“Andrew is brilliant at engaging with people at all levels and across the whole business. If you need someone that can really bring people together and make things happen quickly, he’s a great person for that.”

Stephanie Dobrikova
Chief Executive Officer

• Ascenti is the UK's leading provider of physiotherapy and mental health services.
• The Ascenti team provides excellent patient care at over 400 clinics across UK, supported by office-based and regional teams.
• Patients are treated by a national network of 500 directly employed Ascenti clinicians delivering upwards of 600,000 treatment sessions every year.

• Ascenti's previous Head of HR had moved on leaving a gap in the HR Team.
• HR leadership was needed to navigate the people impact of both a global pandemic and Brexit
• Ascenti’s leadership team needed an Interim Head of HR to support them during this challenging time.

“Andrew hit the ground running and unlike many other HR consultants who can often create more work for the team, he lightened our workload.

We are undoubtedly better off as a business having worked together and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend The Spark Company to others.”

Sophie Harper
Chief People and Communications Officer

• We led the in-house HR Team remotely when none of us could meet face-to-face.
• We supported the Executive Team to review and simplify organisation structures.
• We ensured legal compliance of visas for all overseas staff – an important consideration as the Brexit transition period ended and new immigration rules emerged.

• Majority of roles protected and colleagues furloughed, particularly clinical practitioners who were essential for patient care.
• HR roles restructured and redefined, giving Ascenti a scalable structure to support future growth.
• Upgraded HR and Payroll technology to enable self-service and minimise wasted time