Membership for directors, advisers and operators
Choose the level of introduction, structuring support and board access you need. Monthly or annual, cancel anytime.
Founding membership — the first 100 members pay these rates and keep them for as long as they stay. 100 places at launch.
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See the deal flow before you commit.
- Verified profile
- Monthly deal-flow digest
- NED and adviser compensation report
- Appointment and investment structuring templates
- Module one of the Investing Director Programme
No introductions and no community access.
Advice & Allocation
For the investing adviser. Influence and upside, without the filing.
Or £60 per month, billed monthly
- Curated introductions, blind by default
- Your name released only on your written instruction
- Advisory agreement template with vesting and cliff
- Allocation structuring — options, warrants, SEIS and EIS
- Pre-diligence summary on every introduction
- The Investing Director Programme, six modules
- The Table — quarterly peer circle of eight
- Employer conflict and restrictive-covenant checklist
Operator & Owner
For the fractional C-suite operator. Own part of what you build.
Or £75 per month, billed monthly
- Everything in Advice & Allocation
- Engagement scoping — days, deliverables, term
- Invest at the round price alongside the engagement
- Day rate and equity benchmarks by function and stage
- Deal Clinic — monthly
- Portfolio conflict screening
Seat & Stake
Most comprehensive
For the investing non-executive director. A board seat and a place on the cap table.
Or £120 per month, billed monthly
- Everything above
- Named search contact who has read every board pack
- Full pre-diligence pack on every introduction — cap table, two board packs, metrics, references
- Unlimited curated introductions
- Blind profile and portfolio conflict screening
- Board appointment guarantee
What is Seat & Stake?
Seat & Stake is our most comprehensive membership tier, £1,200 a year at founding rates. It covers priority introductions, structuring support on the investment itself, the Investing Director Programme, the peer circle and Deal Clinic, with your founding rate held for as long as you stay.
Founding rates are held for life. Here is what happens next.
| Today, first 100 members | £600 / £750 / £1,200 |
|---|---|
| At 15 placements | £750 / £950 / £1,600 |
| At 25 placements | £950 / £1,200 / £2,000 |
| At 40 placements | £1,200 / £1,500 / £2,400 |
Your rate is whatever it was when you joined, for as long as you stay a member.
Capacity-limited. One search contact serves around 100 members properly.
All prices exclude VAT.
If it does not happen, you do not pay for it.
We are new. You have every reason to be sceptical, and we would rather carry that risk than argue you out of it.
Seat & Stake
A board appointment with an equity component within twelve months, or we refund the full year.
Advice & Allocation
Two documented advisory engagements offered within twelve months, or the year is refunded.
Operator & Owner
Three scoped fractional engagements introduced within twelve months, or the year is refunded.
Your name, on every tier — if we ever release your name to a company without your written instruction, we refund in full and close your membership the same day. No conditions on that one.
Conditions: a completed profile, and at least six introductions accepted for review. Full terms apply. 14-day refund on new subscriptions.
What would this cost you separately?
Bought separately at published market rates, the search support, diligence packs, board training, peer circle and templates inside membership come to about £7,800 a year. Seat & Stake is £1,200 at founding rates. Every comparable in the table below is a published third-party price, not our estimate.
| Included | Market comparable | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Named search contact who has read every board pack | Retained search from £30,000 per role | £2,000 |
| Full pre-diligence pack on every introduction | Corporate finance review, £250–450/hr | £1,500 |
| The Investing Director Programme, six modules | IoD two-day course, £3,250 | £1,200 |
| The Table, quarterly peer circle of eight | Peer mastermind memberships, £999/yr | £800 |
| Deal Clinic, monthly | Corporate finance advice, £250–450/hr | £900 |
| Compensation report, twice yearly | Board network memberships, £600/yr | £450 |
| Blind profile and conflict screening | Not offered elsewhere | £350 |
| Structuring templates, D&O checklist, 90-days pack | Legal drafting, £600–900 | £600 |
| Total at market rates | £7,800 |
Every comparable is a published price. We have not invented a figure — check any of them.
How much do non-executive directors get paid in the UK?
UK non-executive director fees at seed and Series A usually run from nothing to about £25,000 a year, with £10,000 to £20,000 common at Series A alongside equity. Chairs are paid more. Listed-company fees are far higher, but that is a different market with different time demands.
Eight investing directors and advisers placed, across two companies.
Real placements, in the words of the founders and leaders we worked with.
“The whole team were very efficient and had clear targets in place, which they were brilliant at communicating all feedback and requirements. The team were on the ball and passionate about what they do, easy to work with and will work hard alongside you to make things happen.”
“Diligent and focused on outcomes. That sums up the team in many ways. I've worked with the team for 2 years now — long may that continue, because finding another team would be looking for needles in big haystacks.”
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Guides for directors and advisers
- 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.
- Should a non-executive director invest in the company?
How a director invests in their own board's company without creating a governance problem, and what has to be declared and recorded.