What Coyle Personnel does

Coyle Personnel Ltd is a UK-based, family-run recruitment agency founded in 1988, operating 12 offices across England, Wales, Scotland, and the Republic of Ireland (Cork). The company supplies temporary, contract, and permanent workers across more than 20 specialist sectors including rail, construction, healthcare, education, social care, manufacturing, hospitality, and highways/traffic management. Named clients include Network Rail, Transport for London (TfL), Crossrail/Elizabeth Line, Siemens, Alstom, and Balfour Beatty, with operational scale reported at approximately 5,000 temporary placements per week and 600 new candidate registrations per month. Specialist sub-brands — Coyle Rail, Coyle Education, and Coyle Residential Social Care — serve focused verticals with deeper sector positioning.

The company's core service is a multi-channel recruitment platform comprising a job search website with list and map views, Quick Register candidate capture, job alerts via email, sector-specific landing pages, and a content marketing platform (Coyle Journal). Supplemental services include permanent and contract placement, a digital medical timesheet management system, and training provision covering PTS (Personal Track Safety), COSS, and apprenticeship qualifications — with 2,169 training courses delivered and £409,000 invested in worker training in the latest reporting period. Coyle claims a proprietary real-time fatigue analysis system that prevents booking of workers deemed unsafe to work, described in the source materials as unique in the UK rail staffing market.

Revenue is generated through three primary streams: usage-based temporary/contract staffing (mark-up on worker hours), one-time permanent placement fees, and professional services revenue from training and consultancy. Distribution is consultant-led across the 12-office network plus self-serve digital channels (job board, Quick Register, job alerts), with sector specialisation functioning as the primary segmentation axis. The company is privately held and family-run, with no disclosed institutional funding or external investment rounds.

Name

Coyle Personnel

Legal name

Coyle Personnel Ltd

Website

https://coyles.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Coyle Personnel is a UK family-run recruitment firm founded in 1988 with 12 offices and specialist sub-brands for rail, education, and social care. It supplies temporary, contract, and permanent workers across 20+ sectors, including rail, construction, and healthcare, to employers like Network Rail, TfL, Siemens, and Balfour Beatty.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Harrow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Temporary/Contract Staffing: Coyle Personnel supplies temporary workers to clients across multiple sectors including rail, construction, healthcare, and education. They place workers on temporary contracts and handle payroll processing including timesheet management. The company charges clients for the supply of temporary workers.
2. Permanent Placement: The company places candidates into permanent positions across various sectors. Services include Permanent and Contract recruitment solutions.
3. Training and Consultancy: Coyle provides training services including PTS (Personal Track Safety) training, rail industry qualifications, and healthcare training. They also offer consultancy services on occasion.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Coyle Personnel supplies temporary, contract, and permanent workers to UK employers across more than 20 sectors, with specialist divisions serving rail, construction, education, and social care. The company also delivers training (including PTS rail qualifications), health & safety compliance services, and specialist tuition for SEN students, supported by an in-house job board and digital timesheet system.

Product overview

Coyle Personnel is a family-run UK recruitment agency established in 1988, offering a job board platform with job search, job map, job alerts, and quick registration capabilities. The company operates across 20+ job sectors including Construction, Education, Rail, Healthcare, and Social Care. Their core service offerings include Temporary, Permanent, and Contract staffing solutions supported by Health & Safety compliance services. The company operates specialized divisions including Coyle Rail (specialist rail recruitment since 1996), Coyle Education (teaching and tutoring services), and Coyle Residential Social Care. Additional services include medical timesheet management and specialist tutoring for SEN students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Coyle Education: Specialist education recruitment and tuition services division offering personalized one-to-one support for children out of school, including those with Special Educational Needs (SEN), across the East of England.
• Coyle Rail
• Coyle Residential Social Care

Products and services

• Temporary Staffing Services Supply of temporary workers to employers across multiple sectors including rail, construction, healthcare, and education, with payroll and timesheet management handled by Coyle.
• Permanent Staffing Services Recruitment solutions for permanent placements across all sectors in which Coyle operates, including construction, rail, healthcare, education, social care and office support.
• Contract Staffing Services Contract-based recruitment for professionals requiring fixed-term employment arrangements across the company's specialist sectors.
• Health & Safety Services Health and safety compliance and certification services for workers, with particular focus on safety-critical industries such as rail and construction.
• Coyle Education Specialist education recruitment and tutoring division providing teachers, cover supervisors, teaching assistants and SEN tutors to schools across London, Essex and the East of England, including Norfolk, Suffolk, Kent and Hertfordshire.
• Coyle Rail Specialist rail industry recruitment division providing safety-critical workers, track maintenance staff, signallers, overhead line engineers and project managers to major UK rail employers including Network Rail, Siemens, Alstom, Balfour Beatty, Transport for London and Crossrail/Elizabeth Line projects.
• Coyle Residential Social Care Specialist residential social care recruitment placing support workers, registered managers and care home managers in roles supporting vulnerable adults and young people with learning difficulties, mental health challenges, autism and physical disabilities.
• Specialist Tuition Services Personalised one-to-one tutoring for children out of school or with Special Educational Needs (SEN), provided across the East of England including Norfolk, Suffolk, Kent and Hertfordshire.
• Training and Consultancy Services Training and consultancy services covering PTS (Personal Track Safety) training, rail industry qualifications, healthcare training and ad-hoc consultancy engagements for clients and candidates.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,000 temps placed per week across UK operations
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments18 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IntertraincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Intertrain to deliver Skills Bootcamps in Rail, helping young people gain certifications and confidence to begin sustainable careers in the rail industry. Coyle supports these government-funded training programs to address the rail industry's skills shortage.
• Social Mobility Business PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to host Insight Days for students from less-privileged backgrounds at Coyle's Broadgate office, providing exposure to career pathways in recruitment, compliance, marketing, and operations. Part of Coyle's social value commitment.
• British LandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Social Mobility Business Partnership Insight Day initiative, hosting students at Broadgate office to learn about career opportunities.
• Reed RestartcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Reed Restart to help long-term unemployed individuals rebuild confidence and re-enter the workforce. Coyle staff lead workshops teaching skills to assist people getting back into the construction industry.
• Whitechapel MissionminorOthersCoyle employees volunteer at the Whitechapel Mission, serving breakfast to London's homeless community before dawn. Nine team members participated, generating over £900 worth of social value.
• Women in RailminorOthersCoyle Rail team participates in the Big Rail Diversity Challenge, an event promoting diversity, inclusion, and teamwork within the rail sector. £3,600 was raised for Women in Rail.
• Social Value Quality Mark CICcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoyle achieved Silver accreditation from SVQM CIC, undergoing comprehensive assessment of social value performance including opportunities for individuals facing employment barriers, staff upskilling, carbon footprint reduction, and health and wellbeing support.
• MindminorOthersMental health charity supported by Coyle. CEO Chris Coyle and Steve Coyle raised £3,771 through the 100k Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge for Mind.
• Born Too SoonminorOthersCharity supported by CFO Peter Groves who raised £3,585 through the Thames Path Ultra Marathon.
• Cancer Research UKminorOthersCharitable partner supported by Coyle employee Adrianne McKenzie who raised £1,420 through swimming over 30km.
• Young Lives vs CancerminorOthersCharity supported by Coyle employee Shima Patel who generated £1,053.86 in donations through a Sky Dive.
• Pilgrims HospiceminorOthersLocal charity supported as part of Coyle's charitable donations totaling £18,369.82 in 2024/25.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/coylejobs

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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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