Board skills review
A focused, practical review to gain a clearer understanding of your board’s strengths, gaps and future needs to guide recruitment, succession and development.
Supporting your board to plan for the future
We help organisations understand how their board needs to evolve, aligning board composition with where the organisation is heading.
This review goes beyond a traditional skills audit, giving you a grounded view of your current board alongside the skills, experience and perspectives you may need next.
This review goes beyond a traditional skills audit, giving you a grounded view of your current board alongside the skills, experience and perspectives you may need next.
You might be looking for this support if you are:
- preparing for trustee recruitment
- onboarding new trustees
- thinking about board succession
- looking to strengthen diversity, skills or experience
- wanting a clearer understanding of how your board needs to develop
What we do
We provide a focused review of your board’s current composition and future needs.
Our approach combines survey insight, discussion and reflection to build a realistic picture of strengths, gaps and priorities, alongside practical next steps.
We can support you with:
- capturing current and future skills, diversity and experience
- exploring trustee confidence, engagement and understanding of the role
- reflecting on board culture and ways of working
- identifying priorities for recruitment and succession
- developing a practical roadmap for board development
What you’ll receive
You’ll receive a concise, practical output to support planning and decision-making, including:
- a clearer understanding of your current board composition
- insight into strengths, gaps and future requirements
- priorities for trustee recruitment and succession
- a realistic view of board readiness for change
- practical recommendations to guide next steps
How we work
We keep the process focused and insight-led, delivering clear outputs within a short timeframe.
Our work combines a board survey with targeted conversations and reflection, followed by a concise report and debrief to agree priorities and next steps.
The aim is to give you practical insight you can use to shape recruitment, succession and board development.
You might be looking for this support if you are
- preparing for trustee recruitment
- onboarding new trustees
- thinking about board succession
- looking to strengthen diversity, skills or experience
- wanting a clearer understanding of how your board needs to develop
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Let's work together
If you’re preparing for trustee recruitment or reviewing how your board needs to develop, we’d be happy to talk through what will help.