Indigo Governance

#TeamIndigo is thrilled to have been selected by community lender, Salad Finance, to support their regulated boards and ensure company compliance matters are robustly managed. Salad Finance is the UK’s largest personal-lending community development finance institution, and is passionate about helping communities across the UK to access the credit they need, at a cost they can afford. Alongside their loan facilities, Salad also helps people access the benefits they are entitled to but not yet claiming. We are also delighted to congratulate everyone at Salad Finance for their #KingsAwardForInnovation announced this month - a very well deserved recognition for their innovative approach to community lending. They are the first retail lender to achieve this recognition in the 60 year history of the Awards. What an incredible accolade! 👏 We look forward to working with Craig Pennington and the rest of the Salad Finance team and to supporting their continued leadership of this inspirational business. #Growing #ProudOfOurClients

Congratulations to Southend United Football Club from #TeamIndigo on their historic win of the FA Trophy 🏆 What a fabulous end to a fabulous season! ⚽️ We look forward to continuing our Good Governance partnership with SUFC, its board and fan advisory board. It’s an absolute pleasure to work with such an ambitious and successful club. Up the Shrimpers!! 🦐

We are super proud of our long track record that we build with our clients, and Hotel Chocolat definitely falls into that category. #TeamIndigo has completed a full decade as Hotel Chocolat's company secretary and we have loved every chocolatey minute of it! 🍫

Strong governance relies on good boardroom debate and good debate comes from different views and opinions based on different experiences, skills, expertise, knowledge, backgrounds and perspectives. A board should not be a cosy place where everyone looks at problems from the same angle and directors easily come to agreement because they view matters from a similar perspective. #AIM companies are unfortunately, too often relying on boards which lack diversity. 37% have no women appointed, for example. Each director will undoubtedly be talented, but if their perspectives are too similar to each other, how is challenge created? In this Board Agenda®article, our Chief Executive, Bernadette Young explores what the data is currently telling us and why the AIM market, which should be a growth engine for UK business, should be looking at this as a serious issue 👇 #DEI #BoardDiversity #GoodGovernance

A recent article from Bernadette Young at Indigo Governance builds on the findings from our co-published report on gender diversity across AIM company boards. The Addidat platform data shows that women hold 𝟭𝟲.𝟴% of AIM board seats, while 𝟯𝟳.𝟮% of AIM boards remain entirely male. At the current rate of change, our analysis suggests AIM companies are not projected to reach the FTSE 350’s 𝟰𝟬% female representation target until 𝟮𝟬𝟰𝟵. It is encouraging to see Addidat’s data helping to inform a more evidence-led discussion on board diversity, governance and the practical steps needed to support progress. The article looks at what this means in practice, including the role of succession planning, leadership development and broader routes into board roles. 👉 Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/ecWxWdvz 📖 Explore the full Addidat x Indigo Governance Diversity on AIM Company Boards 2026 report here: https://lnkd.in/ewXdA-wy ✏️ Read our recent article on Diversity of Thought: https://lnkd.in/ebhXWqpk #BoardDiversity #AIM #GenderDiversity #Governance #Leadership

Great to see our Chief Executive, Bernadette Young quoted in Investors Chronicle on the subject to non-executive fees 👇 It's a subject which we are following closely at Indigo!

Our Chief Executive, Bernadette Young, will be joining with Nina Spencer, CEO of our AIM board diversity reporting partners, Addidat, at this session to present the data on women on AIM company boards and debate what more can be done to improve the current position. 📅 28th May 2026 🕐 12pm - 1pm 💷 Free 💻 Online You can register for this free Women's Leadership Group (WLG) CIC webinar using the details below 👇

⚽ As attention builds towards the conclusion of one of the most exciting football seasons in recent years, the focus will soon shift from the drama on the pitch to reflection on the season as a whole and the state of the game more broadly. Not all of the season’s defining issues have been about the quality of football itself. Some of the most significant concerns have instead highlighted the consequences of poor governance across the game. Today, #TeamIndigo has submitted our response to The Independent Football Regulator Second Licensing Regime Consultation, setting out our perspective on their proposals to strengthen English football club governance and address the governance challenges that continue to shape the football landscape. We look forward to sharing a new Indigo report later this month on the most pressing governance issues in football and adding further to the discussion on how better governance can strengthen the long-term future of the game. ⚽ https://lnkd.in/ewdexyXe

🚀 An exciting new chapter for Indigo 🚀 #TeamIndigo is pleased to update you on developments that will launch the Indigo business into an exciting new chapter. As our business continues to go from strength to strength, supported by our portfolio of wonderful clients and partners, Bernadette Young has today become Chief Executive of Indigo, returning to sole leadership of the business she founded over twenty years ago. Indigo was started – initially under the name Chadwick Corporate Consulting – in 2005 and it has since grown into the established, award-winning governance advisory firm Indigo is today. Indigo was founded on a passion to help boards navigate a constantly evolving governance and compliance landscape and to create long-term sustainable value for its clients. In the past year, we have continued our pursuit of these goals, building on our growth by making more senior hires, welcoming further new clients and moving into new offices to house our growing team. We were ranked by the Financial Times as one of the top ten fastest growing UK companies in the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services category and in the top 450 fastest growing firms overall across all sectors in Europe – featuring in the prestigious list for the second year in a row. Indigo is proud to act for numerous clients – both listed and private companies from across a variety of sectors – and to be consistently recognised for the quality and innovation of our work, most recently, by being ranked in the inaugural Chambers Guide for Company Secretaries, as well as winning the CGI Governance Project of the Year. To help shape Indigo for the next phase of its strategic development we have also recently restructured our team. David Gracie, who joined the business in 2021, has decided that now is the right time for him to leave the business to pursue new opportunities and we wish him well for the future. Clients directly impacted by these changes have already been notified and we hope are already finding the new arrangements are working well. With a highly experienced and growing team, increasingly visibility as a leading commentator on key governance issues and a strong network of supportive partners, we’re truly excited about what the future holds in this new chapter for Indigo. Most of all, we look forward to continuing to provide our growing list of clients with a unique combination of independence, adaptability and expertise with their corporate governance and company secretarial needs. We look forward to speaking to all our clients, partners and stakeholders soon. Please get in touch if you have any questions, or pop into our seaside offices in Essex for a coffee! Find out more about what we’ve been up to at: Insights – Indigo Governance https://lnkd.in/eJQrRQh3 #TeamIndigo #Leadership #Governance #CorporateGovernance #BusinessGrowth #NewChapter

We are delighted to announce that our director Bernadette Young and Addidat's Founder and CEO, Nina Spencer have been invited to speak at next month's Women's Leadership Group (WLG) CIC interactive session on gender diversity at board level on AIM companies. Sustained effort and focus in recent years means the FTSE350 has achieved 40% female representation at board level. Their leadership is a great cause for celebration, but does it mask the wider picture? Our latest annual report on gender diversity in AIM company boards co-published with ESG data specialists Addidat, revealed a different reality for many smaller listed companies: • Only one in six AIM company directors is a woman • 37% of AIM companies have all male boards • Nearly three-quarters of AIM companies have no women in a senior board role (CEO, CFO, Chair or Senior Independent Director) You can read the full report here https://lnkd.in/eVmqqz9E Please join us to get a clearer understanding of what the data is telling us and to share thoughts, ideas and experiences on female board representation and wider board diversity and composition issues. Contact Vicky Brook to find out more about the excellent Women's Leadership Group (WLG) CIC and to book your place. See you there!