HR that respects your mission and your budget.

Charities and non-profits carry all the usual employment obligations, often with tighter budgets, funding-linked roles and a workforce that mixes paid staff with volunteers. Add a strong values-driven culture and the expectations of trustees and funders, and people management becomes a genuine balancing act.

We work with charities, social enterprises and non-profits to put compliant, proportionate HR in place without the corporate price tag: clear contracts, sensible policies, and calm guidance through the moments that are hard for mission-led organisations, like restructures when funding changes. Fixed fees, plain English, and respect for what you are trying to achieve.

Service transfers between providers, secondments, and the employment questions that sit around trustees and senior leaders add complexity that mission-led teams rarely have capacity for. We carry that load with you, so governance and compliance are covered without pulling focus from the cause.

The HR challenges in charities and non-profits.

The issues we see most often with the charities and non-profits we support.

Funding-linked and fixed-term roles

Grant and contract funding often means fixed-term roles. We make sure those contracts are compliant and that you manage extensions and endings fairly and lawfully.

Volunteers and paid staff

Blurred lines between volunteers and employees create real risk. We help you keep the distinction clear so a volunteer is not later found to be a worker.

Restructures when funding ends

When funding stops, restructure and redundancy have to be handled properly even under time pressure. We guide you through consultation and process fairly.

Values, conduct and governance

Mission-led teams still face conduct and capability issues, and trustees expect them handled well. We give you fair processes that fit your culture and your governance.

Trustees and senior leadership

Employment questions around senior leaders and the trustee relationship need care. We help you navigate them within your governance.

Benefits beyond pay

When budgets are tight, non-pay benefits and flexibility aid retention. We help you build an attractive, affordable package.

How we work with Charities and Non-profits businesses.

Retained HR support

Day-to-day HR for your team. Disciplinaries, sickness, contracts, the lot. Email and phone access to me. Priced on your team size.

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HR compliance audit

One-off review of your contracts, handbook, policies and processes. Written report. Priority fix list. Priced on a call.

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HR Compliance Programme

Six-month fixed-fee programme to put your HR foundations in place from scratch. Priced on your team size.

See the programme

Why Beagle HR.

We are a founder-led HR consultancy serving SMEs across Surrey and the wider UK. You deal with Dan and the Beagle HR team directly, not a call centre and not a different adviser every time. Advice comes in plain English, fees are fixed and agreed up front, and because we only take on a limited number of businesses at once, you get a partner who genuinely knows your sector and your team.

It starts with a free 15-minute review, where we listen, tell you honestly what you need and what you do not, and agree a fixed fee before any work begins. No hourly clock, no lock-in on the ongoing retainer, just a clear plan and someone who picks up the phone.

We work across many sectors, so the advice you get is grounded in how businesses like yours actually operate, not generic theory. Whatever lands on your desk, an awkward grievance, a tricky exit, a restructure, or simply a question you are not sure about, you get a straight answer, a clear next step, and the documents or process to back it up.

Common questions from charities and non-profits employers.

Charities and Non-profits HR FAQs

Yes. We scope support to your size and budget, and price on your team size, so you get proportionate, compliant HR without paying for more than you need.
Yes. We guide you through restructure, consultation and redundancy lawfully and sensitively, even when the timescales are tight.
We price on your team size and what you actually need, not a one-size package, and we agree the fee with you on a free review before any work begins. You are not paying for support built for a business twice your size.
No. The ongoing retainer is rolling, so you can leave whenever you like. The only fixed term is the six-month HR Compliance Programme, if you choose that route to get set up.
Book a free 15-minute review and we will scope the work on the call. For straightforward retainers we can be set up within 7 days.

Sorting HR for your charity or non-profit?

Book a free 15-minute review. We will tell you what to do, and quote a fixed fee if you need our help. We take on a limited number of businesses at a time.

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