PENNA PLC

Active
Company number 01918150Public limited companyIncorporated 1985

Key figures

£49,829,000-3.3%
Net assets 2025
-3.3%
Average annual change 2024–2025
020 m40 m60 m20242025

† PENNA PLC 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 78300

Where the company stands among the 8,206 active companies whose first SIC code is 78300 (Human resources provision and management of human resources functions).

Turnover£40,266,000
Higher than 90% · median £287,982 among 150 that publish turnover
Net assets£49,829,000
Higher than 99% · median £6,045
Total assets£55,237,000
Higher than 99% · median £27,626
Cash£1,171,000
Higher than 97% · median £19,723
Employees186
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age41.4 years
Older than 99% · median 5.3 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. RWE RENEWABLES MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED£236m
  2. DOW CHEMICAL SERVICES UK LIMITED£134.4m
  3. TELUS HEALTH (UK) HOLDCO LTD.£123.4m
  4. AMEY SERVICES LIMITED£119.2m
  5. ALEXANDER MANN BPO LIMITED£113.2m
  6. MORSON HUMAN RESOURCES LIMITED£75.8m
  7. MORSON GROUP LIMITED£61.8m
  8. PENNA PLC£49.8m
  9. ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER SERVICES (UK) LIMITED£37.2m
  10. MMGG ACQUISITION LIMITED£37.2m

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 8,206. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: PENNA PLC

What kind of company is it?

PENNA PLC is a public limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01918150. It was incorporated on 31 May 1985. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (E1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is human resources provision and management of human resources functions (78300).

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 £40,266,000. Loss for the year was £3,117,000. Net assets were £49,829,000, down 3.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,171,000. The company had an average of 186 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 8,206 active companies whose first SIC code is 78300: By turnover it ranks higher than 90% of the 150 that publish turnover (median £287,982). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £6,045). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £27,626). By cash it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £19,723). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 5.3 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 221 public contract award notices from 114 public sector buyers since 2015. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £78.1m. Its most frequent buyer is Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) (20 contracts). 29 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 27 days to pay suppliers, and 17% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 6 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

3 persons with significant control are registered. 1 of 10 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 18 Aug 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover48,188,00040,266,000
Profit for the year-2,598,000-3,117,000
Cash at bank and in hand343,0001,171,000
Total assets61,401,00055,237,000
Total liabilities——
Net assets / total equity51,529,00049,829,000
Average number of employees211186

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

221 contracts

PENNA PLC is named as a supplier in 221 public contract award notices from 114 public sector buyers since 2015. The 186 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £78.1m. 29 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers114
Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)
20 contracts · £2.9m
East Hampshire District Council
14 contracts · £1.5m
Bristol City Council
7 contracts · £810.1k
Crown Commercial Service
6 contracts · £17.5m
Tees Valley Combined Authority
6 contracts · £854.5k
Latest 100 contracts
  1. Recruitment Advertising & Related ServicesFCDO Services · £1,000,000
  2. Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority - Support the set up of the Authority's finance functionCheshire West and Chester Council · £60,000 · runs until Apr 2027
  3. Recruitment Advertising and Related ServicesDevon County Council · £160,000 · runs until Apr 2028
  4. Executive Search 6x roles in Transport‡Sheffield City Council · £40,000 · runs until Mar 2027
  5. Interim Head of GovernanceTees Valley Combined Authority · £87,500 · runs until Mar 2027
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  1. Executive and Non-Executive Recruitment Services - Penna PLCNHS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · £40,000 · runs until Aug 2027
  2. TVCA-PROC-0893 - Interim Head of GovernanceTees Valley Combined Authority · £87,500 · runs until Mar 2027
  3. Senior Information Governance OfficerSouth Kesteven District Council · £37,000 · runs until Nov 2026
  4. UKRI –5498 TechFirst undergraduate and Spärck AI scholarships: Cohort Management Function (Lot 1), Recruitment Function (Lot 2)‡UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · £1,564,228 · runs until Sep 2027
  5. HR Advertising ServicesCivil Nuclear Police Authority · £350,000
  6. 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
  7. ENQ1336 - Consultancy RolesDerby City Council · £94,656 · runs until Jan 2027
  8. Attraction strategy for careers in the Government Finance Function (GFF)HM TREASURY · £80,000 · runs until Jun 2027
  9. Campaign Planning and Delivery & Associated Services (GCU)‡Glasgow Caledonian University · £1,370,331
  10. Staff Recruitment Advertising ServicesCoventry University · £150,000
  11. Temporary staffing Senior Housing OfficerOxford City Council · runs until Dec 2026
  12. TVCA-PROC-0847 - Interim Head of GovernanceTees Valley Combined Authority · £90,000
  13. Executive Search, Selection ServicesCheshire East Council
  14. Appointment of an Interim Section 73 Officer for Cheshire and Warrington Combined AuthorityCheshire West and Chester Council · £138,000
  15. Interim Director of Transport for Cheshire and Warrington Combined AuthorityCheshire West and Chester Council · £230,000
  16. Connect2Framework For Legal ServicesCOMMERCIAL SERVICES KENT LIMITED · shared by 75 suppliers, up to £90,000,000 in total · runs until Mar 2034
  17. Penna contract for the recruitment of an HRDirectorSouthampton City Council · £115,830
  18. TVCA-PROC-0644 - Interim Group Director of Finance and Resources‡Tees Valley Combined Authority · £260,715
  19. Contract for appointment of Interim S151 Officer via ESPO Framework Agreement (reference 3S-22)‡Redditch Borough & Bromsgrove District Councils · £178,000
  20. Executive RecruitmentGambling Commission · £22,000
  21. Interim Director of People & Culture RecruitmentSouthampton City Council · £14,000
  22. Recruitment Advertising & Related Services MHRA - Further Competition ESPO‡Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency · £220,000 · runs until Oct 2029
  23. Executive Recruitment Services‡Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council · £54,000
  24. BT1844 - Executive Search & Selection - LBC Senior Recruitment‡Luton Council · £198,000 · 2 lots · runs until Aug 2027
  25. BT1664 Recruitment Advertising Partner‡Luton Council · £99,000
  26. 713872450 - Provision of Specialist Civilian Recruitment Related Advertising Services For Information OnlyMinistry of Defence · £845,000 · runs until Aug 2027
  27. Penna Executive Search and Selection‡Leeds City Council · £32,880
  28. Interim Head of GovernanceTees Valley Combined Authority · £68,068
  29. HR Advertising‡Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) / Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) · £120,000
  30. Interim Group Director of Finance and ResourcesTees Valley Combined Authority · £260,715
  31. Appointment of interim ASC Transformation & Financial Turnaround DirectorOldham Metropolitan Borough Council · £170,000
  32. Advertising AgencyYork and North Yorkshire Combined Authority acting on behalf of itself and the Chief Cons… · £36,000 · runs until May 2029
  33. Recruitment Services‡London Borough of Enfield
  34. Employer Branding and Recruitment Media Buying‡Sellafield Ltd · £1,929,780 · runs until Mar 2028
  35. Communications OfficerNorwich City Council · £31,280
  36. BT1789 - Specialist Recruitment Consultants to assist with the appointment of the Chief Executive‡Luton Council · £27,200
  37. Interim Director of Adults Commissioning‡Sheffield City Council · £16,104
  38. 3A_24 Advertising SolutionsESPO · shared by 18 suppliers, up to £61,000,000 in total · 4 lots
  39. TfL 96871 Talent Mapping FrameworkTransport for London · £232,000
  40. Contract for Transformation AdvisorEast Hampshire District Council · £152,568
  41. Student Recruitment Advertising‡Queen Margaret University · £260,000
  42. Finance Interim CoverSouthampton City Council · £70,000
  43. Recruitment Advertising for Gloucestershire County Council and Gloucester City Council‡Gloucestershire County Council · £500,000 · runs until Nov 2026
  44. Finance Director recruitmentSouthampton City Council · £12,100
  45. Recruitment of Strategic Director and Heads of Service‡Exeter City Council · £76,050
  46. Provision of New Recruiting Marketing Partner‡Crown Commercial Service · £4,800,000
  47. HR consultantEast Hampshire District Council · £38,628
  48. Senior Appointments- Permanent Recruitment Campaign‡Liverpool City Region Combined Authority · £51,800
  49. COV -20237 - Review and develop performance culture within the authorityCoventry City Council · £110,399
  50. Recruitment to 3 Corporate Directors posts‡London Borough of Hackney · £45,000
  51. Recruitment and Advertising Services‡NHS Blood and Transplant · £600,000 · runs until Jun 2027
  52. CAF442-23 Recruitment Advertising‡Cafcass · £275,000
  53. North Northamptonshire Council Executive SearchNorth Northamptonshire Council · £60,000
  54. Interim Recruitment‡Leicestershire County Council · £90,000
  55. DE&S Internet SupportMINISTRY OF DEFENCE · £40,560
  56. Penna Direct Award‡EU SUPPLY LIMITED · £50,000
  57. Project management support services required on a interim basisEast Hampshire District Council · £53,000
  58. Recruitment Advertising - direct award via ESPO Framework 3A_20‡Gloucestershire County Council · £240,000
  59. Senior Staffing Permanent Recruitment‡Nottinghamshire County Council · £500,000
  60. Executive Recruitment Framework - S & R/2023/134*‡Stoke-on-Trent City Council · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £112,500 in total · runs until Dec 2026
  61. Interim Programme Manager supportEast Hampshire District Council · £27,360
  62. CPU 6539 Permanent HR Recruitment through Penna‡Nottingham City Council · £48,400
  63. Recruitment ServicesBANK OF ENGLAND · £180,000
  64. Recruitment Agency Support for Service Transformation Roles‡Leeds City Council · £100,000
  65. GFF Attraction StrategyHM TREASURY · £108,675
  66. Contract for the Provision of Recruitment Advertising - Call-off from YPO LGRP Framework Agreement 1030Staffordshire County Council · £240,000 · runs until Jun 2027
  67. Contract for the Provision of Recruitment Advertising - Call-off from YPO LGRP Framework Agreement 1030 - Lot 4 HR Marketing and AdvertisingStaffordshire County Council
  68. Shaping East Hampshire Future- Transformation Advice- ImplementationEast Hampshire District Council · £285,000
  69. Sourcing of Recruitment Agency for Director Level Posts‡Sheffield City Council · shared by 3 suppliers, up to £140,000 in total
  70. Award of Public Notices Placement Services‡DfTc - Department for Transport · £13,500,000
  71. GSS23436 RM6160 Interim Programme Manager - Operations ImprovementUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £253,725
  72. High level IT specialist consultantEast Hampshire District Council · £35,100
  73. Office for Students: Recruitment Advertising Services‡Office for Students · £400,000
  74. CPU 6140 Team Leader - Technical Accounting -Jean Stevenson‡Nottingham City Council · £93,600
  75. GSS23262 RM6160 Interim OD ConsultantUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · £130,848 · 2 lots
  76. CPU 6145 Finance Manager - Companies - Kevin Barr‡Nottingham City Council · £69,000
  77. Comms SME consultant‡East Hampshire District Council · £42,500
  78. Executive Recruitment Services‡Durham County Council · £500,000 · runs until Feb 2027
  79. NERARS‡Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) · shared by 11 suppliers, up to £40,000,000 in total · runs until Mar 2027
  80. The Provision of Media Buying Services‡University of Strathclyde · £2,480,000
  81. Employer Brand & Employee Value PropositionO F W A T · £22,969
  82. FSCS388 Specialist Recruitment and Consultancy Services‡Financial Services Compensation Scheme · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £1,200,000 in total
  83. Recruitment advertising‡OFSTED · £177,000
  84. Senior Management Recruitment Search & Selection‡Luton Council · £113,100
  85. Recruitment Partner to Sandwell Childrens Trust - AWARD‡Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council · £9,500
  86. Permanent Recruitment Services Campaign for Transport and Engineering Posts‡Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council · £70,500
  87. ASC specialist recruitmentTorbay Council · £67,500
  88. CST069 Executive Recruitment - Corporate Services and Transformation‡Derbyshire County Council · £31,000
  89. CP2212-22. Recruitment Advertising Agency Provision‡Devon County Council
  90. Recruitment Assessment ServicesH M Revenue & Customs · £60,000
  91. Paid advertising campaigns delivered via search engines and social media channels‡University Of Brighton · £15,300
  92. Homes England Framework ESPO Call Off Temp Resources‡Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) · £129,000
  93. Provision of Conversion Support Services for Student Recruitment for Glasgow Caledonian University‡Glasgow Caledonian University · £400,000
  94. Invitation to Quote for the provision of Legal Services Recruitment‡Herefordshire Council · £24,235
  95. Recruitment Services‡City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · £50,000

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
27 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
17%
Standard payment terms
0–60 days
  • Within 30 days 87%
  • 31 to 60 days 13%
  • After 60 days 0%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
24
83%
15%
30 Jun 2025
26
81%
17%
31 Dec 2024
26
86%
17%
30 Jun 2024
26
85%
16%
31 Dec 2023
29
89%
13%
30 Jun 2023
25
87%
11%
31 Dec 2022
37
92%
10%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

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

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.

History

6 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £40.3m, net assets £49.8m, 186 employees
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £48.2m, net assets £51.5m, 211 employees
  3. Adecco Group (Uk&I) Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Adecco Group Ag registered as a person with significant control
  5. Penna Consulting Limited registered as a person with significant control
  6. Company incorporatedPublic 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.