The Challenge You’re Facing

Your care service or franchise is growing fast. Teams are expanding, and operational demands are increasing.

But your people function isn’t keeping pace. You might be facing:

  • HR processes that worked for a small team but break as you scale

  • Compliance and inspection risks you didn’t anticipate

  • Performance or culture issues that slow down growth

  • Leadership capability gaps that impact decision-making

You need strategic HR support — but a full-time People Director isn’t practical.

That’s where Fletcher Oakmont helps

We partner with care franchises and services to build compliant, scalable people operations, prepare for inspections, and create People strategies that support growth and operational success.

About

Fletcher Oakmont

Fletcher Oakmont was founded to solve a challenge many ambitious businesses face: you need strategic HR leadership, but hiring a full-time People Director isn’t practical.

Care companies, franchises, and growing organisations often navigate complex people challenges — compliance, culture, performance, restructuring, and employee relations — without the infrastructure or expertise to manage them effectively. That’s where we come in. We provide hands-on consultancy and strategic HR support, helping you build the people foundations to scale, stay inspection-ready, and prepare for growth.

To make it easier to understand where your organisation stands, we’ve developed the People Readiness Index™ — a 15-minute assessment that highlights strengths, gaps, and opportunities, giving you clear next steps while our consultancy helps you act on them.

Areas Covered

Fletcher Oakmont partners with businesses across the South West, supporting ambitious organisations in locations such as Bristol, Bath, Exeter, Plymouth, Torbay, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Bournemouth, and Poole. We also work with companies in smaller towns including Newton Abbot, Frome, Yeovil, Weston-super-Mare, Taunton, Penzance, and across Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, Gloucestershire, and Wiltshire.

While our focus is on the South West, we provide national support for businesses across England, Wales, and the wider UK, helping organisations build scalable people operations, stay inspection-ready, and implement robust HR and people strategies tailored to their growth stage.

Partnerships & Ecosystems

Embedded in the South West Tech ecosystem

Fletcher Oakmont is a proud Tech South West Partner, actively supporting the region's thriving innovation community. We work closely with accelerators, VCs, and tech founders to build the people infrastructure that powers growth.

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What People Are Saying.

  • A smiling man with glasses, a striped shirt, and a neatly groomed beard and hair standing against a yellow background.

    “I had the privilege of having Mike as part of my leadership team during a critical phase of our transformation journey. His strategic foresight, understanding of organisational dynamics, and unwavering commitment to building a high-performance culture were instrumental during a tricky period of time.”

    Dan Burleigh, Chief People Officer, Cuckoo

  • Close-up of a smiling young woman with brown hair and blue eyes, wearing a black top.

    “Partnering with Michael through major transformation projects at CareTech showed what calm, focused leadership really looks like. In times of rapid change and uncertainty, he brought clarity and direction that kept the team aligned and on track to deliver.”

    Shilleen Freeth, Head of HR, CareTech

  • Young woman with long blonde hair, smiling, wearing a black sleeveless top and a delicate necklace, against a yellow background.

    "Mike’s leadership is empowering and supportive. He gives the team ownership to get things done while being there to guide and back us up when needed. His approach fosters accountability, confidence, and consistently brings out the best in people."

    Emily Lewis-Clarke, People Business Partner, Cuckoo

  • A smiling woman with shoulder-length reddish-brown hair, wearing a patterned top, in an outdoor setting with furniture and umbrellas in the background.

    “Michael knows how to get the best out of people. He builds trust quickly, creates clarity around what matters, and empowers teams to deliver exceptional results. His leadership brings the right balance of challenge and support - driving high performance while keeping people genuinely engaged and motivated”

    Claire Ronan, Head of HR Shared Services, Cambian

  • Close-up of a man with glasses, light brown hair, and fair skin inside a room with natural light and a clock in the background.

    "I had the pleasure of working with Michael in the health and social care sector. In my experience many HR leaders can become focused on process, but Michael is different — he builds trust through genuine collaboration and focuses on supporting leaders so their people can deliver the organisation’s goals. His approach creates confidence, alignment, and real results."

    Michael Crutchley, Chief Executive, Brendon Care

“You don't need a full-time People Director. You need the right HR thinking at the right time".”