How much does Gill Cooke Personnel Limited make?

Gill Cooke Personnel Limited reported revenue of £29m and a loss of £1.2m in the year to 30 Nov 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Gill Cooke Personnel Limited have?

Gill Cooke Personnel Limited reported an average of 48 employees in the year to 30 Nov 2025.

Is Gill Cooke Personnel Limited profitable?

No — Gill Cooke Personnel Limited reported a loss of £1.2m in the year to 30 Nov 2025.

Company No. 02327419 · Incorporated 12 Dec 1988

Gill Cooke Personnel Limited

Registered name: GILL COOKE PERSONNEL LIMITED

Part of The Recruitment Group Holdings Limited group

Gill Cooke Personnel Limited made £29m revenue and a £1.2m loss in the year to 30 Nov 2025. read from filing text

Gill Cooke Personnel Limited’s revenue was £29m in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with a loss of £1.2m and 48 employees. The company is classified under “other activities of employment placement agencies” and is based in Derby; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 78109Other activities of employment placement agencies SIC 78200Temporary employment agency activities

Status: Active
Location: Derby, East Midlands
Age: 37 yrs · since 1988
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. From the filing: “The immediate parent company is The Recruitment Group Limited, a company registered in England and Wales.”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Nov 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£29m

Growth —

Profit

−£1.2m

Growth —

Profit margin

−4.1%

Gross 16.2%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

−£24.7k

Revenue/employee £605k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 May 2022	31 May 2023	31 May 2024	30 Nov 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	No P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	£22.1m	£29m
Cost of sales	—	—	£17.1m	£24.4m
Gross profit	—	—	£4.9m	£4.7m
Operating profit	—	—	£261k	−£1.2m
Profit before tax	—	—	£257k	−£1.2m
Profit after tax	—	—	£240k	−£1.2m
Profit (best available)	—	—	£240k	−£1.2m
Staff costs	—	—	£3.1m	£3.6m
Employees (average)	265	115	76	48
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	1.1%	−4.1%
Gross margin	—	—	22.4%	16.2%
Revenue per employee	—	—	£290k	£605k
Profit per employee	—	—	£3.2k	−£24.7k
Growth (year on year)
Headcount growth	—	▼56.6%	▼33.9%	—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£317k	£10.1k	£68k	£28.1k
Net assets	£426k	£475k	£715k	−£469k
Fixed assets	£8.2k	£177k	£151k	£64.2k
Current assets	£1.3m	£4.3m	£4.3m	£3.4m
Debtors	£481k	£3.3m	£3.2m	£2.6m
Deferred income	—	—	£253k	£621k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −4.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 16.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £605k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£24.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 8.9%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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: —; Now −£469k
Cash at bank: —; Now £28.1k
Headcount: —; Now 48
Deferred income: —; Now £621k
Fixed assets: —; Now £64.2k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

The Recruitment Group Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
The Recruitment Group Limited75–100%
Gill Cooke Personnel Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2025 (profit −£1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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