Giant

What Giant does

Giant Group Limited is a UK-headquartered workforce management software and services company that has served the recruitment industry for over 30 years. The company provides an integrated product suite covering pre-employment screening (Giant Screening — criminal checks, right-to-work, global checks, social media screening, ATS integrations), payroll processing (Giant Payroll — proprietary timesheet, billing, and pay software that can be embedded in-agency or fully managed by Giant), financial services (Giant Finance+ — including invoice finance offering up to 100% funding against invoices, back-office platform, and Giant Go), and contractor employment solutions (Umbrella, PEO, Global Payroll, IR35 Fee Payer, CIS). The platform is delivered through four distinct login portals (Umbrella Employee, Umbrella Agency, Finance+ Agency, Finance+ Employee) and integrates with Applicant Tracking Systems to connect contractors, recruitment agencies, MSPs, and end hirers.

The company's commercial model combines subscription-based screening, transaction-fee invoice finance, managed payroll/umbrella/PEO services, and software licensing. Customers are recruited through enterprise field sales (contact forms, phone, email), supported by content marketing, webinars, case studies, and a dedicated UK Umbrella Regulations Hub; product-led growth is layered on through self-serve portals for agencies and individual contractors. Giant is SafeREC certified and publicly positions itself as the UK's most trusted compliance partner under the new UK umbrella rules, with 2,000+ customers including Adecco, Randstad, Michael Page, Rolls-Royce, BNP Paribas, RBS, John Lewis, and Morgan McKinley.

Giant is privately held, headquartered in London, and operates in the UK and Ireland with global payroll reach. The company reported 5,001–10,000 employees (a figure that likely includes contractors processed through its umbrella services rather than solely internal staff). Recent strategic emphasis is on regulatory positioning, international expansion (US, Ireland, global payroll), and product breadth (PEO, IR35 Fee Payer, CIS), alongside a leadership transition with Sharon Clampin appointed as the new CEO.

Name

Giant

Legal name

Giant Group Limited

Website

https://giantprecision.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Giant Group Limited is a UK workforce management software and services company serving 2,000+ recruitment agencies, hirers, MSPs, and contractors with screening, payroll, invoice finance, and umbrella/PEO/CIS employment solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment Workforce Management Services

NAICS

Payroll Services (541214), Professional Employer Organizations (561330), Professional Employer Organizations (56133)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Contractor Payroll, Invoicing & Payment Services (BPACAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Managed Payroll Services (Full-Service Payroll Outsourcing) (BPAAAHAA), Global Employment Cost Management & Workforce Analytics (BPACAHAK), Employer of Record (EOR) & Global Payroll (FSAMAKAB)

Keywords

• Payroll processing services
• Pre-employment screening
• Invoice finance
• Umbrella employment solutions
• Recruitment compliance software

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Pre-employment Screening Services: Managed background checking services including criminal record checks, right to work verification, global checks, social media checks, and onboarding compliance. Revenue generated through per-check or subscription-based pricing for recruitment agencies and hirers.
2. Invoice Finance / Funding: Provides up to 100% funding against invoices for recruitment agencies. Revenue generated through interest or fees on the funded invoices, providing working capital to agencies facing cash flow challenges.
3. Payroll Processing Services: Full-service payroll management for contractors and recruitment agencies. Includes umbrella employment, PEO services, CIS, IR35 fee payer, and global payroll solutions. Revenue likely generated through per-contractor or per-transaction fees.
4. Software Licensing / Platform Access: Licensing of proprietary timesheet, billing, and payroll software to recruitment agencies. Clients can embed the software internally or use Giant-managed services on top.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Giant provides end-to-end workforce management software and support services for the recruitment industry. Its offerings include pre-employment background screening, timesheet/billing/payroll processing via proprietary software, invoice finance (up to 100% funding against invoices), and compliant employment solutions such as umbrella, PEO, CIS, and IR35 fee payer services for recruitment agencies, hirers, MSPs, and contractors.

Product overview

Giant is a compliance-focused recruitment services platform offering an integrated suite of products for recruitment agencies, hirers, and contractors. The platform operates on a modular architecture combining pre-employment screening (Giant Screening), payroll processing (Giant Payroll), financial services (Giant Finance+ including Recruitment Finance, Back Office Platform, and Giant Go), and employment solutions (Umbrella, PEO, Global Payroll, IR35 Fee Payer, CIS). Giant Software serves as the overarching platform enabling end-to-end management from onboarding through billing and payroll. The company provides over 2000+ agencies with services processing billions of pounds of invoices annually across multiple countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Giant Umbrella: Umbrella employment solution for contractors providing compliant payroll options.
• Giant Finance+
• Giant Go
• Giant Software

Products and services

• Giant Screening Managed pre-employment screening and background check service for recruitment agencies and hirers, providing instant activity verification, criminal record checks, digital right to work checks, global checks, social media checks, and onboarding compliance.
• Giant Payroll End-to-end timesheet, billing, and payroll processing service using proprietary software that agencies can embed internally or have Giant manage from onboarding to offboarding.
• Giant Finance+ Integrated suite of financial services for recruitment agencies offering invoice finance, a back office platform, and the Giant Go access solution to support working capital and financial operations.
• Giant Software Proprietary end-to-end software platform for recruitment agencies, MSPs, and hirers to manage the contingent workforce from onboarding through billing and payroll, available as embedded software or fully managed by Giant.
• Giant Umbrella Compliant umbrella employment solution providing PAYE payroll services to contractors under the new UK umbrella rules, enabling recruitment agencies to engage contractors through a compliant employment structure.
• Giant PEO Professional Employer Organization service providing compliant employment solutions for contractors working globally outside the umbrella structure.
• Giant Global Payroll Global employment and payroll solution enabling compliant employment for contractors in the UK and internationally, supporting cross-border contractor engagements.
• IR35 Fee Payer IR35 fee payer service that helps recruitment agencies manage IR35 compliance obligations for contractor engagements.
• CIS (Construction Industry Scheme) CIS compliance solution enabling recruitment agencies and contractors operating in the UK construction industry to meet Construction Industry Scheme requirements.
• Recruitment Finance Invoice finance facility that provides recruitment agencies with up to 100% funding against their invoices, addressing working capital and cash flow challenges.
• Back Office Platform Back office financial management platform within the Giant Finance+ suite, providing recruitment agencies with operational support for invoicing, payroll, and finance workflows.
• Giant Go Streamlined mobile and digital access solution within the Giant Finance+ suite, giving recruitment agencies easier access to financial services and operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Background checks completed in as little as 24 hours
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers24 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Orange Genie: UK contractor-focused umbrella, accountancy and CIS services provider — competing set of products targeting the same recruitment-agency channel.
• JSA Services (ClearPay): UK-based umbrella, CIS and contractor payroll provider serving the recruitment industry — directly comparable specialist in the same vertical.
• Brookson Group: UK specialist in contractor accountancy, umbrella and PEO services for limited company contractors — directly overlaps with Giant's contractor payroll and PEO product lines.
• Parasol Group: UK-based umbrella employment and contractor payroll provider serving recruitment agencies and contractors — directly comparable to Giant Umbrella with overlapping IR35/CIS/PAYE offerings.

Emerging players

• Deel: High-growth global EOR and contractor payments platform — targets the same international contractor engagements Giant addresses via Giant Global Payroll and PEO.
• Remote: Global EOR and international payroll platform competing directly with Giant PEO and Giant Global Payroll for cross-border contractor engagements.

Broad incumbents

• ADP (Automatic Data Processing): Global payroll and HR services provider with a strong UK offering (ADP Payroll / Streamline) — broad incumbent whose payroll products compete with Giant Payroll and Giant Software.
• SD Worx: European HR and payroll outsourcing leader with deep UK presence — competes for the multi-country payroll and EOR work Giant pursues via Giant Global Payroll and Giant PEO.
• Sage Group: UK-listed accounting and payroll software provider (Sage Payroll) — broad incumbent overlapping with Giant's managed payroll and timesheet/bill/pay software stack.
• IRIS Software Group: Large UK provider of payroll, HR and accountancy software (incl. IRIS Payroll, Cascade) serving accountancy practices and employers — broader incumbent that overlaps with Giant Software and Giant Payroll.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 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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