UK Staffing Agency Scraper
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UK Staffing Agency Scraper
Discovers active UK staffing agencies via Companies House API and enriches records with contact emails and designations from company websites.
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UK Staffing Agency Scraper — Apify Actor
Discovers active UK staffing agencies from Companies House and enriches records with contact emails and designations from company websites.
Setup
1. Get a Companies House API Key (Free)
- Go to: https://developer.company-information.service.gov.uk/signin
- Register → Create an application
- Copy the REST API key
2. Deploy to Apify
- Create a new Actor in your Apify account
- Upload this code (or push via Apify CLI)
- The INPUT_SCHEMA.json will auto-generate the UI
3. Set Your API Key in Apify
- In the Actor input UI, paste your Companies House API key
- It is stored as a secret — never logged or exposed
Input Fields
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
companiesHouseApiKey | Secret text | Your CH API key (required) |
specialization | Multi-select | Filter by industry type |
sicCodes | Multi-select | SIC codes to target (default: 7820 + 7810) |
maxResults | Integer | Records per run (max 400) |
keywordFilter | Text | Optional name keyword filter |
enableDedup | Toggle | Skip already-scraped domains |
exclusionMode | Dropdown | Automatic / Manual / Both |
manualExclusionList | Textarea | Paste domains to exclude (one per line) |
outputFormat | Dropdown | JSON or CSV |
Output Fields Per Record
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
companyName | Registered company name |
companyNumber | Companies House company number |
companyStatus | active / dissolved |
sicCodes | SIC codes from Companies House |
address | Registered office address |
website | Company website (found via search) |
domain | Normalised domain (used for dedup) |
email | Contact email extracted from website |
contactName | Name of contact |
designation | Job title / role |
source | Data source (Companies House) |
region | UK |
enrichmentStatus | success / no_email_found / no_website_found / error |
scrapedAt | ISO timestamp |
Deduplication
- Domains are tracked in a persistent Apify Key-Value Store (
SEEN_DOMAINS) - Carries forward automatically across runs
- Manual exclusion list can be pasted in the input UI
- Both modes can be combined
SIC Codes Targeted
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 7820 | Temporary employment agency activities |
| 7810 | Activities of employment placement agencies |
| 7830 | Human resources provision and management |
Rate Limiting
- Companies House API: 600 req/5 min → actor runs at ~1.6 req/sec (safe)
- Website scraping: sequential with delays to avoid blocks
- Expected run time for 300 records: ~45–90 minutes
