How much does Peoplescout Limited make?

Peoplescout Limited reported revenue of £42.9m and £1.7m profit in the year to 28 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Peoplescout Limited have?

Peoplescout Limited reported an average of 192 employees in the year to 28 Dec 2025.

Is Peoplescout Limited profitable?

Yes — Peoplescout Limited reported a profit of £1.7m in the year to 28 Dec 2025.

Company No. 05648039 · Incorporated 7 Dec 2005

Peoplescout Limited

Registered name: PEOPLESCOUT LIMITED

Part of Trueblue, Inc. group

Peoplescout Limited made £42.9m revenue and £1.7m profit in the year to 28 Dec 2025.

Peoplescout Limited’s revenue fell 10% to £42.9m in the year to 28 Dec 2025, with £1.7m profit and 192 employees. The company is classified under “advertising agencies” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 73110Advertising agencies SIC 78109Other activities of employment placement agencies

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 20 yrs · since 2005
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “TMP (Holdings) Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 28 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£42.9m

Growth ▼9.7%

Profit

£1.7m

Growth ▲2.2%

Profit margin

Gross 42.5%

Employees

192

Change ▼8.1%

Profit / employee

£9.1k

Revenue/employee £224k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	25 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	29 Dec 2024	28 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£77.6m	£63.3m	£47.5m	£42.9m
Cost of sales	£49.7m	£39.6m	£28.3m	£24.7m
Gross profit	£27.9m	£23.7m	£19.2m	£18.2m
Operating profit	£7.9m	£3.5m	£2.4m	£2.2m
Profit before tax	£8m	£4.1m	£2.4m	£2.4m
Profit after tax	£6.5m	£3.1m	£1.7m	£1.7m
Profit (best available)	£6.5m	£3.1m	£1.7m	£1.7m
Staff costs	£15m	£14m	£11.7m	£11.2m
Employees (average)	304	275	209	192
Ratios
Profit margin	8.4%	4.9%	3.6%	4%
Gross margin	35.9%	37.4%	40.4%	42.5%
Revenue per employee	£255k	£230k	£227k	£224k
Profit per employee	£21.4k	£11.4k	£8.1k	£9.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼18.4%	▼24.9%	▼9.7%
Profit growth	—	▼51.9%	▼45.6%	▲2.2%
Headcount growth	—	▼9.5%	▼24%	▼8.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.8m	£2.6m	£1.6m	£1.8m
Net assets	£7.7m	£4.9m	£4.7m	£6.6m
Fixed assets	£453k	£365k	£178k	£134k
Current assets	£24.6m	£16.1m	£12.6m	£15.3m
Debtors	£10.3m	£7.4m	£4.4m	£5.9m
Deferred income	£3.2m	£1.3m	£1.2m	—
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 42.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £224k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £9.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.3%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 13.8%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▲39%; Now £6.6m
Cash at bank: ▲10%; Now £1.8m
Headcount: ▼8%; Now 192
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼24%; Now £134k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Trueblue, Inc. (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Tbi Outsourcing UK Ltd75–100%
TMP (Holdings) Limited75–100%
Peoplescout Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Dec 2025 (profit £1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026

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