Listing exposes governance to a level of scrutiny private companies rarely face. We prepare boards to meet that scrutiny, from composition and committees through to first-year operational governance.
Listing changes governance fundamentally. Code compliance becomes mandatory. Independent director proportions must hold. Committees must function. Policies must withstand investor review.
Most of this cannot be retrofitted. The board that lists is the board that has to deliver on day one, in full view of the market.
Beyond Governance supports boards through pre-listing governance uplift, across Main Market, AIM and overseas exchanges.


We combine practitioner experience of listed boards with a pragmatic understanding of the timelines and pressures of the listing process, working alongside your legal and financial advisers.
Engagements range from single-stream reviews (composition, committees, policies) to full pre-IPO governance programmes.
Practitioner-led governance advisory, not banker-led or lawyer-led. Independent of transaction advisory revenue.


Every engagement is delivered at a fixed project fee. Scope and fee are set at the outset. Neither drifts during delivery.
For a UK company board, a minute taking service is worth considering when the internal team lacks protected drafting time,
An outsourced company secretary provides agreed company secretarial support through an external provider. Outsourcing can suit a UK company that
A fractional company secretary provides ongoing company secretarial and governance support on a part-time basis. The arrangement can suit a
