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BLUE OCTOPUS RECRUITMENT LIMITED

Active Slough

Other activities of employment placement agencies

0 employees Website
Professional services HR, recruitment & staffing Other activities of employment placement agencies
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BLUE OCTOPUS RECRUITMENT LIMITED

Other activities of employment placement agencies

Founded 27 Nov 2009 Active Slough, England 0 employees blueoctopus.co.uk
Professional services HR, recruitment & staffing Other activities of employment placement agencies
Accounts Submitted 9 Dec 2025
Confirmation Statement Submitted 5 Dec 2025
Net assets £-667.96K £1.31M 2024 year on year
Total assets £912.92K £1.36M 2024 year on year
Total Liabilities £1.58M £48.51K 2024 year on year
Charges 9
9 satisfied

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Contact & Details

Registered Address

4th Floor Heathrow Approach 470 London Road Slough SL3 8QY England

Office (Penarth)

Tec Marina, Terra Nova Way, Penarth CF64 1SA

Office (Otley)

Octo House 2 Station Road Otley, Leeds West Yorkshire LS21 3HX

Office (London)

Eagle House 163 City Road, London EC1V 1NR

Telephone

0113 532 3418

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Mutual Companies

Financials

Financials

Period 1 Jan → 31 Dec 2024
Type Total Exemption Full
Next accounts 31 December 2025
Due by 30 September 2026 9 months

Net Assets, Total Assets & Total Liabilities (2013–2024)

Cash in Bank

£285.68k

Increased by £32.19k (+13%)

Net Assets

-£667.96k

Decreased by £1.31M (-204%)

Total Liabilities

£1.58M

Decreased by £48.51k (-3%)

Turnover

£1.40M

Employees

N/A

Decreased by 24 (-100%)

Debt Ratio

173%

Increased by 101 (+140%)

Financial History

Revenue, profit, EBITDA and key financial figures

2024
Dec Year End
2022
Dec Year End
P&L
Revenue
£142.3M
£128.7M
Gross Profit
£48.2M
£43.1M
Operating Profit
£22.4M
£19.8M
Net Profit
£18.1M
£15.9M
EBITDA
£31.5M
£28.2M
Assets
Cash
£24.7M
£21.3M
Total Assets
£89.4M
£82.1M
Liabilities
Total Liabilities
£45.2M
£41.8M
Key Metrics
Employees
1,247
1,156
Latest Revenue
£142.3M
Latest EBITDA
£31.5M
Cash Position
£24.7M

Funding

Fundraising & Grants

No fundraising or grants recorded

Investors (0)

No investor information available

Officers

Officers

2 active 12 resigned
Status
Michael David CoxDirectorBritishUnited Kingdom4321 Nov 2023Active
Stephanie Ann KellyDirectorBritishEngland5414 Aug 2025Active

Shareholders

Shareholders (8)

Paul Richard Glendinning
0.0%
01 Dec 2015
Liam Andrew Coleman
0.0%
01 Dec 2015
John Michael Glendinning
0.0%
01 Dec 2015

Persons with Significant Control

Persons with Significant Control (1)

1 Active 3 Ceased

Blue Octopus (group) Limited

United Kingdom

Active
Notified 6 Apr 2016
Nature of Control
  • Ownership Of Shares 75 To 100 Percent

Christopher James Coleman

Ceased 13 Feb 2019

Ceased

Liam Andrew Coleman

Ceased 13 Feb 2019

Ceased

Paul Richard Glendinning

Ceased 13 Feb 2019

Ceased

Group Structure

Group Structure

BLUE OCTOPUS (GROUP) LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
BLUE OCTOPUS HR & RECRUITMENT LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
IRIS CAPITAL LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent
IRIS BIDCO LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
IRIS DEBTCO LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
IRIS MIDCO LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
PERENNIAL NEWCO 2 LTD united kingdom significant influence or control
HG POOLED MANAGEMENT LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
ELEMENTS BIDCO LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
ELEMENTS FINCO LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
GROUP HOLDCO 1 LIMITED united kingdom
ELEMENTS MIDCO 2 LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
ELEMENTS MIDCO 1 LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
ELEMENTS HOLDCO 2 LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
BLUE OCTOPUS RECRUITMENT LIMITED Current Company

Charges

Charges

9 satisfied

Documents

Company Filings

DateCategoryDescriptionDocument
9 Dec 2025OtherAudit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 30/04/25View(3 pages)
9 Dec 2025OtherNotice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 30/04/25View(1 page)
9 Dec 2025AccountsAnnual accounts filedView(75 pages)
5 Dec 2025Confirmation StatementConfirmation statement made on 2025-11-27 with no updatesView(3 pages)
14 Aug 2025OfficersAppointment of Mrs Stephanie Ann Kelly as director on 2025-08-14View(2 pages)
9 Dec 2025 Other

Audit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 30/04/25

9 Dec 2025 Other

Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 30/04/25

9 Dec 2025 Accounts

Annual accounts filed

5 Dec 2025 Confirmation Statement

Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-27 with no updates

14 Aug 2025 Officers

Appointment of Mrs Stephanie Ann Kelly as director on 2025-08-14

Recent Activity

Latest Activity

Audit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 30/04/25

2 months ago on 9 Dec 2025

Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 30/04/25

2 months ago on 9 Dec 2025

Annual accounts filed

2 months ago on 9 Dec 2025

Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-27 with no updates

2 months ago on 5 Dec 2025

Appointment of Mrs Stephanie Ann Kelly as director on 2025-08-14

6 months ago on 14 Aug 2025