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Temp Staffing Companies in Sheffield: 144 Active Firms (2026)
Temp staffing companies in Sheffield supply agency workers and short-term labour to hirers across the wider city region.
Buying centres tend to sit with HR, operations and finance teams rather than a single procurement owner. The recurring need is workforce cover: sickness, seasonal peaks, project backlogs and short-term vacancy gaps. Sheffield-based agencies in this segment usually sell to business hirers rather than consumers, with mid-market employers looking for repeat placements, payroll handling, timesheet control and compliance administration. Engagements are often call-off or preferred-supplier arrangements, where speed of fill matters but the contract is also judged on worker eligibility, assignment continuity and sector-specific labour pools.
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Sheffield contains 144 actively trading temp staffing and labour-supply firms in this list, a local cohort that looks broad but thinly scaled by turnover. Reported headcount totals 2,583, covering permanent agency teams as well as staff shown on payroll while working on client assignments. Only 10 firms record turnover above £5M, while 52 have been incorporated since 2022. That mix points to a market with many newer or specialist operators alongside a smaller group handling larger mid-market contracts.
Agency supply in Great Britain sits under the Agency Workers Regulations, which give workers access to hirer facilities and vacancy information from the start of an assignment, with equal-treatment rights on pay and basic working conditions after the qualifying period. Oversight has also shifted: the former Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate has been replaced by the Fair Work Agency. Sheffield labour providers serving agriculture, horticulture, shellfish gathering, or associated processing and packaging need to consider gangmaster licensing where covered work is supplied, because the regime applies to agency and temporary workers as well as directly engaged labour.
The Sheffield market appears likely to remain fragmented, with a sizeable younger layer entering below the revenue scale of established operators. Margin pressure tends to sit in payroll funding, holiday pay, compliance administration and the cost of keeping vetted labour pools warm between assignments. Buyers may keep using agencies for flexibility, but they are also likely to ask for clearer evidence on worker treatment, right-to-work processes and assignment quality. Consolidation, where it happens, is more likely to favour sector-specialist agencies and payroll-capable operators than generalist desks with limited repeat demand.
144
Active firms
2026
10
Over £5M turnover
Sheffield cohort
52
Incorporated since 2022
Recent formations
Key facts
About 6% of the trading cohort reports turnover above £5M (10 of 144 firms) — the rest sits below that revenue band.
36% of the cohort was incorporated since 2022 (52 firms), so a sizeable share is in its first few filing cycles.
Agency Workers Regulations 2010 give agency workers access to hirer facilities and vacancy information from day 1, with equal treatment on pay and basic working conditions after a 12-week qualifying period in the same job.
Labour providers in agriculture, horticulture, shellfish gathering and associated processing and packaging may need a Fair Work Agency gangmaster’s licence under the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004.
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation estimated recruitment-sector GVA at £40.6 billion in 2024, down from £44.4 billion in 2023.
On any given day in 2024, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation estimated 872,000 temporary or contract workers were on assignment, down 17.6% year on year.
Eurostat put temporary employment at 11.0% of EU employment among people aged 15 to 64 in 2024, equivalent to 22.1 million temporary employees.
Top Sheffield Temp Staffing companies
School House Recruitment South Yorkshire Ltd
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsRecruitment agency specialising in education staffing. Sources and places teachers, teaching assistants, early years staff and school office personnel in supply, temporary and permanent roles for…
Serves schools needing supply teachers, classroom assistants and school office staff, and education professionals seeking teaching or support roles in South Yorkshire, Teesside and the wider North…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 10% CAGR over 2y
Location
YFLRAIL LTD
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsSupplies labour and subcontracted staff for railway projects, providing skilled workers to support rail infrastructure construction and maintenance works on short and long‑term contracts and project…
Sells to businesses in the rail sector needing labour supply and subcontracting support, likely including rail contractors and project teams on short- and long-term infrastructure and maintenance…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -7% CAGR over 3y
Location
PILLAR NURSING PLACEMENTS LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2019–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides healthcare staffing and care services, recruiting and supplying nurses, care assistants and support workers to the NHS, care homes and private sector. Also delivers domiciliary home care and…
Serves healthcare employers including the NHS, care homes and private healthcare facilities, plus adults and families needing homecare or supported living, with emphasis on South Yorkshire.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · 29% CAGR over 4y
Location
NOW DUTTON LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides recruitment and staffing services, connecting employers with temporary and permanent candidates across construction, mechanical and electrical, engineering, digital and technology, sales and…
Serves UK employers and jobseekers in construction, mechanical and electrical, engineering, digital and technology sectors, including clients hiring permanent or contract workers.
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 9% CAGR over 2y
Location
RECRUITSPHCONSULTANTS LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides recruitment and staffing services supplying temporary, permanent, and contract workers. Offers HR support and staff outsourcing, including labour for construction, farming, factories,…
Serves UK businesses needing temporary, permanent and outsourced staff, particularly in cleaning, agriculture, construction, factories and warehousing, alongside jobseekers and graduates seeking…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
NOVA CARE STAFFING & RECRUITMENT LIMITED
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsSupplies healthcare and social care staff, including nurses, healthcare assistants and support workers, to care homes and other providers. Also offers domiciliary care, private nursing and dementia…
Serves healthcare and social care clients, including care homes and people needing care at home, and recruits healthcare assistants, support workers and nurses. Targets both care providers and…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 100% CAGR over 1y
Location
DUTTON RECRUITMENT LIMITED
Trajectory
3y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides recruitment and staffing services for sectors including construction, engineering, IT, nursing and medical, logistics, and commercial roles. Sources, places, and manages temporary and…
Serves employers and hiring managers needing recruitment support across construction, M&E, engineering, energy, commercial, nursing and medical, building services, logistics, industrial and IT…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Profitable · -8% CAGR over 2y
Location
SAMFOS HEALTH LTD
Trajectory
1y · 2024–NowProvides home care services and operates a healthcare recruitment agency supplying temporary and permanent nurses, healthcare assistants and carers to hospitals, care homes, GP surgeries and…
Serves NHS and private healthcare institutions, nursing and residential care homes, prisons and GP surgeries, plus individuals and families needing home or live-in care, mainly in Yorkshire and…
Financial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
FORDE RECRUITMENT LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides recruitment and staffing services, supplying temporary, contract and permanent workers to automotive, logistics, industrial and commercial sectors. Handles high‑volume staffing, job…
Serves UK employers with temporary, contract and permanent staffing needs, especially blue-chip and SME clients in automotive, car remarketing, logistics, industrial and commercial sectors.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -61% CAGR over 4y
Location
S4S TEAM LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsSupplies locum dental nurses and dental hygienists to dental practices, providing temporary and emergency staff cover. Operates a recruitment and booking service connecting GDC-registered…
Serves dental practices needing temporary or emergency locum dental nurses and hygienists, mainly across Yorkshire, the North West, Midlands and North East England.
Financial Health
StableStable · -46% CAGR over 4y
Location
Alpha Labour and Recruitment Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides recruitment and labour supply services for construction, industrial and technical sectors, placing temporary and permanent staff in roles including scaffolding, civils and groundworks,…
Serves UK employers in construction, scaffolding, civils, electrical, renewables, interior fitout, events, warehousing and logistics that need specialist temporary or permanent labour.
Financial Health
StableStable · Hiring · 7% CAGR over 2y
Location
LODESTONE RECRUITMENT LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides recruitment and staffing services for engineering, manufacturing and technical sectors. Sources candidates for permanent, temporary and contract roles, and supports employers with vacancy…
Sells to engineering, manufacturing and technical businesses needing temporary and permanent staff, and to jobseekers in those sectors. Serves employers nationally, with particular emphasis on…
Financial Health
DistressedDistressed · -70% CAGR over 4y
Location
KEZI CARE SERVICES LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides recruitment and staffing services for healthcare and social care settings, supplying support workers, nurses and CAMHS specialists. Delivers temporary, ad‑hoc and shift cover staff and…
Serves health and social care organisations needing agency support workers, nurses and CAMHS specialists for regular shift cover, ad-hoc staffing and emergency demand.
Financial Health
WeakWeak · 2% CAGR over 4y
Location
Smart Temporary Solutions Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2019–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides temporary and temporary-to-permanent recruitment services, supplying blue-collar workers to businesses. Uses recruitment technology and candidate sourcing to place skilled labour across…
Serves UK businesses needing blue-collar temporary and temp-to-permanent workers, targeting employers across multiple sectors that require skilled workforce support.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · -23% CAGR over 2y
Location
Sue Ross Recruitment Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides recruitment services matching employers with candidates for permanent, temporary and contract roles. Works across sectors including legal, HR, finance, marketing, administration, customer…
Serves employers and jobseekers across Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Doncaster, Worksop, Chesterfield and nearby areas, spanning legal, HR, finance, marketing, administration, customer service and…
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 25% CAGR over 2y
Location
Spectrum Social Care Ltd
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides social care services for children and adults, including agency staffing for care roles, case management, outreach support, personalised care packages, supervised contact services, supported…
Serves adults and children with support needs, their families or case managers, and organisations requiring agency social care staff, primarily across South Yorkshire.
Financial Health
StrongStrong · Hiring · 22% CAGR over 2y
Location
HALLAM MEDICAL LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides healthcare recruitment and staffing services, supplying advanced clinical practitioners, community nurses, and 111 clinical advisors to primary care, urgent care, community care, emergency…
Serves NHS and private healthcare providers in primary care, urgent care, community care, emergency services and 111 pathways, plus advanced practitioners, community nurses and 111 clinical advisors…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -59% CAGR over 5y
Location
Education Placement Group
Provides education recruitment and staffing services for schools, supplying teachers and support staff through specialist brands. Also delivers teacher training, development programmes, and education…
Serves UK schools and educational institutions seeking teaching and support personnel, alongside education professionals looking for placement, training and development support.
Location
Education Placement Group
Provides education recruitment and staffing services to schools, supplying teachers and support staff for temporary and permanent roles. Also delivers teacher training, development programmes, and…
Serves schools and educational institutions across the UK needing teaching and support staff, alongside teachers, support personnel and trainee educators seeking placements, recruitment support or…
Location
Education Placement Group
Provides education recruitment and staffing services for schools, supplying teachers and support staff through specialist brands. Also delivers teacher training and professional development…
Serves UK schools, educational institutions and education professionals, including clients needing teaching and support staff and candidates seeking teacher training, development and placement…
Location
Education Placement Group
Provides recruitment and staffing services for schools, supplying teachers and education support staff. Also delivers teacher training and professional development programmes through several…
Serves UK schools, educational institutions and education professionals, including hiring managers seeking teaching and support staff and candidates looking for teacher training or education…
Location
Education Placement Group
Provides education recruitment and staffing services to schools, supplying teachers and support staff through specialist brands, and delivers teacher training and professional development programmes…
Serves schools, academy trusts and other educational institutions across the UK, as well as teachers, support staff and teacher-training candidates in the education sector.
Location
Education Placement Group
Provides education recruitment and staffing services to schools, placing teachers and support staff through specialist agencies. Also delivers teacher training and professional development programmes…
Serves UK schools and educational institutions needing teaching and support staff, alongside education professionals seeking teacher training, development or placement opportunities.
Location
Education Placement Group
Provides education recruitment, staffing and teacher training services for schools and education professionals. Operates specialist brands supplying teachers and support staff, and delivers training…
Serves UK schools and educational institutions needing teaching and support personnel, alongside teachers and education staff seeking placements, training, and career development.
Location
Staff Required 24/7 Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides recruitment and staffing services connecting employers with temporary and permanent workers. Specialises in warehouse, logistics, driving, aviation, engineering and professional roles, and…
Serves UK employers needing temporary or permanent staff, especially in warehouse, logistics, transport, aviation, industrial, professional and technical engineering sectors, alongside jobseekers in…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · -11% CAGR over 4y
Location
Lynx Employment Services Ltd
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides recruitment and employment agency services, sourcing and placing temporary and permanent staff for businesses. Maintains a database of candidates, advertises job vacancies, and allows job…
Serves UK employers needing temporary or permanent staff, including public sector bodies, NHS and local council departments, facilities management teams, and businesses covering absences, seasonal…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -18% CAGR over 4y
Location
Example Recruitment Group Ltd
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsProvides recruitment services for technical and engineering sectors, with focus on gas industry roles. Sources, vets and places engineers and trades staff into permanent, temporary and contract…
Serves UK employers in gas, utilities, construction, renewable energy, mechanical, electrical, civil and structural engineering, alongside technical and engineering candidates seeking permanent,…
Financial Health
StableStable
Location
CHASE MEDICAL LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsProvides recruitment and staffing services for primary care, community healthcare and social care settings. Places professionals such as nurse practitioners, practice nurses, GPs, healthcare…
Serves UK primary, community and social care employers needing clinical and non-clinical staff, and healthcare professionals seeking locum or permanent roles, including GPs, nurses, pharmacists,…
Financial Health
WeakWeak · -80% CAGR over 4y
Location
Chef Results Limited
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides recruitment services for chefs and kitchen staff within the hospitality and catering sector. Operates a job board and places candidates in roles such as head chef, sous chef, pastry chef and…
Serves hospitality and catering employers seeking chefs, including hotels, restaurants, pubs, contract caterers, care homes, schools, venues and leisure sites, as well as chef candidates looking for…
Financial Health
StableStable · -10% CAGR over 3y
Location
Education Placement
Provides education recruitment and staffing services for schools, supplying teachers and support staff, and delivering teacher training and professional development through specialist recruitment…
Serves schools and educational institutions across the UK, alongside teachers, support staff and education professionals seeking recruitment, placement, training or career support.
Location
PK EDUCATION LIMITED
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsProvides education recruitment services, placing teachers, teaching assistants, cover supervisors and support staff in primary, secondary and SEND schools on temporary and permanent assignments. Also…
Serves primary, secondary, SEND and further education schools across the UK, alongside teachers, teaching assistants, cover supervisors, support staff and new entrants seeking education roles.
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Growing, Hiring · 12% CAGR over 3y
Location
Home Of Recruitment Limited
Trajectory
1y · 2024–NowFinancial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
CAS Recruitment UK Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
ADLUX CARE LIMITED
Trajectory
2y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · Hiring · 20% CAGR over 1y
Location
Faith Health Care Services Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
Hybrid Healthcare Ltd
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
BENCHMARK RECRUIT LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
Afnan Recruitment Ltd
Trajectory
1y · 2024–NowFinancial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
EXCELLENT STAFFING LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
WeakWeak · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
Sharp Consultancy HR Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowProvides recruitment services for accountancy and finance roles, placing transactional, part‑qualified, qualified, senior and interim professionals. Works with employers to source candidates and…
Serves businesses and professional practices across Yorkshire and Derbyshire that hire accountancy and finance staff, from transactional and part-qualified roles to senior finance, CFO and interim…
Financial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
ADAMS DRIVING LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed · 0% CAGR over 2y
Location
PH HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS LTD
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsProvides healthcare staffing and home care services, supplying registered nurses and care assistants to hospitals, nursing and residential care homes. Also delivers hourly, overnight and live‑in care…
Serves individuals and families needing home care, plus nursing and residential care homes and public or private hospitals requiring temporary or permanent healthcare staff.
Financial Health
StrongStrong
Location
STRATUS CARE GROUP LTD
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsProvides domiciliary and live-in care, supported living, and specialist homecare services including dementia, end-of-life, reablement and learning disability support. Also supplies temporary nurses,…
Serves private individuals needing home-based and live-in care, including people with dementia, learning disabilities and end-of-life needs, and sells temporary staffing to health and social care…
Financial Health
HealthyHealthy · Hiring · 83% CAGR over 1y
Location
Crown Choices Group Ltd
Trajectory
4y · 2022–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 4 filingsFinancial Health
StrongStrong
Location
Lqm Jerome Limited
Trajectory
3y · 2023–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 3 filingsFinancial Health
StrongStrong
Location
GRADUATE TALENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Trajectory
5y · 2021–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed · -10% CAGR over 4y
Location
MENTOR MODEL AGENCY LTD
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
HealthyHealthy · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
K B Contractors Limited
Trajectory
5y · 2020–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 5 filingsFinancial Health
StableStable · 0% CAGR over 4y
Location
Hirely Consultants Limited
Trajectory
1y · 2025–NowFinancial Health
Insufficient historyInsufficient history
Location
PREMIERE PERSONNEL LEEDS LTD
Trajectory
2y · 2024–NowFinancial sub-scores
Computed from 2 filingsFinancial Health
DistressedDistressed
Location
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How Sheffield Temp Staffing companies work and how to sell to them
What they do
Temp staffing agencies earn revenue from the spread between the hourly or daily charge rate paid by a hirer and the worker cost they fund through payroll, employer contributions, holiday accrual and insurance. Some also charge placement, temp-to-perm transfer, payroll-only or managed-service fees, but repeat margin usually comes from running assignments at volume rather than selling a finished project. The service shape is part recruitment desk, part payroll bureau and part compliance operation: sourcing, screening, right-to-work checks, rota cover, timesheets, invoicing and issue handling. Cash collection matters because wages are due before some hirers settle invoices.
Who they sell to
Sheffield temp staffing firms typically sell to employers with recurring absence cover, shift gaps or project peaks, rather than to one-off consumer buyers. The buying group is usually practical and mixed: HR cares about worker treatment and documentation, operations wants attendance and fill rates, and finance watches charge rates, payroll risk and invoice disputes. Most contracts are won through direct local relationships, approved-supplier lists or tenders when the hirer needs several agencies on a rota. Sales cycles are shorter for ad hoc shifts, longer where the buyer is setting a preferred-supplier or managed-agency arrangement.
What they buy
Most temp staffing firms tend to spend on systems that reduce admin per assignment: applicant tracking, CRM, scheduling, digital timesheets, payroll, invoicing, credit control and document verification. Security, back-up, phone, messaging and website services also matter, because availability and response time affect fill rates. Professional services spend tends to cluster around employment law, tax, accounting, insurance, debt collection and contract review. Agencies with larger assignment books may also buy workforce screening, training content, analytics, marketing support and recruitment advertising. The recurring theme is less about front-office polish than reducing manual handling, missed compliance steps and cash locked up in unpaid invoices.
Why and how to sell to them
Temp staffing buyers tend to evaluate suppliers when a client win stretches back-office capacity, a payroll issue creates risk, a compliance change exposes manual checks, or a manager needs better visibility of fill rates and margin by assignment. Funding events are less obvious than in venture-backed software, so commercial signals are often operational: new office hires, advertised recruiter roles, a move into licensed labour supply, or a run of preferred-supplier wins. Outbound works better when it links to payroll timing, worker documentation, timesheet accuracy, debtor days, and the cost of keeping vetted workers available between bookings.
How this list is built
Data sources
This list is built from UK Companies House filings, XBRL accounts data, and semantic analysis of each company's public website. Revenue and headcount figures come from the most recent filed accounts; where the company has not filed, values are estimated using a model trained on filed history and peer benchmarks and are labelled as estimates.
Classification
Rather than relying solely on SIC codes, Firmbase classifies each company semantically: the company's website is crawled, an AI model reads what the company actually sells, and the company is placed into the relevant industry and subsectors. SIC codes are used as one signal but not the only one. This means a company that registered under a generic SIC code but pivoted into (for example) fintech is correctly identified as fintech, not as its original SIC category.
Freshness
The underlying company data is refreshed from Companies House continuously; filings appear in the list within days of submission. The curated list ordering is regenerated when the underlying data moves meaningfully (company count changes by more than 5%, a new company enters the top-ranked segment, or the filed-revenue numbers for the top firms change). You can see the last-updated timestamp near the top of the page.
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