Back-of-house staff agency in Croydon
Kitchen porter cover for Croydon hospitality businesses — same-day where you need it, contracted weekly where you want stability. Mixed-economy South London / Surrey commercial centre. Corporate dining around the East Croydon office cluster, Boxpark casual food, traditional High Street and South End restaurants. Our operatives know Croydon — the boxpark croydon street-food pattern, the centrale and whitgift shopping-centre dining crowd, the local kitchen culture.
Why Croydon kitchens need boh staff
Street-food units, shopping-centre food court, corporate-tower restaurants. Service rhythms in Croydon demand reliable BOH cover — mixed-economy south london / surrey commercial centre. corporate dining around the east croydon office cluster, boxpark casual food, traditional high street and south end restaurants. Our Croydon pool is built around that pattern.
Croydon venue clusters we cover
We work across the major Croydon hospitality clusters: boxpark croydon street-food; centrale and whitgift shopping-centre dining; east croydon corporate dining; south end traditional restaurants. Boxpark Croydon operates on shared extract infrastructure — TR19 work coordinated through Boxpark facilities management.
Access and out-of-hours work in Croydon
Out-of-hours access via Wellesley Road. Standard. KP shifts in Croydon run from breakfast prep to close — we send operatives kitted in non-slip kitchen shoes and clean uniform.
Back-of-house staff agency
- ✓Kitchen porters and pot-wash
- ✓Plate-up runners (banqueting, large events)
- ✓Cellar and bar-back operatives
- ✓Linen and stillage runners
- ✓Event BOH teams (5–50 operatives with on-site lead)
- ✓Direct PAYE employment — no umbrella, no IR35 risk
From enquiry to sign-off.
- 1. Define the role
Tell us what BOH role, shift pattern, kitchen type. We confirm availability and rate.
- 2. Vetted operative deployed
Operatives arrive kitted and briefed. Single shift, week or rolling cover.
- 3. Weekly invoicing
Timesheet signed by duty manager. Weekly invoice. No hidden fees.
£22–£44/hr outside London · £24–£52/hr in London · Kitchen porter, waiting and bar staff from £22/hr (£24/hr London); commis chef from £24/hr (£28/hr London); chef de partie from £29/hr (£34/hr London); sous chef from £36/hr (£42/hr London); head chef cover from £44/hr (£52/hr London). All-in including PAYE, NI, holiday pay and pension.
Prices shown exclude VAT. London rates apply within the M25. All other UK cities use standard rates.
Get a quote for CroydonBOH staff in Croydon — questions
Do you cover all of Croydon? +
Yes — we cover every postcode in Croydon, including the major clusters: Boxpark Croydon street-food and Centrale and Whitgift shopping-centre dining. Out-of-hours access patterns vary by cluster; we coordinate access ahead of every visit.
What does a kitchen porter cost in Croydon? +
Standard rates apply across Croydon — £22–£44/hr outside London · £24–£52/hr in London. All PAYE, no umbrella, single invoice.
Which EHO covers Croydon? +
Croydon Council EHO. Higher inspection frequency around Boxpark and the town-centre clusters.
What BOH roles do you cover? +
Kitchen porters, pot-wash, plate-up, cellar, bar-back, linen and stillage, event BOH teams. Not chefs — we partner with chef-specialist agencies for that.
Are operatives employed or self-employed? +
PAYE-employed by us. No umbrella companies, no IR35 risk for you, single invoice.
Can you supply an event BOH team? +
Yes — 5 to 50 operatives with an on-site lead. Regular cover for hotels, corporate venues and exhibition centres nationwide.
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BOH staff across Croydon, Surrey. Same-day quotes, scheduled within 48 hours.