What CAST UK does

Cast UK Ltd is a privately held specialist recruitment consultancy founded in 2005 and headquartered in Manchester, with additional offices in London, Birmingham, and Atlanta, Georgia. The firm focuses on executive and management-level placements across procurement, buying, supply chain, logistics, warehousing, sales, and HR functions, serving a client base that spans UK SMEs through to the majority of FTSE 500 companies. Its portfolio is organised as a modular solution suite: CAST+ for agile permanent hiring, CASTExec for executive search with a 12-month guarantee, CASTContract for 24-48 hour interim staffing, CASTIR35 for contractor compliance under UK off-payroll rules, and CASTTalent for recruitment process outsourcing.

Underlying these services is a proprietary technology layer comprising the Talent Vault candidate database, the BroadCAST video interviewing platform (offering both solo recorded and multi-stakeholder face-to-face formats), and an annual Salary Benchmarking and Skills Guide that doubles as a lead-generation asset. The firm does not disclose a public revenue figure but states it manages assignments with a combined annual salary value exceeding £100 million, supported by an over-70% repeat business rate and average consultant tenure above five years.

Revenue is generated on a transaction-fee basis: percentage-of-salary for permanent placements, decreasing-percentage pots for RPO bundles, and management fees for IR35 contractor administration. Go-to-market is consultative and consultant-led, combining enterprise field sales for FTSE-style accounts, inside sales for mid-market, and a self-serve candidate portal; marketing is content-driven via SEO, blog thought leadership, gated benchmarking tools, and employer-branded advertising add-ons.

Name

CAST UK

Legal name

Cast UK Ltd

Website

https://castuk.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cast UK is a UK-based specialist recruitment consultancy placing supply chain, procurement, logistics, HR, and sales professionals in permanent, contract, executive, and RPO engagements for FTSE 500 and SME clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialist Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Executive Search Services (561312)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Technical Direct Hire (IT, Engineering, Finance, Healthcare) (BPACAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Contingent Workforce / Contractor RPO (Contractor Recruiting) (BPACABAK), Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG)

Keywords

• Specialist recruitment services
• Supply chain recruitment
• Executive search services
• Procurement talent acquisition
• Logistics staffing solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Permanent Placement Recruitment: Fee-based permanent placement service where CAST UK charges a percentage of the placed candidate's annual salary. The fee structure is customisable across their CAST+ solution, allowing clients to choose replacement periods and payment schedules.
2. CASTContract (Contract/Interim Recruitment): Contract recruitment providing agile access to niche talent within 24-48 hours. Revenue generated through placement fees for short-term contractors, with no upfront payment required and pay-as-you-go options.
3. CASTTalent (RPO/Retained Recruitment): Outsourced recruitment where clients set a total salary value 'pot' covering multiple hires over an agreed timeframe. CAST UK's fee is a percentage of the pot, decreasing as the salary value increases, with payments spread over monthly instalments.
4. CASTExec (Executive Search): Executive-level recruitment for C-suite and senior leadership roles, offering a guaranteed success placement for up to 12 months. Fee structure allows clients to choose payment options and additional features included in the package.
5. CASTIR35 (IR35 Compliance): IR35 contractor management service where CAST UK absorbs compliance risk, employs contractors on behalf of clients, manages administration, and provides insurance. Revenue derived from administration and contractor management fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CAST UK is a specialist recruitment consultancy that places executive and management-level professionals in procurement, buying, supply chain, logistics, transport, warehousing, sales, and HR roles across UK and North American organisations. The firm operates five modular recruitment solutions — CAST+ (agile bespoke permanent hiring), CASTExec (executive search), CASTContract (contract/interim), CASTIR35 (IR35 compliance), and CASTTalent (RPO) — supported by a proprietary talent database, video interviewing tools, and salary benchmarking data.

Product overview

CAST UK is a specialist recruitment consultancy offering a platform of named recruitment solutions: CAST+ (agile bespoke recruitment), CASTExec (executive search), CASTContract (contract/interim staffing), CASTIR35 (IR35 compliance management), and CASTTalent (RPO/outsourced recruitment). The portfolio is complemented by BroadCAST video interviewing software, the Talent Vault candidate database, and the Salary Benchmarking & Skills Guide resource. The company specializes in executive and management-level roles across Procurement & Purchasing, Buying & Merchandising, Supply Chain & Operations, Logistics & Transport, Warehousing & Distribution, Sales, HR, and Fractional Hiring, serving sectors including Retail, Ecommerce, Manufacturing, Engineering, Logistics, Transport, Food & Drink, FMCG, Chemical, Pharma, Aerospace, Automotive, and Public Sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CAST+: Agile recruitment solution allowing clients to customise cost, replacement periods, and payment schedules.
• CASTExec
• CASTContract
• CASTIR35
• CASTTalent
• BroadCAST

Products and services

• CAST+ CAST+ is an agile permanent recruitment solution allowing clients to customise recruitment parameters including cost, free replacement period length, and payment schedule options, providing a bespoke hiring experience tailored to specific business needs.
• CASTExec
• CASTContract
• CASTIR35 CASTIR35 is an IR35 compliance solution that manages contractor workforce assessment, insurance, administration, and supply chain compliance to protect organisations from fines and backdated taxes related to IR35 legislation.
• CASTTalent

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 70% of business is repeat business, indicating high client satisfaction and retention.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hays: Global listed recruitment firm with significant UK presence across professional disciplines including supply chain, procurement, and HR. Comparable as a direct competitor for enterprise hiring mandates, though operating at materially larger scale.
• Reed: One of the UK's largest generalist recruitment firms with specialist practice areas including supply chain, procurement, and HR. Comparable as competitor across CAST UK's full solution set but operating with much greater scale and broader sector coverage.
• Robert Half: Global listed recruitment and staffing firm with a UK practice covering finance, supply chain, and operational roles. Comparable overlap in target functions and enterprise client base, but at significantly larger scale and broader sector coverage.
• Michael Page (Supply Chain): Global publicly-listed recruitment group with a dedicated supply chain and procurement practice. Comparable because it directly competes in CAST UK's core verticals but offers broader sector coverage and significantly greater scale.

Direct peers

• Bramwith Consulting: UK specialist recruitment firm focused on procurement, supply chain, and logistics hires. Comparable in niche specialisation, fee model, and target client profile (FTSE 500 and major enterprises across UK and EMEA).
• Frazer Jones: UK specialist recruitment consultancy for HR, procurement, and supply chain professional hires. Direct peer with comparable niche focus, fee model, and enterprise client base; overlaps particularly in HR and senior procurement mandates.
• Supply Chain Recruit: UK specialist recruitment firm focused on supply chain, procurement, and logistics roles. Direct niche competitor with comparable target customer base, fee-based model, and vertical specialism.
• 1st Executive: UK executive search and interim management firm specialising in procurement, supply chain, HR, and finance. Comparable as a direct competitor in CASTExec's senior leadership search space, with similar fee model and FTSE 500 client focus.
• Procurement Heads: UK-based specialist recruitment consultancy focused on procurement and supply chain executive search. Highly comparable given overlapping niche, similar client base of FTSE-listed enterprises, and directly competitive in the same procurement/buying function pool.

Regional players

• Kforce: US-focused staffing and recruitment firm with significant supply chain, logistics, and operations practice. Comparable in specialism but primarily US geographic focus, relevant given CAST UK's Atlanta office and transatlantic ambitions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Cast_UK
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cast-uk-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 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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