Reach Higher Human Resources

What Reach Higher Human Resources does

Reach Higher Human Resources is a UK-based strategic HR consultancy practice operated on a sole-practitioner basis by Mark Butterick, trading under the name Reach Higher HR. The firm is described in the input data as a private, founder-owned consultancy with no external investment, no parent company, and no subsidiaries, headquartered in Huddersfield and serving clients across England and Wales. There is no proprietary technology platform, no app, and no disclosed API; the offering is entirely professional services delivered directly by the principal consultant.

The practice delivers four categories of advisory work: Interim HR Leadership & Executive Stabilisation (stepping into HR Director, People Director or transformation leadership roles); Workforce Risk, Employment Relations & Investigations (tribunal-facing cases, trade union negotiation, collective consultation, whistleblowing); Organisational Transformation, Restructuring & Financial Delivery (restructuring, operating model change, TUPE, redundancy programmes); and Leadership, Governance & Organisational Performance. Client engagements span FTSE 100 corporates, central government departments and agencies (DEFRA, HMRC, Home Office, DWP, DVLA), higher education institutions (Loughborough, Northumbria, Leeds) and SMEs, with one engagement cited as delivering approximately £7m in cost savings alongside management of significant organisational and reputational risk.

The go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven: direct engagement with senior executives and boards via the website contact form, email, LinkedIn, and inbound from a multi-platform thought leadership presence across Times Higher Education, CIPD People Management, CMI Managers, HRM Journal (Wiley) and Ashley Kate HR. Pricing is quote-based, engagements are individually negotiated, and contracts are described as multi-year; revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Reach Higher Human Resources

Legal name

Mark Butterick trading as Reach Higher Human Resources

Website

https://reachhigherhr.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Reach Higher Human Resources is a sole-practitioner UK strategic HR consultancy led by Mark Butterick, delivering interim HR leadership, transformation, employment relations investigations, and governance advisory to FTSE 100 corporates, central government departments, universities and SMEs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Resources Consulting Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Capital & Workforce Transformation Consulting (BPAHACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Performance Management & Productivity Consulting (BPAHAGAL)

Keywords

• Strategic HR consulting
• Interim HR leadership
• Employment law advisory
• Organisational transformation
• Workforce restructuring

Headquarters

HQ city

Huddersfield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Strategic HR Consulting: Professional consulting engagements including interim HR leadership roles, independent advisory assignments supporting boards and senior leadership teams, and project-based organizational transformation work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Reach Higher Human Resources is a strategic HR consultancy practice operated as a sole practitioner by Mark Butterick, delivering senior HR leadership, workforce risk and employment relations support, organisational transformation and restructuring, and leadership and governance advisory services. Engagements include interim HR Director or People Director roles, transformation leadership, and independent advisory support to boards, trustees and senior leadership teams across FTSE 100 organisations, central government, higher education, and SMEs in the United Kingdom.

Product overview

Reach Higher Human Resources is a strategic HR consultancy practice operated by Mark Butterick. The company offers a portfolio of professional consulting services rather than a software product. Services include Interim HR Leadership & Executive Stabilisation, Workforce Risk Employment Relations & Investigations, Organisational Transformation Restructuring & Financial Delivery, and Leadership Governance & Organisational Performance. These advisory services are delivered directly by the principal consultant to support organisations managing significant change or operational pressure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Interim HR Leadership & Executive Stabilisation Senior HR leadership support during organisational transition, instability, or governance pressure, focused on stabilising workforce operations, supporting executive and board-level decision-making, and maintaining continuity in complex organisations. Typically delivered as interim HR Director or People Director assignments for FTSE 100 corporates, government departments, higher education institutions, and SMEs.
• Workforce Risk, Employment Relations & Investigations Advisory service for high-risk workforce issues where legal, operational, or reputational exposure is escalating, covering trade union negotiation, collective consultation, disputes, grievance and disciplinary processes, whistleblowing matters, tribunal-facing cases, and independent investigations. Delivered directly by the principal consultant to senior HR, legal, and board-level stakeholders.
• Organisational Transformation, Restructuring & Financial Delivery Large-scale organisational change delivered under financial or operational constraint, including restructuring, operating model change, TUPE, redundancy programmes, integration activity, and workforce realignment linked to cost reduction, performance recovery, and delivery improvement. Aimed at senior leadership teams managing significant transformation programmes with quantifiable outcomes.
• Leadership, Governance & Organisational Performance Advisory service targeting executive capability, decision-making, and organisational alignment issues affecting delivery, focused on strengthening leadership effectiveness, improving executive decision quality under pressure, and supporting governance-level clarity in complex organisations for boards, trustees, and senior leadership teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately £7m in cost savings on one engagement, alongside management of significant organisational and reputational risk

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte Human Capital: Big Four human capital practice offering organisation transformation, workforce strategy and HR operating model design — directly competes for large UK HR transformation engagements across FTSE, government and higher education.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with a strong HR/CPO practice and interim leadership offering — comparable on senior HR advisory and interim leadership delivery to FTSE clients.
• Korn Ferry: Global organisational consulting firm with a large HR advisory, executive search and workforce transformation practice — competes for the same senior HR and board-level transformation mandates from FTSE and government clients, but at materially larger scale.
• Mercer: Global consulting leader in health, wealth and career, including workforce transformation and HR advisory — comparable in serving FTSE and public-sector HR leadership but as part of a broader consulting portfolio.
• Spencer Stuart: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm serving FTSE, government and higher education clients on senior HR and board appointments — adjacent peer at the senior end of HR advisory.
• PwC People & Organisation: Big Four people and organisation practice covering HR transformation, change, workforce strategy and operating model redesign — competes with Reach Higher for senior HR advisory mandates in the UK market.

Direct peers

• Eton Bridge Partners: UK executive search and interim management firm placing senior HR, transformation and people leadership roles into FTSE and mid-market organisations — overlaps directly on senior HR advisory and interim leadership delivery.
• Green Park: UK executive search and interim management firm with strong public-sector and FTSE HR practice — comparable in serving boards with interim HR Director, People Director and transformation leadership mandates.
• The Curve Group: UK-based HR consultancy and interim management provider serving FTSE, mid-market and public sector clients with transformation, change and senior HR advisory services — closely comparable in offering, geography and client base.
• Interim Partners: UK interim management specialist focused on placing senior executives into transformation and change roles, including HR Director mandates — direct adjacency on the interim senior HR engagement model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/markbutterick
• Xx.com/ReachHR

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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