Premier People Recruitment Ltd
Registered name: PREMIER PEOPLE RECRUITMENT LTD
Premier People Recruitment Ltd made £79.9m revenue and £190k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Premier People Recruitment Ltd’s revenue grew 121% to £79.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £190k profit and 182 employees. The company is classified under “other activities of employment placement agencies” and is based in Uxbridge; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Uxbridge, London
- Age
- 22 yrs · since 2004
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £19.7m | £21.7m | £36.1m | £79.9m |
| Cost of sales | £17.9m | £19.2m | £32.6m | £73.9m |
| Gross profit | £1.9m | £2.5m | £3.5m | £6m |
| Profit before tax | −£64.6k | −£61.3k | £512k | £295k |
| Profit after tax | −£64.6k | £142k | £386k | £190k |
| Profit (best available) | −£64.6k | £142k | £386k | £190k |
| Staff costs | £3.4m | £3.3m | £2.5m | £3m |
| Employees (average) | 229 | 185 | 199 | 182 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −0.3% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.2% |
| Gross margin | 9.5% | 11.6% | 9.8% | 7.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £86.2k | £117k | £181k | £439k |
| Profit per employee | −£282 | £765 | £1.9k | £1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲10% | ▲66.4% | ▲121.4% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲173.1% | ▼50.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼19.2% | ▲7.6% | ▼8.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £47.2k | £232k | £1.3m | £1.2m |
| Net assets | −£433k | −£291k | £95.3k | £286k |
| Fixed assets | £49.1k | £15.1k | £117k | £44.1k |
| Current assets | £6.1m | £7.4m | £11.5m | £5.8m |
| Debtors | £4.6m | £4.9m | £8.7m | £239k |
| Cash from operations | £803k | £403k | −£1m | £8.2m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 7.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £439k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- 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
- ▲200%
- Now £286k
- Cash at bank
- ▼6%
- Now £1.2m
- Headcount
- ▼9%
- Now 182
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼62%
- Now £44.1k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £190k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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