1st Choice Staff Recruitment Limited

Active07972006 Private limited company
Incorporated
1 March 2012 (14 years)
Industry
Other activities of employment placement agencies (78109)
Accounts type
Small
Region
North West
Address
Chester Business Centre
Union Street
Chester
CH1 1QP

Filing status

Accounts due
31 July 2027
Last accounts
31 October 2025
Conf. stmt due
18 August 2027
Last conf. stmt
4 August 2026

Charges

Total
3
Outstanding
1
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
2

Officers 2 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 16 April 2025
British
Born April 1976 (50)
Director · Appointed 9 September 2024
British
Born July 1981 (45)
Officer history (6 former)
16 April 2025
Appointed Coates, Katie as Director
16 April 2025
Resigned Coates, Katie as Director
16 April 2025
Resigned Hunt, John Addison as Director
16 April 2025
Appointed Coates, Katie as Director
9 September 2024
Resigned Hunt, John Addison as Director
9 September 2024
Appointed Pendergast, Steven as Director
9 September 2024
Appointed Hunt, John Addison as Director
26 September 2023
Appointed Hunt, John Addison as Director
26 September 2023
Resigned Knight, Gillian Louise as Director
26 September 2023
Resigned Kelly, Debra as Secretary
26 September 2023
Resigned Kinsella, Maeve as Director
1 April 2015
Appointed Knight, Gillian Louise as Director
1 March 2012
Appointed Kelly, Debra as Secretary
1 March 2012
Appointed Kinsella, Maeve as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Corporate entity · Notified 26 September 2023
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Limited Company
Reg. no. 14012392
Former controllers (2)
26 September 2023
Ceased Maeve Kinsella — Owns 50–75% of shares
26 September 2023
Ceased Gillian Louise Knight — Owns 25–50% of shares

Group structure 32 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Apex Marketing Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Big HR Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bluestones 09873516 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bluestones 360 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bluestones Complex Care Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bluestones Equity Partners Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
1st Choice Staff Recruitment Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Clayton Recruitment Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Dynamite Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
EC&I Partners Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Green Carbon Talent Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Protec Technical Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Seda Talent Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Thinkworkforce Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Vital Care Support SW Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Vital Care Support UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Ens Care and Support Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Quality Locum Solutions Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares
Bluestones Logistics Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bluestones One Installations Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bluestones One Merchandising Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bluestones Staffing N.I. Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 October 2025 · small accounts

Net Assets
£650,830
Cash
£48,976
Debt Ratio
62%
Current Ratio
1.6x

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £500k £1.0M £1.5M 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2024 2025 £1,028,104 £948,117 £996,532 £991,422 £1,047,255 £965,100 £650,830
Balance sheet detail
2025202420232023202220212020
Fixed Assets£3,998£5,935£4,344£4,875£22,288£82,337£142,555
Current Assets£1,713,002£1,975,028£1,886,039£1,449,705£1,608,943£2,089,803£1,523,981
Debtors£1,654,177£1,953,381£1,845,703£643,302£740,414£650,768£724,387
Cash£48,976£21,273£40,336£806,403£868,529£1,439,035£799,594
Creditors (< 1 year)£1,064,587£842,467£461,590£633,249£843,103£637,694
Creditors (> 1 year)£0£0£380,000
Net Current Assets£648,415£1,009,512£1,043,572£988,115£975,694£1,246,700£886,287
Net Assets£650,830£965,100£1,047,255£991,422£996,532£948,117£1,028,104
Shareholder Funds£650,830£965,100£991,422£996,532£948,117£1,028,104

What 1St Choice Staff Recruitment say about themselves

“1st Choice Staff Recruitment: Leading UK agency with 35+ years' experience. Offices in Bedford, Milton Keynes, Chester & Huntingdon.”

— from 1stchoice.net

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