Unclassified — headcount changes
Year-on-year headcount change for Unclassified companies that file detailed accounts. A structural signal from filed accounts — not a live jobs feed; figures lag the present by roughly 12–24 months.
Fastest-growing Unclassified teams · 2026
By year-on-year headcount growth — companies of 20+ staff
| # | Company | Headcount | Growth | Trend | Cost/head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | IBC QUALITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED Specialist residential care provider | 519 807 | +55% | £27k | |
| 02 | BAE SYSTEMS (MILITARY AIR) OVERSEAS LIMITED Military aircraft subsidiary | 39 60 | +54% | £118k | |
| 03 | THE REME CHARITY | 29 40 | +38% | £26k | |
| 04 | CAMFED INTERNATIONAL International girls' education charity | 352 468 | +33% | £28k | |
| 05 | GITI TIRE HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED UK holding company for tyre manufacturer | 659 874 | +33% | £50k | |
| 06 | DINSDALE GROUP LIMITED | 122 155 | +27% | £47k | |
| 07 | THE PAYMENT SYSTEMS REGULATOR LIMITED | 148 186 | +26% | £109k | |
| 08 | ARCUS GLOBAL LIMITED | 59 74 | +25% | £66k | |
| 09 | THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY LIMITED | 157 196 | +25% | £23k | |
| 10 | LMAC GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | 29 36 | +24% | £61k | |
| 11 | NMS INTERNATIONAL GROUP LTD Holdco for an infrastructure group | 153 188 | +23% | £45k | |
| 12 | WORLD OPTIONS HOLDINGS LIMITED | 86 105 | +22% | £44k |
Sharpest Unclassified headcount cuts
By year-on-year headcount decline — talent likely coming onto the market
| # | Company | Headcount | Change | Trend | Cost/head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | BAE SYSTEMS (OMAN) LIMITED Defence company subsidiary | 71 27 | -62% | £82k | |
| 02 | ABACUS DIRECT LIMITED Plumbing and heating equipment wholesaler | 63 38 | -40% | £37k | |
| 03 | FOD MOBILITY GROUP LIMITED | 87 61 | -30% | £56k | |
| 04 | AFGHANAID | 593 421 | -29% | £10k | |
| 05 | KELLY TOPCO LIMITED | 600 426 | -29% | £49k | |
| 06 | MANAGEMENT & TRAINING CORPORATION LIMITED Government justice and security contractor | 405 290 | -28% | £45k | |
| 07 | TES CONSUMER SOLUTIONS LTD | 99 74 | -25% | £45k | |
| 08 | MERO GROUP LTD | 126 95 | -25% | £37k | |
| 09 | FINDERS MIDCO LIMITED Intermediate holding company | 1,804 1,363 | -24% | £63k | |
| 10 | OXFORD PLASTIC SYSTEMS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | 100 77 | -23% | £56k | |
| 11 | ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY Local authority children's services provider | 1,565 1,209 | -23% | £62k | |
| 12 | PUBLICA GROUP ( SUPPORT) LIMITED | 633 516 | -18% | £42k |
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Headcount drawn from each company's two most recent sets of filed accounts. Companies below 20 staff in either year are excluded, and growth above +300% is treated as a scale or scope artefact and dropped. Snapshot 2026-08-01.