Oraculum Ltd is a recruitment consultancy led by Sarah Bass, known as the ‘Chief Match Maker’. With over 25 years of experience across multiple sectors, Oraculum specialises in helping businesses attract, retain, and develop their best talent. Their approach is professional, results-focused, and centred on building lasting partnerships with clients.
Oraculum provides tailored recruitment solutions for SMEs and mid-market companies across the Southeast, offering RPO services, internal resourcing, and strategic guidance on talent acquisition. From candidate attraction and selection to onboarding and retention, they support businesses in creating strong teams that drive long-term success.
Sarah Bass is a much-loved member of the team at Metro HR, and we’ve worked with her and Oraculum Ltd over the years to provide expert recruitment advice and hands-on support for our clients. With Oraculum’s trusted guidance, we’ve helped clients to streamline hiring processes, improve quality of hire, and achieve positive outcomes for both businesses and candidates.

Starford Legal HR are a team of employment lawyers, bridging the gap between employment law and people management. Their team combines legal expertise with hands-on HR experience to help organisations navigate people challenges with clarity, confidence, and care.
They offer tailored support across employment law, HR consultancy, management strategy, and executive coaching — always designed to empower clients rather than create dependency. Each project pairs an experienced HR consultant with an employment law solicitor, ensuring every solution is practical, strategic, and legally sound.
We love working with Julie and her team at Starford, and they are Metro HR’s trusted ‘go-to’ for employment law advice – any time that our clients need legal support, we know we can rely on Starford to deliver sound, balanced guidance and solutions. Many of you will have heard us mention Julie’s name often. Our founder and lead consultant Charlotte also supports Starford with investigations and project work as a Senior Consultant. It’s a great collaboration.

West & Berry is a Brighton-based accountancy firm delivering professional advice in a simple, straightforward way. Their modern, approachable team of chartered accountants and registered auditors combines technical expertise with a friendly, practical approach, making accounting and finance easy to understand.
They offer a full range of services, including accounts, audit, taxation, Xero and cloud accounting, payroll, bookkeeping, and business consultancy – tailored to meet the needs of charities, not-for-profits, and businesses of all sizes.
As our Accountant and Payroll provider, West & Berry provides Metro HR with trusted financial guidance and support. As organisations we are founded on similar values, we think they’re great and have referred many clients to them over the years, and they quite like us too and refer clients our way when they think there is a good match, a perfect partnership.

West & Berry is a Brighton-based accountancy firm delivering professional advice in a simple, straightforward way. Their modern, approachable team of chartered accountants and registered auditors combines technical expertise with a friendly, practical approach, making accounting and finance easy to understand.
They offer a full range of services, including accounts, audit, taxation, Xero and cloud accounting, payroll, bookkeeping, and business consultancy – tailored to meet the needs of charities, not-for-profits, and businesses of all sizes.
As our Accountant and Payroll provider, West & Berry provides Metro HR with trusted financial guidance and support. As organisations we are founded on similar values, we think they’re great and have referred many clients to them over the years, and they quite like us too and refer clients our way when they think there is a good match, a perfect partnership.

Occupational Health Assessment Ltd provides fast, expert medical advice to help organisations identify, manage, and reduce workplace health risks with confidence. Offering nationwide coverage, they give employers rapid access to specialist clinicians, with appointments typically available within two days of a request.
Before making a referral, clients can speak directly with the assessing clinician to ensure they’re asking the right questions — and each assessment is followed by a clear, practical report delivered within 72 hours (subject to consent). Their approach is efficient, supportive, and designed to make occupational health guidance easy to access and understand.
Backed by SEQOHS accreditation, Cyber Essentials Plus, and Certified B-Corporation status, Occupational Health Assessment Ltd brings trusted expertise and rigorous standards to every case.
Occupational Health Assessment provide Metro HR clients with prompt, reliable access to specialist medical advice and occupational health assessments. Their quick turnaround times and clear reporting give our clients the clarity they need to manage health-related matters sensitively and effectively.

Engage Health Group is an employee benefits brokerage and consultancy who help HR teams simplify and streamline their health and protection policies, both in the UK and internationally.
Their expert team reviews existing arrangements, provides no-obligation quotes and clear advice, and offers full administrative support throughout the life of all policies. They specialise in Group Health Insurance, Group Life Insurance, Group Income Protection and a wide range of other employee benefits, ensuring organisations get the right cover without the administrative burden or extra fees.
Metro HR partners with Engage Health Group whenever our clients need support navigating employee benefits or reviewing existing policies. Their team makes the process surprisingly easy – they take on the heavy lifting, demystifying the options, and providing fast, reliable guidance. We trust Engage to provide our clients clear comparisons, honest advice, and a smooth admin process, freeing SMEs from time-consuming policy management.
