Holden Knight

What Holden Knight does

Holden Knight Group is a privately-held UK recruitment and specialist care services company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Reading, operating through wholly-owned subsidiaries including Holden Knight Healthcare Ltd, Holden Knight Healthcare Temp Ltd, and Holden Knight Healthcare Recruitment. The group runs two principal staffing verticals — healthcare and education recruitment across the UK — alongside international medical recruitment placing nurses at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC) in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Madinah, Saudi Arabia. Beyond contingent placement, Holden Knight owns and operates Ofsted-registered therapeutic children's homes (Aspen Ridge, Studd Brow, Sanaa House, Dahlia House, House O'th Hill), delivers managed home-based Complex Care services to adults with complex needs working with local authorities and NHS teams, and offers an Academy division with over 400 CPD-accredited training courses (Safeguarding, Care Certificate, Mental Health First Aid, First Aid, Medication Administration) supplied to placed candidates and external healthcare organisations.

The technology foundation is Microsoft 365 on Microsoft Azure (ISO 27001, SOC 2-certified data centres), supporting secure cloud-based recruitment, HR, and operations workflows, a candidate CV-submission and client vacancy-registration portal, a wellbeing application providing counselling, GP, physiotherapy and bereavement support for placed candidates, and an Academy training platform with public per-course and group-rate pricing. Hold integration with healthcare technology platforms Patrec and the events platform Abardo extends distribution without proprietary infrastructure investment.

Commercially, the business generates revenue through contingency recruitment placement fees across healthcare, education, and international medical segments; per-learner fees on Academy courses published between £50 and £1,200; managed-services fees for Complex Care home packages and Ofsted-registered children's home placements; and ancillary services such as referral bonuses (£300 healthcare, £150 Amazon gift card education). Distribution combines a direct sales-led consultancy model with self-serve portals for candidate CV submission and client vacancy registration, targeting NHS trusts, nursing homes, schools, local authorities, and overseas enterprises. No funding rounds, institutional investors, or revenue disclosures are present in the source material, indicating an organic, founder/privately-owned operating posture.

Name

Holden Knight

Legal name

Holden Knight Group

Website

https://holdenknight.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Holden Knight is a UK-based recruitment and specialist care services group placing healthcare, education, and international medical staff, and operating Ofsted-registered children's homes, complex home-care services, and a CPD-accredited training academy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Reading

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Recruitment Placement Fees: Contingency recruitment fees for placing healthcare professionals including nurses, support workers, and healthcare assistants into nursing homes, hospitals, and care facilities across the UK.
2. Education Recruitment Placement Fees: Contingency recruitment for educators and school staff including teachers, support staff, and administrators to schools and educational institutions.
3. International Medical Recruitment: International recruitment placement services placing healthcare professionals in prestigious hospitals in the Middle East, particularly Saudi Arabia.
4. Training Academy Courses: CPD-accredited training courses for healthcare professionals including Safeguarding Children, Mental Health First Aid, Care Certificate, and other specialized courses. Individual and group pricing available.
5. Complex Care Home Services: Personalized home care services for individuals with complex needs including personal care assistance, nursing care, and rehabilitation services.
6. Children's Care Homes: Ofsted-registered therapeutic children's homes providing care for young people in crisis, including residential placements and outreach support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Holden Knight Group is a UK-based specialist care and recruitment services company operating across multiple divisions. It provides healthcare, education, and international medical recruitment (placing nurses, support workers, teachers, and educators), operates Ofsted-registered therapeutic children's care homes, delivers complex home care services for adults with complex needs, and runs a CPD-accredited training academy offering over 400 accredited courses to healthcare professionals.

Product overview

Holden Knight is a diversified care and recruitment services organization operating across five main divisions: Children's Care (Ofsted-registered residential homes for young people in crisis), Care Guardian (care monitoring), Complex Care (home-based support for adults with complex needs), Recruitment (Healthcare, Education, and International Medical staffing), and Academy (professional training). The portfolio functions as interconnected services where recruitment supports staffing needs across care divisions, Academy provides mandatory and professional development training for placed candidates and care staff, Complex Care delivers direct care services, and Children's Care operates residential facilities. The company serves healthcare providers, schools, local authorities, and individuals requiring care support across the UK and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Care Guardian: Care services division offering support services
• Academy
• Complex Care
• Children's Care

Products and services

• Children's Care

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 400 accredited free training courses available to candidates
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership placing healthcare professionals including nurses across multiple specialties (Acute Care, Emergency, Operating Room, Oncology, Cardiac ICU, ICU, Surgical) in KFSHRC facilities in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Madinah. Established 1975 as leading tertiary care centre and flagship hospital in Saudi Arabia.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sugarman Group: UK specialist recruitment agency focused on health, education, and social care — directly comparable to Holden Knight's core recruitment and care staffing verticals with similar multi-sector GTM.
• Medacs Healthcare: Established UK and international healthcare staffing provider placing doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals — overlapping with Holden Knight's healthcare recruitment divisions.
• Cpl Healthcare: Specialist healthcare recruitment firm operating across UK and Ireland with strong international placement expertise — comparable to Holden Knight's international medical recruitment offering.
• Newcross Healthcare: Major UK healthcare staffing provider placing nurses and support workers into NHS and private clients — directly competes in the same healthcare recruitment verticals with similar candidate-facing technology.
• Apollo Home Healthcare: UK specialist provider of complex home care services for adults and children with complex needs — directly comparable to Holden Knight's Complex Care division in service model and target population.
• National Care Group: UK provider of residential care, supported living, and children's services including Ofsted-registered homes — directly comparable to Holden Knight's Children's Care residential division.
• Pulse Jobs: UK-focused healthcare recruitment agency placing allied health professionals, nurses, and social workers — directly competes in the same healthcare staffing verticals as Holden Knight.

Broad incumbents

• Pertemps: Major UK recruitment and staffing group with healthcare division — comparable generalist staffing footprint but at significantly larger scale than Holden Knight.
• Hays: Global specialist recruiter with UK healthcare and education practices — competes with Holden Knight but serves a broader professional client base including qualified teaching and senior healthcare roles.
• Reed Specialist Recruitment: One of the UK's largest recruitment agencies with established healthcare and education divisions — operates in Holden Knight's verticals but as part of a broader multi-sector portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/holdenknight

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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