Total Recruit Ltd
Registered name: TOTAL RECRUIT LTD
Total Recruit Ltd made £16.3m revenue and £342k profit in the year to 30 Mar 2026.
Total Recruit Ltd’s revenue grew 33% to £16.3m in the year to 30 Mar 2026, with £342k profit and 380 employees. The company is classified under “information technology consultancy activities” and is based in Wakefield; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Mar 2022 | 30 Mar 2023 | 30 Mar 2024 | 30 Mar 2025 | 30 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £13.2m | £11.2m | £10.6m | £12.3m | £16.3m |
| Cost of sales | £11.8m | £10m | £9.5m | £11m | £14.7m |
| Gross profit | £1.4m | £1.2m | £1.1m | £1.3m | £1.6m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £181k | £318k | £560k |
| Profit before tax | £254k | £143k | £103k | £235k | £472k |
| Profit after tax | £251k | £140k | £106k | £162k | £342k |
| Profit (best available) | £251k | £140k | £106k | £162k | £342k |
| Staff costs | £12m | £10.3m | £10m | £11.5m | £15.3m |
| Employees (average) | 521 | 420 | 349 | 381 | 380 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1% | 1.3% | 2.1% |
| Gross margin | 10.8% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.5% | 9.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £25.4k | £26.7k | £30.3k | £32.2k | £42.8k |
| Profit per employee | £482 | £333 | £303 | £426 | £901 |
| Cash conversion | — | — | −44.6% | −244.7% | −61.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼15.3% | ▼5.4% | ▲15.7% | ▲32.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼44.3% | ▼24.4% | ▲53.5% | ▲110.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼19.4% | ▼16.9% | ▲9.2% | ▼0.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £282k | £34.2k | £30.8k | £38.7k | £42.8k |
| Net assets | £272k | £314k | £258k | £154k | £238k |
| Fixed assets | £141k | £119k | £223k | £202k | £193k |
| Current assets | £1.8m | £1.3m | £1.5m | £1.6m | £2m |
| Debtors | £1.2m | £827k | £1.1m | £1.2m | £1.6m |
| Deferred income | £25.4k | £24.9k | £13.3k | — | — |
| Cash from operations | £9k | −£31.1k | −£80.7k | −£778k | −£346k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 9.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £42.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £901
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −61.8%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 9.5%
- 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
- ▲55%
- Now £238k
- Cash at bank
- ▲10%
- Now £42.8k
- Headcount
- ▼0%
- Now 380
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼5%
- Now £193k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Mar 2026 (profit £342k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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