Reed

Reed is the largest family-run recruitment company in the world, founded in 1960 and headquartered in London. The firm employs over 4,500 staff across 180 locations globally, serving more than 30,000 organisations in the UK alone. Its database holds over 22 million candidate CVs spanning 20 different sectors, and annual revenue stood at £1.3 billion as of 2024.

The company operates a broad portfolio of recruitment and workforce services. Its core offering, Reed Specialist Recruitment, provides sector-specific hiring across multiple industries. Reed.co.uk, launched in 1995 as the UK's first recruitment website, remains a major digital hiring platform. Additional services include Reed Talent Solutions for organisational workforce needs, Reed Professional Services, and Reed Screening for candidate vetting. The firm has also invested in artificial intelligence through Reed.ai, an AI-powered recruitment platform.

Beyond recruitment, Reed runs a range of complementary services: Reed Learning and Reed Courses offer training and certification; Reed Business School provides business education; and Reed Wellbeing supports employee welfare. The company also offers franchise partnership opportunities through Reed Franchise Partnerships. Reed is privately held and family-owned, with 18% of the business held by the Reed Foundation, a philanthropic entity aligned with its stated mission of improving lives through work.