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[ Industry advisory · Talent & recruitment ]

Strategic advisory for permanent and contractor recruitment firms.

Recruitment economics look simple from the outside and are anything but. Contractor margin, payroll funding, debtor exposure and fee timing all move at once. We help recruitment owners see all of it in one place.

[ What we hear, again and again ]

The pressures inside recruitment firms.

These questions need the business’s information and circumstances to be understood. They are not, on their own, evidence of the cause or the right solution.

  • 01Payroll funding gap between paying contractors and being paid by clients
  • 02Debtor days creeping out and absorbing working capital
  • 03Permanent fee revenue masking contractor margin movement
  • 04Scaling team and desks ahead of consistent profitability
  • 05Owner exposure on facilities and personal guarantees

[ How we work ]

What the accounting and advisory work can cover.

  1. 01

    Visibility on contractor margin, payroll funding and debtors

  2. 02

    Permanent vs contractor profitability cleanly separated

  3. 03

    Cashflow forecast tied to invoicing, payroll and facility limits

  4. 04

    Structure designed for growth, not for the firm of three years ago

  5. 05

    Tax, wealth and exit-readiness conversations that don't get postponed

[ The numbers that matter ]

Measures that help owners understand performance.

Not a long list — the handful of numbers that, watched consistently, change how the business is run.

  • 01

    Contractor gross margin

    Per contractor, per week, per client

  • 02

    Debtor days

    How long client invoices actually take to be paid

  • 03

    Net fee income (perm vs contract)

    Where the firm actually earns

  • 04

    Funding utilisation

    Headroom on payroll funding and facilities

[ Across the year ]

Through the year — not just a tax-time call.

See how we work →

These are possible review topics, not a standard calendar. We agree the work, reporting and meeting frequency for your business. Agreed actions have clear responsibilities and are followed up.

  • 01

    Contractor margin, payroll funding and debtor exposure

  • 02

    Placement and recurring revenue performance

  • 03

    Cashflow, tax and growth capacity review

  • 04

    Structure, wealth and exit-readiness conversation

[ The honest line ]

We help recruitment owners run their firm on visible margin — not on instinct between billing runs.

[ The next conversation ]

See real margin behind every desk.

Bring the messy stuff. The numbers, the pressures, the decisions you've been putting off. The first conversation is structured, candid and obligation-free.

Book an introductory call →See Business Advisory

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