For charities and social enterprises

When recruitment drags, managers struggle, or teams lose momentum, delivery suffers.

Kelloch helps organisations hire well, support managers properly and make better people decisions.

Trusted by boards and executive teams across the UK
25+Years in the sector
10 daysAverage shortlist
90%Six-month retention
Flat feeNo percentage levy
02 / Why it matters

People problems rarely stay people problems.

The longer an issue sits unresolved, the further it travels into confidence, capacity and delivery.

01Hiring delay

A critical role remains open.

02Management pressure

Someone absorbs the missing capacity.

03Team uncertainty

Priorities blur and confidence drops.

04Delivery risk

The people issue becomes an organisational one.

What we do

Support that helps organisations move

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Hire Well

Flat-fee recruitment and targeted search for charities, CICs and social enterprises. Clear briefs, better-fit shortlists and no percentage fees.

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Lead Better

Practical support for managers and leadership teams under pressure. Better conversations, clearer roles and stronger accountability.

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Decide Clearly

Facilitated sessions for boards and teams facing drift, friction or circular decisions. Clear outputs, actions and follow-through.

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How we work

The Kelloch Framework

Our three-stage support path is designed to ensure you only pay for useful action.

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01

Triage

We help you get clear on the immediate block — whether it is a stuck role, a boundary dispute, or a team under pressure.

02

Sensible Intervention

We run a fixed-fee process to address the block: direct search, facilitated alignment, or practical management support.

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Light-Touch Assurance

We check in at 30 and 60 days to verify outcomes and ensure changes remain in place. No extra fees, just verification.

05 / Built around the sector

More than a consultancy.

Practical services, live intelligence and trusted networks designed around how third sector work actually happens.

Proof

Real outcomes for sector leaders

We work with charities and social enterprises of all sizes. This case study shows how our flat-fee search and sector insight can unblock a difficult hiring situation faster than traditional advertising.

Case Study

Rapid Recruitment for a Mental Health Charity

30 daysRole filled
£4,200Saved in agency fees
9+ monthsCandidate retained

Challenge

A medium-sized Scottish mental health charity needed a Service Manager to lead a new outreach programme, after struggling twice to hire through open advertising alone. The board was concerned about delays to service launch and the risk of losing grant funding.

Our Approach

  • Ran a flat-fee search, promoting the role across targeted third sector channels.
  • Used our 25+ years of sector experience to shape an inclusive job description that spoke directly to candidates with lived experience.
  • Delivered a shortlist within 10 working days, with weekly progress updates to trustees.

Impact

  • Post filled within a month, ahead of funder deadlines.
  • £4,200 saved compared to agency percentage fees.
  • Retention success: candidate still in role after 9 months, with positive feedback from service users and the leadership team.

"Kelloch understood our pressures and gave us exactly what we needed: speed, transparency, and a candidate who has already made a real difference."

Chair of Trustees, Scottish Mental Health Charity

*Based on recent Kelloch assignments and follow-up feedback. We track shortlist time, retention, participant feedback and agreed action outcomes where clients provide follow-up data.

07 / Current thinking

Ideas for people doing difficult work.

Field Notes on leadership, recruitment, culture and the systems behind them.

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Let’s have a sensible conversation.

If you have a hiring gap, a stuck team, or a board that needs unblocking, get in touch. No sales pitch, just a clear perspective on how we can help.

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