HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED

Active
Company number 00975677Private limited companyIncorporated 1970

Key figures

£85,094,000+0.3%
Net assets 2024/25
+0.3%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
025 m50 m75 m100 m2023/242024/25

† HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT 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

2024/25

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£1,393,288,000
Higher than 99% · median £9,879,616 among 374 that publish turnover
Net assets£85,094,000
Higher than 99% · median £6,759
Total assets£359,432,000
Higher than 99% · median £49,440
Cash£45,026,000
Higher than 99% · median £24,156
Company age56.6 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: HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00975677. It was incorporated on 25 Mar 1970. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (EC2V). 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 2024/25 (period ending 27 Jun 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £1,393,288,000. Loss for the year was £1,123,000. Net assets were £85,094,000, up 0.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £45,026,000. Total assets were £359,432,000 and total liabilities £359,432,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

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 99% 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). 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 985 public contract award notices from 214 public sector buyers since 2014. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £2bn. Its most frequent buyer is UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED (353 contracts). 87 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 12 days to pay suppliers, and 16% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 1.2% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Mar 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 16 Oct 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover1,424,451,0001,393,288,000
Profit for the year-7,282,000-1,123,000
Cash at bank and in hand39,611,00045,026,000
Total assets387,357,000359,432,000
Total liabilities387,357,000359,432,000
Net assets / total equity84,818,00085,094,000

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

985 contracts

HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED is named as a supplier in 985 public contract award notices from 214 public sector buyers since 2014. The 866 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £2bn. 87 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers214
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
353 contracts · £51.5m
FCO SERVICES
84 contracts · £3.7m
DHSC
40 contracts · £2.5m
FCDO Services
37 contracts · £3m
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
29 contracts · £2.5m
Latest 100 contracts
  1. Kings Group Academies - GCA Lot 1 Teachers and Education Recruitment PanelKING'S GROUP ACADEMIES · shared by 24 suppliers · runs until Aug 2029
  2. Housing Needs IT System Project Manager/Business Analyst.Oxford City Council · runs until Apr 2027
  3. Interim Programme Lead ContractorEast Hampshire District Council · £42,480 · runs until Dec 2026
  4. YAS 144 2026_27 RM6277 - Support Infrastructure Manager temp‡Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust · £58,000 · runs until Feb 2027
  5. Provision of Recruitment Agency ServicesTHE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED · shared by 6 suppliers, up to £3,500,000 in total · 5 lots · runs until Oct 2028
Show 95 more
  1. Supply Staff Diocese of Chichester Academy TrustDIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST · £66,666 · runs until Oct 2030
  2. Supply Agency StaffCOLLABORATIVE EDUCATION TRUST · shared by 6 suppliers, up to £250,000 in total · runs until Jul 2027
  3. EHRC 2324-05 A0126_B Assistant Board SecretaryEquality and Human Rights Commission · runs until Mar 2027
  4. EHRC 2324-05 A0213 IT EngineerEquality and Human Rights Commission · runs until Mar 2027
  5. Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment ServicesResilience Multi-Academy Trust · runs until Aug 2027
  6. Star Academies Agency PSL (GCA Lot 1)STAR ACADEMIES · £6,000,000 · runs until Aug 2027
  7. The Stour Academy Trust Provision of Supply Agency ServicesTHE STOUR ACADEMY TRUST · £1,250,000 · runs until Sep 2029
  8. Executive and Senior Specialist Search and Associated Recruitment Services‡APUC Limited · shared by 6 suppliers, up to £4,000,000 in total · 2 lots
  9. Supply Teachers & Education RecruitmentSIDNEY STRINGER MULTI ACADEMY TRUST · £102,495 · runs until Apr 2029
  10. Provision of Supply Teachers and Education / Support Staff Recruitment ServicesST CLARE CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST · £110,000 · runs until Aug 2027
  11. UVDB Powered by Achilles QUDM for Goods, Works and ServicesAFFINITY WATER LIMITED · shared by 550 suppliers
  12. CSP26705 - RM6277 - M365 Security EngineerUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £41,794
  13. Supply of Teachers and Education RecruitmentSTAMFORD PARK TRUST · £175,000 · runs until Aug 2027
  14. Provision of Cleaning and Administrative Agency StaffNOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY · £2,000,000 · runs until May 2030
  15. Specialist Recruitment for Pension Consultancy support to the Isle of Wight Pension Fund‡Isle of Wight Council · £37,050
  16. CSP26642 - Finance Business PartnerUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £51,812 · runs until Feb 2027
  17. C2P Programme - Business Analyst‡MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency · £78,576 · runs until Dec 2026
  18. Senior Technical Architect‡Cardiff and Vale University Health Board · £36,073
  19. CSP26614 - Infrastructure Support AnalystUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £13,158
  20. CSP26511 - Finance AnalystUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £8,319
  21. G Cloud 15‡Government Commercial Agency · shared by 2,282 suppliers, up to £14,000,000,000 in total · runs until Aug 2030
  22. Executive & Non-Executive Search 3‡Government Commercial Agency · shared by 102 suppliers, up to £300,000,000 in total · 3 lots · runs until Aug 2029
  23. Supply Agency Chorus MATCHORUS EDUCATION TRUST · £204,000 · runs until Aug 2030
  24. Supply Agency Staff YCSTYORKSHIRE CAUSEWAY SCHOOLS TRUST · £30,000 · runs until Aug 2030
  25. Single Role RecruitmentGENOMICS ENGLAND LIMITED · £13,500 · runs until Dec 2026
  26. PR2343 - Recruitment of Temporary TA Advisor‡Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman · £26,708 · runs until Jan 2027
  27. Interim Finance AccountantThe Water Services Regulation Authority · £33,000
  28. Recruitment campaign for Chief People OfficerNS&I · £21,600
  29. GMCA 1553.2 Skyline Property SurveyorGreater Manchester Combined Authority · £56,640 · runs until Dec 2026
  30. Provision of Specialist Nuclear Recruitment ServicesOffice for Nuclear Regulation · £100,000 · runs until Apr 2027
  31. Supply Staff TLTTOGETHER LEARNING TRUST · shared by 2 suppliers, up to £1,925,000 in total · runs until May 2030
  32. Framework for the Provision of Temporary Workers‡Northern Ireland Assembly Commission · shared by 6 suppliers, up to £8,000,000 in total · runs until Jun 2030
  33. Hire of Temporary Financial Systems AccountantBritish Transport Police Authority · £96,062 · runs until Jul 2027
  34. EHRC 2324-05 A0460 Correspondence OfficerEquality and Human Rights Commission
  35. CSP26474 - RAL Space Management AccountantUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £35,207
  36. Interim Finance Member of StaffTees Valley Combined Authority · £39,000
  37. North Northamptonshire Council - Interim Finance ResourceNorth Northamptonshire Council
  38. Interim Finance Leadership SupportThe Water Services Regulation Authority · £138,924 · runs until Nov 2026
  39. Temp and Perm RecruitmentNottingham College · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £750,000 in total
  40. Temporary Agency StaffWest Midlands Combined Authority · £5,000,000
  41. Supply Teachers and Education RecruitmentGovernment Commercial Agency · shared by 219 suppliers, up to £4,000,000,000 in total · 2 lots · runs until Apr 2029
  42. Provision of Qualified Accountants (2026)‡DVLA - Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency · £50,000 · runs until Apr 2029
  43. ICS Outplacement Services‡ICS on behalf of DSIT and DESNZ · £356,650 · runs until Apr 2027
  44. Determinations Panel RecruitmentThe Pensions Regulator · £30,000 · runs until Apr 2029
  45. DIO MOD support to transition to conflictMinistry of Defence · £43,356
  46. North Northamptonshire Council - Interim Finance ResourceNorth Northamptonshire Council
  47. CSP26535- RM6277 - Heu Guarantee Funding Services ContractorUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £19,048
  48. MHRA Contingent Labour Criminal Enforcement Staff - CCS RM6277 NCS‡Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency · £130,000
  49. Inclusive Recruitment ServicesThe Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon & Somerse · runs until Mar 2027
  50. Chair and Non Executive Director RecruitmentNS&I · £55,320
  51. CSP26628 - Finance SpecialistUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £26,570
  52. CSP26331- RM6277 - Invoice Processor‡UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £8,532
  53. Contract for providing Strategic HR Services (Staff)‡Redditch Borough Council · £160,000 · runs until Mar 2028
  54. Programme Director services via the Temporary Work-SeekersMinistry of Defence · £53,296
  55. 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
  56. EPMA TECHNICAL CHANGE MANGER‡Cardiff and Vale University Health Board · £36,858
  57. Contingent LabourThe National Archives · £45,796
  58. Business Analyst (C2P)‡MCA - Maritime and Coastguard Agency · £89,904
  59. CSP26110 - Management AccountantUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £139,949 · 2 lots · runs until Jun 2027
  60. CSP25667 - Administration AssistantUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £14,215
  61. CSP26083 - Transformation Finance Business PartnerUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £96,174
  62. Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7Crown Commercial Service · shared by 1,272 suppliers, up to £2,000,000,000 in total · runs until Jul 2027
  63. Framework to provide Supply Agency Staff ServicesHEART ACADEMIES TRUST · shared by 48 suppliers, up to £722,500,000 in total · 2 lots · runs until Jan 2030
  64. CSP25744 - Contingent Network EngineerUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £271,254 · 3 lots · runs until Mar 2027
  65. Exec and Non Exec Recruitment‡Construction Industry Training Board · £1,000,000
  66. CSP25666 - Grants AdministratorUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £26,155
  67. Recruitment of Permanent LawyersGovernment Legal Department · £25,560 · runs until Dec 2026
  68. TfL 97100 - STIC Consultancy ResourceTRANSPORT FOR LONDON · £312,000
  69. Interim Surveyor to support the NCT ContractNorth Northamptonshire Council · £33,500
  70. Request for a contingent worker (ASW)‡Nuclear Decommissioning Authority · £68,620
  71. PP-10161 Harris Federation Permanent and Contingency StaffingHARRIS FEDERATION · shared by 48 suppliers, up to £158,400,000 in total · 11 lots · runs until Dec 2027
  72. GMCA 1553.1 Skyline Property SurveyorGreater Manchester Combined Authority · £70,000
  73. WEC Project ManagerO F W A T · £40,800
  74. Temporary Recruitment ServicesORBIT GROUP LIMITED · shared by 10 suppliers · 4 lots · runs until Jan 2028
  75. Temporary Assignment - Interim HR Business PartnerThe National Archives · £31,500
  76. CSP25474 - Project Profession Centre CoordinatorUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £140,889 · 2 lots · runs until Jan 2027
  77. CSP25441 - Project Manager ContractorUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £53,292
  78. CSP25447 - Business Case SpecialistUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £322,641 · 3 lots
  79. CLG Recruitment PilotGovernment Legal Department · £204,000
  80. Temporary Staff Master Vendor Contract- Loaders, Drivers & Parks OperativesChelmsford City Council · £4,500,000
  81. W700 - Employment of agency staff to cover for vacant post and temporary secondmentDerby City Council · £49,000
  82. CEFAS26-62 Professional IT Services assistance‡CEFAS · £630,000
  83. CSP25289 - Test AnalystUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £374,881 · 2 lots · runs until Mar 2027
  84. Supply of Recruitment Services Y25007‡Kent County Council (T/a Procurement Services) · shared by 10 suppliers, up to £1 in total · 3 lots
  85. 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
  86. Cirrus Consortium Agency Labour and Recruitment Services Framework 2025Cirrus Consortium c/o Halton Housing · £800,000,000
  87. CA299 (2024) - Programme & Project Services Resource Augmentation‡Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £29,000,000 in total · 3 lots
  88. Hire of Temporary Financial Systems Accountant‡British Transport Police Authority · £54,593
  89. Planning Agency Staff Open Framework ContractSouth Cambridgeshire District Council · £2,400,000
  90. ID 4993870 AFBI – Provision of Temporary Workers, Fixed and Permanent Recruitment, Executive Search and Recruitment Advertising Services‡Agri-Food and BioSciences Institute · £2,700,000
  91. Recruitment Framework 2025‡Gentoo Group · shared by 8 suppliers · 2 lots
  92. Recruitment FrameworkLEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £28,800,000 in total · 8 lots
  93. Provision of Agency Staff via ESPO 3S-22Stevenage Borough Council · £26,711
  94. Data & Risk Planning Analyst - TempOffice of Rail and Road · £32,148
  95. Services of a Planning Officer for 20 weeks‡Dacorum Borough Council · £27,000

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.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
12 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
16%
Standard payment terms
5–30 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 85%
  • 31 to 60 days 12%
  • After 60 days 3%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
16
87%
17%
30 Jun 2025
21
77%
27%
31 Dec 2024
19
79%
24%
30 Jun 2024
19
77%
32%
31 Dec 2023
18
79%
34%
30 Jun 2023
17
80%
33%
31 Dec 2022
17
79%
31%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 1.2% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 12% lower
Median bonus pay
women 4.7% higher
Employer size
5000 to 19,999 employees
Lower pay quarter49.5% womenLower middle51.2% womenUpper middle54.2% womenUpper pay quarter45.1% women
Earlier years (7)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 2.4% higher
women 8.4% lower
2023/24
women 3% lower
women 13.1% lower
2022/23
women 0.1% lower
women 13% lower
2021/22
women 1.9% lower
women 13.5% lower
2020/21
no gap
women 10.6% lower
2018/19
women 2.1% lower
women 7.4% lower
2017/18
women 2.1% lower
women 9% lower

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

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

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently October 2025. 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

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £1.4bn, net assets £85.1m
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £1.4bn, net assets £84.8m
  3. Hays Specialist Recruitment (Holdings) Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. 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.