Testimonials from charity and social enterprise clients

Sonia has been a real godsent to us! We started working with her in the middle of a crisis and she provided all the advice and support we needed with evident competence, great experience, thoughtfulness and decisiveness, while being extremely approachable and supportive throughout. Her advice is always prompt and to the point. She has a gift for staying perfectly calm and distilling problems down to the essentials, without ever losing sight of the complexities and particularities of HR issues. We can´t thank her enough, and wholeheartedly recommend her to any small organisation!

Sonia gives no nonsense advice which is clear and understandable, at the same time as being carefully tailored towards your organisation's needs. HR advice can sometimes feel a bit complicated but everything Sonia says is practical and easy to apply. I feel that the guidance is helping build a strong foundation for the growth of We Speak, and is also great value which is important for charities and social enterprises. I would 100% recommend Populo HR.

Populo is exactly what we were looking for. Professional and knowledgeable HR support as and when we need it.  Thank you Sonia!

Sonia has been incredibly helpful providing practical advice and resources to support us through a re-structure. She has been able to quickly understand the complexities and needs of our small organisation and has given me the confidence that we are supporting our employees through the process in the best possible way both professionally and personally.

Sonia is a force for good in the charitable sector and is a true asset to any organisation that employs her.

We are a small charity with a Board of Trustees, a mostly part-time staff team and over 80 volunteers. As a small organisation we have limited HR expertise and so we started to engage with Sonia (from recommendation of another charity) on an ad hoc basis with HR queries. Since then we have engaged in her retainer scheme and have updated our staffing policies and procedures. As CEO and speaking for the Board, our professional link with Sonia has given us more confidence to deal effectively and with appropriate speed to any HR issues. Sonia's advice is straightforward, accessible/available, and we find her very approachable and takes into consideration our level of HR knowledge. The scheme is also very cost effective for us. We would have no hesitation in recommending this service to others; and indeed have already done so!

We are a small charity with a Board of Trustees and part-time staff team.  Whilst there is varied experience within our ranks, nobody has much in the way of an HR background and when we needed to update our staffing policies, procedures and contracts, Sonia was recommended to us.   She has provided us with a cost effective, professional, friendly service and we feel we can trust her to provide us with the appropriate advice and support in a straightforward way.  Sonia is always available via email or phone and happy to answer the smallest of questions.  I have no hesitation in recommending Populo.

Sonia’s support has been invaluable. It has been so reassuring to know that should a HR-related issue arise I can approach Sonia for straight forward and clear advice including practical steps on how to move forward. As a small charity it makes keeping the organisation running smoothly so much easier, thank you!