LIVINGSTON JAMES LTD

Company number SC363639 ·

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Executive summary

Livingston James Ltd demonstrates the financial characteristics of a well-managed, cash-generative executive search boutique navigating a challenging cyclical downturn. Its employee ownership structure, strong liquidity position, and stable headcount provide meaningful competitive advantages in a sector where talent retention and financial resilience are the primary determinants of long-term viability. However, modest profit retention and limited scale relative to larger competitors present strategic constraints that warrant attention as the UK recruitment market recovers.

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Shareholders' funds

£699,629

Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
2009-08-06
Employees
27 (2024 accounts)
Registered office
218 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, G2 5SG
Postcode
G2 5SG
Capital
200 GBP
Accounts category
Total Exemption Full
Charges
0 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2024-12-31
Next due by
2026-09-30
Financial year end
31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-08-03
Next due by
2027-08-17
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 78109 Other activities of employment placement agencies

Officers 4 current · 5 resigned

Sophie RANDLES Director
Appointed 2026-07-01
Appointed 2020-05-18
Appointed 2017-10-11
Appointed 2009-08-06

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Group structure 3 subsidiaries

Controlled by LIVINGSTON JAMES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED — since 2019-11-05

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Licensed visa sponsor

Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).

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Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z2051555 (Tier 2), registered since 2010.

Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Contact details

Website
livingstonjames.com
Phone
01312202209, 01413757333, 03031231113

Previous registered addresses 3

AddressChanged on
6A RANDOLPH PLACE, EDINBURGH, EH3 7TE, SCOTLAND2012-08-22
PARKVIEW HOUSE 6 WOODSIDE PLACE, GLASGOW, G3 7QF2011-03-10
0/1 10 JEDBURGH GARDENS, GLASGOW, G20 6BP2009-10-20

Among its peers

Top 10%

by shareholders' funds, of 169 similar companies in G

Among the biggest employers among its local peers (27 staff).

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2009.

No.9 of the largest other activities of employment placement agencies companies in Glasgow →

177 companies are registered at this postcode →

Competitors Glasgow

This company ranks 9 among other activities of employment placement agencies in Glasgow.

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The class of 2009

36%

of the 1,146 companies in this sector incorporated in 2009 are still active today; 58% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

Survival rates for every incorporation year →