About Adalah Recruitment

Recruitment with principles. Results with impact.
Values shape every introduction.

Adalah Recruitment Ltd is a UK multi-sector recruitment agency specialising in permanent and fixed-term contract (FTC) hiring.

Who we are

Specialist knowledge.
Multi-sector reach.

We support employers and professionals throughout the United Kingdom across Business Support & Commercial, IT, Infrastructure & Technology, Manufacturing & Production, and Engineering & Technical.

Our services focus exclusively on permanent and fixed-term contract recruitment. Adalah Recruitment Ltd is registered in England and Wales under company number 17370569. Our registered office is 71–75 Shelton Street, London WC2H 9JQ.

What Adalah means

Adalah - Justice.
Fairness. Balance.

Our name reflects the standard we bring to recruitment: sound judgement, fair dealing and a genuine responsibility to do right by the people on both sides of every hire.

That means listening properly, being clear when expectations do not align and measuring success by the quality of the outcome - not activity for its own sake.

Our values

Rooted in principle.
Driven by excellence.

Fairness

We weigh every introduction carefully and treat clients and candidates with balance and respect.

Integrity

Honest advice, transparent communication and the courage to say what is useful - not simply what is easy.

Excellence

High standards in every search, every shortlist and every conversation.

Impact

Recruitment that creates lasting value for people, businesses and the communities around us.

The person behind the principles

A note from the founder

Abdullah Mehmood, Founder & Principal Recruiter
Abdullah MehmoodFounder & Principal Recruiter
Abdullah’s signature

I started Adalah Recruitment because I was tired of seeing candidates ghosted and employers sold a process instead of a result. Every search I run is built on the same principle: honesty over hype, and a genuine fit over a fast fee. That's the standard I hold myself to on every hire - lasting impact, not just a placement.

And it's the standard the whole team works to.

Purpose in practice

10% of annual profits are committed to charity and community projects.

We believe commercial success should create wider benefit. This commitment is built into the way Adalah Recruitment grows.

Specialists in key sectors

Expert recruitment.
Carefully matched.

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