The recruiter increased revenues by 3% to £193.5m and maintained an operating profit of £500k, but also experienced a 3% fall in net fee income (NFI) from the same time last year to £18.9m.

Other highlights of Gattaca’s results included:

• 17% growth year-on-year in its energy team, reflecting the company’s strategic investment into headcount 
• 8% growth in its infrastructure teams with “particularly strong growth” within the water sector
• Contract NFI up 1% year-on-year
• NFI was down 14% year-on-year in permanent & other fees, attributed to challenging market conditions 
• Total sales headcount of 273 at the end of the period was 273, dropping 4% from 31 July and 11% down from a year ago, as the company rebalanced the energy and business development teams while managing headcount in slower growth sectors. These action have resulted in NFI per head up 13% year-on-year.

Gattaca also reported a client feedback rating of 9.3 in the first half of 2025, an increase from 8.8 in FY24. The company’s candidate feedback rating dropped to 8.8 in 2025 from 9 for the same period last year. 

During this time period, it has also launched the Materna Fund at Portsmouth University to provide financial students studying engineering. The fund is named for Gattaca’s founder and former chair George Materna, who retired from the business in 2023.

Looking ahead, the report predicted that the permanent hiring would remain “subdued” for the medium term. “In response,” the company said, “our strategic focus remains on expanding our contractor base, which has shown greater resilience, investing in core markets where we see growth opportunity, alongside rigorous proactive cost management.”

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