About Adastra

We believe in reaching for the stars.

Our ethos as a team goes back to our name, as the term 'Per Ardua Ad Astra' is Latin for “through adversity to the stars”.

It is this ethos that we empower our team with and take tremendous pride in. We take great joy in helping SMEs to shoot for the stars and help their people reach their full potential.

We believe in empowering people through adversity and supporting them every step of their journey. We are proud of what we do, and we want you to be too!

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Our values

  • Honesty and Respect
  • Integrity - and Passionate about keeping our promises
  • Client Commitment
  • Teamwork (makes the dreamwork)
  • We lead by example
  • We maintain a Sense of Humour..
  • .... but above all, we're good at, and LOVE what we do!
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Adastra

Angels

We're a small but perfectly formed team of professionals or 'The Adastra Angels' (as we call ourselves) who really care about what we do. We have the HR knowledge and expertise to help you to get the results you want, and we always put you first.

The team are all familiar with our client base. This means that no matter who you speak to, it's as if you are talking to a colleague in your 'in-house HR team' and we in turn are familiar with your people - that’s what matters!

We have a culture of trust and mutual respect, and we all look after each other. We allow our people to be themselves and celebrate successes and support each other in stressful situations, hence the copious coffee!

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Alison Daymond,
FCIPD
CEO
The Boss
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Trish Boswell,
FREC
HR Director
Coaching Guru
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Rebecca Cooper
Finance & Operations Manager
Guardian of all the Angels
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Louise Burt,
Assoc CIPD
HR Business Partner
Football Coach
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Emma Jackson,
MCIPD
HR Business Partner
Dog Whisperer
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Harry Daymond
Marketing Director
Office Barman
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Ashley Humphreys
Recruitment Consultant
Disco Diva
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Paul Sewell,
DipNEBOSH, Grad IOSH
Health & Safety Consultant
The Comedian
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Derek Mann,
RISC, MSyI (Dip)
GDPR Guru
Bodyguard to the Adastra Stars
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Dean Gates
Payroll Manager
Bean Counter
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Rose Shields
HR Consultant
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Paw Patrol

Meet Oscar - The Chairman and his team of Pat Dog Therapists
(Great for stress relief in the office!)

OSCAR
The Chairman
Head of Security
King
Bodyguard
Overseer of all the Angels
Frankie
Wellbeing Coach
Office Fun-atic!
Lexi
Office Slacker
Chief Yogi and Meditation Expert

Don't just take our word for it!

Speaking of clients...

...here are some of ours

Let's put the kettle on.

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