What Headstogether does

Headstogether is an independent United Kingdom-based human resources consulting firm headquartered in Holywood, Northern Ireland with a second office in London. Founded in 2008, the firm employs between 11 and 50 people and operates as a pure professional-services practice with no underlying technology platform. Its service portfolio spans six core HR advisory areas — Recruitment & Selection, Strategy & Change, Employee Relations, Employment Law & Policies, Learning & Development, and Performance & Reward — delivered to clients across three verticals: Private Sector, Public Sector, and Not for Profit / Third Sector.

The firm monetises services through two commercial structures: project-based consulting engagements acquired via competitive tender or direct client engagement, and a retained service branded Teammate®, which provides ongoing HR capability on a subscription-style basis. A wholly-owned sub-brand, TrainTogether, extends the offering into specialist workplace training. Go-to-market is sales-led and built on direct client relationships, case-study evidence on the website, and content marketing through a News & Insights blog alongside LinkedIn and Twitter/X presence. There is no disclosed revenue, no external funding, and no parent company.

Named clients span high-profile public bodies (Northern Ireland Policing Board, Belfast City Council, Probation Board for Northern Ireland), charities and non-profits (NICIE, The Crescent, Cricket Ireland, Choice Housing, Age UK, Citizens Advice, USPCA), and private enterprises including AOL. Leadership comprises co-founder and Human Resources Director Joanne Kane (Chartered FCIPD), Director Lynsey Stewart (Chartered Fellow of the CIPD), and HR Consultant Ruth Abraham. The firm positions itself as a personal alternative to large global consulting firms and employment-law call centres, with face-to-face consultant engagement as the central value proposition.

Name

Headstogether

Legal name

Headstogether

Website

https://headstogether.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Headstogether is an independent UK HR consulting firm (Northern Ireland and London) providing recruitment, employment law, employee relations, learning and development, performance, and change management services to private, public, and not-for-profit clients via project work and a retained Teammate® service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Resources Consulting

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

HR Service Delivery & Employee Contact Centers (HR Helpdesk) (BPACAKAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Compensation & Performance Administration Outsourcing (annual cycles, merit, reviews) (BPACAKAL)

Keywords

• HR consulting services
• Employment law advisory
• Organisational change management
• Workplace training solutions
• Talent recruitment support

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. HR Consulting Services: Professional HR consulting services delivered through retained relationships (Teammate®) and project-based engagements. Services span recruitment & selection, employee relations, employment law & policies, learning & development, performance & reward, and strategy & change.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Headstogether is a UK-based HR consulting firm that delivers human resources advisory services to employers across the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. Its portfolio includes a retained HR subscription service (Teammate®), a specialist workplace training division (TrainTogether), and project-based consulting across recruitment, employment law, employee relations, learning and development, performance and reward, and strategy and change.

Product overview

Headstogether is a team of experienced HR professionals offering consulting services to help employers plan and manage their staffing more effectively. Their portfolio includes core HR services (Recruitment & Selection, Strategy & Change, Employee Relations, Employment Law & Policies, Learning & Development, Performance & Reward) delivered across three sectors (Private, Public, Not for Profit). They operate two branded service lines: Teammate® (a retained HR support service) and TrainTogether (a specialist workplace training division). The firm positions itself as the 'personal alternative to the big global consulting firms' with face-to-face consultant relationships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Teammate®: Retained HR service providing general HR support to clients
• TrainTogether

Products and services

• Teammate® A retained HR service providing ongoing human resources support to organisations, delivering professional HR expertise on a retainer basis and acting as either supplemental or complete HR capability for clients.
• TrainTogether Specialist workplace training division delivering practical, effective learning and development programmes firmly rooted in the firm's consulting experience, including staff and Board training.
• Recruitment & Selection Professional recruitment services helping employers attract, assess, and select suitable candidates for positions.
• Strategy & Change Strategic HR consulting services supporting organisational transformation, restructuring and change management initiatives.
• Employee Relations Advisory and support services for managing employment relationships, workplace disputes, investigations and employee engagement matters.
• Employment Law & Policies Advisory services on UK employment legislation compliance and the development of workplace HR policies and policy frameworks.
• Learning & Development Employee training and professional development programmes designed to enhance workforce capabilities and skills.
• Performance & Reward Performance management systems and compensation/reward strategy design services for employers.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Croner: Croner provides UK HR, employment law, and health & safety consulting plus retained advisory services — a near-direct competitor to Headstogether, with comparable service lines, target customer profile, and multi-sector reach.
• WorkNest: WorkNest offers outsourced HR, employment law, and health & safety support to UK employers on a retained basis — closely comparable to Headstogether's Teammate® model and breadth of HR services.
• Peninsula Group: Peninsula is one of the largest UK employment law and HR advisory firms, offering retained HR support, compliance, and tribunal services to small and mid-sized employers — the same value proposition Headstogether targets with its Teammate® retained service.
• Citation: Citation is a UK provider of HR, employment law, and health & safety advisory services to SMEs — directly comparable to Headstogether's HR advisory, policy, and retained-support model, with a similar mid-market positioning and cross-sector client base.
• LawAtWork: LawAtWork is a UK employment law and HR consultancy providing outsourced HR support, policy drafting, and training — overlapping substantially with Headstogether's employment law, training (TrainTogether), and retained advisory offerings.

Emerging players

• BrightHR: BrightHR is a UK HR tech platform (part of the Citation group) blending software with HR and employment-law advisory services — an emerging tech-enabled hybrid model that pressures traditional consultant-only firms like Headstogether on both price and scalability.

Broad incumbents

• Aon: Aon is a global professional services firm with a substantial Human Capital practice spanning talent, benefits, and HR advisory — competes with Headstogether for senior HR advisory work but operates at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• Deloitte (Human Capital practice): Deloitte's Human Capital practice delivers large-scale HR transformation, change, and organization design consulting — directly comparable to Headstogether's Strategy & Change and restructures work, though from a Big 4 scale perspective.
• Mercer: Mercer is a global HR consulting and actuarial firm with broad offerings across talent, health, retirement, and M&A — competes with Headstogether in the HR advisory market, but at much greater scale and via a wider portfolio rather than as a focused independent.
• PwC (People & Organisation): PwC's People & Organisation practice advises on HR strategy, workforce change, and organizational transformation — a Big 4 incumbent competing for the same senior HR advisory mandates Headstogether targets, including public-sector tenders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/headstogetherhr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/headstogether

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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