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Company No. 05723485 · Incorporated 27 Feb 2006

Harnham Search and Selection Limited

Registered name: HARNHAM SEARCH AND SELECTION LIMITED

Part of Harnham Group Limited group

Harnham Search and Selection Limited made £21.1m revenue and £382k profit in the year to 30 Nov 2025.

Harnham Search and Selection Limited’s revenue grew 9% to £21.1m in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with £382k profit and 90 employees. The company is classified under “other activities of employment placement agencies” and is based in Wimbledon; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 78109Other activities of employment placement agencies
Status
Active
Location
Wimbledon, London
Age
20 yrs · since 2006
Type
Private Limited Company

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.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Nov 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with lessCash flow filed
Revenue
£21.1m
Growth ▲8.5%
Profit
£382k
Growth —
Profit margin
1.8%
Gross 42.4%
Employees
90
Change ▼12.6%
Profit / employee
£4.2k
Revenue/employee £234k
Profitable streak
1yr
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Nov 202330 Nov 202430 Nov 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£23m£19.4m£21.1m
Cost of sales£13m£11.8m£12.2m
Gross profit£10m£7.6m£8.9m
Operating profit£216k−£805k£326k
Profit before tax£101k−£878k£314k
Profit after tax£193k−£795k£382k
Profit (best available)£193k−£795k£382k
Staff costs£8m£7.2m£7.1m
Employees (average)12210390
Ratios
Profit margin0.8%−4.1%1.8%
Gross margin43.3%39.1%42.4%
Revenue per employee£188k£189k£234k
Profit per employee£1.6k−£7.7k£4.2k
Cash conversion−1059%—−58.6%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼15.4%▲8.5%
Profit growth—▼512.7%—
Headcount growth—▼15.6%▼12.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£285k£176k£454k
Net assets£6.7m£5m£4.2m
Fixed assets£828k£476k£189k
Current assets£13.3m£13.3m£13.7m
Debtors£4.6m£3.8m£2.9m
Deferred income£16.1k£563£85.4k
Cash from operations−£2.3m−£1.6m−£191k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
42.4%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£234k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£4.2k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−58.6%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.9%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.4%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
13.9%
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
▼16%
Now £4.2m
Cash at bank
▲158%
Now £454k
Headcount
▼13%
Now 90
Deferred income
▲15066%
Now £85.4k
Fixed assets
▼60%
Now £189k

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

  1. Harnham Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Harnham Search and Selection Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

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

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2025 (profit £382k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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