CRS Group

What CRS Group does

CRS Group Holdings Ltd is a privately held UK recruitment and staffing agency headquartered in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, with a registered footprint covering the entire United Kingdom. Founded in 1998 and operating under the trading name CRS Group, the firm functions as an employment business under the Employment Agencies Act 1973, supplying temporary, contract, and permanent workforce solutions to clients across logistics, manufacturing, hospitality, and retail sectors.

The company delivers three core staffing lines — temporary deployment, permanent placement, and contract-based engagements — alongside an add-on staff administration service that handles candidate-side HR administration including contracts, holiday pay, maternity and paternity leave, and sick pay on behalf of clients. Its operational technology is described as a recruitment and staffing management platform with a candidate database, timesheet management, and payroll processing capabilities, though no proprietary AI/ML tooling, patents, or third-party technology partnerships are disclosed.

Commercially, CRS Group earns revenue through transaction-fee placement charges billed to client businesses on a weekly-in-arrears basis; candidates are not charged, in compliance with UK regulation. The go-to-market is direct-to-business engagement, supplemented by an organic digital presence (corporate website, Facebook, Instagram) and candidate acquisition via a job vacancies portal. The firm has 11-50 employees, no disclosed funding rounds or M&A activity, and was featured in the 2023 National Reality Television Awards-nominated programme 'A Very British Job Agency'.

Name

CRS Group

Legal name

CRS Group Holdings Ltd

Website

https://crsgroup-recruitment.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CRS Group is a privately held UK recruitment agency that supplies temporary, contract, and permanent staff to businesses across logistics, manufacturing, hospitality, and retail sectors throughout the United Kingdom.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bognor Regis

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Recruitment and Placement Fees: CRS Group generates revenue by charging clients (businesses requiring staff) for recruitment and staffing services. The agency places temporary, contract, and permanent workers with clients. Payment terms are weekly in arrears. The company does not charge candidates fees for finding them work, in compliance with the Employment Agencies Act 1973.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CRS Group is a UK-based recruitment agency supplying temporary, contract, and permanent staffing solutions to businesses across multiple industries including logistics, manufacturing, hospitality, and retail. The agency maintains an extensive database of pre-screened candidates for immediate deployment and manages all candidate-related administration (contracts, holiday pay, sick pay, maternity/paternity leave) on behalf of client businesses.

Product overview

CRS Group is a recruitment agency offering a unified portfolio of staffing services rather than a software product platform. The core offering consists of three interconnected staffing solutions: temporary staffing (for immediate worker deployment), permanent staffing (for full-time placements), and contract staffing (for project-based or fixed-term roles). A supplementary staff administration management service handles HR administrative functions for clients. The company supplies workers across diverse industry sectors including logistics, hospitality, manufacturing, retail, and general labour, operating throughout the UK with an extensive database of pre-screened candidates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Temporary Staffing Services

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Hays plc: UK-headquartered multinational recruitment agency placing temporary and permanent workers across multiple sectors. Direct competitor to CRS Group in the staffing services category, though operating at significantly greater scale with international reach.
• Reed: One of the UK's largest privately-held recruitment firms, providing temporary, contract, and permanent staffing across diverse industries including industrial, hospitality, and logistics — directly overlapping with CRS Group's core verticals.
• Driver Hire: UK's largest specialist transport and logistics recruitment franchise, supplying HGV/LGV drivers and warehouse staff. Direct competitor on CRS Group's driving and logistics staffing lines.
• Pertemps: UK-focused recruitment network offering temporary and permanent staffing across industrial, driving, commercial, and professional sectors. Closely comparable in size, geography, and multi-sector approach to CRS Group.
• Blue Arrow: UK recruitment agency specializing in temporary and permanent staffing for logistics, manufacturing, hospitality, and driving roles — a near-perfect overlap with CRS Group's service portfolio and customer segments.
• Brook Street (UK): UK recruitment agency placing candidates in temporary, contract, and permanent roles across office, industrial, and customer service sectors. Directly comparable model and customer overlap with CRS Group.
• Cordant People: UK recruitment provider supplying temporary and permanent staff across industrial, driving, commercial, and hospitality sectors. Comparable scale, sector mix, and service offering to CRS Group.
• Gi Group UK: Global staffing firm with a sizeable UK presence in industrial, driving, and hospitality temporary recruitment. Comparable multi-sector approach and customer base to CRS Group.

Broad incumbents

• ManpowerGroup UK: UK subsidiary of global workforce solutions firm ManpowerGroup, providing temporary staffing, permanent placement, and RPO/MSP. Competes with CRS Group in temp industrial and hospitality staffing but with significantly larger resource base.
• Adecco UK: UK arm of global staffing giant Adecco Group, offering temporary, permanent, and contract staffing across industrial, hospitality, and office sectors. Overlaps with CRS Group's service lines but competes at enterprise scale with broader portfolio capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=61577615612691
• Instagraminstagram.com/crs.group.holdings

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 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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