Pin Point Recruitment

What Pin Point Recruitment does

Pin Point Recruitment is a UK-based, independently owned 360-degree recruitment agency headquartered in Gateshead, founded in 1998. The firm provides permanent placement, temporary/contract staffing, and managed services across six sector verticals: Industrial, Health & Social Care, Engineering & Technical, Driving & Logistics, Commercial & Professional Services, and Grounds Maintenance. Pin Point Health & Social Care operates as a dedicated division with branches in Gateshead, Middlesbrough, and Wallington, delivering over 10,000 hours of care per week to NHS Trusts, care homes, and private hospitals.

The company's distribution rests on a branch network of over twelve UK locations spanning Gateshead, Middlesbrough, Wallington (Surrey), Dorset (South Coast), Essex/East Anglia, and other regions, supported by direct enterprise sales and onsite account management. Recruitment consultants are organized by sector and territory under long-tenured managers; the consultancy team carries 500+ years of combined recruitment experience. Technology infrastructure is provided by the third-party Rocket Recruitment candidate management system, with auxiliary digital touchpoints including a Payslip Portal (pinpoint-portal.co.uk), a Candidate Hub, and a Client Hub for employer resources.

Pin Point monetizes through three revenue streams: placement fees on permanent hires (transaction-fee model), margins on temporary worker wages where it acts as employer of record handling payroll, NI and tax (managed services model), and managed vendor arrangements where it coordinates multiple staffing suppliers on behalf of clients with claims of up to 15% agency spend savings. The company reports serving over 200 clients per week, averaging 1,877 candidate registrations per month, maintaining a 99% supplier retention rate and 99.5% target fulfilment rate, and supplying over 10,000 care hours weekly through its healthcare division. It remains privately held with no disclosed external investment.

Name

Pin Point Recruitment

Legal name

Pin Point Recruitment

Website

https://pin-point.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Pin Point Recruitment is an independently owned UK recruitment agency founded in 1998 in Gateshead, delivering permanent, temporary, and managed staffing services across industrial, healthcare, engineering, driving, commercial, and grounds maintenance sectors through a network of twelve-plus branches nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment and Staffing Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Agent of Record (AOR) / Contractor Engagement Services (BPACAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG), Sales, Marketing & Customer Success Direct Hire (BPACAFAD)

Keywords

• Permanent recruitment services
• Temporary staffing solutions
• Managed recruitment services
• Healthcare staffing agency
• Industrial recruitment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Gateshead

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Permanent Recruitment: Placement fees for permanent hires, where clients pay a success fee upon successful placement of a candidate in a permanent role.
2. Temporary/Contract Staffing: Margins on temporary worker wages. Temp workers are paid weekly with NI and tax deductions, and Pin Point earns revenue as the employer of record managing payroll and markup on hourly rates.
3. Managed Services Solutions: Managed vendor services where Pin Point coordinates temporary staff requirements, handles all supplier management, monitors quality, reviews supplier performance, and handles all invoices on behalf of clients. Claims to save clients up to 15% on agency spend.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Pin Point Recruitment is a 360-degree UK recruitment agency that sources, vets and matches permanent and temporary staff for clients across industrial, healthcare, engineering, driving, commercial and grounds maintenance sectors. The agency operates a network of over 12 branches plus onsite client services, earning revenue through permanent placement fees, temporary worker wage markups (as employer of record), and managed services/Master Vendor Agreements that coordinate multiple staffing suppliers on behalf of clients.

Product overview

Pin Point Recruitment is a UK-based 360 recruitment agency offering a unified staffing platform with three core service models (permanent, temporary, and managed services) across six industry vertical sub-brands: Industrial, Health & Social Care, Engineering & Technical, Driving & Logistics, Commercial & Professional Services, and Grounds Maintenance. The product portfolio is complemented by supporting modules including a Payslip Portal for contractor payroll management, a Candidate Hub for career resources, and a Client Hub for employer guidance. Pin Point Health and Social Care operates as a distinct healthcare-focused division with dedicated branches in Gateshead, Middlesbrough, and Wallington, delivering over 10,000 hours of care weekly. The company operates over twelve branches nationwide from Gateshead to Dorset.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pin Point Health & Social Care: A dedicated healthcare recruitment agency providing temporary and permanent nursing and care staff to NHS Trusts, Care Homes, Private Hospitals, GP Practices, and more, with over 15 years of experience
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Products and services

• Permanent Recruitment Permanent staffing solutions for businesses seeking to fill long-term positions across industrial, healthcare, engineering, driving, commercial and grounds maintenance sectors. Revenue is earned via placement fees paid by clients on successful permanent hires.
• Temporary Recruitment Flexible temporary staffing solutions providing short-term, seasonal and interim cover for clients. Pin Point acts as employer of record, running weekly payroll with NI and tax deductions and earning margin on hourly rates (typical rates £12.71–£26/hr depending on role and region).
• Managed Services (Master Vendor) Managed recruitment service in which Pin Point coordinates a client's temporary staffing requirements, manages all suppliers, monitors quality, reviews supplier performance and handles all invoicing. Claimed to reduce agency spend by up to 15%.
• Pin Point Health & Social Care Dedicated healthcare recruitment sub-brand supplying temporary and permanent nurses, healthcare assistants and support workers to NHS Trusts, care homes, private hospitals and GP practices across Gateshead, Middlesbrough and Wallington. Delivers over 10,000 hours of care weekly.
• Industrial Recruitment Specialist recruitment for industrial and manufacturing roles including warehouse operatives, production line workers, assembly workers, forklift drivers and process operators. Pin Point's primary sector by volume of clients.
• Engineering & Technical Recruitment Recruitment of mechanical, electrical, electronic, manufacturing, production, software, systems, technical support, maintenance and project/quality engineering professionals across civil, mechanical and electrical disciplines.
• Driving & Logistics Recruitment Specialist supply of HGV Class 1 and Class 2 drivers, ADR, HIAB, multi-drop, night and van drivers, plus warehouse and logistics staff and transport operations managers, addressing driver shortages across the North East and nationwide.
• Commercial & Professional Services Recruitment Recruitment of office-based, professional and executive talent including administrators, office managers, customer service advisors, sales executives, HR, finance, marketing, procurement and business development professionals.
• Grounds Maintenance Recruitment Specialist recruitment of grounds maintenance operatives, supervisors, gardeners and landscaping staff for local authorities, social housing, parks and leisure services, primarily serving the Surrey area.
• Pin Point Payslip Portal Online payslip portal (pinpoint-portal.co.uk) provided to temporary workers of record to view and access weekly payslips as part of Pin Point's employer-of-record payroll service.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% supplier retention rate
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 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

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Gi Group UK: International staffing group with UK operations providing temporary, permanent, and outsourced workforce solutions across industrial, healthcare, driving, and engineering — broader geographic and capital base than Pin Point.
• Hays plc: Global FTSE-listed recruitment group with a major UK presence across professional, engineering, healthcare, and commercial staffing — competing with Pin Point's permanent and professional services divisions but at much larger scale.
• Reed Specialist Recruitment: One of the UK's largest recruitment brands offering permanent, temporary, and online recruitment across all sectors Pin Point serves — overlaps broadly but at significantly larger scale, including a major job board platform.
• PageGroup (Michael Page, Page Personnel): Global professional recruitment group with significant UK operations across commercial, engineering, healthcare, and executive search — competes with Pin Point's Commercial & Professional Services division.

Direct peers

• Cordant People (Cordant Recruitment): UK-based multi-sector recruitment agency providing temporary, permanent, and managed services to industrial, driving, healthcare, and commercial clients — directly comparable in service mix, vertical breadth, and managed services offering.
• Blue Arrow Care: UK multi-sector staffing agency covering healthcare, driving, industrial, and commercial placements with permanent and temporary services — comparable in candidate-driven, branch-based delivery model.
• Pertemps Network Group: One of the UK's largest independent recruitment agencies offering permanent, temporary, and contract staffing across multiple sectors including industrial, driving, commercial, and healthcare — closely mirrors Pin Point's 360 model and independent ownership structure.
• Brook Street (BSI): UK multi-sector recruitment firm placing candidates in commercial, industrial, and public sector roles on a temporary and permanent basis — comparable scale and customer base.
• Search Consultancy: UK-focused recruitment firm providing permanent, temporary, and contract staffing across industrial, professional services, healthcare, and driving — similar mid-market independent positioning and multi-sector vertical model.

Emerging players

• Totaljobs Group: Major UK online job board and recruitment platform — not a direct placement competitor but an alternative candidate-sourcing channel that could disintermediate traditional agencies like Pin Point over time.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pinpointrecruit
• Facebookfacebook.com/PinPointRecruitment
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pin-point-recruitment
• TikToktiktok.com/@pinpointrecruitment_

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 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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