How much does Castlefield Recruitment Limited make?

Castlefield Recruitment Limited reported revenue of £13m and a loss of £220k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Castlefield Recruitment Limited have?

Castlefield Recruitment Limited reported an average of 46 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Castlefield Recruitment Limited profitable?

No — Castlefield Recruitment Limited reported a loss of £220k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 07279669 · Incorporated 10 Jun 2010

Castlefield Recruitment Limited

Registered name: CASTLEFIELD RECRUITMENT LIMITED

Part of Castlefield Group Limited group

Castlefield Recruitment Limited made £13m revenue and a £220k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Castlefield Recruitment Limited’s revenue fell 12% to £13m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £220k and 46 employees. The company is classified under “other activities of employment placement agencies” and is based in Leeds; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

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

Status: Active
Location: Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 16 yrs · since 2010
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. From the filing: “Castlefield Group Limited is the immediate and ultimate parent undertaking”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£13m

Growth ▼11.9%

Profit

−£220k

Growth —

Profit margin

−1.7%

Gross 28.7%

Employees

Change ▼13.2%

Profit / employee

−£4.8k

Revenue/employee £282k

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.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£14.7m	£13m
Cost of sales	£11m	£9.2m
Gross profit	£3.7m	£3.7m
Operating profit	−£27.9k	£55.9k
Profit before tax	−£77.2k	−£224k
Profit after tax	−£64.6k	−£220k
Profit (best available)	−£64.6k	−£220k
Staff costs	£2.7m	£2.9m
Employees (average)	53	46
Ratios
Profit margin	−0.4%	−1.7%
Gross margin	25.2%	28.7%
Revenue per employee	£278k	£282k
Profit per employee	−£1.2k	−£4.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼11.9%
Headcount growth	—	▼13.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£15.2k	£113k
Net assets	£1m	£811k
Fixed assets	£419k	£382k
Current assets	£2.1m	£2m
Debtors	£1.7m	£1.7m
Deferred income	£362k	£359k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −1.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 28.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £282k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£4.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 2.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 13.2%; 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: ▼22%; Now £811k
Cash at bank: ▲643%; Now £113k
Headcount: ▼13%; Now 46
Deferred income: ▼1%; Now £359k
Fixed assets: ▼9%; Now £382k

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

Castlefield Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Castlefield Recruitment 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 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£220k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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