Just raised money
New shares issued for £1m or more. Funded companies spend most of a round on people, and usually start hiring within weeks.
You’ll speak to The founder or chief executive
Know who’s about to hire, before your competitors do.
Every morning, RecruitSignal finds hiring leads for recruiters across the UK: companies that have just raised money, changed their leaders or owners, or grown faster than they can recruit. It watches your own clients too. Each lead tells you why they’ll be hiring, who decides, and what it could be worth to you.
- New leads by 7am
- Found before the job ads
- Alerts on your own clients
Built on official recordsCompanies House filingsFiled company accountsShare issues
This morning’s leads
+ 8 more leads, and 2 client alerts
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- 5.8 millionactive UK companies checked every night
- 1.7 millionshare issues on record, so you see who’s raised money
- 29 millionsets of company accounts read for headcount and growth
- 7amnew leads and client alerts, every weekday
Built on official records: filings, accounts, share issues, directors and owners at Companies House. Counts as of October 2026.
How many leads are in your patch?
Pick the region you recruit in and the sector you know best. You’ll see how many leads RecruitSignal found there in the last 30 days.
- Only companies with a real reason to be hiring
- Each one comes with the person who decides
- Your existing clients left out
Call before the job ad goes up.
Hiring doesn’t start with a job ad. First the reason shows up in a company’s records: new shares issued, a new director, a new owner, a jump in staff numbers. RecruitSignal reads those records as they’re published, so you can call before the roles are advertised.
- 1 Something changes
A funding round, a new chief executive, a big contract or a record year.
- 2 It shows in the records
New shares, a new director, a new owner or new accounts at Companies House.
- 3 The jobs are advertised
The roles go on job boards and LinkedIn, where every agency sees them.
- 4 Agencies pile in
The hiring manager is flooded with CVs and calls, and fees get squeezed.
With RecruitSignal You’re told at step 2, often weeks before the job ads appear
Without it Most agencies find out at step 3 or 4, alongside everyone else
A company has to file new share issues at Companies House within a month of making them, so a funding round is usually on the public record before the hiring starts.
Nine kinds of hiring lead, from urgent to warm.
Every lead has a reason to be hiring soon and a named person to speak to. We group them by why they’ll need you.
Hiring now
The money or the need is already there.Roles open for weeks
It has been advertising the same roles for a month or more. A role that’s been open that long is one the company can’t fill on its own.
You’ll speak to The hiring manager or head of people
Won public money
A government grant, or public contracts worth £1m or more. Funded projects start on fixed dates, and need people in place.
You’ll speak to The managing director
New at the top
New leaders build their own teams.New chief executive
A new chief executive or managing director has joined the board. New leaders usually reshape their senior team within months.
You’ll speak to The new chief executive
New finance or tech lead
A new finance director, CFO or technology director has joined the board, and will want to build their own team below them.
You’ll speak to The new director
Under new ownership
Bought by private equity, a larger group or its own managers. New owners arrive with a plan, and the first hires are usually senior.
You’ll speak to The chief executive
Growing fast
Growth that will need people soon.Headcount climbing
Staff numbers up by a third or more in the latest accounts. Companies that grow that fast rarely stop at once.
You’ll speak to The managing director or HR lead
New to the UK
An overseas company has set up a UK company and appointed its first director here. It needs a team, and has no local network to hire from.
You’ll speak to The UK managing director
Starting a new venture
A UK company has set up a new subsidiary for a new product or market, with its own directors. A new business needs a team from day one.
You’ll speak to The new company’s director
Not just a company name.
The reason behind every lead.
Each lead answers the four questions you’d ask before picking up the phone: why they’ll be hiring, who decides, what it could be worth and what to say. Pick an example.
Client alerts
Your clients, watched every night.
Paste in your client list and RecruitSignal checks every company against Companies House each night. You hear first when a client raises money, gets a new leader or grows, and when the warning signs appear, before an invoice goes unpaid.
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In your account, we match each one to the Companies House register, and show you any we’re not sure of before we start watching.
Watch them freeWhat we watch for, every night
- New share issues
- Directors joining or leaving
- New owners
- Staff numbers in new accounts
- Accounts or returns going overdue
- New loans and charges
- Strike-off notices
- Insolvency and petitions
- Registered office moves
- Public grants and contracts
- Name changes
- New companies formed by their directors
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Hear what changed, by 7am
An example week of alerts on an agency’s clients.
Example alerts: the companies and people are made up for this preview.
- Hear when they’re hiring
A funding round, a new director or a jump in staff numbers: call before the roles are advertised.
- Get paid for the work you do
Overdue accounts, a winding-up petition or a new lender on their invoices: check before you place more contractors.
- Keep up with who decides
Your contact leaves the board, or a new owner arrives: find the new decision-maker first.
Why our leads turn into briefs.
- Before the job ad
Share issues, new directors and new accounts reach you the morning after they’re filed, often weeks before the roles are advertised.
- Evidence, not guesswork
Every lead has a record behind it: a filing, a figure in the accounts or an entry on a register. No guessing from social media posts.
- The decision-maker, named
The founder, chief executive or new director from the Companies House register, with the company’s phone number and website.
- Sized for you
Staff numbers and growth from the accounts, so you know how big the opportunity is before you call.
- Ready to pitch
What the work could be worth in fees, and an email you can send today.
- Sources you can check
Every lead shows the record it came from, and when, so you can check it before you get in touch.
Three steps.
No setup on your side.
- 1Tell us your patch and your clients
The sectors and regions you recruit in. Paste in your client list: we’ll watch those companies, and leave them out of your leads.
- 2Get leads and alerts every morning
A short email at 7am with the day’s new leads, best first, and anything that changed at your clients overnight.
- 3Make the call
Ring the decision-maker with the facts in front of you, or send the email we’ve written for you.
RecruitSignal to youThursday, 7:00am
Good morning. Here are today’s best hiring leads in your patch:
Plus 8 more leads, including a new finance director at a building supplier and a Danish software company setting up in Leeds.
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