• Grant Thornton Lillywhite
Correspondence address: 167 Broadway, Cardiff, CF24 1QH
Date of birth: June 1973
Nationality: British
Country of residence: Wales
Occupation: Owner & Managing Director

• Kamal Martin
Correspondence address: 167 Broadway, Cardiff, CF24 1QH
Date of birth: February 1962
Nationality: British
Country of residence: Wales
Occupation: Owner & Chairman

The company is owned by Grant Thornton Lillywhite & Kamal Martin.

• Statement of Capital (Share Capital)

Class of Shares: ORDINARY
Currency: GBP
Number Allotted: 100
Aggregate nominal value: 100
Amount paid per share: 1
Amount unpaid per share: 0
Prescribed particulars:
The ordinary shares shall be non-redeemable but shall hold full rights in respect of voting, and shall entitle the holder to full participation in respect of equity and in the event of a winding up of the company. The Shares may be considered by the directors when considering dividends from timed to time.

• Statement of Capital (Totals)
Currency: GBP
Total Number of Shares: 100
Total Aggregate nominal value: 100

• Full Details of Shareholders

Shareholding 1: 50 ORDINARY shares held as at the date of this return
Name: Kamal Martin

Shareholding 2: 50 ORDINARY shares held as at the date of this return
Name: Grant Thornton Lillywhite

• The company has 3 strategic and well-established branches in Cardiff, Bristol and London, and satellite offices in Stoke, Birmingham and Swansea providing a local service on a national basis.
• The company invested in streamlining their online operations with new IT systems which should enable improved efficiencies and management information
• Part of their strategy is to reduce their sales costs and monitor closer their sales procedures

Risks:

• Brexit continues to have an impact on the economy and all their sectors

Ambitions:

• To focus on profitability
• To gain additional industry accreditations
• To improve their systems, procedures and training

• Over 350 valued clients across the UK with up to 750 workers per week
• Temporary, freelance contract and permanent workers at all levels from assistants, trades and labour to supervisory, technical, executive and professional positions

Sectors:

• Catering
• Industrial
• Mechanical & Electrical
• Construction

• match the right candidate to the right contract and client
• receive regular communication, including site visits and calls, to make sure both parties are happy
• have an in-house accounts team that can make sure all our temporary workers are paid accurately and on time
• to have all the quality and health and safety procedures in place to provide the top standard of service
• to require proof of qualifications and verify the CSCS / CPCS / SSSTS / SMSTS status of their candidates prior to engaging them with any clients by requesting to see, and copy, their original ID card

The average number of persons employed by the company, including the director, during 2018 was 70 (2017:116)

• The company offers flexible career paths so ambitious and successful employees can choose their own rate of progression.
• There are many examples of managers who joined as trainee consultants, and apprentices who have become senior consultants within a short space of time.
• They have a family-feel in the company. Their employees often recommend the company to others as an employer.
• They also offer in-house and external training and qualifications to support their team member’s chosen career path.

Employee Reviews on Indeed

Overall Rating: 3.5/5

Analytical Rating:

• Work-Life Balance: 3/5
• Pay & Benefits: 2.7/5
• Job security & Advancement: 2.4/5
• Management: 2.7/5
• Culture: 3.1/5

Sales Support (Former Employee) – Cardiff City, Cardiff – 25 January 2019 (4/5)
“Friendly environment
This was a good place to work due to the staff being friendly and approachable. I had a great manager who helped me to learn how things were done and had been very helpful”

Sales Support Administrator (Former Employee) – Bristol, Bristol – 17 December 2018
“Work Environment
I have enjoyed working at time4 recruitment, the office environment is lively and the team work is excellent. The cons to the job are the long working hours.”
Pros
Good team environment

Cons
Long hours

• One of the most comprehensive databases in the market of over 180,000 workers with the majority having worked for us on numerous occasions
• They are on the Preferred Supplier Lists for a significant number of key, national companies
• They have some of the most stringent recruitment and vetting procedures in the industry to ensure the highest standard of competence and compliance of all candidates provided to their clients including ensuring their right to work in the UK
• They take health and safety very seriously, being SMAS accredited, SSIP affiliated directly and employing the services of a specialist IOSH / CIEH qualified, CHAS accredited health and safety advisor as well as having an IOSH qualified Director, Operations Director and Systems Manager
• They use local, previously unemployed candidates wherever possible, offering training where required

Annual Report File

Locations

Head Office
167 Broadway,
Cardiff
CF24 1QH

61 North Road
Bristol
BS6 5AD

Tower Bridge Business Centre
46-48 East Smithfield
London
E1W 1AW

Social Media

Facebook

Awards

• They have been successful in achieving inclusion in The Recruiter Fast 50 for 2017 amongst all privately-owned recruitment agencies in the UK

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• They have received recognition from ‘Wales’ Fast Growth 50’ four times in total in 2005, 2006, 2010 and 2014

• They are SMAS accredited, subscribe to Constructionline, are premium members of Builder’s Profile and members of the governing body the REC, so the clients can be sure they have all the quality and health and safety procedures in place to provide the top standard of service.

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Competitors List (alphabetical order)
Criterion: Industry subcategory, Company Size and Product

Atlantic Resource (Services) Ltd
Employee Count: 189:2019

Sigma Recruitment Limited
Employee Count: 2-10 employees (based on their LinkedIn Profile, section “About”)
However, due to their numerous locations, it is estimated that they have many temporary employees.

Yolk Recruitment Limited (under Resolution Recruitment Group Limited)
Employee Count: 60:2018