HR consultancy for growing businesses and charities.
We fix workplace problems and help you build something better. Whether you've got something difficult happening right now or you're trying to get ahead of it, we're here to help.
Chartered CIPD · 15+ years in senior HR leadership · MSc in HR Management · Board-level experience · Sheffield based, delivering UK-wide
Founded by Jason and Becky King
We're Jason and Becky King. We run King HR Advisory from Sheffield and work with organisations across the UK. We're a family-owned HR consultancy that works with founders, MDs and charity leaders who don't have senior HR in-house but have reached the point where they need it. We keep our client list small. When you work with us, you get us.
We believe every business, charity and deserves access to real HR expertise; not just a helpline, not just a handbook. The kind of experience that helps you grow, understand your risk, and make confident people decisions.
Jason's background spans the charity sector, insurance, financial services, manufacturing and care — including scaling a business from 200 to 400+ people across the UK and EMEA, and serving as a board trustee at two Yorkshire charities. Becky brings a decade of leadership across not-for-profit and hospitality including leading teams of 20.
What keeps you up at night?
You don't need more HR jargon. You need someone who's handled it before and can tell you what to do.
Something's gone wrong and you're not sure what to do
A grievance has landed. Someone's underperforming and you've left it too long. A disciplinary is coming and you're worried about getting it wrong. You want someone who'll give you a straight answer, not a hedge.
We tell you exactly what to do, how to do it, and what the risk is if you don't. No hedging. No "it depends."
You're exposed and you know it
Your contracts haven't been updated in years. Your handbook is from 2019. You handled a dismissal six months ago and you're still not sure it was done right. If someone took you to a tribunal tomorrow, you're not confident about where you'd stand.
We sort out your contracts, policies and processes so you're protected. And when something high-stakes happens, a restructure, an exit, a tribunal threat, we make sure it's handled properly.
You're growing and the people side hasn't kept up
You've gone from 10 people to 40 and nothing's joined up. Onboarding is whatever the manager feels like doing. You're spending half your week on HR instead of running the organisation. You need proper foundations.
We help you build the people infrastructure that lets you grow without things falling apart. Proper contracts, onboarding that works, managers who can actually manage, pay that makes sense.
You need something specific done properly
A restructure. A TUPE transfer. An investigation. Contracts and a handbook written from scratch. A pay review. You know it needs doing, you know it needs doing right, and you don't have the expertise in-house.
We scope it, quote it, and get it done. Fixed-fee or quoted per project.
Who we work with:
We work with two kinds of organisation.
Growing businesses. Typically founder-led or MD-led, 10 to 150 people, at the point where instinct and goodwill aren't enough anymore. You need proper HR but you don't need a full-time hire.
Charities and social enterprises. Typically 10 to 150 people, led by a CEO or ED who cares deeply about their mission and their team but doesn't have a dedicated HR function. We've worked inside purpose-led organisations and sat on their boards. We understand governance, safeguarding, funding-cycle pressures and trustee expectations. The work is the same. The context is different. We get it.
What we help with
Disciplinaries and grievances. Restructures and redundancies. TUPE transfers. Settlement agreements. Contracts, handbooks and policies. Workplace investigations. Pay and reward reviews. HR health checks and risk audits. Onboarding and people processes. Management coaching and capability. Organisational change and design. Board and trustee advisory on people matters.
Three ways we work with organisations
Fractional Head of People/HR Director
Your senior people leader, on a part-time retained basis. Embedded in your leadership team, attending board meetings, leading on strategy and handling the complex situations that need someone who's done this before.
From £1,750/month.
HR & People Advisory
Ongoing access to senior HR expertise on a retainer. A named advisor who knows your organisation and is available when things come up — not a helpline, not a template.
From £750/month.
Strategic People Projects
Defined-scope projects with a clear beginning and end. Restructures. TUPE. Handbooks. Pay reviews. Investigations. The one-off work that needs senior expertise and proper process.
Working with a charity or social enterprise?
The people challenges in purpose-led organisations are different. Governance obligations, funding-driven restructures, safeguarding responsibilities, the tension between mission and management. We've worked inside these organisations — and sat on their boards. We understand how they work, not just in theory.