Henderson Drake Limited

What Henderson Drake Limited does

Henderson Drake Limited is a privately-held, UK-incorporated (England and Wales, company number 08579314) executive search and contingent recruitment firm founded in 2013. The company specialises in placing EPM (Enterprise Performance Management) and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) professionals, with additional coverage of Finance and Technology roles, serving international clients across North America, EMEA and APAC from offices in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (UK headquarters) and New York (USA). The service offering is organised around four interconnected practice areas — EPM Executive Search, ERP Executive Search, Finance Talent Recruitment, and Technology Roles Recruitment — targeting expertise in platforms including Workday Adaptive Planning, Anaplan, Oracle Hyperion, SAP, Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, IBM Planning Analytics, CCH Tagetik, Board, Pigment, Jedox, OneStream, and Infor.

The firm does not develop software; instead, it operates a curated recruiter network built over more than a decade, supported by in-house technical screening capability (an EPM Practice Manager and a Certified Anaplan Model Builder). Its go-to-market is enterprise-direct, with dedicated consultants assigned per client, working across time zones and conducting headhunting, briefing, and post-placement support. Marketing channels are limited to LinkedIn, X/Twitter, a News & Insights blog, and white papers.

Henderson Drake monetises exclusively through placement fees, charged at 25% of the placed candidate's basic annual salary for permanent hires, with a tiered refund guarantee (100% within 29 days; 50% between 30 and 90 days), and pro-rata fees for contract/temporary placements with no refund. Exclusive partnerships with a global Anaplan Partner and the world's largest Adaptive Insights reseller act as anchor channels. Named enterprise clients span financial services (Goldman Sachs, Lloyds, Phoenix, Aldermore, Ageas), consumer/luxury (Chanel, Estée Lauder, Beauty Pie), industrials (Sherwin-Williams, Magna, Colas, Keepmoat Homes, Waste Management), technology/media (Sonos, TriNet, Dish, Lebara), energy (CGG), and travel (Jet2). Revenue, headcount, and ownership structure are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Henderson Drake Limited

Legal name

Henderson Drake Limited

Website

https://hendersondrake.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Henderson Drake Limited is a UK-founded (2013) executive search firm specialising in EPM and ERP talent placement for international enterprises across North America, EMEA and APAC, monetising via 25% placement fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

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

Revenue model

1. Placement/Recruitment Fees: Fees calculated at 25% of the candidate's basic annual salary for permanent placements. Refund policy: 100% refund if candidate leaves within 29 days of commencement; 50% refund between 30-90 days. For contract and temporary placements, fees are calculated pro-rata. No refunds for contract or temporary-to-permanent recruitment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Henderson Drake Limited is an international executive search and contingent recruitment consultancy that places Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) professionals into organizations worldwide. The firm recruits for EPM software specialists (Workday Adaptive, Anaplan, Oracle Hyperion, IBM Planning Analytics, OneStream, etc.), ERP specialists (SAP, Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, Infor), finance/FP&A professionals, and technology roles. Services span permanent placements, contract and temporary placements, and team expansions across North American, EMEA and APAC markets.

Product overview

Henderson Drake is a recruitment consultancy providing executive search and contingent recruitment services for EPM and ERP professionals. Their service offering consists of four interconnected specializations: EPM Executive Search (placing candidates with expertise in platforms like Workday Adaptive Planning, Anaplan, Oracle Hyperion, IBM Planning Analytics, CCH Tagetik, Board International, Pigment, Jedox, and OneStream), ERP Executive Search (covering SAP, Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, and Infor), Finance Talent Recruitment (serving North American, EMEA and APAC finance markets), and Technology Roles Recruitment (from junior analysts to architecture and practice management). They operate as a talent placement service connecting organizations with specialized EPM and ERP professionals rather than as a software product vendor.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EPM Executive Search Services
• ERP Executive Search Services
• Finance Talent Recruitment
• Technology Roles Recruitment

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful candidate introductions from domestic and international markets with exemplary service levels

Named customers19 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

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Global Anaplan Partner (unnamed)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHenderson Drake is the exclusive recruitment firm for a global Anaplan Partner, providing dedicated recruitment services to support the partner's talent needs for Anaplan implementation projects.
• World's Largest Adaptive Insights Reseller (unnamed)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHenderson Drake holds an exclusive relationship with the world's largest Adaptive Insights reseller, providing dedicated staffing solutions for their implementation and consulting operations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Harnham: Specialist UK and US recruitment firm focused on data, analytics, FP&A and finance technology hires. Highly comparable to Henderson Drake in serving FP&A-adjacent and analytics-enabled finance functions with niche recruitment depth and global coverage.
• Computer Futures: SThree-owned specialist technology recruitment firm placing ERP, CRM and enterprise application professionals across Europe and the US. Directly comparable to Henderson Drake given shared focus on ERP and enterprise platform talent placement.
• Burns Sheehan: London-based specialist technology recruitment firm focused on software engineering, data, and product hires across high-growth and enterprise technology companies. Comparable to Henderson Drake as a UK-rooted, niche specialist recruiter operating at the intersection of technology and enterprise clients.
• La Fosse Associates: UK-headquartered specialist technology and executive search firm placing candidates across enterprise software, digital and transformation roles. Directly comparable to Henderson Drake as a similarly positioned, mid-sized niche recruiter serving enterprise clients with a focus on high-value technology hires.
• True Search: Global executive search firm specializing in placements for SaaS, technology and enterprise software companies. Comparable to Henderson Drake as a similarly specialized recruiter with global coverage, serving enterprise software vendors and end-user organizations with premium executive search mandates.
• Erevena: Executive search firm specializing in senior and board-level appointments for technology, digital and SaaS businesses. Comparable to Henderson Drake in terms of niche technology executive search focus, premium-fee model, and curated candidate network approach.
• Jackson Hogg: North East England-based executive search and recruitment consultancy with technology and engineering verticals. Geographically and operationally comparable to Henderson Drake given shared Newcastle-region roots and enterprise technology focus.

Broad incumbents

• Hays plc: Global publicly-listed recruitment group with deep coverage across technology, finance and ERP/EPM hiring. Comparable to Henderson Drake as a broad incumbent whose technology and accountancy & finance practices overlap directly with Henderson Drake's EPM/ERP/Finance specialism.
• Stanton Chase: Global executive search firm with dedicated technology and digital practices serving enterprise clients. Comparable to Henderson Drake as an executive search peer operating at the senior end of technology and finance placements, though at a materially larger scale.
• Robert Half International: Global staffing and consulting firm with dedicated finance, accounting and technology placement practices. Comparable as a broad incumbent whose finance/technology recruiting overlaps with Henderson Drake's EPM/ERP/Finance talent offering, particularly in US and UK markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/HendersonDrake
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/henderson-drake

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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