Broster Buchanan

What Broster Buchanan does

Broster Buchanan is a privately-held, UK-based specialist recruitment and consultancy firm founded in 2015 by Andrew Broster, providing fee-based professional recruitment across six core markets: Finance, Technology, Risk Assurance, Business Transformation, Private Equity and Executive Search & Interim. The firm serves organisations requiring permanent, contract, interim and retained executive hires, with sector-specialist consultants placing professionals ranging from newly-qualified accountants through to board-level and C-suite appointments. Named case-study clients span insurance (Vitality), housing associations (Bernicia, Leeds Federated), food manufacturing (Hilton Foods), credit unions (Leeds Credit Union) and energy (Rebel Energy), evidencing a mid-market to enterprise client mix across regulated and growth sectors. Andrew Broster (CEO & Founder) is co-owner alongside Kevin Moran (Chief Revenue Officer & Co-Owner), with Dominic Cassidy serving as Executive Director & Co-Founder.

Name

Broster Buchanan

Legal name

Broster Buchanan

Website

https://brosterbuchanan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Broster Buchanan is a UK-based specialist recruitment and consultancy firm founded in 2015, placing finance, technology, risk, business transformation, private equity and executive leadership professionals on a permanent, contract, interim and retained search basis for UK mid-market and enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Recruitment Services

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

C-Suite & Board Search (BPACAAAA)

Keywords

• Professional recruitment services
• Executive search
• Finance recruitment
• Technology recruitment
• Interim staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Permanent Recruitment: Fee-based recruitment for permanent positions across finance, technology, business transformation, private equity, and executive leadership sectors.
2. Interim and Contract Staffing: Temporary, contract, and interim placement services for organizations requiring immediate talent support, including ERP implementation specialists and transformation experts.
3. Executive Search: Retained search and headhunting services for senior leadership appointments including CFO, Finance Directors, and C-suite positions.
4. Consultancy Services: Change and transformation expertise delivered through consulting arm, supporting business transformation projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Broster Buchanan is a UK boutique professional recruitment consultancy that delivers permanent, contract, interim, and executive search hiring services across six specialist markets: Finance, Technology, Risk Assurance, Executive Search & Interim, Business Transformation, and Private Equity. The firm also operates a transformation consultancy arm (via Orbbis) providing change and ERP implementation expertise. Services are delivered through senior-led sector-specialist consultants based in 10 UK offices.

Product overview

Broster Buchanan is a boutique professional recruitment and consultancy firm offering specialist talent solutions across six core markets: Finance, Technology, Risk Assurance, Executive Search & Interim, Business Transformation, and Private Equity. The company operates as a unified consultancy rather than a platform-with-modules architecture, providing permanent, contract, and interim recruitment services. Supporting tools include a Timesheet Portal for temporary worker management and a Temp Calculator for pay rate calculations. The firm also produces thought leadership content through its Women in... Podcast series and regular blog posts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Finance Recruitment Specialist recruitment services connecting businesses with finance professionals across permanent, contract, and interim arrangements, including CFOs, Finance Directors, Financial Controllers, Management Accountants, FP&A professionals, and Financial Analysts.
• Technology Recruitment Recruitment services for technology and IT professionals including technology leadership, software engineering, cybersecurity, data and AI, ERP implementations, and digital transformation roles across the UK and Europe.
• Risk Assurance Recruitment Specialist recruitment for risk, audit, compliance, financial crime, controls, ESG, and cyber risk professionals across various regulated industries.
• Executive Search & Interim Board-level and senior leadership recruitment services including retained executive search for senior leadership appointments (CFO, Finance Directors, C-suite positions) and interim management solutions for time-bound senior mandates.
• Business Transformation Recruitment Recruitment services for professionals specialising in change management, transformation programmes, ERP implementations, business change, programme leadership, and transformation directors.
• Private Equity Recruitment Specialist talent solutions for private equity firms and their portfolio companies, including PE-backed business hires, CFO for PE, finance leadership, carve-outs, and broader functional areas across value-creation phases.
• Consultancy Services (Orbbis) Change and transformation expertise delivered through Broster Buchanan's consulting arm, supporting business transformation projects including ERP implementations and programme leadership.

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Angel MumsminorOthers · 1 January 2026Charity partnership - Angel Mums announced as Broster Buchanan's Charity of the Year for 2026, supporting parents who have lost a child during pregnancy or shortly after birth

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Marks Sattin: UK specialist in qualified finance, technology, and change & transformation recruitment, with executive search capability. Closely comparable scale, vertical mix, and UK mid-market positioning make it a direct boutique competitor.
• Robert Walters: FTSE-listed professional recruiter focused on finance, technology, and interim management — a near-identical offering to Broster Buchanan. Andrew Broster held Regional Director roles here, and senior team members Louise Tallboy-Wood and others joined from Robert Walters, evidencing direct talent overlap.
• Michael Page: FTSE-listed specialist recruiter operating across similar verticals including finance, technology, and executive search. Founder Andrew Broster was previously Regional Director at Michael Page, making it both a competitor and the firm's most direct comparability reference point.
• Robert Half: Global specialist in finance, accounting, and technology recruitment with strong UK presence. Direct competitor in Broster Buchanan's two largest verticals (finance and technology), with overlapping client base in mid-market and enterprise employers.
• Nigel Wright Group: UK-headquartered specialist recruiter focused on senior finance, executive search, and consumer products. Patrick Smith held key leadership roles at Nigel Wright Group, evidencing direct overlap and competitor status in qualified finance recruitment.
• Investigo: UK specialist recruiter focused on finance, accounting, technology, and change & transformation — a near-identical boutique proposition to Broster Buchanan with overlapping PE portfolio mandates and qualified-finance specialism.
• Morgan McKinley: Specialist professional recruiter focused on finance, technology, and risk across the UK and Ireland. Closely comparable boutique-to-mid-market specialist competitor with similar vertical specialisation and contract/interim services.

Broad incumbents

• PageGroup: Parent of Michael Page and Page Personnel, operating at much greater scale globally across similar finance, tech, and executive search verticals. Patrick Smith previously held leadership roles at PageGroup, and the firm represents a primary incumbent competitor across all of Broster Buchanan's six practice areas.
• Hays: FTSE-listed global recruiter with deep UK presence spanning qualified finance, technology, risk and transformation — directly overlapping Broster Buchanan's six verticals. Larger scale and broader geographic reach make Hays the dominant incumbent threat.
• Reed: Largest UK-domestic recruitment firm with broad coverage across finance, technology, and executive search. Acts as a price-disciplined incumbent across all of Broster Buchanan's verticals and is a primary competitor for mid-market permanent placements.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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