Bucks and Berks

What Bucks and Berks does

Bucks and Berks Recruitment Ltd is a privately held, UK-incorporated recruitment agency specialising in office-professional placements across the Thames Valley, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire. Founded in 1925 and headquartered at Marlow, Buckinghamshire (with a registered office in Winnersh), the agency places candidates on permanent, temporary, and contract assignments in Human Resources, Sales & Marketing, Finance, and Operations & Office Support roles. Its customer base is dominated by local SMB and mid-market employers, supplemented by occasional enterprise placements (for example, a large FMCG company in Slough), and its candidate pool is drawn from professionals seeking local opportunities across the region.

The agency's operating model is traditional and relationship-led. Core products include a website-based job board with sector and town-specific filters, a CV submission and candidate registration portal, an employer job-brief submission workflow, and downloadable recruitment resources for both candidates (CV/interview guidance) and employers (retention white papers, competency reviews, discussion guides). The technology stack is a WordPress-based website with a centralised recruitment database, GDPR-compliant data handling (ICO registration Z5700982), ISO 14001 environmental management practices, and REC corporate membership. There is no SaaS platform, no mobile application, no public API, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities.

The business earns revenue through two streams: permanent placement fees (transaction-fee model on employer clients, with a stated 72% of permanent roles filled within 28 days) and temporary/contract staffing (managed services with weekly payroll for placed workers, with 80% of temporary roles filled within one week). Pricing is negotiated per engagement and not publicly disclosed. The agency is supported by a small team (11-50 employees) and reports 75% client retention beyond two years and a 98% client recommendation/repeat-use rate, indicating a stable but small-scale local franchise.

Name

Bucks and Berks

Legal name

Bucks and Berks Recruitment Ltd

Website

https://bucksandberks.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bucks and Berks Recruitment Ltd is a UK-based local specialist recruitment agency placing office professionals (HR, Sales & Marketing, Finance, Operations) on permanent, temporary, and contract assignments across the Thames Valley, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire. Founded 1925.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Services (5613), Temporary Help Services (561320)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies (BPACACAH)

Keywords

• Local recruitment agency
• Permanent placement services
• Temporary staffing solutions
• Office professional hiring
• Candidate placement services

Headquarters

HQ city

Marlow

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Permanent Placement Recruitment: The agency places candidates in permanent full-time and part-time positions, earning placement fees from employer clients. Statistics show 72% of permanent roles are filled within 28 days.
2. Temporary/Contract Staffing: Bucks and Berks supplies temporary workers to employers, with 80% of temporary roles filled within 1 week. Temporary workers receive weekly pay through the agency's payroll system.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bucks and Berks is a local specialist recruitment agency providing office professionals at all levels on an Interim, Contract, Temporary or Permanent basis across the Thames Valley, Buckinghamshire, and Berkshire regions. The agency screens and matches candidates to employer roles in HR, Finance, Sales & Marketing, and Operations & Office Support sectors, with 72% of permanent roles filled within 28 days and 80% of temporary roles filled within 1 week.

Product overview

Bucks and Berks operates as a local recruitment agency serving Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire with a unified service offering centered on job placement. The core offering consists of a job board platform where candidates search and apply for positions, CV submission and candidate registration services, employer vacancy submission portals, temporary staffing placement, permanent placement services, and specialist sector recruitment across HR, Finance, Sales & Marketing, and Office Support. The company also provides local area-specific job portals for major towns in their coverage area. Supporting resources include CV and interview guidance for candidates and recruitment management tools for employers. There is no SaaS platform, mobile application, API, or modular product architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Permanent Placement Services Recruitment services for permanent full-time and part-time positions, including candidate screening, interview coordination, and placement support for employers in Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire.
• Temporary Staffing Services Placement of temporary workers for short-term assignments, with ongoing support, weekly pay, and holiday pay benefits for placed candidates across Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire.
• Specialist Sector Recruitment Specialized recruitment across defined sectors including Human Resources, Sales & Marketing, Finance, and Operations & Office Support, with dedicated job category pages and sector-specific expertise.

Quantifiable outcome

• 72% of permanent roles filled within 28 days
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)coreOthersBucks and Berks Recruitment is a corporate member of the REC (displayed on website footer). The REC is the professional body for the recruitment industry in the UK, and members commit to following the REC Code of Professional Practice. This membership provides credibility and ensures the agency adheres to industry standards for ethics and professional conduct.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Pertemps: Large UK domestic recruitment firm with strong regional branch networks across England — directly comparable hybrid permanent/temp model with similar geographic coverage strategy to Bucks and Berks.
• Huntress: UK specialist recruitment agency focused on office support, finance, and HR professional roles — closely aligned with Bucks and Berks' vertical mix and SMB/mid-market client orientation.
• Office Angels: UK specialist recruitment agency focused on office support, administration, and professional support roles — the closest direct comparable to Bucks and Berks in both sector mix (office professionals) and permanent/temp dual model.
• Tate: UK specialist recruiter covering office support, finance, HR, and marketing — provides the same permanent and temporary services to UK employers as Bucks and Berks, and is a recognized specialist competitor in the office-professional segment.

Broad incumbents

• Michael Page: Global professional recruitment firm with significant UK operations across finance, sales/marketing, HR, and office support — directly comparable in sector mix to Bucks and Berks but operating at national and international scale.
• Robert Half: Global staffing and consulting firm with substantial UK operations focused on finance, accounting, HR, and office support — overlaps directly with Bucks and Berks' sector verticals and competes for the same Thames Valley mid-market clients.
• Reed: One of the UK's largest generalist recruitment firms with national coverage across permanent, temporary, and education sectors — overlaps directly with Bucks and Berks' local recruitment activity but at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• Hays: Global, publicly listed specialist recruiter with strong UK presence across professional sectors including finance, HR, and office support — competes for the same employer clients and candidate pools as Bucks and Berks, with deeper sector specialism in each vertical.

Emerging players

• CV-Library: UK-focused job board and candidate database — alternative channel for employers to source directly, eroding the candidate-matching value that traditional agencies like Bucks and Berks provide.
• Reed Online (Reed.co.uk): UK's largest job board platform — competes with Bucks and Berks for candidate sourcing and employer mindshare, particularly for permanent placements in office professional categories.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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