Other activities of employment placement agencies

On the register

Share of these companies on the live register, by status.

• Active 77%
• Proposal to strike off 19%
• In insolvency or administration 3%

New registrations

Companies registered each month, October 2025 – September 2026, that are still on the register. See registrations by month across all companies.

Company age

How long the active companies have been registered.

• Under 1 year 16%
• 1–3 years 23%
• 3–5 years 14%
• 5–10 years 22%
• 10–20 years 19%
• 20 years or more 7%

Where they're registered

Active companies by postcode area of their registered office.

• East Central London (EC) 2,080
• West Central London (WC) 1,310
• West London (W) 1,240
• Birmingham (B) 999
• East London (E) 966
• Manchester (M) 782
• North London (N) 775
• South East London (SE) 553
• Leeds (LS) 547
• South West London (SW) 521

Recently registered companies

Active companies recently registered under SIC code 78109.

Related

• Part of the Admin & Support industry group.
• Other admin & support SIC codes:
  • 82990 – Other business support service activities n.e.c. (207,000)
  • 81210 – General cleaning of buildings (24,400)
  • 81300 – Landscape service activities (23,100)
  • 78200 – Temporary employment agency activities (21,100)
  • 81299 – Other cleaning services (19,300)
  • 79110 – Travel agency activities (15,700)
  • 78300 – Human resources provision and management of human resources functions (14,300)
  • 80100 – Private security activities (14,300)
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