What Pratap Partnership Ltd does

Pratap Partnership Ltd is a UK-based, employee-owned full-service recruitment firm founded in April 2019 by Nik Pratap and headquartered at the Nostell Priory Estate in Wakefield. The firm delivers permanent, interim and contract recruitment across eight functional specialisms — Accountancy & Finance, Human Resources, Operations, Marketing & Commercial, Procurement & Supply Chain, EAs/PAs/Business Support, Critical & Hard-to-Fill Roles — and operates a dedicated executive search sub-brand, Pratap Executive, focused on C-suite, board and senior leadership appointments. Its go-to-market is consultative and search-led: consultants meet prospective clients face-to-face and combine deep regional networks across Yorkshire, the East Midlands and the North of England with a recruitment CRM and social-media-driven candidate attraction. Disclosed enterprise clients include Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS (exclusive partner), PIB Group (preferred partner), Paxman, Henry Boot and PTSG, with coverage extending from SMEs to multinationals across sectors such as insurance, healthcare, medical devices and construction.

The business operates a transaction-based revenue model. For permanent placements, introduction fees are tiered from 17% of candidate salary at the £0-£19,999 band to 33% at £100k+, with a minimum fee of £3,500; contract placements are tiered from 20% to 35% on an annualized equivalent. A premium Featured Employer Partnership program adds a managed-service layer with EVP enhancement and bespoke employer branding, with pricing considered alongside volume and placement fees. The company is REC Corporate Member, founder Nik Pratap is FREC and Highly Commended Business Leader of the Year at REC Awards 2021, and the firm invests in community assets (CFO Network, People Network) and proprietary research (CFO Network Report, Good To Great Report) to support client and candidate engagement. There is no disclosed use of AI or proprietary technology beyond a standard recruitment CRM, no public revenue figures, no external funding rounds, and no M&A activity in the source data.

Name

Pratap Partnership Ltd

Legal name

Pratap Partnership Limited

Website

https://pratappartnership.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pratap Partnership is a UK employee-owned, full-service recruitment firm founded in 2019, delivering permanent, interim and contract hires plus executive search across finance, HR, operations, marketing, procurement and business support for SMEs through multinationals in Yorkshire, the East Midlands and the North of England.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wakefield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Introduction Fees - Permanent Placements: Introduction fees calculated as percentage of candidate remuneration during first 12 months of engagement. Fee tiers range from 17% for £0-£19,999 to 33% for £100,000+. Minimum fee of £3,500.
2. Introduction Fees - Contract Placements: For fixed term contracts, fees calculated on annualized equivalent. Tiers range from 20% to 35% depending on remuneration level.
3. Cancellation Fee: Fee payable when client withdraws an offer of engagement made to a candidate before acceptance.
4. Featured Employer Partnership: Premium service with EVP enhancement - pricing depends on circumstances and volume of work, considered alongside placement fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Pratap Partnership provides full-service recruitment, delivering permanent, interim and contract placements across accountancy & finance, HR, operations, marketing, procurement, business support and executive leadership for growing businesses in Yorkshire, the East Midlands and the wider North of England. Through its Pratap Executive sub-brand it delivers executive search and leadership advisory for C-suite, board and senior leadership appointments, complemented by a Featured Employer Program that enhances client employer value propositions.

Product overview

Pratap Partnership Ltd operates as a full-service recruitment partner with a dual-brand architecture: the core Pratap Partnership brand delivers permanent, interim and contract recruitment across eight specialist functions (Accountancy & Finance, Human Resources, Operations, Business Support, Marketing, Procurement & Supply Chain, and Critical/Hard-to-Fill Roles), while the Pratap Executive sub-brand focuses exclusively on executive search and leadership advisory for C-suite, board and senior leadership appointments. The Featured Employer Partnership program provides premium clients with enhanced employer value proposition development and branded recruitment content. The company also produces proprietary research publications including the annual CFO Network Report and Good To Great Report, which serve as thought leadership assets supporting their client relationships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pratap Executive: Executive search and leadership advisory service for C-Suite, Board and senior leadership roles. Appointing CEOs, CFOs, COOs, CTOs, CPOs and senior leadership teams across Finance, HR, Operations, Commercial, Technology and General Management.

Products and services

• Pratap Partnership full-service recruitment Full-service recruitment partner providing permanent, interim and contract recruitment across accountancy & finance, HR, operations, marketing, business support, procurement and critical/hard-to-fill roles for growing businesses in Yorkshire, the East Midlands and the wider North of England.
• Pratap Executive Executive search and leadership advisory service delivering C-suite, board and senior leadership appointments including CEOs, CFOs, COOs, CPOs and Non-Executive Directors through a discreet, research-led process, plus leadership advisory through market intelligence and executive assessment.
• Featured Employer Partnership Premium recruitment partnership program that enhances client employer value propositions and provides enhanced attraction capabilities through bespoke EVP development and branded employer content; exclusive recruitment partner arrangements for key clients such as Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 250 years collective recruitment experience in the team
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, featured and charity.

• Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPratap Partnership are the exclusive recruitment partner for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (STH). STH is a critical part of local NHS services and part of national framework. Pratap supports STH Finance in recruiting for various opportunities within the hospital and wider NHS.
• PIB GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPratap Partnership are the preferred recruitment partner for PIB Group, a dynamic and diversified specialist insurance intermediary backed by Apax Funds and The Carlyle Group. PIB Group has over 2,500 staff across 8 different countries with £240m turnover.
• PaxmanfeaturedChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFeatured employer partner - Paxman are global leaders in scalp cooling and cryotherapy, on an ambitious journey to change the face of cancer.
• Henry BootfeaturedChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFeatured employer partner - one of the UK's leading land, property development, home-building, and construction businesses, transforming spaces since 1886.
• Premier Technical Services Group Ltd (PTSG)featuredChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFeatured employer partner - UK's leading provider of specialist services to the construction & facilities management sectors.
• Business Beats Cancer YorkshirecharityStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual Charity Partner - charity aims to increase awareness across the region's business community of Cancer Research UK's work and encourage business leaders to support fundraising activities.
• Martin's MountaincharityStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual Charity Partner - local charity founded by Martin Hibbert to raise funds for the Spinal Injuries Association (SIA). Martin raised funds by climbing Kilimanjaro in 2022.
• Make-A-Wish UKcharityStrategic or Co-development PartnerNik Pratap joined the Board of Trustees at Make-A-Wish UK as announced in March 2024.
• Business Beats Cancer YorkshirecharityStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking with local charities to create positive impact on environment, community and sector. Pledge contributions and add value through promoting stories, hosting events and building relationships.
• Spinal Injuries Association (SIA)charityStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported through Martin's Mountain charity partner relationship. Martin's Mountain aims to raise £1million for SIA.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Michael Page: Global professional recruitment group with deep UK regional coverage in finance, HR and executive search. Provides scale benchmark on candidate reach, brand pull and pricing power against which Pratap competes for mid-market and senior mandates.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm — directly comparable to Pratap Executive's C-suite, board and senior leadership mandates, with international reach Pratap would compete against on cross-border CEO/CFO searches.
• Robert Half: Global staffing and consulting firm with a strong finance/accounting recruitment franchise in the UK. Direct competitor in Pratap's largest vertical (Accountancy & Finance) at both permanent and interim levels.
• Odgers Berndtson: International executive search firm with strong UK mid-market and board practice. Comparable to Pratap Executive in targeting CEO, CFO and NED appointments, and a benchmark for executive-search economics and methodology.
• Hays: Global listed recruitment firm and Pratap founder's former employer (13 years as National Director for Senior Finance UK & ROI). Competes broadly across Pratap's finance, HR and executive verticals at national and international scale.

Direct peers

• Elevation Recruitment Group: Multi-brand Yorkshire recruitment group spanning accountancy, HR, executive and interim — overlapping Pratap's specialist verticals and regional footprint with a comparable search-led ethos.
• Brewster Partners: Yorkshire-headquartered professional recruitment firm covering accountancy, HR, operations and executive search — directly comparable in geography, function breadth and SME/mid-market positioning.
• Sharp Consultancy: Specialist Yorkshire accountancy and finance recruitment firm with a regional, search-led proposition overlapping Pratap's core finance vertical and Yorkshire footprint.
• Marks Sattin: UK specialist recruitment firm focused on accountancy, finance, tax, audit and treasury roles — comparable to Pratap's Accountancy & Finance vertical and offers a national benchmark for finance recruitment economics.
• Sewell Wallis: Yorkshire-based accountancy, finance and HR recruiter with a multi-vertical specialist model similar to Pratap Partnership. Directly comparable in geographic focus, function mix and SME/mid-market client profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pratap-partnership

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 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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