Fractional HR Support for internal HR in SME's

Senior HR Expertise - built around your business

Blackstar Alchemy works with small and medium-sized businesses in the UK and their internal HR professionals.

Providing fractional HR support and professional coaching that delivers at a senior level, without the overhead of a full-time hire.

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Who are you here for?

Two different needs. One trusted practice.

I'm an HR Professional

Whether you are in a small team or a stand alone role, getting the right support at the right time has a big impact.

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I'm an Employer or Business

You need experienced HR support without the full-time overhead. Practical, flexible, and built around your business.

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For HR Professionals

Support built around what you're actually facing.

Whether you're a solo practitioner, part of a small team, or leading a function,

there's a way to work together that fits where you are.

1:1 Coaching

For HR professionals at any level who find themselves struggling more than they used to. We work out what's actually happening, then build a way forward.

HR Peer Support

For solo HR practitioners or small teams who need a trusted, experienced peer to think things through with. Someone who genuinely understands what it's like to be the only one in the room.

HR Leadership & Teams

For those leading HR teams or functions, whether newly formed or established. Fresh perspectives from someone with deep corporate experience.

Let's Start The Conversation

Investment from £125 per session

For Businesses

Experienced HR support without the full-time overhead.

Three flexible models designed around how much you want to lead,

and how much you want handed to you.

Expert Guidance

You lead, I advise. Access expert HR knowledge, templates, and frameworks at your own pace. Full control, lower cost, and flexibility to implement at your own pace.

Collaborative Partnership

We work together inside your business. Shared responsibility, tailored support, and knowledge transfer to your team. You stay in the lead, I make sure you have what you need to deliver.

Full HR Delivery

I manage everything end-to-end. Strategy, creation, implementation, and delivery with minimal lift from you. You get the result without the resource drain.

Investment from £400 per month

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Clients who have worked with me say...

“Sue has a unique ability to offer fresh perspectives on the obstacles I face in both my personal and professional life. She creates a safe, encouraging space to explore solutions. I’m so grateful for her support and the positive difference she has made in my journey.”

Jessica Gill - Managing Director of Next Stride HR

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Today is International HR Day. If you are an HR professional reading this, I suspect you have a complicated relationship with being celebrated. You are used to being the one who holds things together, and considerably less used to anyone asking how you are doing in it. So this year, alongside the celebration, I want to say something honest about what this profession actually asks of the people who work in it.

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What is Fractional HR? Cutting Through the Noise

Here is a straightforward account of where Fractional HR came from, what it actually is, and how it supports SME's and can complement their internal HR teams.