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UNDERSTANDING RECRUITMENT LTD

St Albans
SME

Understanding Recruitment Ltd is a technology recruitment agency specializing in various sectors including Java, JavaScript, DevOps, Cloud, and Machine Learning. They provide services for both candidates and clients, including job searches and case studies.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£50.5m
Live
3
Buyers
5
12m
£50.0m
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts3 / 9
  • Top buyers5
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
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Quick answer — UNDERSTANDING RECRUITMENT LTDUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

UNDERSTANDING RECRUITMENT LTD has won £50.5m across 5 public-sector buyers, with 3 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer London Borough of Waltham Forest at 99% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
3 of 9Live contracts
99%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

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No social-value commitments yet

Jobs, skills, environmental, inequality and community commitments appear here once a claimed supplier attributes them to awarded contracts, or once we detect them on the supplier’s website.

ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Services · 5
Technology RecruitmentSpecializing in recruitment for various technology sectors.
Job SearchAssisting candidates in finding job opportunities. ↗Upload CVAllowing candidates to upload their CVs for job applications. ↗Clients ServicesProviding recruitment services to clients including case studies. ↗Case StudiesShowcasing successful recruitment cases. ↗

Extracted automatically from understandingrecruitment.com on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

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No case studies yet

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Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

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No buyer references yet

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Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

B-Corp, ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage and similar credentials appear here once added by a claimed supplier and cross-checked against the issuing register.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 3 live · 6 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

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TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Framework for Permanent, Interim and Recruitment Marketing Solutions
London Borough of Waltham Forest—16 Mar 2026£50.0m2 yrspending
DS/ATP recruitment 2022 with Understanding Recruitment
National Audit Office7960000001 Aug 2022£120k8 moClosed
ATP - Agile Delivery Manager extension
National Audit Office7960000001 Jul 2022£52k4 moClosed
TP - AgileDelManager
National Audit Office7921210001 Nov 2021£144k6 moClosed
VBA Development
National Audit Office7960000017 May 2021£33k3 moClosed
Search and Select Agency to fill ICT Roles
London Borough of Enfield7900000001 Nov 2019£130k12 moClosed
Total Workforce Solutions III: National and International Permanent Recruitment
HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of79600000———Live
CPT_23_02 Corporate Services Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Roles DPS
National Audit Office79600000———Live
Total Workforce Solutions III: Temporary Staffing Solutions
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust79600000———Live
Total live value — · mean award £5.6m

Top buyers · 5 buyers · top 3 = 100%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
London Borough of Waltham Forest
1 contract
99%
since 2026
2
National Audit Office
5 contracts
1%
since 2021
3
London Borough of Enfield
1 contract
0%
since 2019
4
HealthTrust Europe LLP (HTE) acting on behalf of
1 contract
0%
5
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London6 contracts
100%
Eastern2 contracts
0%
West Midlands1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). UNDERSTANDING RECRUITMENT LTD highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
AM
Alexander Mann Solutions
No£416.8m11
MS
MATRIX SCM LIMITED (02227962)
Yes£124.1m3
UR
UNDERSTANDING RECRUITMENT LTD
Yes£50.0m—
RS
Reed Specialist Recrutiment
No£31.6m2
CL
COMENSURA LIMITED (04085767)
Yes£28.0m3
NP
NHS PROFESSIONALS LIMITED
No£7.1m2
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

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✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 29 Apr 2027
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

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Registered details

Company no.
06364614
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
07 Sept 2007
Reg. office
Second Floorsuite Abbeyview, 38-40 The Maltings, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3HL
SIC codes
78109
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • HUNT, Miles William Rupert — director
    Appointed 28 Oct 2015
  • SWORDS, Dale — secretary
    Appointed 01 Jan 2008
  • SWORDS, Dale — director
    Appointed 01 Jan 2008
  • JACKSON, Christopher Mark Robert — director
    Appointed 07 Sept 2007

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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UNDERSTANDING RECRUITMENT LTD
06364614 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.