BRADFORD & MARSH
C O N S U L T I N G
Recruitment
Services Brochure
2026 / 2027
bradfordandmarsh.co.uk
01260 544934 | Riverside Mill, Congleton
Who We Are
We're on your side. That's the whole point.
We've spent over twenty years inside UK sales and recruitment teams. Managing pipelines, hitting targets, building processes, and hiring people. Not advising from the sidelines. Actually doing it.
We started Bradford & Marsh because we saw the same problems everywhere: businesses wasting money on broken processes, good candidates lost to slow hiring, and agencies that post adverts and hope for the best.
We're here to fix that. You'll get honesty, structure, and results.
Sectors
Mortgage & Lending | Insurance & Broking | Banking & Finance | IT & Technology | Sales & BD | Accounting | HR | Legal & Compliance | Customer Service & Operations
Meet the Team
The people behind Bradford & Marsh
You deal with the people who actually do the work. No account managers, no handoffs. We keep our client base deliberately manageable because we'd rather do brilliant work for fewer businesses than average work for loads.
Michael Marsh
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Over twenty years in recruitment and financial services, with a background as a mortgage underwriter that brings rare commercial fluency in regulated industries. Founded Bradford & Marsh on the principle that clients should deal directly with the people doing the work, not be passed through a chain of account managers. Direct, commercially sharp, and genuinely interested in solving the problem in front of him rather than performing the answer. Reads people and situations quickly, and has little time for the polish-over-substance theatre that defines a lot of consultancy.
Max Powell
OPS & RECRUITMENT MANAGER
Fifteen years across recruitment and sales, leading sourcing, outbound activity, and the structural side of how the firm delivers. Methodical where Michael is intuitive, Max is the person who turns a good idea into a working process and makes sure it actually happens. Commercially sharp, calm under pressure, and the steadying force in any project. Candidates and clients consistently come back to Max because he does what he says he will, when he said he would.
How we work together
We've worked together long enough to know where each of us adds value, and where to get out of the other's way. Michael leads on commercial conversations, market positioning, and the human side of every brief. Max leads on delivery: sourcing, process, and making sure nothing falls through the cracks. Between us, every client gets both ends of the work without the politics of a bigger firm. It's a small team by design.
Our Services
Modular. Practical. Results-driven.
Recruitment Audit
Benchmarked assessment of your hiring model. Delivered within 24 hours.
Advertising
Professional copywriting and multi-platform distribution.
Advertising + Sourcing
Advert plus dedicated recruiter finding passive candidates.
Advert, Source + Screen
Full front-end control. Candidates filtered before you see them.
Full Recruitment
End-to-end with behavioural profiling. You just do final interviews.
Salary Benchmarking
286 roles, 12 regions. Full compensation and total package data.
Lead Generation
Prospect research, calling, qualification, and appointment setting.
No retainers. No hidden fees. Every service works on its own or layers together.
Recruitment Audit
See where your hiring is breaking down
We benchmark 12 areas of your hiring process against UK sector data and deliver a prioritised action plan within 24 hours.
Executive overview with score and core constraint
12-section breakdown from strategy to onboarding
Benchmark comparison vs UK sector data
Priority matrix by commercial impact
Charts and visual score profiles
Root cause analysis for every section
30/60/90 day plan with named owners
£299 + VAT | Delivered within 24 hours
Inside the Report
Scores, benchmarks, and priority actions
Every score is tested against UK hiring data. The report ranks issues by commercial impact and gives you a clear plan.
Section score profile
Score summary and benchmarks
Candidate Quality
We don't just find candidates. We understand them.
Every candidate gets structured behavioural profiling based on the Big Five (OCEAN) model.
Conscientiousness Self-management and delivery
Extraversion Communication and relationships
Agreeableness Team dynamics and conflict
Openness Adaptability and curiosity
Resilience Composure under pressure
Full profile with scores and analysis
Key strength mapped to the role
Specific interview question and why
Role suitability recommendation
Recruiter notes from the call
You interview with confidence, not hope.
Why Bradford & Marsh
What sets us apart
+Honesty over everything. If your salary is wrong or your process is losing candidates, we'll tell you.
+We listen first. We understand your business before recommending anything.
+Quality, not volume. Every candidate we present is worth your time.
+Relationships, not transactions. We build trust. We're patient enough to do it properly.
+You deal with the people who do the work. No account managers. No handoffs.
+You only pay for what you need. Modular. No upselling. No pressure.
Case Studies
MANUFACTURING
Reducing time-to-hire across two sites
12 roles. Full recruitment package.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Fixing a broken interview process
Restructured end-to-end after audit.
Get In Touch
Ready to talk?
Whether you're hiring, looking for your next role,
or just want to find out more about how we work.
01260 544934
contact@bradfordandmarsh.co.uk
bradfordandmarsh.co.uk
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