MAJOR RECRUITMENT LIMITED
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Cash
£131K
-33.9% vs 2024
Net assets
-£4.1M
-743.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
251
-10.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£4.6M
-1,664.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £29,806,197 | £28,732,700 | £48,054,809 | £58,311,723 | £69,944,818 | £78,410,538 | +12.1% | |
| Operating profit | £188,328 | £476,633 | £229,597 | £337,485 | £306,999 | £916,085 | +198.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £49,600 | £345,385 | £49,504 | £268,813 | £291,628 | -£4,561,518 | -1,664.2% | |
| Net profit | £34,021 | £208,432 | £29,614 | £171,022 | £146,112 | -£4,617,360 | -3,260.2% | |
| Cash | £17,535 | £532,114 | £895,469 | £151,405 | £198,305 | £131,140 | -33.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £920,430 | £1,236,328 | £1,372,375 | £1,264,124 | £1,066,769 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £293,600 | £502,032 | £502,020 | £515,042 | £632,454 | -£4,069,780 | -743.5% | |
| Equity | £293,600 | £502,032 | £502,020 | £515,042 | £632,454 | -£4,069,780 | -743.5% | |
| Average employees | 1,313 | 188 | 196 | 247 | 281 | 251 | -10.7% | |
| Wages | £26,840,855 | £27,162,252 | £42,994,652 | £51,263,967 | £59,898,358 | £67,152,467 | +12.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £226,381 | £208,985 | £367,154 | £498,466 | £314,598 | £306,493 | -2.6% |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.6% | 1.7% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | -5.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.5% | 38.6% | 16.7% | 26.7% | 28.8% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 97.5% | 117.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.01x | 1.00x | 0.83x | |
| Interest cover | 1.05x | 3.08x | 1.01x | 1.33x | 0.94x | 1.63x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- MAJOR RECRUITMENT LIMITED 2009-12-15 → present
- MAJOR INDUSTRIAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED 2008-07-14 → 2009-12-15
- MAJOR INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LIMITED 2008-04-18 → 2008-07-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this assessment, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAGLEY, Ross | Director | 2021-08-31 | Aug 1979 | British |
| BOTTOMLEY, Philip Alexander Michael | Director | 2009-12-29 | Dec 1962 | British |
| HOWARTH, Katie Grace | Director | 2014-07-15 | Apr 1985 | British |
| LOFTS, Joanne | Director | 2019-09-03 | Sep 1970 | British |
| TULLOCH, Kelly Dawn | Director | 2019-09-03 | Oct 1976 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOTTOMLEY, Deborah Louise | Secretary | 2008-04-18 | 2008-12-19 |
| BOTTOMLEY, Deborah Louise | Director | 2008-04-18 | 2008-12-19 |
| BOTTOMLEY, Philip Alexander Michael | Director | 2008-04-18 | 2008-12-19 |
| BURDAKY, David | Director | 2022-01-12 | 2024-09-13 |
| BUTTERWORTH, Danielle Leanne | Director | 2014-07-15 | 2016-02-04 |
| BYRNE, Esther Jane | Director | 2009-03-19 | 2010-02-01 |
| FLYNN, Lesley Anne | Director | 2014-07-15 | 2021-11-26 |
| HARRISON, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2016-05-05 | 2020-03-06 |
| HARRISON, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2014-07-15 | 2016-02-04 |
| HAWKINS, Darren Charles | Director | 2010-02-01 | 2012-11-29 |
| JONES, Richard Carl | Director | 2014-07-15 | 2015-06-19 |
| MULLANEY, Colin | Director | 2008-12-18 | 2010-02-01 |
| SADLER, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2009-03-19 | 2010-02-01 |
| WOODWARD, Lucy Anne | Director | 2019-09-03 | 2021-03-26 |
| WORTON, Nicholas John | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2023-05-11 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-04-18 | 2008-04-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Philip Alexander Michael Bottomley | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-02-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-02-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2026-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-02-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-02-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-02-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.