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Working as an extension of your team.

OUR MISSION


At The HR Branch, we believe that great businesses are built on great people. 

As Your Partner in Business, we provide expert, practical and people-focused HR solutions that empower business owners to navigate challenges, foster positive workplaces and achieve long-term success. 

Our mission is to take the stress out of HR, ensuring compliance, driving engagement and helping you build a thriving team so you can focus on growing your business.

OUR VALUES

Partnership: We work alongside our clients as trusted advisors, providing tailored HR solutions that truly support their business needs.

People-Centric: We believe that people are at the heart of every successful business, including our own. Our focus is on creating positive workplaces where teams can thrive.

Integrity: We act with honesty, transparency, and professionalism, ensuring our clients receive ethical and compliant HR guidance.

Practicality: We offer straightforward, actionable HR advice, cutting through complexity to deliver real results for businesses.

Growth & Success: We help businesses and their people grow by providing strategic HR support that fosters long-term success.

OUR VISION


Our vision is to be #1 HR Consultancy and outsourced HR service provider, known for transforming workplaces, solving people challenges and helping businesses thrive with expert people-first solutions.

OUR PROMISE

  • Our excellence and commitment to supporting your business distinguish us from the rest.
  • We pledge to be your trusted partner, committed to fairness, confidentiality, and ethics, always acting with the highest integrity.
  • You can be open and honest with us, and in return, you can expect the same from us.
  • We will establish realistic expectations for you.
  • We are dedicated to being the finest business partners possible, delivering tangible and practical value to our clients.
  • We are committed to providing clear advice consistently and maintaining a proactive 'get it done' attitude.
  • We take pride in providing expert solutions that are customised for each individual business.

125+

125 years combined experience

50⬆

Trusted by over 50 businesses in the UK

100%

100% client retention over the last 5 years

5.0⭐

Our Google rating is 5.0

HR BRANCH

OUR STORY SO FAR

June - 2002

Katharine and Becky starting working together in Local Government Personnel. 

August - 2019

Began working together on HR consultancy basis with Teddy keeping us in check!

May - 2020

The HR Branch was born

May - 2020

Henry joined the team

June - 2021

Kathryn joined the team

December - 2021

Kathryn nominated for apprenticeship award

February - 2023

Kathryn completed her apprenticeship

March - 2023

We re-branded with the help of Dsquared in Stamford to giving us a fresh new look!

April - 2023

We moved into our new Headquarters

May - 2023

Anna joins the team

June - 2023

Our new Website launched

November - 2023

We raised £370 for Stand Up to Cancer!

December - 2023

Kate Frain joined as an Associate

December - 2024

Tanya joined as a HR Consultant 

December - 2024

Julie joined as a HR Advisor

HR BRANCH

TEAM

Our team of HR Specialists

Katharine Nundy

Director | MCIPD, MSc HRM

Katharine is an experienced Director level consultant with a background in delivering effective HR solutions. 

Previously operating at senior leadership level in district councils and being a current Director of a multi-million-pound turnover SME, she has worked on supporting start-ups, high-growth SMEs, organisational structure reviews, reward strategies, job evaluation, senior pay and reward, senior management recruitment and exits and transformational change.

Katharine is highly valued by clients for adopting a practical, commercial approach and adding value through HR. Katharine believes in collaborating with clients to deliver HR strategies for business growth, leadership development and complex employee relations matters.

Rebecca Gardner

Director | Associate CIPD, MAAT

Rebecca is an experienced HR professional with over 15 years HR Manager experience. 

She is also a qualified accountant with a payroll management background. Throughout her career, Rebecca has been involved in all aspects of HR with a passion for employee relations. 

Most recently she has supported clients with redundancy programmes, long term sickness cases, disciplinary and grievance investigations and payroll and pensions advice, alongside provision of generalist HR support.

Rebecca is well regarded by clients for her structured, methodical approach to managing people and ensuring business-focused solutions are achieved.

Anna Robinson

HR Advisor

Anna started her HR career by completing a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management at Lincoln University after completing her first degree at Royal Holloway, London.

She has been fortunate to pepper her HR career in the UK with stints in Canada and Australia where she also worked in business and recruitment.

Anna is a versatile member of the team with particular experience in HR policies, HR projects, payroll processing and advice, recruitment, HR systems and generalist HR advice.

Kathryn Heatherington

HR Administrator

Kathryn started her career with the HR Branch as an apprentice whilst she undertook a Level 3 Extended Diploma in Business at Boston College. 

Since completing her apprenticeship, she has become a permanent, invaluable member of the team where she supports clients with payroll processing, HR administration and dealing with general enquiries.

Kathryn makes sure the daily administrative operations of the business run smoothly and supports The HR Branch consultants. She is also the technical IT guru for our team and troubleshoots all of the problems we find along the way.

Kate Frain

Associate/ FCIPD, PG DipL

Kate is an HR professional with over 20 years’ experience working at a senior level across private, public and charity sectors with both SMEs and global corporations. 

Particularly skilled in Employee Relations, she has successfully executed a large number of business change programmes working in partnership with senior stakeholders. 

Kate brings an ability to simplify, communicate clearly and solve the thorniest of issues and as a small business owner herself, she is well positioned to support clients in a practical proactive way focusing on reaching positive outcomes often in difficult circumstances.

Tanya Mahabadi

HR Consultant | MCIPD, MSc HRM, FCIPD

Tanya is a senior, commercially minded HR professional with strong Employee Relations, Talent, L&D and OD experience having led generalist functions internationally within FMCG and Manufacturing environments for over 24 years; including Payroll, Occupational Health and Training teams.

Tanya is approachable and dependable with a positive attitude, commitment and drive using her pragmatic, inquisitive, and open-minded nature to support any business. Tanya enjoys breaking down a problem to resolve and map a way forward using her experience toolkit to find a logical, business friendly way forward.

Tanya is a Fellow CIPD member, gaining her Masters in HR management and constantly continues her professional development to stay up-to-date and offer businesses agile solutions to meet their needs and goals.

Julie Gutteridge

HR Advisor

Julie is a HR generalist with over 20 years’ experience working in sectors including food manufacturing, logistics and further education, and has been recognised for exceptional service to HR by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

Julie is experienced in employee relations and recruitment and has a keen interest in employment legislation.

Julie has a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management from Anglian Ruskin University in Cambridge and is a qualified HR apprenticeship Assessor.

SECTORS WE OPERATE IN

Start-Ups & Fast-Growth SMEs
Biogas & Energy 
Marketing & PR 
Sport & Leisure
Oil & Gas Supply Chain 
Electrical Contracting

Food & Farming
Manufacturing SMEs
Local Government
Pharmaceutical
Civil Service Organisations
Visitor Attractions
Hotel, Hospitality & Catering
Agency / Consulting Businesses
Construction & Property
Care Sector
Estate Agencies
Membership Organisations