Morgan Hunt

What Morgan Hunt does

Morgan Hunt is a UK specialist recruitment agency founded in 1994 by brothers Rupert and Stephen Fordham, operating from five offices in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, and Edinburgh. The firm employs 501-1,000 staff, including 150+ specialist consultants, and serves over 2,000 clients across UK public, private, and not-for-profit sectors through nine vertical specialisations: charity, education, finance, government, housing, professional services, property & construction, social care & health, and technology. Morgan Hunt UK Limited is privately held with no disclosed external funding, and Pentagon Talent operates as a wholly-owned sub-brand focused on finance and accountancy practice recruitment. The firm's value proposition centres on deep vertical expertise and approved supplier status on multiple UK public sector procurement frameworks.

The company's service portfolio spans the full recruitment value chain: contingency placement, executive search (board and senior leadership), managed services and RPO, talent assessment, employer-branded microsites, and career transition/outplacement services. Technology infrastructure includes TalentRoom, a proprietary platform supporting managed services engagements, plus an AI-powered job matching tool (Quick Drop CV) launched in 2024. The Black Leadership Job Board, launched in March 2023 as a joint partnership with the Black Leadership Group, is a subscription-based platform addressing underrepresentation of Black professionals in senior leadership (1.5% representation). Distribution is multi-channel: direct consultant-led sales for enterprise and public sector engagements, self-serve job board for candidates, and approved framework agreements for government procurement.

Revenue is generated primarily through placement fees, executive search retainers, managed service contracts, and emerging subscription revenue from the Black Leadership Job Board (tiered £150-£7,000). The firm carries recognised compliance credentials including Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 14001, Disability Confident, and APSCo AMRA accreditation, and has accumulated multiple industry awards including Financial Times UK Leading Recruiters 2024, Recruiter Magazine Hot 100 in 2023-2024, and British Recruitment Awards 2023 triple-winner.

Name

Morgan Hunt

Legal name

Morgan Hunt UK Limited

Website

https://morganhunt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Morgan Hunt is a UK-based specialist recruitment agency founded in 1994, employing 150+ consultants across five regional offices to serve 2,000+ public, private, and charity clients in nine sectors, including government, education, housing, and social care.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment and Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Executive Search Services (561312), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

C-Suite & Board Search (BPACAAAA), Functional Leadership Search (HR/Finance/Legal/Marketing/Sales/Ops) (BPACAAAB), Recruitment Marketing & Employer Branding for RPO (BPACABAL), Sales, Marketing & Customer Success Direct Hire (BPACAFAD)

Keywords

• Specialist recruitment services
• Public sector staffing
• Executive search
• Managed service recruitment
• Talent acquisition solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contingency Recruitment Placement Fees: Traditional contingency-based recruitment where clients pay a fee upon successful placement of a candidate. The company places temporary and permanent staff across all sectors.
2. Managed Services: Managed Service offering enhanced by exclusive TalentRoom technology platform, providing comprehensive recruitment process outsourcing with cost savings and streamlined processes.
3. Executive Search: Specialist board-level and senior executive recruitment service on a permanent and interim basis into housing, charity, healthcare, education and government organisations.
4. Black Leadership Job Board: Subscription-based job board platform for organisations seeking diverse leadership candidates. Pricing tiers: Single advert from £975-£175, job bundles from £2,500-£7,000, unlimited adverts from £5,000-£7,000 depending on affiliation status.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning UK recruitment agency providing specialist permanent, temporary, and interim staffing solutions to over 2,000 clients across the public, private, and charity sectors. Service offerings span contingency recruitment, executive search, managed services/RPO, talent assessment, employer branding, diversity & inclusion consultancy, career transition/outplacement, and the Black Leadership Job Board subscription platform. The agency operates from five UK offices with 150+ sector-specialist consultants and uses its proprietary TalentRoom® platform and AI-powered job matching to deliver recruitment outcomes.

Product overview

Morgan Hunt operates as a multi-award-winning recruitment agency with a platform-plus-specialist-services architecture. The core Morgan Hunt brand provides specialist recruitment across nine sectors (charity, education, finance, government, housing, professional services, property & construction, social care & health, and technology) supported by service modules including Executive Search, Managed Services (powered by TalentRoom® technology), RPO, Employer Branded Package, Talent Assessment, Diversity & Inclusion Consultancy, and Career Transition Services. The company also operates Pentagon Talent as a sub-brand focused on finance and accounting recruitment, and the Black Leadership Job Board as a specialist platform addressing diversity in senior leadership. AI-powered job matching is offered through the Quick Drop CV feature.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pentagon Talent: A subsidiary of Morgan Hunt Group that specialises in recruiting finance professionals and accountants at all levels of seniority in the Legal and Accountancy Practice markets.

Products and services

• Executive Search Board-level and senior executive recruitment service for housing, charity, healthcare, education, and government organisations, delivered on both permanent and interim basis by dedicated executive search experts.
• Managed Services Managed recruitment service enhanced by the proprietary TalentRoom® technology platform, offering cost savings, increased visibility, streamlined processes, and better talent attraction for clients of all sizes.
• RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) Full outsourcing of recruitment processes for organisations seeking a comprehensive recruitment partnership delivered through the TalentRoom® technology platform.
• Talent Assessment Assessment services to evaluate candidate suitability and fit for roles.
• Diversity & Inclusion Consultancy Consultancy services helping organisations develop and implement diversity and inclusion strategies in recruitment and workplace practices.
• Career Transition Services / Outplacement Redundancy support services including one-to-one coaching, executive career coaching, career coaching clinics, and webinars covering CV writing, LinkedIn optimisation, networking, and interview preparation.
• Statement of Work (SOW) Contracting option for clients requiring project-based or statement-of-work recruitment arrangements.
• Recruitment Frameworks Public sector procurement frameworks enabling government and public-sector organisations to source recruitment services through approved supplier arrangements.
• Pentagon Talent Wholly-owned subsidiary brand providing 360-degree specialist recruitment for finance professionals and accountants at all levels of seniority within the Legal and Accountancy Practice markets.
• Black Leadership Job Board Subscription-based specialist job board platform developed in partnership with the Black Leadership Group to address the underrepresentation of Black and ethnic minority professionals in senior leadership roles. Subscription pricing tiers from £150 to £7,000 depending on package and affiliation status.
• AI Job Search (Quick Drop CV) AI-powered job matching tool allowing candidates to upload CVs and receive automated job recommendations based on their skills, experience, and preferences.
• Employer Branded Package Customised minisites helping organisations highlight open vacancies, enabling jobseekers to learn about company culture, benefits, and make more informed career decisions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Best Public Sector Recruitment Agency 4 out of 5 years (2011-2016)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Black Leadership GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2023Joint partnership between Morgan Hunt and Black Leadership Group (an anti-racist organisation) to develop and launch the Black Leadership Job Board. This collaborative platform aims to address the underrepresentation of Black and ethnic minority professionals in senior leadership roles (currently only 1.5%), challenging unconscious bias and breaking down systemic barriers through inclusive recruitment.
• Redundancy & Outplacement SpecialistsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with a Redundancy & Outplacement Specialist to offer career transition services including 1-2-1 coaching, executive career coaching, career coaching clinics, and webinars covering CV writing, LinkedIn optimization, interview preparation, and networking. Research shows outplacement services can reduce time to secure new employment by half.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sellick Partnership: UK recruitment specialist focused on public sector, not-for-profit, housing and education roles. Closest direct peer given highly overlapping sector focus, permanent/interim placement model, and similar geographic concentration.
• Penna: UK public sector and not-for-profit executive search and recruitment specialist with overlap in charity, housing and education verticals. Direct competitor for executive search and trustee board placements.
• Robertson Bell: UK recruitment specialist dedicated to the not-for-profit and public sectors, covering finance, HR, fundraising and senior appointments. Closely overlapping niche with Morgan Hunt's charity and housing focus.
• C2C Recruitment Group: UK public sector focused recruiter with comparable cross-sector reach into local government, further education and social care. Directly overlaps Morgan Hunt's service lines and customer profile.
• Allen & York: UK specialist recruiter covering built environment, facilities management and professional services. Provides overlap with Morgan Hunt's property & construction and professional services divisions.

Broad incumbents

• Reed: Largest UK domestic recruiter with multi-sector coverage including public sector, education, healthcare and technology. Wide portfolio but overlapping client base and broad segment overlap makes it a relevant broad incumbent comparison.
• Hays: FTSE-listed global specialist recruiter with deep UK public sector, education and professional services exposure. Provides a capitalised, scaled comparison point against Morgan Hunt's independent model.
• Michael Page: Global specialist professional recruitment firm with finance, legal and technology divisions. Comparator for Pentagon Talent's accountancy and legal practice recruitment positioning.
• Pertemps: One of the UK's largest independent staffing providers with broad vertical and geographic coverage including public sector frameworks. Relevant independent UK recruiter for size and positioning comparison.
• Harvey Nash: UK-international recruitment and outsourcing firm with technology, professional services and executive search. Adjacent RPO and executive search services provide a useful benchmark for Morgan Hunt's higher-value service lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/morgan_hunt

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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