The Institute of Directors (IoD) is the UK's professional body for company directors, founded in 1903 and operating under a Royal Charter. It provides director training and qualifications (including the Chartered Director designation), governance guidance, policy representation, and member services, and its NED Hub offers factsheets, guides, webinars and CPD specifically for non-executive directors.
Membership network or professional body
NED training & developmentPeer network / communityGovernance & ESG focus
London, United Kingdom
From £216Mission Match is a UK retained search firm that appoints chairs, non-executive directors (NEDs) and senior executives.
Its main work is board search for chairs, NEDs, independent directors and committee members of private, private equity-backed, public and not-for-profit boards. It also recruits chief executives, finance, operations and people directors and other senior executives, places interim executives, and helps private equity investors assess and appoint leadership teams after an acquisition. Searches follow six stages, from a strategic briefing and market mapping to assessment, longlisting and onboarding, and every candidate is assessed against its cognitive diversity framework. Coaching is offered to senior leaders, new chairs and interview candidates by video call or in person in London, including support through a new leader's first 100 days.
Fees are not published. The firm says each search is led by a partner and that it takes a limited number of mandates. Its founder and partner, Lisa Moses, worked in executive search before senior roles in government, including at the Cabinet Office, and is a qualified civil and commercial mediator. Partner Adria Linder founded a search firm in New York and later led executive search at OakNorth, a UK bank. It is recruiting the first cohort of Mission: Board for All, a mentoring programme that pairs board-ready candidates with experienced NEDs.
Board search firm
NED role matchingBoard search / headhunterPeer network / community
London, UKNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
Price on requestMRA Executive Coaching is an executive coaching, coach training and coaching supervision firm based in Cranleigh, Surrey, founded in 2011.
Its board and non-executive director (NED) work covers board effectiveness reviews, executive and family board coaching, and the Advanced Non-Executive Director Professional Accreditation for senior executives and aspiring NEDs. That programme begins with three one-to-one coaching sessions and a Hogan psychometric assessment, followed by a coaching qualification, NED Coaching with Confidence, taught over five full-day modules. The firm also offers one-to-one and senior team coaching, leadership training, career transition coaching and a Level 5 coaching qualification. That qualification runs over 16 weeks, face to face or online, and is accredited by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) Global.
Prices are not published. MRA has been a certified B Corporation since April 2023 and displays the logo of the International Coaching Federation (ICF). The company is Matthew Radley & Associates Limited, led by its chief executive, Matthew Radley, and it runs an annual £10,000 Social Impact Fund.
Training provider
NED training & developmentGovernance & ESG focusFor aspiring NEDs
Cranleigh, Surrey, United KingdomNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
Price on requestNED Capital is a London-based executive search firm for non-executive director (NED) and board appointments, set up in 2025 as a sister firm to FD Capital.
It recruits NEDs, chairs, committee chairs, trustees and board advisors for private and private equity-backed companies, companies listed on AIM (the Alternative Investment Market) and the main market, charities and firms regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Searches are retained, with the fee set as a percentage of the NED's annual fee. It aims to present a shortlist of three to five candidates within two to three weeks, and offers a free replacement if a permanent appointment ends within 12 months.
It is run by its two founders, Adrian Lawrence, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), and Jodie Garrington. It is accredited by the Good Business Charter.
Board search firm
NED role matchingBoard search / headhunterJob board
London, United KingdomNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
Price on request
