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Impact International

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Impact International is an experiential leadership development company founded in 1980 in the English Lake District, with an office in Ambleside. It works with corporate, public sector and non-governmental organisation (NGO) clients on leadership development, team development, change management, executive and performance coaching, and wellbeing at work. Its programmes are built on experiential learning and are delivered in person, online and in blended formats. Industries listed on its website include automotive, energy and utilities, financial services, health and pharmaceuticals, and technology, media and telecoms. Programme lengths are not published. Prices are not published. Its website lists offices in the UK, Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific, says it has more than 400 staff, and names clients including Google, PepsiCo, Santander, Experian and Thomson Reuters. It states that Training Industry named it a Top 20 Leadership Training Company for the 16th consecutive year in 2026, that it signed the United Nations Global Compact in 2006 and that it received an EcoVadis Gold rating in 2015.

In Professional Development

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In Professional Development (INPD) is a management and leadership training provider based in Appley Bridge, Greater Manchester, founded in 2018. It runs open and in-house programmes for directors, senior leaders and managers, most lasting 2 to 5 days, delivered online, in London or Manchester, or at the client's site. Many lead to Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Level 5 or Level 7 awards and certificates, including a Level 7 Certificate in Leadership Coaching and Mentoring, assessed by written assignments. After its 5-day Executive Mini MBA Accelerator or Directors Development Programme Accelerator, learners can take a postgraduate certificate (PG Cert) validated by the University of Chester. It also offers one-to-one and team executive coaching, typically 6 to 12 sessions of 60 to 90 minutes over 3 to 6 months, from a pool it says has more than 150 coaches. Individual places are listed from £1,400 plus value added tax (VAT) for the 2-day Finance for Non-Finance Managers course to £3,250 plus VAT for the Directors Development Programme Accelerator. In-house group delivery is listed from £2,750 plus VAT per day, and coaching prices are not published. It states that it became a CMI approved centre in June 2019. The company, In-Professional Development Ltd (number 10777587), was incorporated in May 2017, and its website names clients including Siemens Energy, the National Health Service (NHS), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), Toyota and KPMG.

Leadership Matters

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Leadership Matters is an online leadership development platform for the education sector, founded by Andy Buck and trading since 2016. Members get six diagnostic tools for leaders and staff teams, along with videos, slides and templates covering around 40 leadership topics, plus events including an annual conference. Individuals can join on their own, and a school membership covers any number of staff at that school. Trusts and local authorities are quoted separately. Its Professional Education arm offers progression pathways to an MBA, an MSc or an MA with the University of Buckingham, aimed mainly at people who have finished a senior leader apprenticeship with Captiva Learning. An advisory service also works with organisations on talent strategy. Individual membership costs £99 a year plus VAT. School membership runs from £195 to £745 a year plus VAT depending on pupil numbers, with 20% off three-year terms and a 10-day free trial. The Masters pathways cost £5,995 to £7,940 plus VAT, and eligible apprentices can apply for a bursary. It states that it has over 21,000 users and 900 clients on five continents. Its brand and customer assets are held by LM Education Ltd and are due to move to a new parent company, Leadership Matters Ltd.

Leadership Trust

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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.