Services for Organisations

People & Culture Consultancy

A sliding scale approach

Grassroots & Emerging Organisations

Annual Budget: under £300k
Typical Staff Size: 1–5 employees, volunteers, part‑time staff
Common Characteristics: limited HR infrastructure, seeking support for foundational People & Culture practices, often project-funded with short-term needs

Examples

  • A volunteer‑run community arts collective

  • A small creative non‑profit delivering youth theatre workshops

  • A start‑up design studio with 2 founders and occasional freelancers

  • A charity running cultural festivals with seasonal staff only

  • An independent commercial theatre/general management firm

Types of Support I can provide:

  • Drafted employment contracts and basic policy pack

  • One‑off recruitment support for a single role

  • Mediation between two volunteers

  • Advice on handling their first employee relations issue

  • A simple inclusive hiring process template

  • Bespoke workshops including sexual harassment prevention training, how to integrate EDI into your workplace, how to manage complex employee relations, anti-racism & anti-oppression training

Rates:

Hourly: £50–£65/hr
→ This option works well for advisory work, short pieces of work, or flexible support.

Daily: £350 - £500/day
→ Best suited to more intensive or project-based work such as strategy development, policy reviews, facilitation, or delivery-focused support.

Monthly Retainer: £300 - £1,300
→ A retainer offers continuity and predictability, providing ongoing People & Culture support each month

  • 4 hours per month: £300–£500

  • 10 hours per month: £500–£700

  • 20 hours per month: £1,000–£1,300

Independent & Growing Organisations

Annual Budget: £300k - £1m
Typical Staff Size: 5-20
Common Characteristics: some HR processes exist, but inconsistent, growing team → increases complexity, in need of regular advisory support

Examples

  • A community arts centre with a team of 10

  • A charity gallery space employing 5 full‑time and 8 part‑time staff

  • A mid‑sized theatre company with rotating production staff

  • A digital creative agency with 12 employees

  • A regional dance organisation with recurring Arts Council funding

Types of Support I can provide:

  • Full policy suite overhaul

  • Recruitment cycle for a key manager role

  • Monthly retainer for ongoing HR questions

  • Mediation for conflict within a small leadership team

  • Bespoke workshops including sexual harassment prevention training, how to integrate EDI into your workplace, how to manage complex employee relations, anti-racism & anti-oppression training

Rates:

Hourly: £65 - £90/hr
→ This option works well for advisory work, short pieces of work, or flexible support.

Daily: £500 - £700/day
→ Best suited to more intensive or project-based work such as strategy development, policy reviews, facilitation, or delivery-focused support.

Monthly Retainer: £500 - £1,800
→ A retainer offers continuity and predictability, providing ongoing People & Culture support each month

  • 4 hours per month: £500–£700

  • 10 hours per month: £700–£900

  • 20 hours per month: £1,300–£1,800

Established & Larger Creative Organisations

Annual Budget: £1m-£5m
Typical Staff Size: 20 - 75
Common Characteristics: dedicated operations or HR admin but not strategic HR leadership, more complex employee relations cases, needs specialist or project-based consultancy

Examples

  • A mid‑sized theatre or performing arts venue

  • A regional museum employing 50 staff

  • An established creative studio working across multiple disciplines

  • A well‑funded film or media development non‑profit

  • A music education charity operating across a region

Types of Support I can provide:

  • Organisational restructure support

  • Investigation into grievance/disciplinary matters

  • EDI audit and cultural competency strategy

  • Full-cycle recruitment of multiple roles

  • Facilitation of cross‑team conflict resolution

  • Development of leadership capability framework

  • Bespoke workshops including sexual harassment prevention training, how to integrate EDI into your workplace, how to manage complex employee relations, anti-racism & anti-oppression training

Rates:

Hourly: £90 - £120/hr
→ This option works well for advisory work, short pieces of work, or flexible support.

Daily: £700 - £950/day
→ Best suited to more intensive or project-based work such as strategy development, policy reviews, facilitation, or delivery-focused support.

Monthly Retainer: £700 - £2,000
→ A retainer offers continuity and predictability, providing ongoing People & Culture support each month.

  • 4 hours per month: £700–£900

  • 10 hours per month: £1,100–£1,300

  • 20 hours per month: £1,500–£2,000

Large, Complex, or Corporate Creative Organisations

Annual Budget: £5m+
Typical Staff Size: 75+
Common Characteristics: multiple departments, more formal governance requirements, needs senior-level strategic HR consulting, complex change management or multi-stakeholder conflicts

Examples

  • Large museums or multi‑site cultural institutions

  • National charities in the culture/heritage space

  • International creative agencies with multi‑disciplinary teams

  • Film and broadcast companies with structured HR teams needing specialist input

  • Large arts venues or multi‑site community arts organisations

Types of Support I can provide:

  • Complex, multi‑party mediations (leadership teams or whole departments)

  • High-level cultural transformation programme

  • Pay/reward framework development

  • Senior leadership recruitment (Executive Director, CEO)

  • Comprehensive EDI or cultural competency redesign

  • Multi‑month change management project (team restructure, merger, restructure)

  • Bespoke workshops including sexual harassment prevention training, how to integrate EDI into your workplace, how to manage complex employee relations, anti-racism & anti-oppression training

Rates:

Hourly: £120 - £150/hr
→ This option works well for advisory work, short pieces of work, or flexible support.

Daily: £950 - £1,200/day
→ Best suited to more intensive or project-based work such as strategy development, policy reviews, facilitation, or delivery-focused support.

Monthly Retainer: £900- £2,500
→ A retainer offers continuity and predictability, providing ongoing People & Culture support each month.

  • 4 hours per month: £900–£1,100

  • 10 hours per month: £1,300–£1,500

  • 20 hours per month: £1,700–£2,200

I offer a free and confidential 20‑minute Zoom consultation to learn what support you're looking for and see if we’re a good fit.
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