About Us
Who are we?
We’re not a faceless corporate entity with a call centre approach. We’re a family run business. We look after large-scale employment law and HR projects, with a personal touch and familiarity. We are utterly focussed on helping SMEs, and we live and breathe our values, because they underpin how we work and deal with our clients.
We encourage and develop personality and individuality. We drink tea, go on holidays with our loved ones, play sport and keep pets – and we channel this personality into creating a standout experience for our clients.

Our team of specialists are ready to help your business today


We are Award Winning
Over our years in business, we’re so proud to have been recognised with awards that celebrate and endorse what we do and the way we work.





We are family run
Howarths is a family-run business founded by Andy and Helen, and now run by their son Gavin. As a family, we place significance on traits such as trust, respect, honesty and integrity. These core principles run right through our business. We’re the perfect blend of progressive ambition, matched with traditional values like good timekeeping, smart dress and polite manners.
As a Howarths client, you’ll benefit from these traits as standard.

ABOUT
Meet the team
The faces shown here are the faces of Howarths. These are the people you’ll work with, the people who’ll support you, and the people who will help your business flourish.
When you call, email or visit, you’ll always speak to these people.

Chief Executive Officer - CEO
Gavin Howarth

Chief Financial Officer - CFO
Tracey Hopkins

Chief Legal Officer - CLO
Charlotte Geesin

Head of Operations
Sharon Rosindale

Senior Employment Law Solicitor
Sarah Edwards

Employment Law Solicitor
Jonothan Scollen

Employment Law Advisor
Anna Nelson

Employment Law Advisor
Sarah Hake

Employment Law Advisor
Katie Lennon

Policy Advisor
Emily Brown

Senior HR Growth Partner
Katie Fletcher

HR Growth Partner
Cath Crane

HR Growth Partner
Claire Hargreaves

HR Growth Partner
Jill pollard

HR Growth Partner
Sophie Metcalf

HR Growth Advisor
Sally Mason

Senior Health & Safety Advisor
Mark Worsnop

Health & Safety Advisor
Paul Jackson

Health & Safety Advisor
Rachel Herd

Business Support Administrator
Jane Phillips

Reception Lead
Heleena Kilroy

Trainee Business Analyst
Melanie Hopkins

Accounts Assistant
Elaine Philip

Client Success Lead
Stephanie Shackleton

Head of Client Success
James Young

Client Relations Administrator
Joseph Saxton

PA to the CEO
Justine Crabtree

Head of Marketing
Thomas Croft

Marketing Executive
Abdullah Farrukh

Brand Ambassador
Jen Howarth

CEO - The Howarth Foundation
Andy Howarth

Support Worker - The Howarth Foundation
Carl Hedley

Business Development Manager - The Howarth Foundation
Nathan Kirk

The Howarth Foundation
The Howarth Foundation is the company charity, founded to help people who have experienced homelessness and chaotic lifestyles, from the community we live and work in, to get back into employment and have a second chance at life.
Many of our clients are supporters of the Foundation and help us raise funds each year to continue its life-changing work. To date, The Howarth Foundation has helped clients secure roles in retail, hospitality and sport, among many others.,
Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
Since Howarths was founded in 2003, we’ve always worked hard to make anyone who meets or works within the business feel included, welcome, heard and valued.
In early 2021, we took our commitment to the next level and formed our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Committee (affectionately known internally as our “DIB” Committee”). It is chaired by our MD, Gavin, and meets once a month to look at forward thinking initiatives for how we increase awareness, understanding and empathy.
Our aim is to drive meaningful change across the full spectrum of diversity and inclusion. We start with ourselves first, and then work to inspire others, including our clients, to make change in their organisations.
Whether you work for Howarths, or are engaged as a client, you will know and feel that this is a business with heart.

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Howarths
Newbury Court
St Johns Place
Brooke Street
Cleckheaton
BD19 3RR