Pay and equity
Private company non-executive fees sit a long way below listed-company benchmarks, and equity is where most appointments get stuck.
These guides set out what UK boards pay in fees and days, how advisory shares and options are used, and which tax reliefs apply when a director invests as well as serves.
Pay and equity
What does a non-executive director cost in the UK?
Fees, equity and time commitment, using published UK benchmarks: £80,888 across the FTSE 150 and £41,686 across private companies.
Harvey Knight · 7 min read
Pay and equity
How much do non-executive directors get paid in the UK?
Fee benchmarks by company type, why non-executive pay has fallen 11.8% behind inflation, and why equity is the half most directors never negotiate.
Harvey Knight · 8 min read
Pay and equity
Advisory shares: vesting, cliffs and what to negotiate
Carta puts the median pre-seed adviser grant at 0.21%, not the 1% most guides quote. What UK advisers should check before signing.
Harvey Knight · 8 min read
Pay and equity
SEIS and EIS when you invest and join the board
Paid directors are usually excluded unless the business angel exemption applies. The order of events matters, and so does the 30% rule.
Harvey Knight · 6 min read