Source: every figure comes from Companies House records and the accounts companies file there. How the figures are produced.

Recruitment agencies in Birmingham ranked by reported turnover

Ranked from each company's filed annual accounts. This list last changed on and was last checked against the data on . All 15 companies that qualified are shown.

Companies qualified
15 of 1,773
Ranked first
NOW EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED
Turnover of no. 1
£30,713,641
Data as of

Summary

The list is led by NOW EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED (opens in a new tab) with £30,713,641 of turnover; MORTIMER CHILDE LTD (opens in a new tab) and KAM VARA CONSULTING LIMITED (opens in a new tab) complete the top three.

The ranking uses each company's most recent filed accounts. 15 recruitment agencies in Birmingham qualified. The top three account for 95.2% of the combined turnover of the listed companies (£60,097,217). THE DRIVING HUB GB LTD, incorporated in 2025, is the newest company on the list.

The ranking

Recruitment agencies in Birmingham ranked by reported turnover: 15 companies in rank order, with each company's number, latest and previous turnover, change, latest accounts date and age.
Rank Company Turnover Latest accounts Avg. employees Age (yrs)
Previous year Latest year Change Change %
1 NOW EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED (opens in a new tab)12214029 £31,360,6702024 £30,713,6412025 -£647,029 -2.1% 12 6
2 MORTIMER CHILDE LTD (opens in a new tab)08885617 £25,498,8132024 £25,322,5582025 -£176,255 -0.7% 327 12
3 KAM VARA CONSULTING LIMITED (opens in a new tab)13208500 £1,353,4022024 £1,159,7292025 -£193,673 -14.3% 5 5
4 PHARMA PARTNERS RECRUITMENT LIMITED (opens in a new tab)12000995 £1,417,0242024 £1,149,1572025 -£267,867 -18.9% 9 7
5 AM & LM LIMITED (opens in a new tab)11155526 £500,0002025 £810,3782026 +£310,378 +62.1% 60 8
6 GLEESON RECRUITMENT LTD (opens in a new tab)07732164 £851,0002024 £344,0002025 -£507,000 -59.6% 90,000 14
7 GLEESON FUTURES LIMITED (opens in a new tab)11772493 – £314,0002025 – – – 7
8 JOB VIBE LTD (opens in a new tab)12977851 £13,4232024 £223,8582025 +£210,435 +1,567.7% 1 5
9 PLD TRANS LTD (opens in a new tab)15213178 £4,2602024 £16,9742025 +£12,714 +298.5% – 2
10 NEW ERA CARE SOLUTIONS LTD (opens in a new tab)14746308 £3,4002024 £14,0402025 +£10,640 +312.9% 1 3
11 BIRMINGHAM REFUGEE & ASYLUM SEEKER ADVICE SERVICE CIC (opens in a new tab)14881632 £2,2752024 £12,5632025 +£10,288 +452.2% 1 3
12 THE DRIVING HUB GB LTD (opens in a new tab)16601606 – £5,0002026 – – 2 1
13 LETS IMPROVE WORKPLACE WELLBEING CIC (opens in a new tab)13849746 £4,0222024 £4,2712025 +£249 +6.2% – 4
14 EMPIRE NANGO AND COMPANIES LIMITED (opens in a new tab)13473559 £11,5002024 £3,7002025 -£7,800 -67.8% – 5
15 EX RECRUITMENT AGENCY LTD (opens in a new tab)13163252 £5,5352024 £3,3482025 -£2,187 -39.5% 1 5
Download CSV of this ranking 15 rows, the same as the table. “–” means the figure was not filed.

How this list was made

Industry
Companies with any of these SIC codes on their Companies House record:
  • 78100 – Activities of employment placement agencies
  • 78109 – Other activities of employment placement agencies
  • 78200 – Temporary employment agency activities
  • 78300 – Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Location
The post town of the registered office address is Birmingham.
Periods compared
Each company's latest annual accounts. The previous year's figure is shown for context and does not affect the ranking.
Ranking
Ranked by turnover (revenue) in the latest filed accounts. Only companies that report turnover can be ranked: small companies may file accounts without it, so this list covers the companies that chose or were required to publish it.
Exclusions
Companies that are dissolved, in liquidation, in administration or proposed to be struck off; dormant companies; and companies whose latest accounts end more than 21 months before the newest accounts in the data (or are dated after it).
Companies checked
Companies with a matching SIC code in Birmingham1,773
Not active−607
Dormant−154
Latest accounts too old or wrongly dated−397
Turnover not filed in the latest accounts−600
Turnover below £1−0
Qualified for this list15