Talent Shore

Talent Shore is a UK-registered company that provides offshore recruitment, Employer of Record and outsourcing services. It recruits and employs remote South African professionals on behalf of international clients, acting as their legal employer in South Africa and handling employment administration while clients direct the work. Its main markets are UK and other international companies hiring in South Africa.

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Researched from company registers and providers' own published terms, and reviewed by a second editor before publication.

Last updated 5 November 2026

Fact	Value
Established	2021
Founders	Benjamin Matthews
Region / headquarters	United Kingdom / South Africa
Website	talent-shore.com ↗
What it does	Talent Shore is a UK-registered company that provides offshore recruitment, Employer of Record and outsourcing services. It recruits and employs remote South African professionals on behalf of international clients, acting as their legal employer in South Africa and handling employment administration while clients direct the work. Its main markets are UK and other international companies hiring in South Africa.
Entry price	Quote-based (no public price)
Last verified	4 Nov 2026

South Africa profile

Talent Shore is a UK company that recruits remote South African professionals for UK and US businesses and employs them on the clients' behalf, describing itself as an Employer of Record based in the UK, South Africa and Mexico. The contracting company is Talent Shore Ltd, Companies House 13381785, incorporated on 7 May 2021 with its registered office at Suite 23, 4th Floor, Dingwall Road, Croydon CR0 2LX. Its directors are Benjamin Matthews and Salah Eddine Elbaba (both since October 2021), Frank Terry and Jack Terry (since January 2024) and Ross Malyon (since March 2025), and since February 2024 it has had no registrable person with significant control.

Its South African office is at 1 East Block, Tannery Office Park, 20 Belmont Road, Rondebosch 7700, Cape Town. The South African employing entity could not be identified: no CIPC registration number is published on the website, privacy policy or modern slavery policy, and the registry aggregators that list South African companies could not be read. Job adverts name 'Talent Shore SA Ltd' and 'Talent Shore Ltd' as the employer (not verified). Whether it operates as a Temporary Employment Service under section 198 of the LRA, its B-BBEE level, APSO membership and any Department of Employment and Labour registration are not stated. The site says in-country legal specialists vet every contract under the LRA and BCEA, and it claims a zero-penalty compliance record (provider claims).

Pricing is published in sterling: a £999 one-off recruitment fee on successful hire with no upfront fee, an employment service fee of £500 per month on a 12-month contract regardless of salary, and a £100 monthly managed IT service. No visa sponsorship is described. Trustpilot shows 4.2/5 from 10 reviews. It suits UK businesses that want recruitment and employment of South African remote staff from one provider.

South Africa facts

South African employing entity	Not identified. The website and policies name only Talent Shore Ltd (UK); the modern slavery policy describes it as an Employer of Record based in the UK, South Africa and Mexico. Job adverts name 'Talent Shore SA Ltd' as employer (not verified).
CIPC registration	Not published and could not be verified on the registries reviewed.
Contracting company	Talent Shore Ltd, Companies House 13381785 (England and Wales), private limited company, active, incorporated 7 May 2021, SIC 96090; last accounts to 31 August 2025; confirmation statement dated 2 February 2026.
UK registered office	Suite 23, 4th Floor, Dingwall Road, Croydon CR0 2LX
South African office	1 East Block, Tannery Office Park, 20 Belmont Road, Rondebosch 7700, Cape Town (website footer); telephone +27 21 330 5547.
Directors	Benjamin Matthews and Salah Eddine Elbaba (appointed 5 October 2021), Frank Peter Terry and Jack Andrew Terry (28 January 2024) and Ross James Malyon (1 March 2025). Adam Benjamin Fernandes was the first director from May to October 2021.
Ownership	No registrable person with significant control since 2 February 2024. Earlier PSCs were Adam Fernandes, Page Matthews Group Ltd and Gentium Group UK Ltd (2021), then Benjamin Matthews and Salah Elbaba (each 25% to 50%, November 2021 to January 2024).
Model / TES	Recruits and then employs the hire in South Africa, assuming employer-of-record liability (provider claim). Section 198 TES status, APSO membership, B-BBEE level and Department of Employment and Labour registration are not stated (not verified).
Compliance claims	In-country legal specialists vet every contract under the LRA and BCEA; GDPR-compliant and POPIA-aligned; 'zero-penalty' record with no fines since inception; audit-ready digital records (provider claims).
Contract and payroll	Employment service is sold on a 12-month contract; the privacy policy says it employs, runs payroll and sets up HR processes for professionals. South African PAYE, UIF, SDL and benefits detail is not published.
Immigration	No critical skills work visa or relocation service is described; the model targets South African residents working remotely.
Pricing	Recruitment: no upfront fee, £999 one-off on a successful hire. Employment service: £500 per month on a 12-month contract, fixed regardless of salary. Managed IT: £100 per month. Salary costs are additional.
Track record	Claims 1,000+ candidates sourced (Trustpilot company description) and up to 40% cost savings against UK staffing (provider claims); runs a £400-per-placement referral scheme.
Provider website	talent-shore.com/ (no separate South Africa EOR page; the whole site is South Africa-focused) ↗

Services in South Africa

Recruitment of South African remote staff	Advertises the client's role across South Africa, pre-screens applicants, supplies pre-recorded video interviews for shortlisting and arranges live video interviews. No upfront fee; a one-off fee of £999 is charged when a candidate is hired. It says AI tools speed up delivery (provider claim).
Employer of Record / employment service	After hiring, Talent Shore takes on employer obligations, HR, payroll and compliance for £500 per employee per month on a 12-month contract, a fixed rate regardless of salary. The South African employing entity and its CIPC registration are not disclosed, and the contract is with the UK company Talent Shore Ltd.
Labour-law and compliance management	Says in-country legal specialists vet each contract under the Labour Relations Act and Basic Conditions of Employment Act, keeps audit-ready records of hires, payroll runs and HR actions for statutory periods and claims a zero-penalty record since inception (provider claims). It does not describe its position under section 198 of the LRA.
Managed IT service	£100 per employee per month for secure device and account set-up, ongoing IT support and monitoring for remote staff.
HR administration and performance tracking	Onboarding, HR administration, legal support and performance tracking for placed staff, with a Cape Town team handling day-to-day people matters.

Strengths and watch-outs in South Africa

✓ Prices are published and simple: £999 per hire for recruitment with nothing upfront, and a flat £500 per month employment fee regardless of salary.
✓ Combines recruitment and employment, so UK clients without a South African network can source and employ staff through one provider.
✓ Has a staffed South African office in Rondebosch, Cape Town, as well as its UK base in Croydon.
✓ The UK contracting company is easy to verify on Companies House (13381785, active since 2021, with five named directors and up-to-date filings).
✓ Trustpilot shows 4.2/5 from 10 reviews, mostly from UK clients and South African hires, praising quick hiring and responsive support.
✗ The South African employing entity, its CIPC number, B-BBEE level and TES status under section 198 of the LRA are not published and could not be verified.
✗ The employment service is sold on a 12-month contract, which is less flexible than monthly EOR plans.
✗ Focused on UK clients hiring South African remote staff; no visa sponsorship and no published detail on PAYE, UIF, SDL, medical aid or retirement funds.
✗ Compliance claims such as a zero-penalty record and legal vetting of every contract are provider claims with no supporting evidence published.
✗ A small review base: 10 Trustpilot reviews, including one 1-star review about poor communication with candidates.

Reviews

Trustpilot: 4.2/5 from 10 reviews (read 28 October 2026); 90% 5-star and 10% 1-star, with 8 reviews in the last 12 months. The profile was claimed in July 2024; Trustpilot notes the company has not invited reviews recently and has not replied to negative reviews.
G2: a business directory reports 4.0/5 from 43 reviews, but no G2 listing was opened by the directory (not verified).
Capterra: no listing found (not verified).
Google: no Google Business Profile rating was verified.
HelloPeter: no listing found (not verified).

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