Mark Honeybell
An award-winning HR & Employment company has continued its growth by adding an experienced head of client services to its ranks.
Derby-based Precept has welcomed Mark Honeybell to the team. Mark has previously worked for Flint Bishop, Knights and TDX Group, where he was Client Services Excellence Manager.
His appointment brings the number of members at the Mansfield Road business – part of the Barron McCann group of companies – to seven.
Mark, who is also Commanding Officer in a voluntary role with Derbyshire Army Cadets, said: “I am delighted to have joined the team at Precept.
“I have been admiring them from afar for a while now and I like their ethos and what they stand for; they offer no-nonsense HR & Employment Law services and genuinely care about the people they work with.”
Mark has known Precept director and co-owner Rob Tice for more than 10 years; the pair worked together at Flint Bishop in 2010.
“The position I held at Flint Bishop was very similar to the one I’ll be doing at Precept,” said Mark.
“My job at Flints was to grow the business and Rob trusted me to just get on with it; we worked well together, and it will be great to rekindle that relationship at Precept.
“My job at Precept is to get to know the clients and to nurture the relationship. It’s a very important job and I’m looking forward to understanding more about Precept’s clients and what they’re about.”
Mark spent more than five years in the Army. A former cadet himself, Mark looks after 950 young people as Commandant with Derbyshire Army Cadets.
It is a big commitment, but one that Mark relishes. He said: “I have a team of 160 people and we are governed and guided by the British Army.
“My main responsibilities include leading and overseeing the delivery of people activities across the organisation and attracting new volunteers.
“We cover a huge area of Derbyshire and aim to give these young people – many whom are from disadvantaged backgrounds – opportunities to grow themselves during trips to incredible places. In the past, we’ve taken cadets to Cyprus and the base camp of Mount Everest.
“It’s hugely rewarding.”
Precept, which offers employment law support, outsourced HR, training, online HR resources and defending Employment Tribunal claims for their clients has had a tremendous year of growth.
It was named Business Masters Small Business of the Year at the end of 2023 and Head of Employment Law and HR, Emma Tice, has been shortlisted in the HR Leader category of the Business Desk Leadership Awards alongside employees from Fortitude Nicsa Global, Bentley Project Management UK and Duncan & Toplis.
Director and co-owner Rob Tice said: “We have gone through a huge period of growth over the last 18 months at Precept and we are delighted to welcome Mark to the team; we are now one of the largest HR & Employment Law team in the East Midlands.
“Mark brings with him a wealth of experience and we are looking forward to another busy year at Precept.”
