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The founding brand of CRS, Compass Associates has developed into the UK’s market-leading recruitment organisation for the independent health, social care and children’s services sectors.

With offices spanning from Portsmouth to Manchester, Compass Associates has three dedicated offerings: Elderly Care; General Healthcare and Specialist Services; with teams segmented into regions so as to ensure clients are only getting the most granular market knowledge when liaising with each Consultant. Each division has further sub-sectors – ranging from Domiciliary Care to Digital Health – comprising the largest number of recruiters dedicated to these independent markets across the whole of the UK.

With an enviable reputation as one of the most capable, active and well-networked search firms in the independent health, care, education and life sciences sector space, Compass Executives have been the go-to partner for business-critical C-suite hires in the last five years.

Focussing primarily on retained, exclusive C-suite hires, Compass Executives have dedicated sector specialists comprising some of the longest-standing search professionals in their specialist field. Working across the full Private Equity spectrum, Compass Executives also work with Privately Owned providers to add exceptional leaders who add real business value to their organisations. Recent exits where leadership teams have been placed by Compass Executives have yielded exceptional EBITDA returns.

Founded in 2018, Compass Life Sciences is the newest offering within CRS. Dedicated to the international life sciences markets, CLS is the fastest growing of all Compass brands.

Led by expert recruiters who have spent time working for some of the most renowned Pharmaceutical businesses in the form of AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly and Roche, this lived experience provides a fundamental understanding of the nuances and intricacies required in life sciences recruitment. Compass Life Sciences work across the Pharmaceutical, Biotech, Medical Device and CRO / CDMO industries, providing recruitment services both domestically and internationally.

Carrot Recruitment joined the CRS offering following investment in early 2023. Widely acknowledged as one of the leading UK headquartered pharmaceutical and life sciences recruitment firms, their expertise includes medical communications and business intelligence

Compass Corporate Services (CCS) provides recruitment solutions for Back Office leadership hires, predominantly across the independent health and social care sectors.

Formerly a Division within the Compass Associates offering, CCS grew in line with increased client demands for talented recruiters with a strong understanding of the markets, coupled with the ability to find exceptional Corporate Services staff who support the seamless running of the Providers they represent. Based in Portsmouth and Manchester, CCS mirror the sub-sectors covered by Compass Associates, to ensure full market coverage and comprehensive industry knowledge.