Staffline Group PLC

What Staffline Group PLC does

Staffline Group PLC is a UK and Ireland-headquartered recruitment and workforce management provider, listed on AIM (LON:STAF) and founded in Nottingham in 1986. The group operates through two core divisions — Staffline Recruitment GB, which dispatches approximately 30,000 blue-collar workers daily from around 400 sites, and Staffline Recruitment Ireland, which operates 10 offices with 200+ staff supplying roughly 4,500 workers per day — for a combined daily deployment of around 40,000 workers. Sub-brands include Brightwork (Scotland), Omega (specialist engineering recruitment), and Datum (RPO/MSP services for construction and FM). Following the February 2025 divestiture of the PeoplePlus training and skills business to Talent International/Swipejobs for £12m, Staffline is now a pure-play recruitment business.

The company's offering spans temporary agency supply, permanent placement fees, and managed service/RPO arrangements, with revenue generated primarily through wage markups on dispatched workers and one-time placement fees. Its core go-to-market is the OnSite embedded model — dedicated Staffline teams operating from within customer premises handling recruitment, training, and shift management for major retailers (Tesco, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, M&S), logistics operators (GXO, DHL, Evri, Culina), and food processors (Oscar Mayer, Pilgrim's Europe, PepsiCo, Samworth Brothers). Distribution is also supported by a national branch network in the UK and Ireland, plus the staffline.co.uk job seeker portal for direct candidate registration.

In FY2025, Staffline reported revenue of £1,106.7m (+11.5% YoY), gross profit of £78.3m, and operating profit of £13.0m (+31.3%), with operating profit conversion improving to 16.6% from 14.0%. The company completed a £6.5m share buyback, holds a £1.5m pre-IFRS 16 net cash position, and is led by CEO Albert Ellis (former Group CEO of Harvey Nash) and CFO Daniel Quint. Key shareholders are Henry Spain Investment Services (29.98%), HRnet Group (20.09%, Singapore-listed), and Schroder Investment Management (18.83%).

Name

Staffline Group PLC

Legal name

Staffline Group plc

Website

https://stafflinegroupplc.co.uk

Company type

Public

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Staffline Group PLC is a UK and Ireland-listed recruitment and workforce management provider, dispatching approximately 40,000 blue-collar workers daily from 400+ UK sites and 10 Irish offices to major retailers, logistics operators, and food processors under an OnSite embedded staffing model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing and Recruitment Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

High-Volume / High-Turnover Temp Staffing (BPACACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction & General Labor Staffing (BPACAEAA), Transportation (Drivers/Fleet) Staffing (BPACAEAE)

Keywords

• Staffing services
• Recruitment solutions
• Workforce management
• On-site staffing
• Permanent placement

Headquarters

HQ city

Nottingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Temporary/Agency Worker Supply: Staffline supplies temporary blue-collar workers to clients across logistics, food processing, manufacturing, driving and other sectors. Revenue is generated through margins on worker wages, charged to client companies.
2. Permanent Recruitment Fees: Fee-based placement of permanent workers across both blue-collar and white-collar positions, particularly in Ireland operations. One-time fees charged upon successful placement.
3. Managed Service Provider (MSP) Services: Managed Service Provider offering through Datum RPO, providing supply chain consolidation and specialist recruitment support to customers. Ongoing management fees or per-transaction fees.
4. Share Buyback Program: The company has been returning value to shareholders through share buyback programs, purchasing shares in the market.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Staffline Group PLC is a UK and Ireland recruitment and workforce solutions company that supplies temporary and permanent workers to enterprise clients across supermarkets, logistics, food processing, manufacturing, and other sectors. The company operates through two main divisions (Recruitment GB and Recruitment Ireland) supported by sub-brands including Brightwork (Scotland), Omega (engineering), and Datum (recruitment process outsourcing). Services are delivered via an embedded OnSite model with branch-network coverage, backed by proprietary digital candidate management and a branded job portal.

Product overview

Staffline Group PLC operates a multi-brand recruitment platform with two core divisions: Recruitment GB (supplying approximately 30,000 blue-collar workers daily from around 400 UK sites) and Recruitment Ireland (offering end-to-end recruitment solutions across the island of Ireland through 10 offices). The group also includes sub-brands such as Brightwork (Scotland), Omega (specialist engineering recruitment), and Datum (RPO services for construction and FM sectors). The company operates the staffline.co.uk job board platform for candidate registration and job searching. Following the disposal of PeoplePlus in February 2025, the group focuses exclusively on recruitment services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Staffline Recruitment GB The UK's main recruitment division, supplying temporary and permanent workers to enterprise clients across retail, logistics, food processing, manufacturing, and other sectors via an OnSite embedded model and branch network spanning more than 400 UK sites.
• Staffline Recruitment Ireland The group's Irish recruitment division, providing temporary and permanent workforce solutions to Irish enterprise clients through 10 offices in Ireland under a Dublin-headquartered operation.
• Brightwork Sub-brand offering specialist recruitment services focused on the Scottish market, supporting employers in Scotland with regional workforce supply.
• Omega Sub-brand focused on engineering and related technical recruitment, providing specialist workforce solutions to engineering-sector clients.
• Datum Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) sub-brand delivering outsourced recruitment process services to enterprise clients seeking to scale or transform their hiring function.
• Staffline Job Portal (staffline.co.uk) Online job portal enabling job seekers to find temporary and permanent roles and register as candidates, supporting candidate attraction into the group's recruitment operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Revenue crossed £1bn milestone, reaching £1,106.7m in FY2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers24 records

Segments6 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

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered significant divestment, advisory, banking, strategic and support.

• Talent International (part of Swipejobs)significant divestmentOthers · 1 February 2025Acquired Staffline's PeoplePlus training and skills arm for £12 million in early 2025 as part of Staffline's strategy to focus on core recruitment activities. This represented a major divestment of the training and skills division.
• Grant Thornton UK LLPadvisoryOthersChartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors of Staffline Group plc, based at 30 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1AG. Appointed as auditors in November 2019.
• National Westminster Bank PlcbankingOthersPrimary bankers to Staffline Group plc, based at City of London Office, 1 Princes Street, EC2R 8BP.
• RBS Invoice Finance LtdbankingOthersInvoice financing partner providing working capital facilities, based at 250 Bishopsgate, EC2M 4AA.
• Leumi UK Group LtdbankingOthersBanking partner based at 126 Dyke Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 3TE.
• Panmure Liberum LimitedstrategicOthersNominated adviser and broker to Staffline Group plc on AIM, based at Ropemaker Place, 25 Ropemaker Street, EC2Y 9LY.
• Zeus CapitalstrategicOthersJoint broker to Staffline Group plc, based at 125 Old Broad Street, 12th Floor, EC2N 1AR.
• DLA Piper UK LLPadvisoryOthersPrimary solicitors to Staffline Group plc, based at 160 Aldersgate Street, London EC1A 4HT.
• MUFG Corporate Markets (UK) LimitedadvisoryOthersRegistrars for Staffline Group plc, based at Central Square, 29 Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 4DL.
• Vigo ConsultingsupportGTM or Marketing PartnerFinancial and trade public relations partner to Staffline Group plc, based at Sackville House, 40 Piccadilly, W1J 0DR. Contact: Jeremy Garcia, 020 7390 0230.
• G4SstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with G4S for permanent recruitment and Medical division services in Ireland. Staffline launched relationship with G4S offering permanent recruitment services.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Blue Arrow: UK specialist staffing provider covering logistics, driving, industrial and hospitality sectors. Closely comparable to Staffline's high-volume temp supply model serving blue-collar clients.
• Gi Group: Italian-headquartered global staffing firm with substantial UK operations focused on industrial, logistics and driving temp staffing. Direct overlap with Staffline's core blue-collar supply model.
• REED: UK-headquartered family-owned recruitment group operating across temporary, permanent and RPO services. Comparable to Staffline in providing high-volume UK workforce solutions with a national branch network.
• Cordant Recruitment: UK-based recruitment group providing temporary and permanent staffing across industrial, driving, technical and commercial sectors. Comparable to Staffline in scale, vertical mix and UK market focus.
• Hays plc: UK-listed global staffing firm spanning temporary and permanent placement across multiple sectors. CEO Albert Ellis previously held senior roles at Hays, and the two compete for enterprise workforce solutions in the UK and Ireland.

Broad incumbents

• Randstad NV: Global staffing leader offering temporary staffing, permanent placement and RPO across all skill levels. Staffline Ireland MD Tina McKenzie previously ran Randstad businesses in the UK for 11+ years; both firms compete for enterprise volume in logistics, retail and food processing.
• PageGroup: UK-listed global recruitment group operating across temporary and permanent placement in professional disciplines. Comparable as a UK-listed mid-cap staffing peer with overlapping permanent placement and workforce solutions services.
• Adecco Group: World's largest staffing company operating across temporary staffing, permanent placement and workforce solutions. Directly comparable to Staffline's OnSite high-volume temp model in UK retail, logistics and industrial sectors.
• ManpowerGroup: Global workforce solutions provider with significant UK presence in industrial, logistics and retail temp staffing. Overlaps directly with Staffline's blue-collar OnSite supply across major enterprise customers.
• Robert Walters plc: UK-listed professional and white-collar recruitment firm. Staffline CFO Daniel Quint previously served as Finance Director at Robert Walters; both compete for enterprise permanent and contract placements.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

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