What Aldwych Consulting Ltd does

Aldwych Consulting Ltd is a UK-based, privately held recruitment consultancy specialising in construction, property, and engineering placements. The firm operates a 12-person team organised across disciplines including commercial management, quantity surveying, project management, civil and structural design, M&E and building services engineering, traffic/transport/highways, and geotechnical/environmental roles. It serves both employers (main contractors, specialist subcontractors, property consultancies, and client-side organisations) and candidates across England, Scotland, and Wales, with active vacancies in London, Manchester, Glasgow, Reading, Brighton, Cumbria, and the City of London.

The business model is a traditional transaction-fee recruitment consultancy: fees are earned on successful permanent and contract placements, with no proprietary technology platform beyond a standard job portal, CV registration system, and consultant profiles. Go-to-market is sales-led, combining direct consultant engagement (named consultants with phone and email contacts) with inbound flow from the website job board, SEO-optimised listings, and a content marketing programme covering industry insights, salary reports, and employer/candidate advice. The firm also runs a Training Hub providing structured APC support for building surveying candidates, extending beyond pure placement.

The company is founder/management-owned, with no external investment, parent company, or M&A activity disclosed. Madeline Cooling (Managing Director) and Nathan Cooling (Executive Director) lead the firm alongside a Divisional Director, Associate Director, Principal Consultant, and front-line consultants. Operational scope is strictly UK domestic with no global footprint claim. No financial figures, funding history, or revenue disclosures are publicly available.

Name

Aldwych Consulting Ltd

Legal name

Aldwych Consulting Ltd

Website

https://aldwychconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aldwych Consulting Ltd is a UK-based recruitment consultancy placing professionals into construction, property, and engineering roles across permanent and contract positions, serving main contractors, specialist subcontractors, property consultancies, and client-side organisations with a 12-person specialist team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Generalist Staffing Agencies (BPACACAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

National Generalist Staffing Firms (BPACACAI)

Keywords

• Construction recruitment services
• Property recruitment agency
• Engineering recruitment consultancy
• Permanent placement services
• Contract staffing solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

City Of London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recruitment Placement Fees: Traditional recruitment consultancy charging fees for placing candidates in permanent and contract positions across construction, property, and engineering sectors. Revenue derived from successful candidate placements with employers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Aldwych Consulting Ltd is a UK recruitment consultancy that supplies permanent and contract staff to the construction, property, and engineering sectors. Its team of approximately twelve specialist recruiters places candidates into client organisations on a search-and-selection and contingency basis, charging placement fees on permanent hires and contract mark-ups on temporary hires. The firm is positioned as a boutique, relationship-led recruiter rather than a volume agency.

Product overview

Aldwych Consulting Ltd operates as a construction and engineering recruitment consultancy offering specialized recruitment services across multiple disciplines including Commercial Management, Quantity Surveying, Project Management, Civil Engineering, Civil & Structural Design, Traffic/Transport/Highways, Geotechnical & Environmental, and M&E/Building Services Engineering. The company provides job placement services for employers and candidates, along with training hub services and blog content covering industry insights and career advice. This is a service-based consultancy rather than a software product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Permanent Recruitment Search-and-selection and contingency recruitment of permanent staff for UK construction, property and engineering employers, charged as a percentage fee of the placed candidate's annual salary.
• Contract / Temporary Recruitment Sourcing and placement of contract and freelance candidates for UK construction, property and engineering projects, with the agency earning a mark-up on the contractor's day rate.

Quantifiable outcome

• Testimonials cite successful job placements, efficient processes, market knowledge, and professional service.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Hays Construction & Property: Construction & property arm of Hays plc, a global recruitment leader. Directly serves the same UK construction and engineering employers as Aldwych but as part of a much wider portfolio of recruitment services.
• Reed Construction & Property: Construction & property division of Reed, one of the UK's largest recruitment groups. Competes with Aldwych for the same candidates and clients but operates at vastly greater scale and with broader recruitment coverage.
• Michael Page Property & Construction: Property and construction division of PageGroup, placing professionals across QS, project management, building surveying and engineering. Larger-scaled incumbent with overlapping client base to Aldwych.

Direct peers

• Maxim Recruitment: UK specialist recruiter for construction, property and engineering professionals across QS, project management and building surveying. Same vertical specialism and similar consultant-driven model as Aldwych.
• ITS Construction: UK construction recruitment specialist serving main contractors and consultancies. Overlaps with Aldwych in civil engineering and construction management placements across the UK.
• Fawkes & Reece: UK specialist construction recruitment consultancy placing site-based and white-collar construction professionals. Comparable vertical focus with overlapping civil engineering and project management coverage.
• Deverell Smith: London-based specialist recruitment firm focused on property, construction, and real estate roles. Comparable vertical specialism to Aldwych with overlapping disciplines including QS and project management.
• Conrad Consulting: UK specialist recruitment consultancy for construction, civil engineering and built environment professionals. Closely aligned to Aldwych in vertical and SME specialist positioning.
• Hunter Dunning: UK specialist construction and property recruitment consultancy covering architecture, building surveying, project management and QS. Closely mirrors Aldwych's discipline mix and SME scale.
• Brandon James: UK-based specialist recruitment consultancy focused on construction, property, and engineering disciplines. Directly comparable to Aldwych in vertical focus, size, and consultant-led placement model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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