MACH RECRUITMENT LIMITED
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Cash
£185k
lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£7.4m
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
9,271
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2.9m
Period ending 2026-02-01
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Leeds-based temp agency Mach Recruitment is pulling in nearly a quarter of a billion pounds, but minimum wage hikes are squeezing their margins. 📉💼
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-02-01
| Metric | Trend | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-02-02 | 2026-02-01 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £110,311,972 | £200,585,351 | £291,501,179 | £336,537,371 | £216,259,535 | £242,957,383 | — | |
| Operating profit | £1,273,470 | £3,836,821 | £3,874,061 | £6,228,382 | £5,029,035 | £4,855,148 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £759,877 | £3,216,125 | £2,770,924 | £3,406,183 | £3,064,146 | £2,935,681 | — | |
| Net profit | £626,780 | £2,549,043 | £2,233,417 | £2,733,168 | £2,322,778 | £2,565,244 | — | |
| Cash | £992,235 | £1,478,564 | £2,751,538 | £213,461 | £257,520 | £184,919 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,276,424 | £3,639,102 | £5,171,966 | £4,068,119 | £6,134,327 | £7,551,595 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,116,372 | £3,367,815 | £4,913,632 | £3,838,000 | £5,980,779 | £7,366,023 | — | |
| Equity | £1,116,372 | £3,367,815 | £4,913,632 | £3,838,000 | £5,980,779 | £7,366,023 | — | |
| Average employees | 5,927 | 9,769 | 13,483 | 9,684 | 8,756 | 9,271 | — | |
| Wages | £105,540,673 | £178,288,020 | £258,933,085 | £295,955,136 | £190,631,169 | £210,063,857 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £304,636 | £580,984 | £666,873 | £1,088,709 | £691,539 | £626,370 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-02-02 | 2026-02-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.2% | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 99.8% | 105.4% | 74.9% | 153.1% | 82.0% | 64.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 90.6% | 90.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.06x | 1.10x | 1.10x | |
| Interest cover | 2.48x | 6.18x | 3.51x | 2.21x | 2.56x | 2.53x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- MACH RECRUITMENT LIMITED · parent
- JDR Recruitment Limited
- Turbo Driving Recruitment Limited
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOSTER, George Jonathan | Secretary | 2025-12-03 | — | — |
| BARRETT, Katie | Director | 2020-04-28 | Jul 1986 | British |
| GEE, Adam Joseph | Director | 2018-11-28 | Jan 1984 | British |
| O'SHEA, Barry | Director | 2020-04-28 | Jun 1975 | British |
| ZYZAK, Tomasz Jozef | Director | 2008-05-30 | Oct 1982 | Polish |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEEGAN, Mark Anthony | Secretary | 2020-04-28 | 2022-06-23 |
| MCEVOY, Joanne | Secretary | 2008-07-01 | 2009-01-20 |
| SIMPSON, Kathryn | Secretary | 2007-10-25 | 2008-07-01 |
| ZYZAK, Tomasz | Secretary | 2009-01-20 | 2020-04-28 |
| KEEGAN, Mark Anthony | Director | 2020-04-28 | 2020-04-28 |
| MCEVOY, Joanne | Director | 2007-10-25 | 2008-05-30 |
| ZYZAK, Joanne | Director | 2009-01-20 | 2019-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toryen Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-09-30 | Active |
| Mrs Joanne Zyzak | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-30 |
| Mr Tomasz Jozef Zyzak | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-05-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-05-22 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-05-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.