Fission Recruitment Services Limited (06312302): administration
- Status
- In administration
- Administration began
- 2026-03-24
- Administrators
- Steven John Currie, Sophie Murcott
- Administrators' firm
- Smith & Co Accountants
- Formerly
- FR Engineering Services Limited; Fission Recruitment Services Limited
- Incorporated
- 2007-07-13
- Location
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Industry
- 78200 Temporary employment agency activities
Why it went into administration
- COVID-19
- Creditor pressure / legal action
- Loss of a key customer, supplier or contract
- Bad debts / customer insolvency
- Over-expansion / investment not recovered
- Sustained trading losses
From the administrators' statement
Fission Recruitment Services Limited was incorporated on 13 July 2007 by Mark Heatherington. Mark holds a degree in Landscape Architecture and prior to incorporating Fission had 7 years of experience recruiting and managing recruitment for leading companies, with his specialism in the placement of engineering professionals. Having identified a niche opportunity within the rail and built environment, he established the company to focus on this market segment.
The company initially gained momentum by securing contracts with major consulting practices. Through these partnerships, Fission built a solid base of contractors. As the business expanded, another recruiter joined the company, contributing to further growth and success. Initial funding was organically generated from business profits. Due to rapid expansion, factoring facilities were later introduced to support cash flow and ongoing growth. At its peak, Fission Recruitment Services Limited operated from two offices, located in cheshire and Manchester, employing a total of 15 + Staff, including the directors. The team structure comprised approximately 12 recruitment and resourcing staff, with the remaining personnel providing administrative support. The company’s core specialism has consistently been within the rail and built environment.
Fission has held many significant long-term contracts with many suppliers with a peak in being a prime supplier to a major project in 2018 and turning over close to £9 million at the time. The business maintained many longstanding relationships over the first 10+ years.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2026-08-27) · Companies House register