impact HR named finalist at the British HR Awards 2026

Recognition for HR that delivers real business impact

At impact HR, our focus has always been simple: providing clear, pragmatic HR advice that helps organisations protect their business and empower their people.

Many SME leaders are currently facing unprecedented levels of change. New employment legislation, rising employee expectations and increased scrutiny of workplace practices mean that managing people well has never been more important.

Our role is to simplify these challenges and provide business leaders with the confidence and practical guidance they need to move forward.

Every day our team supports organisations across the UK to:

• Resolve complex employee relations challenges
• Improve leadership capability and performance management
• Strengthen employment law compliance
• Support organisational growth and restructuring
• Implement practical HR processes and systems

This hands-on, commercially focused approach sits at the heart of our philosophy of “HR with real impact.”

Supporting ambitious SME employers across the UK

impact HR works with organisations at all stages of growth, from fast-growing scale-ups to established businesses seeking experienced HR support.

Our clients often come to us because they want more than theoretical advice. They want trusted partners who understand the realities of running a business and who can provide clear guidance when it matters most.

Greg Guilford, CEO of impact HR, added:

“This recognition is fantastic for the whole team and reinforces what we set out to build with impact HR, a consultancy that combines deep HR expertise with genuine commercial understanding.

SME leaders need practical advice they can rely on, particularly with the scale of employment law changes we are seeing in the UK. Our mission is to ensure businesses have the confidence, capability and support to manage their people well and continue to grow.”