Company Registration No. 07187007 (England and Wales)
Platform Recruitment Limited
Unaudited financial statements
for the year ended 31 March 2026
Pages for filing with the registrar
Platform Recruitment Limited
Contents
Page
Statement of financial position
1
Statement of changes in equity
2
Notes to the financial statements
3 - 8
Platform Recruitment Limited
Statement of financial position
As at 31 March 2026
1
2026
2025
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
4
7,478
9,310
Investments
5
24,275
24,275
31,753
33,585
Current assets
Debtors
6
254,895
344,709
Cash at bank and in hand
304,708
240,040
559,603
584,749
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
7
(323,468)
(227,153)
Net current assets
236,135
357,596
Net assets
267,888
391,181
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
9
461
544
Capital redemption reserve
480
480
Profit and loss reserves
266,947
390,157
Total equity
267,888
391,181

The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the income statement within the financial statements.true

For the financial year ended 31 March 2026 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.

These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 18 September 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:
Mr Martin Lawes
Director
Company Registration No. 07187007
Platform Recruitment Limited
Statement of changes in equity
For the year ended 31 March 2026
2
Share capital
Capital redemption reserve
Profit and loss reserves
Total
Notes
£
£
£
£
Balance at 1 April 2024
544
480
505,953
506,977
Year ended 31 March 2025:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
-
41,012
41,012
Dividends
-
-
(156,808)
(156,808)
Balance at 31 March 2025
544
480
390,157
391,181
Year ended 31 March 2026:
Profit and total comprehensive income
-
-
122,577
122,577
Dividends
-
-
(135,870)
(135,870)
Own shares acquired
9
(83)
-
(109,917)
(110,000)
Balance at 31 March 2026
461
480
266,947
267,888
Platform Recruitment Limited
Notes to the financial statements
For the year ended 31 March 2026
3
1
Accounting policies
Company information

Platform Recruitment Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 6-7 Queen Street, London, EC4N 1SP.

1.1
Accounting convention

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.2
Turnover

The turnover shown in the profit and loss account represents the value of all services, whether invoiced or accrued, delivered during the year, at selling price exclusive of Value Added Tax. Sales are recognised at the point at which the Company has fulfilled its contractual obligations to the client.

 

Turnover in respect of temporary and contractor placements is recognised when the service has been rendered on an accruals basis.

 

Turnover in respect of contingent permanent fees is recognised when the company has fulfilled its contractual obligations in accordance with the underlying contracts. Depending on the contract and terms, this is either on the start date of the candidates' employment, or when a candidate accepts an offer of employment and a start date has been determined.

1.3
Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Fixtures and fittings
33.33% straight line basis
Computer equipment
33.33% straight line basis
1.4
Fixed asset investments

Interests in subsidiaries, associates and jointly controlled entities are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. The investments are assessed for impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or reversals of impairment losses are recognised immediately in profit or loss.

1.5
Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

Platform Recruitment Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 March 2026
1
Accounting policies (continued)
4
1.6
Financial instruments

The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

 

Financial instruments are recognised in the company's statement of financial position when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

 

Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the transaction price, unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where it is recognised at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

 

Debt instruments are subsequently measured at amortised cost.

1.7
Taxation

The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

Current tax

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the income statement because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting end date.

Deferred tax

Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.

1.8
Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

Platform Recruitment Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 March 2026
1
Accounting policies (continued)
5
1.9
Share-based payments

Equity-settled share-based payments are measured at fair value at the date of grant by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments granted using the Black-Scholes model. The fair value determined at the grant date is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the estimate of shares that will eventually vest. A corresponding adjustment is made to equity.

When the terms and conditions of equity-settled share-based payments at the time they were granted are subsequently modified, the fair value of the share-based payment under the original terms and conditions and under the modified terms and conditions are both determined at the date of the modification. Any excess of the modified fair value over the original fair value is recognised over the remaining vesting period in addition to the grant date fair value of the original share-based payment. The share-based payment expense is not adjusted if the modified fair value is less than the original fair value.

 

Cancellations or settlements (including those resulting from employee redundancies) are treated as an acceleration of vesting and the amount that would have been recognised over the remaining vesting period is recognised immediately.

1.10
Leases

Rentals payable under operating leases, including any lease incentives received, are charged to profit or loss on a straight line basis over the term of the relevant lease except where another more systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leases asset are consumed.

2
Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

3
Employees

The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was:

2026
2025
Number
Number
Total
23
26
Platform Recruitment Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 March 2026
6
4
Tangible fixed assets
Fixtures and fittings
Computer equipment
Total
£
£
£
Cost
At 1 April 2025
32,493
28,031
60,524
Additions
1,588
3,964
5,552
At 31 March 2026
34,081
31,995
66,076
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 April 2025
28,260
22,954
51,214
Depreciation charged in the year
3,115
4,269
7,384
At 31 March 2026
31,375
27,223
58,598
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2026
2,706
4,772
7,478
At 31 March 2025
4,233
5,077
9,310
5
Fixed asset investments
2026
2025
£
£
Shares in group undertakings and participating interests
24,275
24,275

The company holds a 100% interest in Platform Recruitment GmbH, a company registered in Germany.

6
Debtors
2026
2025
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Trade debtors
139,057
210,054
Other debtors
1,884
-
0
Prepayments and accrued income
113,954
134,655
254,895
344,709
Platform Recruitment Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 March 2026
7
7
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2026
2025
£
£
Trade creditors
68,323
71,272
Corporation tax
47,469
18,297
Other taxation and social security
52,368
57,445
Other creditors
7,366
8,308
Accruals and deferred income
147,942
71,831
323,468
227,153
8
Share-based payment transactions

The company operates an equity settled option scheme over a maximum term of 10 years. EMI share options were issued over 30 non-voting Ordinary E shares of £1.

 

Options are allocated on a discretionary basis to employees and are subject to non-market vesting conditions and only become exercisable subject to the conditions set out in the option scheme rules. The options may not be exercised later than the 10th anniversary of the share issue.

 

No share option charge has been recognised in the current year.

Number of share options
Weighted average exercise price
2026
2025
2026
2025
Number
Number
£
£
Outstanding at 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026
30
30
-
0
-
0
Exercisable at 31 March 2026
-
0
-
0
-
0
-
0
9
Called up share capital
2026
2025
2026
2025
Ordinary share capital
Number
Number
£
£
Issued and fully paid
Ordinary shares of £1 each
459
540
459
540
'A' Ordinary shares of £1 each
0
1
-
0
1
'B' Ordinary shares of £1 each
1
1
1
1
'C' Ordinary shares of £1 each
0
1
-
0
1
'D' Ordinary shares of £1 each
1
1
1
1
461
544
461
544
Platform Recruitment Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 March 2026
9
Called up share capital (continued)
8

On 2 March 2026, the Company repurchased and subsequently cancelled 81 Ordinary shares, 1 Ordinary A share and 1 Ordinary C share, each with a nominal value of £1.

10
Operating lease commitments
As lessee

At the reporting end date the company had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, as follows:

2026
2025
£
£
Total commitments
132,201
69,013
11
Directors' transactions

Dividends totalling £135,870 (2025 - £156,808) were paid in the year in respect of shares held by the company's directors.

 

Expenses totalling £1,884 were paid on behalf of Directors in the year. The balance outstanding at year end was £1,884.

12
Controlling party

The company's controlling party is Mr Martin Lawes by virtue of his ownership of 99.8% of the issued equity share capital in the company.

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