Well let's have a quick reality check. There are two forces at work that make the UK helicopter market what it is :-
1) Supply and Demand
2) CAA/JAA
For 1) there isn't a great need for helicopter services in the UK since the country is small, well populated and has good infrastructure. What demand there is is filled by those leaving the military and the few civilian pilots who manage to get a JAA license and sufficient hours to work in something other than instruction.
You can probably count the (non-instruction) jobs in the low hundreds if not the 10's. Intruction for heli-flying in the UK seems to be in an een worse state than that for fixed wing too due to the exorbitant costs.
2) The CAA/JAA are too busy worrying about fixed wing regulation harmonisation to really have much time for a niche interest like helicopters - much less to worry about a very few people who are trying to buy their way into the profession.
What this means is that no one is going to kiss your ass and beg you to fly, since they don't need to. Plenty of pilots are available to meet the demand in the UK.
If you want an easier ride, I hear plumbing, nursing and dentistry are all in high demand and the government will even pay you to learn those subjects and you'll get a decent paying job at the end.
If not, then better get that dry suit out and look for a place in Aberdeen.
r.