
Kath Gibbons
Administrator

Placing purpose and quality before profit, Peridot Partners is a values-led executive search firm working across the third sector, education and membership organisations. We transform leadership and inspire change with organisations that have a social purpose.
We challenge the status quo about what makes good leadership, and this is reflected in our exceptional clients, candidates and close community of change-makers. We focus on long-term, deep-rooted relationships that bring added value.

Since 2009, we have worked with organisations that want to grow and who appreciate and value good leadership, across the public, third and private sectors. This means we spend our time recruiting people for executive and non-executive roles for leadership teams and boards across education, fundraising and the third sector.
We've always been driven to do the right thing, and that includes an explicit focus on diversity, equity and inclusion. As we've grown, our commitment to championing better leadership and building real partnerships for long-term success has remained at the heart of everything we do.

As experts in our respective fields, we have the professional know how as well as a unique understanding of the sectors we cover
We pride ourselves on having local people in your area
We believe honesty & integrity is key in building successful relationships
Ensuring we deliver the BEST service outcome to our clients
Our Safer User portal guarantee's you have information at your fingertips 24/7
Our consultants and workforce receive constant training to ensure were always on top of our game
Peridot was founded in 2009 with a simple conviction: that organisations with a social purpose deserve exceptional leadership, and that recruitment should place purpose and quality before profit. That belief still shapes how we work today, guiding a values-led team committed to transforming leadership and inspiring change.

Board appointments made
500+
Helping organisations secure high-impact leadership
Diverse appointments
65%
Supporting inclusive and representative boards
Placement success rate
92%
Roles successfully filled with the right candidates
Client satisfaction
4.9 / 5
Consistently high feedback from organisations

Administrator

Senior Consultant (Research & Delivery) | Fundraising

Consultant | Further Education

Principal Consultant | Schools, Academies & Education Charities

Director | Awarding, Assessment & Professional Education

Head of Quality & Business Support

Principal Consultant | Fundraising

Project Coordinator

Principal Consultant | Finance & Interim Appointments

Director | Charities

Director | Charities

Principal Consultant | Fundraising

Project Coordinator

Administrator

Business Support & Data Manager

Principal Consultant | Schools, Academies & Education Charities

Partner

Senior Consultant | Awarding, Assessment & Professional Education

Managing Consultant | Charities

Principal Consultant | Awarding, Assessment & Professional Education

Head of Further Education & Skills

Head of Marketing & Communications

Head of Further Education & Sixth Form Colleges

Charity Board Effectiveness Specialist | Board Practice

Research & Delivery Manager | Further Education & Schools

Partner

Administrator

Head of People (Associate)

Project Support Manager

Principal Consultant | Arts, Heritage & Culture

Project Support Manager (Maternity Cover)

Consultant | Charities

Consultant | Charities

Head of SME Charities

Head of Social Justice

Senior Consultant | Charities

Principal Consultant | Further Education & Charities

Head of Arts, Heritage & Culture

Principal Consultant | Higher Education

Partner

Head of Schools, Academies & Education Charities

Consultant | Arts, Heritage & Culture

Principal Consultant | Fundraising

Project Support Manager

Chief Executive & Founder

Finance & HR Administrator

Project Coordinator

Director | Membership & Development

Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Community & Events Executive

Marketing & Communications Executive

Head of Board Appointments

Director of Finance & Company Secretary

Senior Consultant | Charities

Independent Non-Executive Director

Administrator

Senior Consultant (Research & Delivery) | Fundraising

Consultant | Further Education

Principal Consultant | Schools, Academies & Education Charities

Director | Awarding, Assessment & Professional Education

Head of Quality & Business Support

Principal Consultant | Fundraising

Project Coordinator

Principal Consultant | Finance & Interim Appointments

Director | Charities

Director | Charities

Principal Consultant | Fundraising

Project Coordinator

Administrator

Business Support & Data Manager

Principal Consultant | Schools, Academies & Education Charities

Partner

Senior Consultant | Awarding, Assessment & Professional Education

Managing Consultant | Charities

Principal Consultant | Awarding, Assessment & Professional Education

Head of Further Education & Skills

Head of Marketing & Communications

Head of Further Education & Sixth Form Colleges

Charity Board Effectiveness Specialist | Board Practice

Research & Delivery Manager | Further Education & Schools

Partner

Administrator

Head of People (Associate)

Project Support Manager

Principal Consultant | Arts, Heritage & Culture

Project Support Manager (Maternity Cover)

Consultant | Charities

Consultant | Charities

Head of SME Charities

Head of Social Justice

Senior Consultant | Charities

Principal Consultant | Further Education & Charities

Head of Arts, Heritage & Culture

Principal Consultant | Higher Education

Partner

Head of Schools, Academies & Education Charities

Consultant | Arts, Heritage & Culture

Principal Consultant | Fundraising

Project Support Manager

Chief Executive & Founder

Finance & HR Administrator

Project Coordinator

Director | Membership & Development

Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Community & Events Executive

Marketing & Communications Executive

Head of Board Appointments

Director of Finance & Company Secretary

Senior Consultant | Charities

Independent Non-Executive Director

Administrator