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GCS Recruitment Specialists Limited

Other activities of employment placement agencies

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. Andrew Jeremy Burchall 2017-2026 Director View profile
  2. Lisa Forrester 2015-2017 Director View profile
  3. Christopher John William Devonshire 2014-2015 Director View profile
  4. Martin Charles Smith 2005-2008 Director View profile
  5. Chris Bartlett 2005-2017 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • G Cloud 15 Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    G-Cloud 15 (GC15) is the replacement for G-Cloud 14 (GC14), G-Cloud 14 Lot 4 (GC14.4) and Cloud Compute 2 (CC2). It is the largest framework of its kind in the public sector. G-Cloud spend for FY23/24 was £3.1bn and Cloud Compute was £0.5m.…

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  • Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 Buyer: Crown Commercial Service Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This framework enables public sector organisations to procure suppliers to deliver digital, data, and technology services in line with government policies, standards, and best practices. The scope for this framework contract supports delive…

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About

What it does
Other activities of employment placement agencies; Temporary employment agency activities
Incorporated
01/11/2005
Registered office
London
Previous names
GCS IT Recruitment Specialists Limited (until 28/07/2010)

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. GCS Recruitment Specialists Limited is controlled by GCS Recruitment Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. GCS Recruitment Holdings Limited is controlled by GCS Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-05-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. GCS Bidco Limited is controlled by Ngage Specialist Recruitment Limited
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Ngage Specialist Recruitment Limited is controlled by Westminster Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Westminster Bidco Limited.

43 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

3 directors on the board

8.7y median 9.2y
average tenure
16.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Business services 77Professional services 20Tech and media 6Dormant 5Finance 4

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
05609278
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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