Kinetic Recruitment Services Limited
Registered name: KINETIC RECRUITMENT SERVICES LIMITED
Part of Kinetic (Eot) Limited groupKinetic Recruitment Services Limited made £13.7m revenue and a £265k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Kinetic Recruitment Services Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £13.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with a loss of £265k and 33 employees. The company is classified under “temporary employment agency activities” and is based in Manchester; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Manchester, North West
- Age
- 44 yrs · since 1982
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £13.5m | £13.1m | £13.2m | £13.1m | £13.7m |
| Cost of sales | £11.8m | £11.1m | £11.5m | £11.6m | £12m |
| Gross profit | £1.7m | £2m | £1.7m | £1.6m | £1.7m |
| Operating profit | −£110k | −£49.8k | −£287k | −£90.8k | −£212k |
| Profit before tax | −£133k | −£125k | −£432k | −£245k | −£349k |
| Profit after tax | −£142k | −£102k | −£306k | −£158k | −£265k |
| Profit (best available) | −£142k | −£102k | −£306k | −£158k | −£265k |
| Staff costs | £1.3m | £1.5m | £1.3m | £1.2m | £1.2m |
| Employees (average) | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | −1.1% | −0.8% | −2.3% | −1.2% | −1.9% |
| Gross margin | 12.8% | 15.4% | 12.6% | 11.9% | 12.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £398k | £374k | £388k | £398k | £415k |
| Profit per employee | −£4.2k | −£2.9k | −£9k | −£4.8k | −£8k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼3.2% | ▲0.5% | ▼0.4% | ▲4.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.9% | ▼2.9% | ▼2.9% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £203k | £27.1k | £22.4k | £38.8k | £19.8k |
| Net assets | £3.6m | £3.5m | £3.2m | £3.1m | £2.8m |
| Fixed assets | £192k | £157k | £115k | £78.5k | £43.2k |
| Current assets | £7.3m | £7.2m | £7.2m | £6.4m | £6.8m |
| Debtors | £3.4m | £3.4m | £3.3m | £2.6m | £3m |
| Deferred income | £225k | £238k | £216k | £212k | £238k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 12.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £415k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 22%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▼9%
- Now £2.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼49%
- Now £19.8k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 33
- Deferred income
- ▲13%
- Now £238k
- Fixed assets
- ▼45%
- Now £43.2k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Kinetic (Eot) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Kinetic Recruitment Services Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Kinetic PLCRev. — · Profit £0
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit −£265k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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