Financial advice for recruiters

We've spent years working with people in recruitment, from founders running their own businesses through to senior consultants billing at the top of their market. That's given us a genuine feel for how the sector works.

Why a specialist?

In many ways your needs may look like anyone else's: planning for school fees, moving to a bigger home, making the most of a bonus or an inheritance. But recruitment has its own rhythm. The income can be significant, and it rarely arrives in a straight line.

We work with founders, directors and high-performing consultants to bring structure to that success; so you’re not just earning well, you’re building long-term wealth.

Where we help

We typically support recruitment clients who are:

  • Generating strong income, but not structured efficiently
  • Holding retained profits in the business without a clear plan
  • Thinking about an eventual business sale/succession but not prepared for it yet
  • Earning well, but exposed to unnecessary tax
What we actually do

Our advice focuses on the areas that matter most in recruitment:

  • Structuring tax-efficient profit extraction for directors
  • Planning for business sale or exit at the right time
  • Building investments alongside fluctuating income
  • Creating additional income streams outside the business
  • Long-term wealth and retirement planning that reflects how you earn

Why recruitment is different

Recruitment earnings and businesses don’t follow a standard financial pattern.

Our role is to bring clarity and structure, so decisions are made proactively, not reactively.

Whether you're running a recruitment business or billing at the top of your desk, if you want more structure around your finances, we can help.

Find out more

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Please note that advice with regard to exit strategy planning may involve the referral to a service that is separate and distinct to those offered by St. James's Place.