About us

Apositive is the complete growth partner for recruiters and labour hire agencies in the UK, offering funding, payroll, payments, back office, consulting and holistic business solutions that scale with agencies at every milestone.

Whether you’re launching your first desk, scaling a specialist labour hire firm or running a national recruitment enterprise, Apositive has the experience and solutions to support you.

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£2 Billion+

The amount we have financed to help fund the growth of hundreds of businesses like yours.

160,000+

The number of contractor timesheets we’ve processed.

4.9 Stars

APositive is rated as ‘Excellent’ on Trustpilot with more than 100 ratings from happy customers.

Our story

Making lives easier

The company was founded in 2013 with the purpose ‘to make lives easier through innovative business finance’.
Whilst our range of products has expanded since then, our core mission remains the same. To allow businesses to thrive by helping them overcome cash flow or administrative hurdles, freeing them up to focus on what they do best.
With over a decade of experience in the labour hire & recruitment sector and a track record of proven success, Apositive is the trusted growth partner for recruitment and labour hire businesses. We began by solving one of the industry’s biggest challenges - cash flow and payroll funding - and have since evolved into a complete solutions provider.
2014
Apositive begins lending
After being founded in 2013, the business was ready to begin offering invoice finance to recruitment companies.
2016
Finance platform unveiled
The first version of the Apositive finance platform was launched, allowing customers to manage their own cash flow.
2018
Launch of APay
The product offering was expanded with a ‘recruit now, pay later’ solution designed for the permanent market.
2019
Payroll management
Apositive began offering a one-stop shop, outsourced payroll management solution.
2021
Launch in NZ
Funding and back office solutions offered to workforce businesses in New Zealand.
2023
Investment in payroll tech
Following years of post-COVID growth, the business made significant improvements to its payroll software.
Our people

Executive team

When you work with Apositive, you're working with a varied team of recruitment industry experts, with many decades of experience helping businesses like yours.
Danny Marlow
Danny Marlow
CEO / Director

Danny is CEO and co-founder of APositive, which he launched in 2013 ‘to make lives easier through innovative business finance'

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Sibell Kursat
Sibell Kursat
Chief Operating Officer

As Chief Operating Officer, Sibell leads business operations for A+ with a focus on client services, team building and strategic execution.

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Darren Cottrell
Darren Cottrell
Chief Revenue Officer

As Chief Revenue Officer, Darren's key focus is growth through the management of client attraction, retention, and the sales team.

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Mark Doughty
Mark Doughty
Chief Financial Officer

As Chief Financial Officer, Mark is responsible for financial control, financial management and corporate development.

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Mark Wood
Mark Wood
Chief Risk Officer

As Chief Risk Officer, Mark is responsible for legal, credit, operational risk and compliance matters within the business.

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Leslie Cutting
Leslie Cutting
Chief Technology Officer

As Chief Technology Officer, Leslie oversees system development of the suite of A+ products, ensuring only the highest quality is delivered.

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Careers

Join our team

We’re on a mission to make lives easier for recruitment, labour hire and contingent workforce companies. We just love our customers and take great pride in assisting them to start, scale and succeed. We’re good at what we do and we have fun doing it. Ready to join us?

Discover how Apositive can help your business grow

Our consultants have extensive experience assisting the growth of hundreds of businesses like yours. Get in touch with us today and see how we can make a positive difference.