Spencer Clarke Group

What Spencer Clarke Group does

Spencer Clarke Group is a UK-based, multi-specialist recruitment agency founded in 2017 by Managing Director Mike Shorrock and headquartered in Preston, Lancashire. The company operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency serving both public and private sector clients nationwide, placing candidates in temporary, interim, permanent, and contract positions across 12+ specialisms including Education & SEND, Healthcare/Social Care & Nursing, Accountancy & Finance, Construction/Trades & Labour, IT & Digital, Housing, Property & Asset Management, Highways/Infrastructure & Engineering, HR & Workforce Development, Planning/Development & Regeneration, Corporate Functions & Business Support, and Interim & Executive Search.

The underlying technology stack consists of a standard recruitment platform combining CRM and job portal capabilities, supported by a candidate-facing Career Hub with career advice, industry insights reports, blogs, and a CV upload/registration service. The company relies on conventional recruiter-led matching rather than proprietary technology. Key partnerships include accreditations with the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), APSCO+, the Matrix Standard, Cyber Essentials, and Crown Commercial Service (CCS) framework supplier status, the latter enabling public sector procurement access.

Spencer Clarke Group's business model is built on contingency recruitment fees, with the company earning transaction-based commissions on placements across permanent, temporary, contract, and interim engagements. Go-to-market is sales-led with dedicated account management for large clients (local authorities, NHS trusts, multi-site organisations) complemented by a self-serve job portal for SMBs and individual job seekers. Customer segments are diversified across hundreds of clients including local authorities, mainstream and SEND schools, NHS trusts, private sector accountancy practices, construction firms, and IT organisations, with no single dominant customer visible in the data.

Name

Spencer Clarke Group

Legal name

Spencer Clarke Group

Website

https://spencerclarkegroup.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Spencer Clarke Group is a UK-based, multi-specialist recruitment agency founded in 2017 that places candidates in temporary, permanent, contract, and interim roles across 12+ verticals including Education & SEND, Healthcare, Accountancy, and Construction, serving hundreds of public sector and private sector clients nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Executive Search Services (561312)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

National Generalist Staffing Firms (BPACACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA), Functional Leadership Search (HR/Finance/Legal/Marketing/Sales/Ops) (BPACAAAB), Human Capital & Workforce Transformation Consulting (BPAHACAE)

Keywords

• Public sector recruitment
• Private sector recruitment
• Education SEND staffing
• Temporary contract staffing
• Executive interim search

Headquarters

HQ city

Preston

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contingency Recruitment Fees: The company places candidates in permanent, temporary, interim, and contract roles across multiple sectors. Recruitment agencies typically earn contingency fees based on a percentage of the placed candidate's salary, with separate rates for permanent vs temporary/contract placements.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Spencer Clarke Group is a multi-specialist UK recruitment agency placing candidates in temporary, interim, permanent, and contract roles across 12 specialisms including Accountancy & Finance, Education & SEND, Construction/Trades & Labour, Healthcare/Social Care & Nursing, IT & Digital, Property & Asset Management, Highways/Infrastructure & Engineering, HR & Workforce Development, Housing, and Interim & Executive Search. The firm serves both public sector clients (local authorities, NHS trusts, schools) and private sector organisations, leveraging an online job portal, dedicated specialism divisions, and a candidate-facing Career Hub.

Product overview

Spencer Clarke Group is a multi-specialist recruitment agency offering a unified recruitment platform for both public and private sector clients. The company operates across eleven core specialisms: Accountancy & Finance, Education & SEND, Construction/Trades & Labour, Healthcare/Social Care & Nursing, IT & Digital, Highways/Infrastructure & Engineering, HR & Workforce Development, Planning/Development & Regeneration, Property & Asset Management, Housing, and Corporate Functions & Business Support. Additional specialisms include Legal, Senior Leadership & Governance, and Interim/Executive Search. The core offering consists of temporary, permanent, and contract recruitment services supported by a candidate-facing Career Hub containing industry insights, blogs, videos, and downloadable reports. The company positions itself as an employment business and employment agency operating throughout the UK since 2017.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Accountancy & Finance Recruitment Specialist recruitment placing Accountants, Audit Managers, Tax Managers, Finance Directors and other finance professionals into accountancy practices and corporate finance teams across the UK public and private sectors.
• Education & SEND Recruitment Recruitment of teaching staff, SEND specialists (EHCP Writers, SEND Case Officers, Educational Psychologists, SENCOs), headteachers, and school support staff for mainstream and SEND schools as well as local authority SEND services across the UK.
• Construction, Trades & Labour Recruitment Recruitment of construction workers, tradespeople and labourers for both public sector infrastructure projects and private sector construction firms.
• Healthcare, Social Care & Nursing Recruitment Specialist recruitment for healthcare professionals including Qualified Social Workers, RGNs, Mental Health Nurses, healthcare support staff and social care workers for NHS trusts, local authorities, and private healthcare providers.
• IT & Digital Recruitment Recruitment of IT and digital professionals including programme managers, project managers, and transformation specialists for public and private sector organisations.
• Highways, Infrastructure & Engineering Recruitment Recruitment of highways, infrastructure and engineering professionals including engineers and project managers for public infrastructure programmes and private engineering firms.
• HR & Workforce Development Recruitment Recruitment of HR professionals and workforce development specialists including HR consultants and HR directors for public and private sector organisations.
• Planning, Development & Regeneration Recruitment Recruitment of planning, development and regeneration professionals including planning officers and programme managers for local authorities and private developers.
• Property & Asset Management Recruitment Recruitment of property and asset management professionals including surveyors, asset managers and facilities managers for housing associations, local authorities, and private property firms.
• Housing Recruitment Recruitment of housing professionals including housing officers, homelessness assessment officers, and enforcement officers for local authorities and housing associations.
• Corporate Functions & Business Support Recruitment Recruitment of corporate functions and business support professionals across finance, operations, and transformation for public and private sector organisations.
• Interim and Executive Search Recruitment Specialist executive search and interim staffing solutions placing senior leaders and interim executives into public and private sector organisations.
• Legal Recruitment Recruitment services for legal professionals across public and private sector organisations in the UK.
• Senior Leadership & Governance Recruitment Recruitment services for senior leadership positions and governance roles across public and private sector organisations.
• Public Sector Recruitment Recruitment services for UK public sector organisations including local authorities, NHS trusts, schools, and government bodies across multiple specialisms.
• Private Sector Recruitment Recruitment services for UK private sector organisations across multiple industry specialisms including accountancy, construction, IT, and property.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered 5 interim team members within one week for a Director of SEND facing unprecedented EHCP rise

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)coreOthersREC is a professional body for the recruitment industry. SCG maintains regular membership with REC audits ensuring regulatory standards are maintained. The company participates in REC Awards competitions.
• Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCO)coreOthersAPSCO+ accredited member. APSCO is the trade body for the professional staffing industry, providing guidance on compliance and best practices.
• Matrix StandardminorOthersMatrix Standard accreditation displayed on company website indicating commitment to quality in information, advice, and guidance services.
• Cyber EssentialsminorOthersCyber Essentials certification ensuring baseline cybersecurity measures are in place.
• Crown Commercial Service (CCS)coreOthersGovernment Commercial Agency Supplier, enabling SCG to supply workers to public sector organisations through government procurement frameworks.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pertemps: UK generalist staffing and recruitment agency covering temporary, contract and permanent placement across multiple sectors including public sector and education — a directly comparable multi-specialist UK recruiter.
• Teaching Personnel: UK specialist education and SEND recruitment agency supplying teachers, support staff and SENCOs to schools and local authorities — competes head-on with SCG's largest specialism.
• Celsian Education: UK education recruitment specialist covering teaching, SEND and school support staff — a direct competitor in SCG's flagship Education & SEND specialism.
• Sanctuary Personnel: UK specialist recruiter for social care, healthcare, housing and criminal justice — direct overlap with SCG's healthcare, social care, housing and SEND specialisms in the public sector.
• Ackerman Pierce: UK public sector recruitment specialist focused on local authority, social care and interim management hires — overlapping with SCG's public sector SEND, housing and interim/executive search divisions.
• Liquid Personnel: UK specialist social care and healthcare recruitment agency supplying qualified social workers, nurses and allied health professionals — directly comparable to SCG's healthcare and social care specialism.
• Morgan Hunt: UK recruitment firm covering public services, education, housing, HR and finance — significant overlap with SCG's public sector and professional specialism portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Reed: One of the largest UK recruitment and staffing groups operating across virtually every specialism SCG covers (education, healthcare, accountancy, public sector). A broad incumbent with deeper pockets and national office footprint.
• Hays: Global listed recruitment firm with strong UK presence across accountancy/finance, property, HR, public sector and interim/executive search — directly overlapping several of SCG's 12 specialisms at greater scale.
• Michael Page: Global listed recruitment firm with strong UK accountancy/finance, HR, property and executive/interim desks — directly comparable to several of SCG's professional specialisms at materially greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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