The HR Reality Check

Find the gaps before they find you.

Whether you are navigating an upcoming funding round, scaling past the 30-headcount inflection point, or identifying where your current People operations are no longer keeping pace with your growth, a strategic diagnostic is essential.

I conduct a comprehensive analysis of your internal People infrastructure to surface compliance vulnerabilities and organisational friction before they impact your valuation or momentum.

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Why founders do this.

As tech businesses scale, there is a critical juncture where founder-led People processes begin to hinder rather than help.

I provide the senior-level intervention required to professionalise your HR function, moving it from a reactive administrative task to a strategic driver of growth and stability.

  • Investor & M&A Readiness: Ensuring your contracts, IP assignments, and policies are sufficiently robust to withstand rigorous due diligence and protect your valuation during funding or exit.

  • Statutory Robustness: Mitigating corporate liability by aligning your entire People operation with current UK employment law and high-governance standards (including ISO requirements).

  • Operational Velocity: Identifying and removing friction in your people processes that is currently stalling your technical roadmap or slowing down decision-making.

  • Scalable Accountability: Evolving a founder-led culture into a professionalised, high-performance infrastructure where expectations are clear and your core values are preserved as you grow.

The Packages

  • The Pulse Check

    Pricing: £850 - £1,200 + VAT

    A rapid diagnostic for a basic health check.

    Includes: Basic gap identification and a rapid-fire action summary.

    Best for: Early-stage startups (under 15 people).

  • The Deep Dive

    Price: £1,500 - £2,500 + VAT

    An intensive review of existing People Ops, including manager interviews and strategic assessment.

    Includes: Full HR function review, policy gap analysis, and a priority action plan.

    Best for: Teams of 10-50 people.

  • The Full Strategic Audit

    Price: £3,000 - £5,000 + VAT

    An end-to-end assessment of the employee lifecycle in detail, including review of headcount plan and full EVP.

    Includes: Comprehensive audit, key stakeholder interviews, process mapping, and a full strategic roadmap.

    Best for: Established scale-ups (50-150 people).

No fluff. Just a roadmap.

At the end of the Reality Check, you won’t get a 100-page document you’ll never read.

You’ll get a Priority Action Plan: pragmatic, actionable feedback that tells you exactly what to fix, in what order, and why it matters for your bottom line.

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