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| Reed Executive | |
| Company type | Employment Agency |
| Industry | Recruitment |
| Founded | Hounslow, United Kingdom 7 May 1960[1] |
| Founders | Sir Alec Reed |
| Headquarters | London , United Kingdom |
Number of locations | 180 |
Key people | James Reed, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) |
| Services | Employment agencies, recruitment, human resource consulting, outsourcing |
| Owners | Privately owned |
Number of employees | 3500 |
| Website | www |
Reed is an employment agency based in the United Kingdom.[2] The company was founded in 1960 by Sir Alec Reed CBE. Reed's son, James Reed CBE, is the current chairman and chief executive officer (CEO).[3]
The company's website, reed.co.uk, established in 1995, was the UK's first employment website. In 2014, Alexa ranked reed.co.uk as the UK's largest employment agency website. Reed Specialist Recruitment is listed in The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 league of Britain's largest private companies. Reed offers training, outsourcing and HR consultancy services.
In 2024 Reed reported annual revenue of £1.3 billion.[4] In 1985, 18% of the company was donated to the Reed Foundation, the Reed family's philanthropic arm. The Foundation created and continues to sponsor The Big Give, one of the UK's largest philanthropic endeavours.[5]
- ^ "Alec Reed: How I got lucky and made £60m". MoneyWeek. 18 December 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ Steve McCormack (6 July 2006). "A-Z of Employers: Reed". Independent. 26 September 2006. Archived from the original on 26 September 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Richard Post, former director at Reed Interims Limited, Northampton". www.checkdirector.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Reed Global Limited, Companies House filing". Companies House. 30 June 2023.
- ^ "James Reed: the recruitment boss cleaning up in the 'great resignation'". the Guardian. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.