Hays

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Hays

Hays PLC

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Losses 3 years runningActiveLatest figures: 2026Group consolidated39 years on the register

Public limited company registered in London, classed under “Activities of head offices”.

Headline figures

FY to Jun 2026 · Group consolidated

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

−£58.2m

Net assets

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Cash

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Employees

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Retained reserves

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What the numbers say

4 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£202420252026
Profit after tax−£58.2m
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves

Every figure for all 3 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet202420252026
Current assets
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Creditors due after a year
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year

5 balance-sheet lines and 4 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-18

  1. Directors
    Director's details changed for Mr James Hilton on 18 June 2026
  2. Directors
    Director's details changed for Mr Anthony Andrew Kirby on 18 June 2026
  3. Directors
    Director's details changed for Ms Zarin Homi Patel on 18 June 2026
  4. Directors
    Director's details changed for Ms Cheryl Joanne Millington on 18 June 2026
  5. Directors
    Director's details changed for Helen Rose Cunningham on 18 June 2026
  6. Directors
    Appointment of Mr Nick Cooper as a secretary on 14 September 2026
  7. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Rachel Ford as a secretary on 14 September 2026
  8. Shares
    Purchase of own shares. Shares purchased into treasury: · GBP 317,320.158 (and 12 more like it since 26 October 2023)
  9. Address
    Registered office address changed from 4th Floor, 107 Cheapside London EC2V 6DB England to 4th Floor, 107 Cheapside London EC2V 6DN on 22 June 2026
  10. Address
    Registered office address changed from 4th Floor 20 Triton Street London NW1 3BF United Kingdom to 4th Floor, 107 Cheapside London EC2V 6DB on 18 June 2026
  11. Accounts
    Interim accounts made up to 31 December 2025
  12. Directors
    Director's details changed for Helen Rose Cunningham on 14 August 2025
  13. 25 earlier
    1. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Mark William Dearnley as a director on 27 February 2026
    2. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Dirk Hahn as a director on 27 February 2026
    3. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 30 June 2025
    4. Filing
      Resolutions (and 3 more like it since 18 November 2022)
    5. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Andrew David Martin as a director on 1 May 2025
    6. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Michael Alan Findlay as a director on 20 January 2025
    7. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Mary Teresa Rainey as a director on 20 November 2024
    8. Shares
      Sale or transfer of treasury shares. Treasury capital: · GBP 196,069.858 (and 2 more like it since 19 April 2023)
    9. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 30 June 2024
    10. Directors
      Appointment of Ms Rachel Ford as a secretary on 26 August 2024
    11. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Douglas George Evans as a secretary on 26 August 2024
    12. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Anthony Andrew Kirby as a director on 1 April 2024
    13. Directors
      Appointment of Helen Rose Cunningham as a director on 1 March 2024
    14. Directors
      Termination of appointment of John Peter Williams as a director on 20 February 2024
    15. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 30 June 2023
    16. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Dirk Hahn as a director on 1 September 2023
    17. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Alistair Richard Cox as a director on 31 August 2023
    18. Shares
      Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 6 June 2023 · GBP 16,004,330.92 (and 21 more like it since 3 August 2022)
    19. Shares
      Purchase of own shares (and 21 more like it since 22 July 2022)
    20. Accounts
      Interim accounts made up to 23 February 2023
    21. Directors
      Appointment of Ms Zarin Homi Patel as a director on 1 January 2023
    22. Address
      Register inspection address has been changed
    23. Accounts
      Group of companies' accounts made up to 30 June 2022
    24. Directors
      Appointment of James Hilton as a director on 1 October 2022
    25. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Paul Venables as a director on 30 September 2022

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does Hays do?

Public limited company registered in London, classed under “Activities of head offices”. In its own words: “Hays helps professionals find new career opportunities and supports organizations in securing specialist talent through recruitment, staffing and workforce solutions.”

›How much turnover does Hays make?

Answered in the full report

›Is Hays profitable?

No: it made a loss after tax of £58.2m in the year to 30 June 2026, its latest filed accounts.

›Who runs and owns Hays?

Answered in the full report

›Where is Hays based?

Its registered office is 4th Floor, 107, Cheapside, London, EC2V 6DN, in London.

›When was Hays founded?

Hays PLC was incorporated on 28 July 1987.

›Is Hays still trading?

The register lists Hays PLC as active.