Chiumento

What Chiumento does

Chiumento is a UK-based corporate outplacement and career coaching firm, founded in 1994 and headquartered in Mansfield, that helps organisations manage workforce change with care. It serves HR leaders, HR directors, and organisations across large enterprises, SMEs, the public sector, and non-profits throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland, with international coverage via its exclusive partnership with Arbora Global across 50+ countries. Its service portfolio spans four differentiated outplacement tiers (Executive, All Inclusive, Volume/JetStream, and Accelerator), standalone Exit and Stay Interview services for talent retention diagnostics, and Career Navigator, a retention-focused career coaching programme. Chiumento is owned by Aldeburgh Holdings Limited and operates as a fully remote organisation since 2017.

The firm operates a technology-enabled coaching platform that combines human career coaches with digital delivery. Core technology assets include Chiumento24, an online career support portal with e-learning modules, QuickByte videos, webinars, CV writing resources, and progress tracking; the JetStream mobile-first app powering volume outplacement with 48-hour deployment and per-delegate registration codes; and video conferencing infrastructure enabling nationwide remote coaching. Executive delegates additionally receive a personal support team comprising a dedicated account director, a career concierge service with on-demand recruiter access, CV writers, and LinkedIn specialists.

Revenue is generated on a B2B professional services basis, with pricing structured around programme tier, programme duration (3, 6, 9, or 12 months), and delegate count. All pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Distribution is exclusively direct enterprise sales, with the Managing Director personally engaging clients to scope objectives, supplemented by a secure client referral portal and the Arbora Global channel for international mandates. Chiumento has no external funding rounds and serves customers across energy, FMCG, biotech, telecommunications, software, hospitality, fintech, real estate, travel, sports, and non-profit sectors, with an NPS of +57 across 9,000+ delegates supported over three decades.

Name

Chiumento

Legal name

Chiumento Limited

Website

https://chiumento.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Chiumento is a UK-based corporate outplacement and career coaching firm serving organisations across the UK and Ireland through redundancy, restructuring, and leadership transition programmes, with international reach via the Arbora Global partnership covering 50+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Outplacement and Career Transition Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Individual Outplacement & Career Coaching (BPACAOAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Capital & Workforce Transformation Consulting (BPAHACAE), Career Services & Job Placement Platforms (Jobs, Recruiting, Employer Networks) (EDAFAMAM)

Keywords

• Outplacement services
• Career coaching
• Talent retention
• Executive transition
• Career navigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Carterton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Outplacement Services: B2B professional services revenue from organisations purchasing outplacement programmes for departing employees. Programmes are priced based on tier level (Executive, All Inclusive, Volume/JetStream, Accelerator), programme duration (3, 6, 9, or 12 months), and number of delegates. Organisations receive quotes based on their specific requirements.
2. Talent Retention Services: Exit interview and stay interview services provided to organisations on a per-project or retainer basis. Pricing depends on number of interviews, with pilot projects available for organisations testing the service.
3. Career Coaching: Career Navigator programme sold to organisations as a retention tool for employees feeling stuck or requiring development support. Provides 1-to-1 coaching, digital platform access, and organisational reporting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Chiumento provides corporate outplacement, career coaching, and talent retention services to UK-based organizations. Founded in 1994, the firm supports HR leaders and organizations through workforce change, leadership development, and career transition needs through structured programs and proprietary digital platforms.

Product overview

Chiumento offers a portfolio of four differentiated outplacement programmes — Executive Outplacement (senior-level, hand-matched coaching), All Inclusive Outplacement (comprehensive with tablet and unlimited coaching), Volume Outplacement/JetStream (mobile-first, scalable for large groups), and Accelerator Outplacement (cost-efficient, tech-enabled for fast results) — supported by a proprietary technology platform called Chiumento24 and the JetStream mobile app. Alongside outplacement, the company provides talent retention services through Exit Interviews and Stay Interviews (both expert-led, independently delivered), and a career coaching programme called Career Navigator designed to retain employees before disengagement leads to resignation. Chiumento operates as a fully remote organisation (since 2017) with services spanning the UK and Ireland, and globally via the Arbora Global partnership covering 50+ countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JetStream: Volume outplacement programme delivered through a mobile app-style experience for large-scale change management.
• Chiumento24
• Career Navigator

Products and services

• Executive Outplacement Structured outplacement program designed for senior executives and leaders navigating career transition, typically following redundancy, restructuring, or planned exits. Delivered to corporate HR clients seeking to support departing senior employees.
• All Inclusive Outplacement Comprehensive outplacement program offering end-to-end career transition support for employees at various seniority levels leaving an organization. Sold to corporate clients managing redundancy or workforce change.
• Volume Outplacement (JetStream) High-volume outplacement solution designed for large-scale redundancy programs, leveraging the JetStream mobile app for scalable delivery. Targeted at organizations processing significant numbers of departing employees.
• Accelerator Outplacement Time-compressed outplacement program aimed at accelerating the transition of departing employees into new roles. Targeted at corporate clients needing fast, focused career transition outcomes.
• Exit Interviews Structured interview service capturing leaver insights and feedback for HR and People leaders. Sold to organizations seeking to understand attrition drivers and improve retention strategy.
• Stay Interviews Structured interview service designed to engage current employees, surface retention risks, and inform people strategy. Targeted at HR leaders seeking to retain critical talent.
• Career Navigator Career coaching and navigation service supporting individuals through career transition, delivered to corporate clients engaging Chiumento for outplacement support.

Quantifiable outcome

• NPS score of +57 demonstrates successful career transition support
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Arbora GlobalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2007Chiumento has been the exclusive UK partner of Arbora Global since 2007. Arbora is an elite network of outplacement firms across 50+ countries spanning Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. The partnership enables Chiumento to deliver seamless, locally adapted international career transition services with central coordination and a single point of contact. Arbora is described as a carefully curated alliance of independent, market-leading consultancies committed to excellence, innovation, and personalised service.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Right Management (ManpowerGroup): Global outplacement and career transition arm of ManpowerGroup and one of the largest direct competitors in enterprise outplacement. Operates across multiple geographies with tiered programmes analogous to Chiumento's Executive, Volume and mid-tier offerings.
• Lee Hecht Harrison (LHH): LHH is the career transition and talent development business within Adecco Group, offering executive outplacement, group career transition and coaching services. Direct overlap with Chiumento's outplacement and coaching portfolio, with broader international scale.
• Randstad RiseSmart: Randstad's career transition and outplacement brand, combining technology-led coaching with global delivery. Highly comparable to Chiumento's tech-enabled, multi-tier approach (e.g., JetStream + Chiumento24 vs RiseSmart's platform).
• Connor (UK outplacement): UK outplacement and career transition provider offering tiered programmes similar to Chiumento. Direct competitor for executive and volume outplacement work with UK and Ireland enterprise HR teams.
• Career Star Group: UK-based outplacement network competing directly for redundancy contracts with HR leaders across UK and Ireland. Comparable mid-sized challenger positioning versus Chiumento, often seen on the same enterprise shortlists.

Emerging players

• CareerArc: Tech-led outplacement and career transition platform overlapping with Chiumento24/JetStream on the digital delivery layer. Represents the emerging, technology-first cohort competing for volume outplacement mandates.

Broad incumbents

• Mercer Career Transition: Mercer provides career transition services alongside its broader health, wealth and career consulting portfolio. Competes for executive-level outplacement work from the same enterprise HR buyer set, with deeper global reach than Chiumento.
• Aon Career Solutions: Aon offers career transition and workforce change advisory within its broader HR consulting portfolio. Comparable on enterprise HR buyer targeting and large-scale redundancy mandates, but not a specialist outplacement firm.
• Hays Career Transition: Hays is a large global recruitment firm with a career transition/outplacement practice that overlaps with Chiumento's HR buyer base and redundancy programmes, though Hays's primary focus is broader staffing rather than dedicated outplacement.

Others

• Arbora Global: Chiumento's exclusive UK partner since 2007, an elite international network of outplacement firms across 50+ countries. Comparable at the network level and is effectively a strategic peer via partnership rather than direct competition in the UK.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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