ADECCO UK LIMITED

Active
Company number 00593232Private limited companyIncorporated 1957

Key figures

£10,761,000-44.8%
Net assets 2025
-44.8%
Average annual change 2024–2025
05 m10 m15 m20 m20242025

† ADECCO UK LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 78200

Where the company stands among the 11,758 active companies whose first SIC code is 78200 (Temporary employment agency activities).

Turnover£591,180,000
Higher than 98% · median £9,879,616 among 374 that publish turnover
Net assets£10,761,000
Higher than 99% · median £6,759
Total assets£291,783,000
Higher than 99% · median £49,440
Cash£20,834,000
Higher than 99% · median £24,156
Employees1,715
Higher than 99% · median 2
Company age69.0 years
Older than 99% · median 4.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. RANDSTAD GROUP UK£1.3bn
  2. RANDSTAD LUXEMBOURG UK LIMITED£1.3bn
  3. NES GLOBAL LIMITED£159.5m
  4. STHREE OVERSEAS HOLDINGS LIMITED£103m
  5. ROBERT WALTERS PLC£101.2m
  6. EXPERIS LIMITED£98.7m
  7. HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED£85.1m
  8. NES UK LIMITED£63.6m
  9. DRIVER HIRE GROUP SERVICES LIMITED£54.1m
  10. MJM TECH LIMITED£53.4m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 11,758. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: ADECCO UK LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

ADECCO UK LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00593232. It was incorporated on 7 Nov 1957. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (E1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is temporary employment agency activities (78200).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £591,180,000. Loss for the year was £8,843,000. Net assets were £10,761,000, down 44.8% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £20,834,000. The company had an average of 1,715 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 11,758 active companies whose first SIC code is 78200: By turnover it ranks higher than 98% of the 374 that publish turnover (median £9,879,616). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £6,759). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £49,440). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £24,156). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 2). It is older than 99% of them (median age 4.8 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 188 public contract award notices from 87 public sector buyers since 2015. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £2.8bn. Its most frequent buyer is University of the West of England (38 contracts). 31 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants worth £144.8k, mainly from Department for Work and Pensions.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 3 days to pay suppliers, and 3% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 5.9% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 6 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

2 persons with significant control are registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 24 Mar 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover584,805,000591,180,000
Profit for the year-10,229,000-8,843,000
Cash at bank and in hand13,096,00020,834,000
Total assets269,989,000291,783,000
Total liabilities——
Net assets / total equity19,485,00010,761,000
Average number of employees1,2911,715

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

188 contracts

ADECCO UK LIMITED is named as a supplier in 188 public contract award notices from 87 public sector buyers since 2015. The 148 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £2.8bn. 31 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers87
University of the West of England
38 contracts · £1.6m
OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS
17 contracts · £1m
OFSTED
5 contracts · £128k
Yorkshire and Humber Police Procurement (Y&HPP)
4 contracts · £12.2m
MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency
4 contracts · £532k
Latest 100 contracts
  1. Recruitment ServicesOxford City Council · £2,500,000 · runs until Oct 2030
  2. Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Agencies Frameworkmhs homes group · shared by 7 suppliers · 2 lots · runs until Oct 2028
  3. TVCA-PROC-0922 - Financial Due Diligence SupportTees Valley Combined Authority · £25,000
  4. NWUHG EPR - Order Management, LIMS & Pathology IT Advisory Services‡Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · £54,000 · runs until Nov 2026
  5. UVDB Powered by Achilles QUDM for Goods, Works and ServicesAFFINITY WATER LIMITED · shared by 550 suppliers
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  1. Cleaning Agency StaffUniversity of the West of England · £40,000 · runs until Jul 2027
  2. Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources (MSTAR 4) via ESPO frameworkLondon Borough of Hounslow · £40,000,000
  3. G Cloud 15‡Government Commercial Agency · shared by 2,282 suppliers, up to £14,000,000,000 in total · runs until Aug 2030
  4. Executive & Non-Executive Search 3‡Government Commercial Agency · shared by 102 suppliers, up to £200,000,000 in total · 2 lots · runs until Aug 2029
  5. GB-Glasgow: People Support Outplacement Services‡Student Loans Company · £265,000 · runs until Jul 2029
  6. Temporary Data Architect‡OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS · £110,799
  7. RSS Customer Advisors AO Positions 26-27‡MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency · £158,772 · runs until Mar 2027
  8. Cleaning Agency StaffUniversity of the West of England · £30,000
  9. Connect2Framework for The Supply of Professional Operational Support Interim WorkersCOMMERCIAL SERVICES KENT LIMITED · shared by 149 suppliers, up to £110,000,000 in total · runs until May 2034
  10. Temporary Labour for GWRFIRST GREATER WESTERN LIMITED · £6,318,265 · runs until May 2029
  11. Higher data development officer‡OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS · £37,276
  12. Framework for Permanent, Interim and Recruitment Marketing SolutionsLondon Borough of Waltham Forest · shared by 23 suppliers, up to £100,000,000 in total · 2 lots · runs until Mar 2028
  13. Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7Crown Commercial Service · shared by 1,624 suppliers, up to £5,240,000,000 in total · 2 lots · runs until Jul 2027
  14. CON 1619‡OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS · £21,250
  15. NHS Workforce Alliance Health Workforce SolutionsCrown Commercial Service · shared by 43 suppliers, up to £10,000,000,000 in total · runs until Jan 2029
  16. PP-10161 Harris Federation Permanent and Contingency StaffingHARRIS FEDERATION · shared by 14 suppliers, up to £10,800,000 in total · 2 lots · runs until Dec 2027
  17. 664_25 Consultancy ServicesEspo · shared by 280 suppliers, up to £320,000,000 in total · runs until Aug 2027
  18. Project Manager - Clear WatersO F W A T · £81,428
  19. Temporary Recruitment ServicesORBIT GROUP LIMITED · shared by 10 suppliers · 2 lots · runs until Jan 2028
  20. Recruitment Services‡Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) · shared by 46 suppliers, up to £150,000,000 in total · 5 lots
  21. Awarded ContractGOVERNMENT PROPERTY AGENCY · £400,000 · runs until Oct 2028
  22. Agency staff - Cleaning Services‡UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND · £50,000
  23. Master Vendor Interim Recruitment ContractSALIX FINANCE LTD
  24. Contingent LabourCOMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY · £800,000 · runs until Aug 2029
  25. Temporary Higher Developer‡OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS · £28,758
  26. Data Capabilities and ResourceGOVERNMENT PROPERTY AGENCY · £1,370,000
  27. Cirrus Consortium Agency Labour and Recruitment Services Framework 2025CIRRUS PURCHASING LTD · shared by 80 suppliers, up to £800,000,000 in total · runs until Sep 2029
  28. Cirrus Consortium Agency Labour and Recruitment Services Framework 2025Cirrus Consortium c/o Halton Housing · £800,000,000
  29. Temporary Higher Analytical Officer‡OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS · £43,930
  30. Interim Repairs LeadLINCOLNSHIRE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP LIMITED · £85,000
  31. Temporary B1 Developer‡OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS · £60,434
  32. Temporary Senior Power Apps Developer‡OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS · £45,598
  33. Managed Service for Temporary Agency WorkersWolverhampton City Council · £100,000,000 · runs until Jul 2030
  34. Internal Engagement Senior AssociateO F W A T · £59,800
  35. Temporary Senior Cloud Engineer 2‡OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS · £40,751
  36. Temporary Staff AgenciesUNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £132,000 in total
  37. Provision of Contingent labour - Master vendor solutionStaffordshire Police · £2,128,700 · runs until Jun 2032
  38. Temporary Senior Cloud Engineer‡OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS · £50,537
  39. US_24139 Managed Service Provider (MSP) StaffingUNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE) · £30,000,000
  40. PROC 028-2025 - Permanent RecruitmentCOMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY · £200,000 · runs until May 2029
  41. RSS Customer Advisors AO Positions‡MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency · £322,270
  42. Managed Service Provider (MSP) StaffingUNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE) · £30,000,000 · runs until May 2030
  43. C1002NATIONAL WEALTH FUND LIMITED · £150,000 · runs until Apr 2027
  44. Agency Recruitment ServicesUNIVERSITY OF DERBY · £200,000
  45. Permanent Recruitment Services - Generalist‡NATIONAL WEALTH FUND LIMITED · £500,000 · runs until Mar 2028
  46. Agency staff used to cover vacant areas in Cleaning ServicesUniversity of the West of England · £30,000
  47. Temporary Staff for Cleaning Services to Cover Vacant Areas to 31/07/2025‡UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND · £30,000
  48. x2 SC python developers‡OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS · £63,646
  49. x2 Data scientists‡OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS · £79,112
  50. Abri Recruitment Agency Framework Agreement‡Abri · shared by 8 suppliers, up to £432,000 in total · 2 lots
  51. Temporary x2 Analytical Support Officer‡OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS · £13,791
  52. Research and Evaluation Officer- Jan 25‡OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS · £80,084
  53. TRG BS 149 Temporary Recruitment - AWARD‡The Riverside Group Limited · runs until Mar 2029
  54. Temporary Full stack python developer‡OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS · £41,519
  55. Research and Evaluation Officer‡OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS · £15,159
  56. Temporary recruitment until 27/10/25 as per Temporary and Permanent (TAP) Recruitment Services Framework (PFB4037SU)‡University Of The West Of England · £45,353
  57. Historic England Customer Service Provision‡Historic England · £447,278
  58. Agency staff used to cover vacant areas in Cleaning Services until 31/7/25 as per Temporary and Permanent (TAP) Recruitment Services Framework (PFB4037SU)‡University Of The West Of England · £30,000
  59. Historic England Customer Service Provision - AWARD‡Historic England · £447,278 · runs until Mar 2028
  60. Temporary Agency StaffingUniversity of Lincoln · £100,000
  61. Temporary RecruitmentBERNESLAI HOMES LIMITED · £85,000
  62. Python Developer‡OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS · £202,058
  63. Temporary RecruitmentBERNESLAI HOMES LIMITED · £100,000
  64. 1834 Shared Care Record Project Manager (Band 8b)‡NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit · £69,169
  65. 1801 Digitising Social Care Project Manager (8c)‡NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit · £47,000
  66. Consultancy Solutions and Advisory Services 2023‡HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust… · shared by 59 suppliers, up to £120,000,000 in total · 3 lots
  67. Temporary Staff for Cleaning Services to Cover Vacant Areas to 31/07/2025‡University Of The West Of England · £25,000
  68. Total Workforce Solutions III: National and International Permanent Recruitment‡HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of · shared by 75 suppliers, up to £200,000,000 in total
  69. Financial ControllerSecurity Industry Authority · £73,024
  70. Recruitment Services for Interim Staff for East Midlands Combined County Authority‡Nottinghamshire County Council · £1,000,000
  71. Recruitment Services for Temporary Staff for East Midlands Combined County Authority‡Nottinghamshire County Council · £1,000,000
  72. Recruitment Partner‡YOO Recruit Limited · £22,400,000
  73. RSS Finance Manager‡MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency · £39,000
  74. Professional ServicesBERNESLAI HOMES LIMITED · £144,000
  75. Temporary Staff for Cleaning Services to Cover Vacant Areas‡University Of The West Of England · £25,000
  76. Provision of day rate or AWR workers across all agencies (NCS-RM6277)‡FCDO Services · £176,625
  77. DIGITAL HEALTH ADVISORY (SBS10225)N H S Shared Business Services · shared by 40 suppliers, up to £500,000,000 in total
  78. DIGITAL HEALTH ADVISORY (SBS10225)NHS Shared Business Services Limited · £650,000,000 · 5 lots
  79. Interim Resource - Business Analyst - Data TransformationUK EXPORT FINANCE · £105,000
  80. Inspection Support Administrator 2024‡OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS · £69,538
  81. Temporary Staff for Cleaning Services to Cover Vacant Areas‡University Of The West Of England · £50,000
  82. Temporary Service Operations EngineerOFFICE OF RAIL AND ROAD · £42,250
  83. Temporary Admin Project OfficerOFFICE OF RAIL AND ROAD · £20,000
  84. HR Manager Recruitment and TalentSecurity Industry Authority · £194,358
  85. YPO - 001140 Managing Recruitment and Resourcing‡YPO · shared by 18 suppliers, up to £5,000,000,000 in total · runs until Feb 2028
  86. MANAGED SERVICE FOR TEMPORARY STAFF FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES‡Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council · shared by 11 suppliers, up to £40,005,000,000 in total · 9 lots
  87. Consultancy and Advisory Services for HealthN H S Shared Business Services · shared by 162 suppliers, up to £500,000,000 in total · runs until Mar 2028
  88. Interim staff placement - Head of Repairs and Maintenance‡City of London Corporation · £60,000
  89. WHPC00826‡Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust · £11,190
  90. WHPC00799‡Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust · £28,155
  91. Social Care Data Scientist‡OFSTED · £31,500
  92. Temporary Staff - Proffesional, Clerical and Admininstrative 2023Chelmsford City Council · £400,000
  93. Temporary Staff - Professional, Clerical and AdministrativeChelmsford City Council · £400,000
  94. GSS23677 Interim Programme DirectorUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £233,255
  95. Temporary staff cleaning servicesUniversity Of The West Of England · £60,000

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

2 grants

ADECCO UK LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants since 2020, together worth £144.8k.

Funders
Department for Work and Pensions
1 grant · £143.4k
Department for Education
1 grant · £1,396
Grants
  1. ADECCO UKDepartment for Work and Pensions · £143,421 · Kickstart Scheme
  2. Apprenticeships Participation 18+Department for Education · £1,396

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
3 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
3%
Standard payment terms
0–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 98%
  • 31 to 60 days 1%
  • After 60 days 1%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
4
99%
2%
30 Jun 2025
7
99%
7%
31 Dec 2024
5
98%
4%
30 Jun 2024
4
99%
6%
31 Dec 2023
7
94%
9%
30 Jun 2023
11
90%
10%
31 Dec 2022
18
87%
19%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 5.9% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 7.9% higher
Median bonus pay
women 207.8% higher
Employer size
5000 to 19,999 employees
Lower pay quarter43.9% womenLower middle45.9% womenUpper middle39.9% womenUpper pay quarter50% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 0.1% lower
women 19.2% higher
2023/24
women 1.4% higher
women 3.8% higher
2022/23
women 3.5% lower
women 2.9% higher
2021/22
women 3.8% higher
women 6% higher
2020/21
women 2.4% higher
women 12.6% higher
2019/20
women 2.2% lower
women 3.8% higher
2018/19
women 1.1% lower
women 8.3% higher
2017/18
women 3.2% higher
women 7.8% higher

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements6
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
Earlier years (3)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

5 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £591.2m, net assets £10.8m, 1,715 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £584.8m, net assets £19.5m, 1,291 employees
  3. Adecco Group Ag registered as a person with significant control
  4. Adecco Group (Uk&I) Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  5. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.