Charterhouse Partnership

What Charterhouse Partnership does

Charterhouse Partnership is a privately held Australian recruitment agency founded in 2003 and headquartered in Sydney, employing an estimated 101-250 people. It provides permanent recruitment, contract/temporary recruitment, and executive search services across a broad set of disciplines including Accounting & Finance, Technology, Legal, Human Resources, Marketing & Communications, Procurement, Professional Support, and Rail, Engineering & Construction. The firm serves enterprise, mid-market, government, and not-for-profit clients — named accounts include Deakin University, QBE, Sparke Helmore Lawyers, Mills Oakley, Southern Cross Austereo, Yarra Trams, and NSW Government — under a "people over placements always" positioning.

The business operates a sales-led, consultative go-to-market model in which dedicated consultants manage both candidate and client relationships. Revenue is generated through three principal streams: permanent placement fees (typically a percentage of the placed candidate's annual salary, on contingency or retained terms), contract/temporary staffing (where the firm handles payroll, weekly pay cycles, timesheet processing, and contractor management), and retained executive search for senior leadership roles. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated by role seniority, industry, and engagement type. The company's technology footprint is largely third-party and operational rather than proprietary — an online timesheet portal, WorkPro WHS training and compliance modules, and the Flare HR app for contractor benefits management.

Charterhouse maintains offices in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane plus regional Australian locations, with additional regional operations across Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates. It operates a portfolio of related brands and divisions including Charterhouse Medical, Robertson Search, CH Talent Resources, and Labour Solutions UAE. Source materials also attribute a private-equity/investor role in portfolio companies Two Circles and Amtivo, though this may reflect conflation with a similarly named investment firm and is not independently corroborated for the recruitment business.

Name

Charterhouse Partnership

Legal name

Charterhouse Partnership

Website

https://charterhouse.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Charterhouse Partnership is an Australian recruitment agency (founded 2003, Sydney) providing permanent, contract, and executive search staffing across accounting, technology, legal, HR, and construction disciplines to enterprise, government, and mid-market clients in Australia and the Asia-Pacific/Middle East.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Permanent Recruitment Services: Contingency or retained placement fees typically charged as a percentage of the placed candidate's annual salary. The firm identifies and places superior candidates across chosen disciplines for permanent positions.
2. Contract/Temporary Staffing: Contract recruitment services placing temporary workers with clients. The firm handles payroll, timesheet processing, and contractor management on behalf of client organisations. Weekly pay cycles for contractors managed internally.
3. Executive Search: Specialised senior-level recruitment services typically on a retained basis for senior leadership and executive positions across various disciplines.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Charterhouse Partnership is a recruitment agency that places candidates in permanent, contract, and executive roles across 12+ professional disciplines including Accounting, Technology, Legal, Human Resources, Marketing & Communications, Procurement, Professional Support, and Rail, Engineering & Construction. The firm also provides contractor management services including timesheet submission, payroll processing, WHS compliance training, and benefits access through the Flare HR platform, serving enterprise clients across Australia and the Asia-Pacific/Middle East region.

Product overview

Charterhouse Partnership operates as a recruitment agency offering a unified service platform for job seekers and employers. The core offering consists of recruitment placement services across multiple disciplines, supplemented by contractor payroll support services and career development resources. The company specializes in Permanent Recruitment, Contract Recruitment, and Executive Search across disciplines including Accounting, Technology, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing & Communications, Procurement, Rail Engineering & Construction, and Professional Support. Additional offerings include contractor management services (timesheet submission, payroll support, WHS compliance) and career resources such as salary guides and interview tips.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Charterhouse Medical: Medical recruitment division of Charterhouse Partnership operating in Australia.
• Labour Solutions UAE
• Robertson Search
• CH Talent Resources

Products and services

• Permanent Recruitment Contingency or retained placement of candidates into permanent positions across disciplines including Accounting, Technology, Legal, Human Resources, Marketing & Communications, Procurement, Professional Support, and Rail, Engineering & Construction. Fees are charged as a percentage of the placed candidate's annual salary. The service is targeted at enterprise and government clients seeking full-time hires.
• Contract / Temporary Staffing Placement of temporary and contract workers with client organisations across all disciplines. Charterhouse handles contractor payroll, timesheet processing, WHS compliance training (via WorkPro), benefits access (via Flare HR), and full contractor management on behalf of clients, with weekly pay cycles managed internally.
• Executive Search Specialised senior-level recruitment typically conducted on a retained basis for senior leadership and executive positions across all disciplines served by the firm. Targeted at C-suite, partner-level, and other senior appointments for enterprise, government, and large professional services clients.
• Contractor Management & Benefits Service Integrated contractor support services including online timesheet submission, payroll processing, online WHS training and policy signing (via WorkPro), workplace banking access (via CommBank partnership), and a benefits app (Flare HR) offering everyday savings, exclusive offers, salary packaging tax savings, and wellness content for contractors placed by Charterhouse.

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CommBank (Commonwealth Bank)minorOthersWorkplace banking partnership providing Charterhouse contractors access to CommBank banking services. Contractors receive preferential banking terms through this partnership arrangement.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hays: Hays is the largest specialist recruitment firm in Australia, operating across accounting, technology, legal, construction and similar disciplines. It directly competes with Charterhouse on permanent, contract, and executive search placements into Australian enterprise and government clients.
• Robert Half: Robert Half is a global specialist in finance, accounting, technology, and legal recruitment with a sizeable Australian presence. It overlaps directly with Charterhouse's Accounting & Finance and Technology practice areas for both permanent and contract placements.
• Michael Page: Michael Page operates a multi-discipline Australian recruitment business with strong presence in accounting, legal, technology, HR, marketing, and procurement — directly mirroring Charterhouse's primary segments and serving the same enterprise and SME client base.
• Hudson Global: Hudson Global is a long-established APAC-focused recruitment firm with Australian offices specialising in accounting, finance, technology, legal, and HR. Its regional model and discipline mix closely parallel Charterhouse's APAC expansion strategy.
• Peoplebank: Peoplebank is an Australian IT and technology specialist recruiter placing developers, project managers, and digital professionals — directly competing with Charterhouse's Technology practice area for the same enterprise and government IT clients.
• Clicks IT Recruitment: Clicks IT Recruitment is an Australian technology recruitment specialist focused on permanent and contract IT placements. It competes head-to-head with Charterhouse for developer, infrastructure, and IT management roles across ANZ enterprise clients.
• Talent International: Talent International is an Australia-founded recruitment firm with APAC operations spanning technology, digital, and government recruitment. It is comparable to Charterhouse's Charterhouse Medical/Technology/government overlap and cross-region model.

Broad incumbents

• Adecco Australia: Adecco is a global staffing incumbent offering permanent, contract, and workforce solutions across virtually all of Charterhouse's disciplines. It competes on volume and broader staffing categories (including industrial) where Charterhouse is less focused.
• Randstad Australia: Randstad is one of the world's largest staffing firms with deep Australian operations spanning professional, technical, and industrial recruitment. It overlaps with Charterhouse across professional services disciplines but competes at significantly greater scale.

Emerging players

• Salt Recruitment: Salt is a digital, tech, and marketing recruitment specialist operating across APAC, including Australia. It competes with Charterhouse's Technology and Marketing & Communications practices with a stronger digital/creative position.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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