Leadership development covers structured programmes that build leadership and management capability, from first-time managers and emerging leaders through to the executive team. Delivery ranges from open courses and cohort programmes to fully bespoke in-house design, in person, virtual or blended.
Most corporate training spend goes on developing managers and leaders. Compare leadership and management development programmes across the UK by accreditation, programme type, seniority served, sector experience and independent ratings.
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Leadership Trust is a leadership development organisation based at Chelsea Parkfields near Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire, founded in 1975.
Its programmes aim to change how leaders behave, using residential courses, outdoor challenges, peer feedback and coaching. Cultivate, for emerging leaders, runs for 12 months with five residential days, four virtual half-day workshops and four one-to-one coaching sessions. Leadership in Management, for experienced leaders, centres on a five-and-a-half-day residential, with coaching before and after across six months. It also designs programmes for senior leaders, executive teams and whole organisations, and offers one-to-one and three-way coaching that includes the leader's sponsor.
Prices are not published, and the website lists no accreditations. The organisation was set up by David Gilbert-Smith, who had commanded the Special Air Service (SAS) Training Wing, and behavioural psychologist Janet Richardson. It is now the trading name of Leadership Trust Training and Development Limited and is part of Chelsea Group. Its case studies include WashCo, which reports turnover rising from £12m to £18m.
Change Formation is a people development and training company based in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, led by managing director Rob McWilliam.
It offers leadership development, management skills, communication and client relationship training, team development and executive coaching, with separate programmes for graduates, line managers and project managers. Its catalogue includes masterclasses and workshops on change, coaching skills, feedback and hybrid working. Executive coaching is open to anyone from junior managers to senior leaders and usually runs as up to six sessions over six to nine months, drawing on Insights Discovery and Appraisal 360. All services can be delivered in person or online.
Prices are not published, and a free 15-minute consultation call is offered. It states that it is an Approved Centre for the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) and offers the ILM Level 3 Award in Leadership and Management. Its website also displays the logo of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC). Published case studies include work for Paxton, Ericsson, CGG and Siemens PSE.
Inspirational Group is a leadership development consultancy based in Camberley, Surrey, with offices in Dubai and Pune, India.
It works with organisations on leadership programmes, coaching, change leadership, graduate and early career development, team events and performance diagnostics. Its programmes include IGNITE, a 12-month women's leadership programme for middle managers, and Manager Grand Prix, a five-month modular programme for people managers. Coaching covers one-to-one executive coaching, team coaching and coach training, and most coaching engagements run for three to nine months. It also lists Chartered Management Institute (CMI) qualifications at levels 5, 6 and 7, and a Leader as Coach module described as an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Level 1 pathway.
Prices are not published. It states that it is a certified B Corporation, and the B Lab directory lists it under its former name, Inspirational Development Group. The company, Be Inspirational Group Limited, was incorporated in 2000 and took its current name in May 2024, according to The Gazette. Its founder, Stephen Bennett, is chairman. It states that it has more than 26 years of experience and has worked with over 100,000 leaders.
UK-based training and consultancy specialising in Appreciative Inquiry, led by facilitator Andy Smith. Offers live online and self-paced Appreciative Inquiry courses, one-to-one consultations and facilitation for strengths-based team and leadership development, alongside books and a podcast on the subject. Clients include the NHS, government bodies, and private and nonprofit organisations.
Beckett McInroy Consultancy (BMC) is a coach training and coaching firm with a registered address in Manchester, run by founder Dr Clare Beckett-McInroy.
Its CoachME coach training runs from Level 1 to Level 7. The levels cover core coaching skills, then executive, team, board and systems coaching, mentor coaching and coaching supervision, with a separate Team Coaching Certificate. The Levels 1 to 6 programme gives 127.5 hours of blended learning, taught live online in groups of up to 12, and sessions are recorded. Some training also runs face to face. BMC provides executive, team, board and career coaching, coaching for educators and law partnerships, and diagnostic tools. Training is offered in several languages, including English and Arabic.
The CoachME Levels 1 to 6 programme is priced from $2,995 to $5,950 in United States dollars, depending on the package chosen. BMC states that its programmes are accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) at Levels 1, 2 and 3 and approved by the Association for Coaching (AC). Its team page lists eight coaches holding the ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC) credential. Dr Beckett-McInroy is also listed as a European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) Master Practitioner. Named clients include LEGO, Citi, DHL and Saudi Aramco.
Senior leaders, ExecutivesOrganisations and individuals
The BCF Group is a Nottingham-based provider of coaching qualifications, management training and executive coaching, with 25 years of experience.
It runs Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) qualifications at Level 3 in leadership and management and at Levels 5 and 7 in coaching and mentoring, alongside management, interpersonal skills and Train the Trainer courses. The Level 5 and Level 7 coaching courses start with two days of training in a classroom in Reading or over Zoom, followed by reflections, assignments and logged coaching hours, with three years to finish. Level 5 is also sold as a self-paced online course. Executive coaching for managers, directors and executives takes place in person, by phone or by video call, and courses can be designed for a single organisation.
ILM Level 5 costs £995 online, £1,595 over Zoom or £1,995 in a classroom, and Level 7 costs £2,395 over Zoom or £2,695 in a classroom, all plus VAT. Executive coaching and in-house course prices are not published. It states that its training is certified by the ILM and that it has worked in more than 40 sectors. The company behind it is BCF Group Limited.
First-time managers, Mid-level, Senior leadersOpen courses, In-house, QualificationsOrganisations and individuals
BPP is a professional education provider based in London, founded in 1976, offering qualifications, apprenticeships, degrees and short courses.
Its leadership and management range includes apprenticeships at Levels 3 and 4, such as Management and Business Foundations and Management and Project Management, and a Level 6 Project Management degree apprenticeship. Through BPP University it offers management degrees, among them a BSc (Hons) in Transformational Leadership and several MSc Management courses. Short continuing professional development (CPD) courses cover topics such as managing hybrid teams, resilience and strategic thinking. Programmes are aimed at every level from junior managers to the C-suite, with study online or at UK study centres. Its Level 5 Coaching Professional apprenticeship is no longer offered.
Prices vary by course. The 3-hour live online CPD course Leading Change is listed from £474 including VAT. BPP University holds its own degree awarding powers and was rated Good in every area by the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) in February 2025. BPP says it trains over 65,000 learners a year. It is part of Lyceum Education Group and is owned by the private equity firm TDR.
First-time managersIn-house, QualificationsOrganisations and individuals
Mindtools Kineo is a UK workplace learning company formed when Mindtools, founded in 1996, bought the learning provider Kineo in May 2025.
For organisations it offers consultancy and custom learning design, off-the-shelf and adapted learning programmes, and learning platforms that track and manage training. Its main topics are management and leadership development, compliance and essential skills, and onboarding and induction. Most learning is digital, with short e-learning modules and mobile access to videos and articles. Some programmes add residential workshops, peer support groups, mentoring and work-based projects. Individuals can buy a separate Mindtools membership, which gives access to a content hub of articles, videos and quizzes, short Skill Bites and an artificial intelligence (AI) coach.
Individual membership costs £12 a month, £30 a quarter or £110 a year, each after a 7-day free trial. Prices for organisations are not published. Mindtools is owned by Cambridge Information Group (CIG), a family-owned investment firm, and bought Kineo from City & Guilds. The combined business announced the Mindtools Kineo name in December 2025. It states its content reaches 24 million people in 160 countries. Its operating company, Mind Tools Ltd, is registered in Edinburgh.
Peoplewise is a business psychology consultancy with its head office in Hammersmith, London, and is the development partner of The LCap Group.
It works with organisations in five areas: assessment, development, organisational performance, coaching and sales training informed by psychology. Assessment covers psychometric tools, 360-degree surveys and assessment centres. One-to-one and team coaching is offered to people moving into bigger roles, executives joining the C-suite for the first time, high-potential employees and board members. Development work includes leadership and team programmes, a leadership transition model and its own apps for behavioural tracking, pulse surveys and talent management. Programme lengths are not published.
Prices are not published. It states that it has more than 60 psychologists and coaches working across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia, and that its coaches are certified by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the British Psychological Society (BPS) or similar bodies. It says it can deliver in more than 20 languages.
Organisations
London, United KingdomNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
t-three is a leadership and culture change consultancy with offices in Birmingham, London and Manchester, incorporated as a company in 2000.
It designs leadership, management and team development and culture change programmes for organisations, built around its Provoke, Plant, Practise method for behaviour change. Programmes are co-designed with each client and delivered in person or virtually, for audiences from senior leaders to aspiring managers. Its tools include the Facet5 personality profile, 360-degree feedback and Truth Teller, its own named feedback tool that can be completed in about 4 minutes. A typical coaching programme has a chemistry session, a Facet5 assessment, objective setting, four coaching sessions and a final review. For organisations building in-house coaching, it runs Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) qualifications at Level 3 or Level 5.
Prices are not published. t-three states that it is accredited by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC), and its site displays an ISO/IEC 27001 information security certificate from SGS. Client stories include Transport for London, Jaguar Land Rover, Sainsbury's, the BBC and EDF. It states it is part of Gateley, and t-three Consulting Limited (company number 03959623) is registered in Birmingham.
LaunchPad Associates is a human resources (HR) and people development consultancy based in Meadowfield, County Durham, in business since 2012.
Its LaunchPad HR service gives employers operational HR support, remotely or on site, covering performance and absence, disciplinary and grievance matters, recruitment and HR policies, on a pay-as-you-go or retained basis. It also lists outplacement and redundancy support for employees who need to move on. Other work includes business mentoring, personal development, i3 personality profiling and career direction coaching for school leavers, people returning to work and those wanting a change. The format and length of programmes are not published.
Prices are not published. The business is led by directors Beverly Sherratt, who has more than 20 years in HR, and Jo Cameron, an HR professional and recruiter. The named team also includes an HR consultant and an employment solicitor. No professional accreditations are listed. The limited company, number 08291826, was incorporated on 13 November 2012.
Organisations and individuals
Meadowfield, County Durham, UKNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
Common Purpose is a not-for-profit leadership development organisation based in London, founded as a charity in 1989 and now working in 10 countries.
Its programmes bring together people from different sectors and backgrounds to build the skills to lead across boundaries of sector, culture and organisation. Open programmes in the UK include Lighthouse for senior leaders, Arena for high-potential and senior leaders, Beacon for high-potential leaders and Legacy for people aged 18 to 25. Lighthouse in the UK runs for 45 hours over 7 months, with in-person sessions in London, Cardiff, Belfast and Edinburgh and one online session. It also designs programmes for employers and universities on change leadership, equity, diversity and inclusion, and women in leadership.
Lighthouse in the UK costs £6,000 plus value added tax (VAT), and a limited bursary scheme is available. Prices for other programmes are not published. The parent body, The Common Purpose Charitable Trust, is a company limited by guarantee (number 02832875) and a registered charity (number 1023384). It reports more than 144,000 alumni and work with 22,000 organisations, with hubs in cities including London, Berlin, Johannesburg, Singapore and Chicago.
First-time managers, Emerging leaders, Senior leadersOpen courses, In-houseOrganisations and individuals
