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Company No. 08036935 · Incorporated 19 Apr 2012

Careermakers Recruitment (UK) Ltd

Registered name: CAREERMAKERS RECRUITMENT (UK) LTD

Careermakers Recruitment (UK) Ltd made £22.9m revenue and £168k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Careermakers Recruitment (UK) Ltd’s revenue was £22.9m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £168k profit and 50 employees. The company is classified under “other activities of employment placement agencies” and is based in Manchester; 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
Manchester, North West
Age
14 yrs · since 2012
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Jul 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightDoing more with lessCash flow filed
Revenue
£22.9m
Growth ▲0.4%
Profit
£168k
Growth ▼79.4%
Profit margin
0.7%
Gross 7.1%
Employees
50
Change ▼5.7%
Profit / employee
£3.4k
Revenue/employee £459k
Profitable streak
2yrs
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 to31 Jul 202331 Jul 202431 Jul 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£16.4m£22.8m£22.9m
Cost of sales£14.9m£20.4m£21.3m
Gross profit£1.5m£2.4m£1.6m
Operating profit−£2.4k£1.1m£203k
Profit before tax−£7k£1.1m£195k
Profit after tax−£23.4k£817k£168k
Profit (best available)−£23.4k£817k£168k
Staff costs£4.8m£10.1m£12.1m
Employees (average)495350
Ratios
Profit margin−0.1%3.6%0.7%
Gross margin8.9%10.7%7.1%
Revenue per employee£335k£431k£459k
Profit per employee−£478£15.4k£3.4k
Cash conversion—89%−232.9%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲39.4%▲0.4%
Profit growth——▼79.4%
Headcount growth—▲8.2%▼5.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.6m£328k£361k
Net assets£2.1m£2.6m£2.6m
Fixed assets£404k£453k£393k
Current assets£5.9m£5.7m£5.6m
Debtors£3.5m£4.6m£4.1m
Deferred income£403k£437k£470k
Cash from operations−£1.6m£983k−£473k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
7.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£459k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£3.4k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−232.9%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
1.7%
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
17.9%
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
▼1%
Now £2.6m
Cash at bank
▲10%
Now £361k
Headcount
▼6%
Now 50
Deferred income
▲8%
Now £470k
Fixed assets
▼13%
Now £393k

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

Minority corporate shareholders

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 Jul 2025 (profit £168k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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