We provide
To ensure optimal effectiveness, boards should periodically review their performance, processes and seek continuous improvement. The annual board effectiveness review provides the space for reflection on existing practices.
Our Expertise
Our team of experienced professionals have seen it all – from corporate fraud to internal power struggles. With over 150+ years combined experience, we bring a well-rounded perspective when conducting evaluations and assessing boardroom dynamics.
Whether it’s navigating an immediate CEO removal, mediating between the Board and management through fractious relations, or exploring succession planning options – we have approached these sensitive issues many times before and produced positive outcomes for organisations of all sizes and at all stages of their evolution.
Our Services
Our board effectiveness reviews align with your organisation’s culture. We support on internal self-evaluation processes and full external independent board evaluations. Our reviews often examine the structure of your board, boardroom dynamics, governance procedures, relations with management, reporting protocols and risk management processes.
Our experience enables us to pinpoint the root cause of board issues quickly. We specialise in making effective boards even better by distilling our wisdom into tangible actions that correspond with Beyond Governance’s “true success factors”.
Our broader advisory and consulting business means that we are clearly focussed on managing any potential conflicts of interest that might arise from this board evaluation process. We have implemented processes and procedures to ensure integrity and impartiality remains in place so that you can be assured that your review remains independent.
Our Approach
We tailor your review to suit your board’s individual needs. As part of our engagement, we will assess and agree with you the approach to be taken.
Our reviews can be carried out in two different forms:
Survey based review: for this type of review, we will design a questionnaire for completion by your board and key senior members of management. The questionnaire will focus on key areas of oversight by the board and is intended to draw out how the board work together to discharge their duties.
Interview based review: our interview-based review extends the above review through a 1:1 engagement session with each board member, with focus on board performance, collaboration within the board and those all-important dynamics that drive performance and effectiveness.
Once completed we will analysis the results and provide a report with key outcomes and proposed actions and next steps.
Any client disclosures relating to our review to be agreed prior to publication.
All our reviews are confidential, and the anonymity of participants is a cornerstone of an effective review. Participants are able to openly share their views and perspectives on the performance of the board, supporting the collegiate nature of a board in its role leading your organisation.
As part of our review process, we remain available to your board for a period of up to 12 months to support with the implementation of any outcomes arising from the review.
Our specialised knowledge, in a real-life situation
Our client, a listed financial services company, had been struggling with duplicate papers and voluminous board packs.
Boardroom decisions were disjointed and ineffective with discussions taking place outside of meetings and meetings being used for legal documentary purposes only. The Board of Directors and Management wanted to spend less time drafting and reading papers and more time making better informed decisions in meetings.
We restructured the agendas, board packs and improved the reporting flow, which increased efficiency and reduced the board packs by 75%. As a result of our work Board discussions were elevated to focus on strategy. We also reviewd the historic board packs, agendas and meeting minutes to ensure everything was legally documented.
The Chair and Board of Directors were delighted with our ability to strip back unnecessary bureaucracy, enhance reporting and refocus their board meetings on the topics for growth and long-term success.
Our Experts
John Davies ACG
Governance Director Beyond Governance John has over 35+ years experience in Corporate Governance having held roles in various listed companies. Prior to joining Beyond Governance...
Lisa Keeling ACG
Governance Advisor Beyond Governance Lisa has over 11+ years company secretarial experience at FTSE listed companies.Lisa was Senior Company Secretarial Assistant at Close Brothers...
“From the start Beyond Governance’s recommendations enabled governance to begin to flow again and decision-making became easier to a level we did not appreciate was possible. Streamlined board and committee papers and packs make meetings more productive and succinct. We now have forward planners embedded in our process, giving clearer visibility on future activites and agenda planning. As a result of the recommendations and implementation Beyond Governance brought, we have transformed our ways of working, opened my eyes to what is possible (I can’t believe we didn’t do this years ago) and brought clarity and efficiency to our board and governance practices.”
Governance Professional of 20 years
Our Services
What we can do for your business
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Corporate Reporting and AGM
The Annual General Meeting with your owners and corporate reporting, is mandatory for most organisations and stands an opportunity to demonstrate transparency and share progress during the year and provide an update on future plans.
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Board evaluation
Leadership sets the tone and timbre which then permeates throughout the organisation to create your culture. Board evaluations give leadership the opportunity to ensure that they are able to provide insight, foresight and oversight.
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Board Pack Efficiency
Board Pack Efficiency – Board packs can become very cumbersome over time and a director’s time is often limited. Reviewing countless pages of peripheral material creates inefficiencies and reduces clarity of thought.
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Code Benchmarking
Are you anxious about you governance framework and your compliance against applicable corporate governance codes? Our experienced in-house consultants will help.
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ESG
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting and investing is gathering increased momentum. ESG is the umbrella term for purpose led, sustainable and responsible organisations.
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Governance Framework
The long-term performance and success of an organisation is a direct result of its approach to leadership, management and the culture; it’s people.
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Governance Health check
Our business health check analyses the governance framework of an organisation to ensure it is robust, effective and efficient. No stone is left unturned.
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Governance Projects
Whether you want to grow your business, secure investment, AIM / FTSE list or completely restructure; we provide the level of support your board and management team need.
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Interim Support
There are c10,000 qualified senior company secretaries in the UK, the demand outweighs the supply. With our experienced professionals you get instant relief and someone who can tackle the workload from day one.
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Subsidiary Governance
Subsidiaries can support expansion into new countries and markets, help mitigate risk and set the company up for future asset or business divestments without affecting the overall group.
Our wonderful team
Amazing people making amazing things
Erika Eliasson-Norris FCG
CEO
As the CEO and Founder of Beyond Governance, Erika envisions a future where governance is not just about oversight and regulation but about fostering a culture of responsibility, accountability, adaptability, and long-term vision. Under her leadership, Beyond Governance is redefining the paradigms of corporate governance…
Andrew Harvey-Wrate FCG
Governance Director
Andrew is a flexible and up-front Governance Professional with over 35 years’ experience in Aerospace and Defence, Financial Services and Commercial Real Estate in various FTSE listed companies as well as in Charity. Andrew worked at Persimmon plc where he Deputy Company Secretary and acted as board secretary…
John Davies - ACG
Governance Director
John is a forward thinking and relationship focussed Governance Professional with over 25 years’ experience in a range of sectors including Travel & Leisure, Food Producers, Media, Property, Healthcare, and Financial Services in various FTSE listed and unlisted companies. Immediately before joining Beyond Governance…
Juliet Dearlove - LLB
Governance Director
Juliet is an adaptable and analytical Solicitor with over 25 years’ experience in the field of Governance in Automotive, Financial Services, Investment Trusts and Veterinary Services in various FTSE listed, AIM listed and unlisted companies. Juliet worked at JP Morgan for ten years and was responsible for The Mercantile Investment Trust …
Victoria Garvin - FCG
Governance Director
Victoria is a dynamic and versatile Governance Professional with over 20 years’ experience, primarily within the highly regulated financial services sector. Victoria worked at Aviva plc where she led the global group-wide governance function and oversaw the development and implementation of governance practices across the group.
Lisa Keeling - ACG
Governance Advisor
Lisa is an industrious and thoughtful Governance Professional with over 12 years’ experience in FMCG, Architecture and Financial Services in various FTSE listed and unlisted companies. Lisa worked at Close Brothers Group plc where she was responsible for supporting subsidiary governance and administering the transition…
Jonathan Saunders - ACG
Governance Advisor
Jonathan is a proactive and conscientious Governance Professional with over 7 years’ experience in Company Secretarial practice, including in Investment Trusts, Renewable Energy, Real Estate, Insurance and PFI/PPP project companies in various FTSE listed and unlisted companies.
Case studies
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