3.35% £ 107,412 £ 2,387,810 71.00% £ 1,396,380 73.93% 23 76.92% 13 £ 530,682 £23,073
5 Arrows Group London Technology 2003 £ 97,655 5.53% £ 92,539 £ 6,640,564 79.40% £ 3,701,541 33.85% 68 70.00% 40
6 GAP Personnel Wrexham Industrial 1997 £ 77,119 -39.63% £ 127,752 £ 16,195,000 2.23% £ 15,841,729 27.94% 210 69.35% 124-£ 321,000 -£1,529
7 Pure Recruitment Group London Professional Services 1999 £ 74,798 -37.79% £ 120,229 £ 11,444,080 3.46% £ 11,061,357 29.04% 153 66.30% 92 £ 816,255 £5,335
8 Plan B Healthcare London Healthcare 2009 £ 202,774 6.30% £ 190,755 £ 8,719,290 75.80% £ 4,959,778 78.67% 43 65.38% 26 £ 4,937,602 £114,828
9 ICG Medical London Healthcare 2003 £ 104,803 2.33% £ 102,421 £ 18,340,605 68.93% £ 10,856,926 44.73% 175 65.09% 106 £ 4,489,149 £25,652
10 Smart Solutions Newport Industrial 2007 £ 61,298 -13.42% £ 70,804 £ 11,769,277 42.07% £ 8,284,140 62.37% 192 64.10% 117 £ 1,166,587 £6,076
Top 10: Annual Growth in Head Count
Top 10: YOY growth, companies with over 200
Company Head Office Industry Founded GP P/H % +/- LY GP/PH Gross Profit % +/- Last Year GP yoy growth Staff % +/- LY Staff Pre Tax Profit ProfitP/H
1 Phaidon International London Multi Niche 2004 £ 97,543 -5.00% £ 102,675 £ 25,653,709 18.41% £ 21,665,154 53.49% 263 24.64% 211 £ 3,863,245 £14,689
2 Oliver James Associates Manchester Financial Services 2002 £ 99,322 0.74% £ 98,593 £ 21,056,357 33.48% £ 15,774,915 42.36% 212 32.50% 160 £ 3,051,652 £14,395
3 Aston Carter London Technology 1997 £ 112,900 4.39% £ 108,153 £ 31,047,376 10.84% £ 28,010,985 32.40% 275 6.18% 259 £ 10,907,426 £39,663
4 A24 Group Surrey Healthcare 1996 £ 98,747 23.78% £ 79,778 £ 35,055,098 30.77% £ 26,806,682 31.35% 355 5.65% 336 £ 29,565,034 £83,282
5 Capita Resourcing London Multi Niche 1994 £ 103,593 4.97% £ 98,687 £ 40,608,565 15.92% £ 35,031,543 28.99% 392 10.43% 355
6 Harvey Nash London Technology 1988 £ 103,418 -4.96% £ 108,815 £ 89,457,000 1.00% £ 88,571,287 25.64% 865 6.27% 814 £ 7,664,000 £8,860
7 Michael Page London Multi Niche 1976 £ 98,415 -3.04% £ 101,500 £ 532,817,000 3.68% £ 513,905,285 22.68% 5414 6.93% 5,063 £ 80,361,000 £14,843
8 PSD Group London Multi Niche 1991 £ 96,959 -1.13% £ 98,067 £ 23,367,000 -0.30% £ 23,437,312 22.38% 241 0.84% 239 £ 2,041,000 £8,469
9 Air Energi Manchester Energy 1987 £ 97,840 -9.18% £ 107,731 £ 43,441,102 -0.19% £ 43,523,797 21.59% 444 9.90% 404 £ 8,289,083 £18,669
10 SR Group London Multi Niche 1987 £ 132,457 17.98% £ 112,272 £ 27,286,216 31.37% £ 20,770,508 19.65% 206 11.35% 185
THE MARKET EXPERTS IN
RECRUITMENT TO RECRUITMENT

6. £86,535
£102,150
£82,239
£104,928
£81,178
£116,260
£83,051
£67,222
£82,884 £84,534
£79,461 £82,628
£106,906
£123,911
£93,925
All Construction Education Energy Engineering Financial
Services
Healthcare Industrial Life Sciences Multi Niche Office Support Professional
Services
Public Sector Senior
Appointments
Technology
GROSS PROFIT PER HEAD
£86,535 £87,807
£76,843
£94,670 £95,988
£74,451
£83,258
£86,218
£69,536
All London Midlands North & North East North West Scotland South East & South Coast
(Not London)
South West Wales
GROSS PROFIT PER HEAD
THE MARKET EXPERTS IN
RECRUITMENT TO RECRUITMENT

7. 9.5%
18.6% 19.1%
5.1% 4.9%
20.7%
28.4%
11.8%
-1.6%
6.6%
3.0%
8.7%
24.6%
14.4%
8.4%
5.0%
14.7%
11.8%
14.5%
6.9%
13.5%
21.8%
12.4%
5.0%
6.9%
-0.3%
14.2%
11.9% 12.6%
8.8%
All Construction Education Energy Engineering Financial
Services
Healthcare Industrial Life Sciences Multi Niche Office Support Professional
Services
Public Sector Senior
Appointments
Technology
YEAR ON YEAR GROWTHGP Headcount
9.5%
8.8%
13.9%
20.9%
7.6%
5.9%
11.7%
4.3%
16.3%
5.0%
9.1%
8.4%
16.1%
7.1%
4.4%
10.2%
6.4%
22.6%
All London Midlands North & North East North West Scotland South East & South
Coast (Not London)
South West Wales
YEAR ON YEAR GROWTHGP Headcount
THE MARKET EXPERTS IN
RECRUITMENT TO RECRUITMENT

8. 4.3%
-0.3%
5.1%
4.1%
0.5%
1.4% 1.4%
2.0%
-5.1%
All London Midlands North & North East North West Scotland South East & South
Coast (Not London)
South West Wales
YEAR ON YEAR GROWTH – GROSS PROFIT PER HEAD
4.3%
3.4%
6.6%
-8.2%
-2.0%
6.4%
5.4%
0.5%
-6.3%
-0.2%
3.3%
-4.8%
11.4%
1.5%
-0.3%
YEAR ON YEAR GROWTH - GROSS PROFIT PER HEAD
THE MARKET EXPERTS IN
RECRUITMENT TO RECRUITMENT

9. Company Head Office Industry Founded Full YearBiller Gross Profit Staff % +/- LY Staff Pre Tax Profit ProfitP/H
1 Plan B Healthcare London Healthcare 2009 £ 419,185 £ 8,719,290 43 65.38% 26 £ 4,937,602 £114,828
2 Ganymede Solutions Derby Construction 1998 £ 317,266 £ 4,061,000 37 131.25% 16 £ 834,000 £22,541
3 Marlin Hawk London Senior Appointments 2004 £ 282,874 £ 7,015,378 33 6.45% 31 £ 1,751,029 £53,061
4 Options Resourcing London Construction 2011 £ 263,733 £ 4,641,776 39 77.27% 22 £ 1,507,715 £38,659
5 Leathwaite International London Senior Appointments 1999 £ 263,013 £ 11,783,000 63 12.50% 56 £ 4,021,000 £63,825
6 Shilton Sharpe Quarry London Legal 2002 £ 251,614 £ 16,103,295 94 17.50% 80 £ 4,502,913 £47,903
7 Sheffield Haworth London Financial Services 1993 £ 240,356 £ 20,189,713 113 7.62% 105 £ 2,224,009 £19,681
8 Euroforce People Solution Bolton Engineering 2006 £ 232,668 £ 2,606,013 20 42.85% 14 £ 1,326,624 £66,331
9 Eames Consulting London Financial Services 2002 £ 231,578 £ 8,892,380 65 35.42% 48 £ 1,147,128 £17,648
10 EWI Recruitment London Engineering 2011 £ 229,593 £ 2,387,810 23 76.92% 13 £ 530,682 £23,073
11 Gatenbysanderson Leeds Public Sector 2002 £ 228,850 £ 11,899,868 87 33.85% 65 £ 3,974,081 £45,679
12 SystemsAccountants London Technology 1997 £ 223,824 £ 5,550,782 36 16.13% 31 £ 1,629,579 £45,266
13 Interact Medical Milton Keynes Healthcare 1995 £ 221,390 £ 6,906,507 43 10.27% 39 £ 2,191,037 £50,954
14 Mayday Healthcare Harrow Healthcare 2004 £ 218,866 £ 24,863,620 159 11.97% 142 £ 10,633,637 £66,878
15 Medicare First London Healthcare 2004 £ 218,584 £ 7,169,411 54 31.71% 41 £ 3,494,596 £64,715
16 ICG Medical London Healthcare 2003 £ 216,275 £ 18,340,605 175 65.09% 106 £ 4,489,149 £25,652
17 Odgers London Senior Appointments 1966 £ 215,775 £ 69,738,000 465 15.10% 404 £ 27,272,000 £58,649
18 NES Global Talent Manchester Energy 1978 £ 213,985 £ 87,988,196 588 14.40% 514
19 Arrows Group London Technology 2003 £ 207,518 £ 6,640,564 68 70.00% 40
20 Vector Resourcing Holdings Crawley Technology 2009 £ 204,527 £ 5,399,582 38 15.15% 33 £ 411,442 £10,827
21 Community Resourcing London Construction 2000 £ 201,494 £ 10,155,000 83 31.75% 63 £ 1,942,000 £23,398
22 Sanderson Recruitment Bristol Technology 1975 £ 198,091 £ 10,301,000 76 16.92% 65 £ 5,301,000 £69,750
23 Hallam Medical Sheffield Healthcare 2007 £ 195,079 £ 5,306,262 54 58.82% 34 £ 1,714,537 £31,751
24 Perrett Laver London Senior Appointments 2001 £ 193,698 £ 9,607,090 71 14.52% 62 £ 2,998,158 £42,228
25 NRL Recruitment Wigan Construction 1983 £ 193,697 £ 11,001,810 72 1.41% 71 £ 5,194,171 £72,141
26 Mtrec Newcastle Engineering 2006 £ 192,820 £ 4,319,221 36 28.57% 28 £ 1,000,450 £27,790
27 LA International Stoke on Tent Technology 1982 £ 188,924 £ 14,811,794 101 3.06% 98 £ 8,869,266 £87,815
28 Sphere Solutions London Technology 2005 £ 186,429 £ 3,728,576 34 36.00% 25 £ 1,219,811 £35,877
29 SR Group London Multi Niche 1987 £ 184,364 £ 27,286,216 206 11.35% 185
30 Team24 London Healthcare 2005 £ 182,450 £ 12,989,961 99 11.24% 89 £ 5,324,641 £53,784
31 Walker Hamill London Accountancy 2002 £ 179,313 £ 6,742,000 48 2.13% 47 £ 679,000 £14,146
32 Heidrick & Struggles London Senior Appointments 1953 £ 179,093 £ 18,769,618 126 -3.82% 131 £ 1,729,308 £13,725
33 Swift Technical Enfield Energy 1981 £ 175,111 £ 9,806,000 93 32.86% 70 £ 2,905,000 £31,237
34 Penta Consulting Wallington Technology 1998 £ 173,863 £ 12,240,172 93 5.68% 88 £ 3,028,561 £32,565
35 People Source Consulting Bristol Technology 2002 £ 173,749 £ 5,698,876 43 4.88% 41 £ 1,767,567 £41,106
36 Practicus Henley Senior Appointments 2004 £ 173,564 £ 11,386,000 98 19.51% 82 £ 940,000 £9,592
37 Interim Partners Harrogate Senior Appointments 2003 £ 173,047 £ 4,430,228 33 3.12% 32 £ 546,357 £16,556
38 Burns Sheehan London Technology 2004 £ 170,350 £ 3,543,252 34 30.77% 26 £ 1,000,655 £29,431
39 Driver Hire Group Bradford Industrial 1988 £ 169,945 £ 7,885,321 60 3.45% 58 £ 3,697,910 £61,632
40 Staffgroup London Multi Niche 2003 £ 168,896 £ 13,376,811 118 19.19% 99 £ 3,052,108 £25,865
41 Oakleaf Partnership London Human Resources 2005 £ 168,592 £ 4,855,549 44 22.22% 36 £ 1,032,203 £23,459
42 Empiric Solutions London Multi Niche 2005 £ 167,387 £ 8,168,249 66 8.20% 61 £ 540,735 £8,193
43 Northern Marine Manning Dundee Marine 1985 £ 167,207 £ 7,758,398 58 0.00% 58 £ 1,458,638 £25,149
44 NP Group London Technology 1998 £ 164,707 £ 9,223,592 70 0.00% 70 £ 1,676,905 £23,956
45 Oliver James Associates Manchester Financial Services 2002 £ 164,503 £ 21,056,357 212 32.50% 160 £ 3,051,652 £14,395
46 GAP Personnel Wrexham Industrial 1997 £ 163,251 £ 16,195,000 210 69.35% 124-£ 321,000 -£1,529
47 Austin Fraser Reading Multi Niche 2006 £ 162,483 £ 8,318,951 83 29.69% 64 £ 1,378,518 £16,609
48 Navartis Doncaster Engineering 2006 £ 161,093 £ 3,092,909 31 29.17% 24 £ 1,341,291 £43,267
49 G2v Recruitment Group Bristol Multi Niche 2004 £ 160,672 £ 12,853,747 125 25.00% 100 £ 3,132,699 £25,062
50 Investigo London Professional Services 2003 £ 159,739 £ 18,912,268 163 10.14% 148 £ 3,131,674 £19,213
To the left is the “top 50 average
billing companies” based on our
calculations.
By using our extensive market
knowledge we have made a few
simple assumptions to create
what we believe to be a top
average biller list.
The expectations are, those
hired in the last 12 months will
merely cover the revenue of
those that have left the business
that year, and that 20% of staff
in recruitment businesses are
non billing (aka Directors,
trainers, administrators,
marketing etc).
THE MARKET EXPERTS IN
RECRUITMENT TO RECRUITMENT

10. “Daniel is one of
the most passionate recruiters I have met. His
advice was concise and honest from the offset
and it is clear he has a well established
relationship with his clients.”
THE MARKET EXPERTS IN
RECRUITMENT TO RECRUITMENT
“Ion Search are by far the best
recruiters I have worked with, making a very
stressful and difficult decision as easy as possible. I
would highly recommend them to anybody
considering their next move, and would definitely
work with them in the future.”
“Sanne’s commitment and dedication
impressed me the most as well as her ability
to make a good match between candidate
and client! Without a doubt I would highly
recommend Sanne for both recruitment
companies as well as consultants.”