Independent governance reviews for boards that need a clear picture

An independent look at how your board actually works: whether roles are clear, decisions are made and recorded properly, risks are owned, and the board has what it needs to govern well. You come away with a written report and a prioritised list of what to fix first.

It isn't a sign that something's wrong. Most reviews are done by well-run boards that want to stay that way, or that have a funder, a regulator, a merger or a change of leadership on the horizon and want to be ready. A review is far easier before a problem than after one.

Yes. For charities and non-profits the review is benchmarked against the Charities Governance Code, so you can see clearly where you already meet it and where there's work to do. For public bodies, we use the code relevant to your sector.

Yes. Conversations with individual board members and the CEO are confidential, and nothing is attributed to a named person in the report without their permission. That's deliberate: people only give you the honest picture when they know it won't be traced back to them.

A written findings report setting out what's working, where the gaps are, and the risk attached to each, plus a prioritised action plan the board can put straight to use. Both are yours to keep.

Not much. The review is built around one short, structured conversation with each board member and the CEO, plus a document review we do ourselves. It's designed to fit around a board's schedule, not the other way round.

Four to six weeks from start to final report. Fixed fee, agreed before we begin, so there are no surprises along the way.

The report is yours to act on, and many boards take it from there. If you'd like help putting the priorities into practice, we can scope that separately, with no obligation. The review stands on its own either way.