CU Recruitment Ltd

CU Recruitment Ltd: specialist recruitment for credit unions and ethical finance

CU Recruitment Ltd is a British recruitment agency focused on the credit union and ethical finance sectors. The company presents itself as the UK's credit union and ethical finance recruitment specialist and describes its service as an outsourced recruitment department that is always available for a free consultation. It was founded in 2022 by James Rayner, who serves as Managing Director and handles client relations.

Roles covered

The agency's role coverage is organised around four named areas:

• Credit Union Specialists
• Credit Control Specialists
• Board Member Recruitment
• Credit Union Digital Marketing

Beyond these categories, the site states that the team places staff into credit unions and ethical finance organisations for every position in an organisation, combining sector expertise with role expertise.

Origins and approach

According to the company's founding story, James Rayner began his career in technical recruitment. After a break from recruitment during which he worked in the marketing department of his local credit union, Westcountry Savings & Loans, he identified that no recruitment services existed specifically tailored to the credit union sector. He combined his recruitment background with insider knowledge of third sector finance to launch CU Recruitment in 2022. The company describes its mission as improving the financial wellbeing of people in the UK through a three-part approach: helping jobseekers, helping credit unions, and thereby helping the public through better financial services.

Team

The site lists a team of three at the time of publication, with plans to grow further in 2024. James Rayner, the founder, runs the company and manages client relationships, positioning himself as the credit union expert with sector experience. Steve is the Resourcing Manager and the main point of contact for candidates; the company cites almost ten years in banking and several years as a recruiter for him.

Sector context cited by the company

The website includes a set of UK hiring statistics presented as reasons for its specialist approach: an average cost-per-hire of £3,000, an average interview process of 27.5 days, 76% of hiring decision makers naming the attraction of quality candidates as their main challenge, and a cost of 33% of a worker's annual salary to replace a departing employee. The company frames these figures as the problem it aims to change.

Location and company details

The site gives a Hampshire address in Cowplain, postcode PO8, and identifies the registered company as CU Recruitment Ltd with company registration number 14037069.