HRC Recruitment

What HRC Recruitment does

HRC Recruitment is a Scotland-headquartered, multi-sector recruitment consultancy operating under HR Consultancy (Scotland) Ltd. Founded in 1995 by Hilary Roberts, who remains CEO and owner, the firm is registered as a private limited company in Glasgow and operates as both an employment agency (permanent placements) and an employment business (temporary and contract worker supply). It serves UK employers and job seekers through a Glasgow headquarters on St Vincent Street and an Edinburgh office, with portal coverage extending across Scotland, the North of England, Midlands, South West, London, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands. Named enterprise clients include Virgin Money, Barclays, Coca-Cola, Edrington, the University of Glasgow, Golden Charter, Encore Hospitality, and School for CEOs.

The company's product portfolio comprises permanent placement, temporary and contract recruitment, a dedicated Executive and Retained Search service (managed as a seven-step project through onboarding), a Pre-Screen verification product covering identity, criminal, credit, reference, sanction/PEP and directorship checks, and a Volume Recruitment Solutions team positioned to deliver 50 to 100 candidates at short notice. Service delivery is organised around twelve specialist sector teams including Accountancy & Finance, Legal, Engineering & Manufacturing, Healthcare, Hospitality, Insurance, Financial Services Risk & Compliance, HR & Training, IT & Change, and FMCG (Drinks and Food). The technology backbone is Firefish Recruitment Software, a third-party platform powering job posting, candidate registration, CV database management, and application tracking.

Commercially, HRC earns revenue through transaction-based permanent placement fees charged to client employers on successful hires and through margin on temporary worker payroll supplied on hourly rates (£12.71/hour for 21+, £10.85 for 18–20, £8.00 for 16–17 as published for April 2026). Go-to-market is sales-led: specialist consultants build direct relationships with employers across both SME and large-corporate segments, supplemented by a self-serve website job portal and listings on major UK job boards (Indeed, LinkedIn, Reed, TotalJobs, CV-Library, s1jobs, Law Journal). Pricing for permanent placement is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, while Pre-Screen is offered as a standalone compliance service for client risk mitigation.

Name

HRC Recruitment

Legal name

HR Consultancy (Scotland) Ltd

Website

https://hrcrecruitment.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

HRC Recruitment is a Scotland-based multi-sector recruitment agency founded in 1995. It places permanent and temporary candidates across Legal, Engineering, Healthcare, Hospitality, Insurance, and Financial Services, serving UK employers and job seekers from offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Temporary Help Services (56132), Executive Search Services (561312)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC), Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG)

Keywords

• Permanent recruitment
• Temporary staffing
• Executive search
• Volume recruitment
• Sector specialist hiring

Headquarters

HQ city

Glasgow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Permanent Placement Fees: Fees charged to employers (clients) when a candidate is successfully placed in a permanent position. The agency acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.
2. Temporary/Contract Worker Payroll: HRC pays temporary workers weekly and charges clients for the worker hours. They operate as an employment business supplying temporary workers to clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HRC Recruitment is a Scotland-based employment agency and employment business that sources, screens and places candidates into permanent, temporary and contract roles across multiple sectors. The firm supplies sector-specialist consultants to employers, runs an executive and retained search service for senior positions, operates a volume recruitment team capable of placing 50-100 candidates at short notice, and offers a Pre-Screen candidate verification service covering identity, criminal, credit, sanction/PEP, directorship and reference checks. Revenue is generated through permanent placement fees charged to employers on successful hire and weekly payroll billing to clients for temporary and contract workers.

Product overview

HRC Recruitment is an employment agency and recruitment firm operating since 1995, offering a portfolio of recruitment services rather than a unified SaaS platform. The core offering comprises Executive and Retained Search for senior placements, Pre-Screen from HRC for candidate background verification, Volume Recruitment Solutions for high-volume hiring, and sector-specialist teams for temporary, contract, and permanent placements across industries including Legal, Healthcare, Engineering, Finance, Hospitality, and Insurance. The company operates primarily in Scotland (Glasgow and Edinburgh) and the broader UK market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Executive and Retained Search Bespoke executive recruitment service for senior, strategically important, difficult-to-fill or highly specialised roles, managed as a seven-step project from initial meeting through onboarding support.
• Pre-Screen from HRC Professional candidate verification service offering background checks including employment and education references, criminal record checks, credit checks, sanction and PEP checks, and directorship verification to protect businesses from hiring unsuitable candidates.
• Volume Recruitment Solutions High-volume recruitment service operating from Glasgow and Edinburgh offices, capable of sourcing and starting 50 to 100 candidates at short notice across the Central Belt and beyond.
• Temporary and Contract Recruitment Temporary and contract placement across multiple sectors including Accountancy & Finance, Business Services, Healthcare, Hospitality, HR & Training, Insurance & Banking, and Manufacturing & Engineering.
• Permanent Placement Permanent recruitment services across multiple sectors and disciplines for candidates seeking long-term employment.
• Sector-Specific Recruitment Teams Specialist recruitment teams covering Accountancy & Finance, Business Services, Drinks, Financial Services Risk & Compliance, Food, General Insurance, Healthcare, Hospitality, HR and Training, Legal, Manufacturing & Engineering (Technical), and Volume Recruitment Solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 75% of candidate applications may contain inaccurate information - Pre-screen protects businesses from fraud, hiring unsuitable candidates, legal right to work violations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Firefish SoftwarecoreTechnology or IntegrationHRC Recruitment uses Firefish Recruitment Software as their recruitment management platform. This powers their job posting, candidate registration, application tracking, and general website functionality. The partnership provides the core technology infrastructure for their recruitment operations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Reed Recruitment: One of the largest UK-wide recruitment agencies operating across permanent, temporary, and executive placements in similar sectors to HRC. Comparable as a multi-sector UK recruiter competing for the same enterprise clients HRC serves, but at significantly greater scale.
• Hays: Global publicly-listed recruitment firm with deep UK presence across professional sectors including Accountancy, Legal, HR, and Engineering - directly overlapping HRC's sector coverage. Comparable as a multi-sector professional recruitment incumbent.
• Michael Page: UK leader in professional permanent recruitment across finance, legal, engineering, and healthcare - sectors that mirror HRC's dedicated teams. Comparable as a UK-wide professional permanent placement specialist competing for similar mid-senior roles.
• SThree: UK-listed specialist STEM recruitment firm operating across engineering, technology, and life sciences. Comparable as a sector-specialist recruiter competing for similar technical and engineering placements that HRC's Manufacturing & Engineering team serves.
• Robert Walters: International professional recruiter with strong UK presence focused on mid-to-senior permanent placements across accountancy, legal, HR, and financial services. Comparable for executive search and senior professional perm placements similar to HRC's Executive & Retained Search service.
• Adecco UK: Global staffing leader with substantial UK operations across temporary, permanent, and outsourced workforce solutions. Comparable for high-volume temporary staffing contracts where HRC's Volume Recruitment Solutions team also operates.

Direct peers

• Pertemps: Large UK recruitment network providing both permanent and temporary staffing across commercial, industrial, and professional sectors. Comparable as a multi-sector UK recruitment agency with similar perm/temp hybrid model to HRC.
• Office Angels: UK-wide recruiter specialising in office support, secretarial, and professional support function placements - sectors partially served by HRC's Business Services and Admin/PA teams. Comparable as a UK perm/temp recruiter in overlapping administrative disciplines.
• Search Consultancy: Mid-sized UK recruitment firm providing permanent, temporary, and contract staffing across financial services, HR, legal, and office support. Comparable multi-sector model directly competing with HRC for similar mid-market enterprise clients.
• Hays Micro Levée: Smaller Scotland-based recruitment firms and independent consultancies operating in similar multi-sector perm/temp models. Comparable regional recruitment competitors in the Central Belt and broader Scottish market where HRC holds primary positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hrcrecruitmentscotland
• Xx.com/hrc_recruitment

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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