Fortem People Ltd

What Fortem People Ltd does

Fortem People Ltd is a privately held UK recruitment and HR services firm founded in 2015 and operating from a distinctive countryside office called The Barn in Flasby, Skipton, in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The company serves two primary customer sets: employers seeking permanent and contract hires across the UK, and individual job seekers and redundant employees needing career support. Its service offering is broader than a traditional recruitment agency, spanning full 360-degree recruitment campaigns, assessment centres, psychometric and aptitude testing, executive and career coaching, staff training programmes, HR documentation and policy writing, grievance and disciplinary advice, TUPE and restructuring support, and HR administration on retainer or pay-as-you-go terms.

The firm's underlying technology is its consulting team rather than any proprietary software platform; there is no disclosed codebase, platform, or AI tooling. Around this human core the firm has productised a set of add-on services with published unit pricing, including a Hiring Bundle at £200 plus VAT, Onboarding Program Design at £500 per programme, and Interview Management at £500 per service. It has also extended into adjacent segments via Outplacement Support for redundant individuals and a Market & Salary Benchmarking service positioned upstream of clients' hiring decisions, plus a sub-brand called Fortem HR for flexible HR advisory partnerships.

Fortem People operates a sales-led, relationship-driven go-to-market model with no external funding and an employee base of approximately five people. Revenue is generated through a mix of placement commissions, professional services fees, fixed-price productised engagements, subscription-style retainer arrangements, and facility hire via the Seminar in the Barn events programme. The firm's geographic scope is the United Kingdom, its marketing relies primarily on earned media (121 Google reviews with an EXCELLENT rating), community events at The Barn, organic social, and LinkedIn outreach by named consultants, and it holds no patents, external partnerships, or formal industry awards.

Name

Fortem People Ltd

Legal name

Fortem People Ltd

Website

https://fortempeople.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fortem People Ltd is a privately held UK recruitment and HR services boutique based in a barn office in the Yorkshire Dales, serving UK employers, job seekers, and redundant individuals through placement services, HR advisory, coaching, training, and productised add-on engagements with a five-person consulting team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment and HR Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Employment Services (5613), Temporary Help Services (561320), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

General Permanent Placement (Multi-Industry) (BPACAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

M&A HR Advisory (Due Diligence, Integration, Carve-outs) (BPACAJAL)

Keywords

• Recruitment services
• HR consulting
• Talent acquisition
• Executive coaching
• Staff training

Headquarters

HQ city

Skipton (Flasby)

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recruitment Placement Fees: Traditional contingency recruitment model where the company earns a fee only when a candidate is successfully placed. The company states 'We only get paid if you get your dream job.'
2. HR Services: Flexible HR support services offered on retainer or pay-as-you-go basis. Services include employment contracts, HR policy writing, appraisal systems, and HR administration support.
3. Hiring Bundle: Fixed-fee document management service covering reference requests, right to work checks, offer letters, and employment contracts for £200 + VAT.
4. Onboarding Program: Custom-designed onboarding program for new employees, priced at £500 per program design.
5. Interview Management: Expert interview support service including template design, interview chairing, and post-interview guidance, priced at £500.
6. Outplacement Support: Face-to-face one-to-one outplacement services for individuals made redundant, including CV writing, interview coaching, and career counselling.
7. Coaching & Development: Corporate, executive, leadership, career, and life coaching services, plus leadership development and cultural change programs.
8. Staff Training Services: Training programs including sales training, presentation skills, customer services, recruitment techniques, and bespoke tailored training.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fortem People is a UK recruitment and HR services agency that delivers contingency permanent and contract placements through full 360 candidate campaigns (sourcing, screening, assessment centres, psychometric and aptitude testing). It also sells standalone HR support (employment contracts, policy writing, grievance and disciplinary advice, TUPE, administration) on retainer or pay-as-you-go terms, plus fixed-fee services such as Onboarding Program Design, Interview Management, and Hiring Bundle. Complementary offerings include outplacement support, market and salary benchmarking, coaching and development, and staff training.

Product overview

Fortem People is a recruitment and HR services company operating from countryside offices in the Yorkshire Dales. Their offering is organized into two main service categories: Core Recruitment & HR Services (including Full 360 Recruitment Campaigns, Assessment Centres, Psychometric Testing, Coaching & Development programs, Staff Training, and HR Administration) and Add-on Services (including Outplacement Support, Market & Salary Benchmarking, Fortem HR advisory, Onboarding Program Design, Interview Management, Hiring Bundle, and facility rentals like Hire The Barn and Seminar in the Barn events). The company positions itself as a flexible, partnership-based alternative to larger corporate HR providers, offering both retainer and pay-as-you-go engagement models.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fortem HR: HR support services offering flexible partnership with clients, helping navigate people challenges including performance issues, change, growth, and risk management.

Products and services

• Recruitment Services Full 360 recruitment campaigns for UK employers covering contract and permanent vacancies, including candidate sourcing, assessment centres, varied interview techniques, psychometric testing including emotional intelligence, aptitude testing, reverse recruitment days, telephone screening campaigns, and introduction programs. Delivered for clients across enterprise and mid-market segments by named consultants.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple clients report candidates placed who remain with the company long-term
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 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 indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Michael Page: Global recruitment firm with deep UK presence in professional permanent and contract placement. Comparable core offering to Fortem's Full 360 Recruitment Campaigns but at much larger scale and sector specialisation.
• Reed: One of the UK's largest generalist recruitment agencies with permanent, temporary, and HR services across multiple sectors. A scaled incumbent offering the same full 360 recruitment services Fortem provides but with national reach.
• Harvey Nash: UK-headquartered recruitment and HR consulting firm placing technology, digital, and executive talent and offering workforce advisory. Comparable recruitment plus HR advisory combination at a larger scale.
• Indeed: Global online job search and recruitment platform with dominant UK presence. Represents the digital-first alternative to traditional agencies like Fortem for candidate sourcing and employer job postings.
• Hays: International recruitment and workforce solutions firm operating across the UK in permanent, contract, and HR advisory. Overlaps with Fortem's recruitment and HR services breadth but at enterprise scale.

Direct peers

• Peninsula Group: UK-based provider of HR, employment law, and health & safety services to SMEs, combining retainer advisory with documentation products — directly comparable to Fortem HR's retainer/pay-as-you-go model and Hiring Bundle offering.
• Outplacement International: UK specialist outplacement and career transition provider offering CV, interview coaching, and career counselling — directly comparable to Fortem's face-to-face Outplacement Support service.
• Croner-i: UK HR consulting and information services provider offering policy templates, advice lines, and compliance support for small and mid-sized employers — comparable to Fortem HR services and policy-writing offerings.
• Citation: UK HR and employment law support firm serving SMEs with subscription-based advisory, policy writing, and documentation tools. Closely matches Fortem's HR services, contracts, and policy writing value proposition.

Emerging players

• BrightHR: UK HR software and advisory platform serving SMEs with employment law advice, documentation, and shift tools. Comparable SME-HR positioning to Fortem HR, differentiated by technology-led delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/fortempeople
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fortem-people-ltd

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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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