Website & contact details
- Website
Understanding Recruitment Ltd
- Incorporated
- 7 September 2007 (19 years)
- Industry
- Other activities of employment placement agencies (78109)
- Directors
- Dale SwordsChristopher Mark Robert Jackson
- Accounts type
- Group
- Region
- East of England
- Address
- Second Floorsuite Abbeyview38-40 The MaltingsSt AlbansAL1 3HL
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 September 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 December 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 29 April 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 15 April 2026
Charges
- Total
- 4
- Outstanding
- 1
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 3
Officers 4 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Director · Appointed 28 October 2015
British
Born April 1966 (60)
Swords, Dale
Secretary · Appointed 1 January 2008
British
Swords, Dale
Director · Appointed 1 January 2008
British
Born March 1979 (47)
Jackson, Christopher Mark Robert
Director · Appointed 7 September 2007
British
Born August 1972 (54)
Officer history (1 former)
28 October 2015
1 January 2008
Appointed Swords, Dale as Secretary
1 January 2008
Appointed Swords, Dale as Director
1 January 2008
Resigned Jackson, Alison as Secretary
7 September 2007
Appointed Jackson, Christopher Mark Robert as Director
7 September 2007
Appointed Jackson, Alison as Secretary
Ownership 0 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.
Former controllers (2)
12 January 2023
Ceased Christopher Mark Robert Jackson — Owns 50–75% of shares
12 January 2023
Ceased Dale Thomas Swords — Owns 25–50% of shares
Financials
Figures from 2021 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 December 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- £1,176,805
- up £416,043 (55%)
- Cash
- £1,514,925
- up £25,159 (2%)
- Employees
- 51
- up 4 (9%)
- Debt Ratio
- 69%
- Current Ratio
- 1.6x
Trend
Net Assets
Balance sheet detail
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £149,389 | £150,955 | £208,455 |
| Current Assets | £3,708,414 | £2,384,642 | £1,600,686 |
| Debtors | £2,193,489 | £894,876 | £1,024,372 |
| Cash | £1,514,925 | £1,489,766 | £576,314 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £2,365,998 | ||
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £315,000 | £450,000 | |
| Net Current Assets | £1,342,416 | £1,059,807 | £564,263 |
| Net Assets | £1,176,805 | £760,762 | £772,718 |
| Shareholder Funds | £1,176,805 |
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Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2026 | Group of companies' accounts | 31 December 2025 | ||
| 25 August 2026 | Satisfaction of a charge in full | |||
| 18 April 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 15 April 2026 | ||
| 29 July 2025 | Group of companies' accounts | 31 December 2024 | ||
| 15 April 2025 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 15 April 2025 |
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