PURE RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3m
-55.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£5.2m
+29.4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
27
-15.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.2m
+901.4% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,087,850 | £11,676,262 | £8,765,144 | £9,491,373 | +8.3% | |
| Operating profit | £49,880 | £561,056 | £83,401 | £1,191,977 | +1,329.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £54,644 | £554,940 | £118,331 | £1,184,923 | +901.4% | |
| Net profit | -£66,903 | £571,058 | £74,464 | £1,185,647 | +1,492.2% | |
| Cash | £2,575,957 | £2,454,330 | £3,035,191 | £1,341,463 | -55.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,315,205 | £3,988,290 | £4,027,978 | £5,213,625 | +29.4% | |
| Net assets | £3,315,205 | £3,953,514 | £4,027,978 | £5,213,625 | +29.4% | |
| Equity | £3,315,205 | £3,953,514 | £4,027,978 | £5,213,625 | +29.4% | |
| Average employees | 58 | 50 | 32 | 27 | -15.6% | |
| Wages | £5,206,001 | £3,535,263 | £2,669,384 | £2,064,623 | -22.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.4% | 4.8% | 1.0% | 12.6% | |
| Net margin | -0.5% | 4.9% | 0.8% | 12.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.5% | 14.1% | 2.1% | 22.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 73.6% | 67.8% | 67.7% | 64.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.38x | 1.38x | 1.47x | |
| Interest cover | 4.39x | 91.74x | 9.05x | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- PURE RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITED 2000-04-14 → present
- THE PURE RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITED 1999-06-28 → 2000-04-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors believe the Company will continue to be a going concern and have therefore prepared these financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- PURE RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Pure Search International Limited 100%
- Pure Search International Pte 100%
- Pure Search International Ltd 100%
- Pure Search Germany GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “In February 2026, the Group headed by the ultimate parent company entered into new debt facilities, resulting in the drawing of a new term loan facility and the option for a revolving credit facility. Subsequently, additional fixed charges have been created by the lender, levied against the Company's assets.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-04-02 | — | — |
| NAIDU, Logan Vassie | Director | 2019-09-18 | Jun 1978 | British |
| SOOKRAMANIEN, Darren | Director | 2021-11-10 | Mar 1978 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENTWISTLE, Malcolm Graham | Secretary | 2000-04-20 | 2019-09-18 |
| SELVES, Katie | Secretary | 2021-11-08 | 2025-03-31 |
| CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-06-28 | 1999-06-28 |
| FERGUSON, Charles Stuart | Director | 1999-06-28 | 2020-04-06 |
| FERGUSON, Lucy Hariet Ezit | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2019-09-18 |
| NELSON, Christopher David | Director | 1999-06-28 | 2020-04-06 |
| NELSON, Dorrie | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2019-09-18 |
| CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1999-06-28 | 1999-06-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-09-17 | Active |
| Mr Charles Stuart Ferguson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-07 | Ceased 2019-09-17 |
| Mr Charles David Nelson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-12 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-08 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-04-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-03-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-01 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2022-08-01 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.