RESOURCE ENGINEERING LIMITED
Company number 01405855 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Resource Engineering Limited, operating globally as NES Fircroft, occupies a leadership position in the specialized engineering and energy staffing sector, vastly outperforming typical UK boutique recruitment agencies in scale and reach. The company is heavily influenced by the global energy transition and UK regulatory shifts like IR35, leveraging its size and specialized talent pools to secure premium margins in a market constrained by severe STEM talent shortages. While its private-equity-backed corporate structure provides scale advantages for Managed Service Provider (MSP) contracts, it also exposes the firm to macro-capex volatility and potential debt-servicing burdens typical of leveraged holdco subsidiaries.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1978-12-18
- Registered office
- Suite 1b, Foundation, 2 George Street, Altrincham, England, WA14 1SG
- Postcode
- WA14 1SG
- Capital
- 5 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-10-31
- Next due by
- 2027-07-31
- Financial year end
- 31 October
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-10-29
- Next due by
- 2026-11-12
Nature of business (SIC)
- 9100 Support activities for petroleum and natural gas mining
- 62020 Information technology consultancy activities
- 78200 Temporary employment agency activities
Officers 3 current · 20 resigned
Group structure 10 subsidiaries
Controlled by NES GLOBAL TALENT HOLDCO LIMITED — since 2025-10-29
Controlled by FIRCROFT ENGINEERING SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
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FIRCROFT KAZAKHSTAN TRUSTEE LIMITED Dissolved
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ITALIC MANAGED SOLUTIONS LIMITED Dissolved
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OKR TECHNICAL SERVICES UK LIMITED Dissolved
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RIZE RECRUITMENT LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-10-31) as part of the NES FIRCROFT LIMITED group statement — 6 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Gender pay gap
38%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2023/24
Contact details
- Website
- fircroft.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 1925281556, +44 1619414873, +44 1625545700
Technical and engineering recruitment specialists. NES Fircroft offers jobs in oil and gas, power, renewables, and life sciences. Search our jobs today.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| FIRCROFT ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED | 2025-10-30 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| TRINITY HOUSE, 114 NORTHENDEN RD, SALE, CHESHIRE, M33 3FZ | 2012-05-10 |
| 145 NORTHENDEN ROAD, SALE, CHESHIRE, M33 2HS | 1993-03-25 |
Among its peers
The oldest
of 18 similar companies in WA, trading since 1978
The class of 1978
51%
of the 8,636 companies incorporated in 1978 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2011-10-19
- Where
- Warrington
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH607019 | Warrington | Leasehold | 2011-10-19 | — |
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