Non-Executive Director Services In Maidenhead

An independent voice on the board of your owner-managed business

Secantor provides Non-Executive Directors to owner-managed businesses in Maidenhead and east Berkshire, giving the board an independent voice that challenges decisions, holds the team to account and keeps the business steady through change. Our Non-Executive Directors join your board for the time you need, and you avoid the cost of a full-time executive. We begin with a visit to you in Maidenhead.

For the national picture, read our guide to the Non-Executive Director role, or see our wider board-level support for Maidenhead businesses.

We visit boards in Maidenhead, Cookham, Bray, Taplow, Bourne End, Holyport, Windsor and Slough, and across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey.

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What Does A Non-Executive Director Do For A Maidenhead Business?

Secantor's Non-Executive Directors give Maidenhead boards an outside view that insiders cannot supply. They test the plan, press for evidence, hold the executive team to account and are on hand between meetings when a decision cannot wait.

  • Challenge. Fresh questions about the numbers, the plan and the people.
  • Strategy. A sounding board when the business needs to change direction.
  • Governance. A board that meets regularly, with clear papers and recorded actions.
  • Lender confidence. A credible plan and a steady hand when the bank is watching.
  • Handover. Support when ownership or leadership is changing.

For hands-on financial leadership, add a Part-Time Finance Director; the Non-Executive Director works above it at board level.

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When Does A Maidenhead Business Need A Non-Executive Director?

Secantor's Non-Executive Director service suits a Maidenhead business whose board needs an independent voice, whether to steer a handover, settle a disagreement, rebuild after a shock or satisfy a bank. Typical triggers include a sudden fall in trade, a founder stepping back, directors who disagree, or an owner with no one to test big decisions against. Our case study on resolving boardroom conflict shows what an independent director can change.

How Has A Non-Executive Director Helped A Family Business Recover From A Sudden Collapse In Trade?

A long-established, family-run engineering manufacturer had been strong and profitable for decades and was beginning to reduce its dependence on one industry when a sudden fall in demand in that market halved its revenue.

A Secantor Non-Executive Director guided the management team through immediate, decisive action: staff not critical to confirmed orders were stood down, cash was managed tightly with detailed forecasting and firm control of debtors and creditors, the financial forecast was rewritten and a first bank loan secured, and a cost reduction plan brought a deep reduction in headcount at every level of the organisation.

Once the business was stable, the Non-Executive Director moved the board from survival to a mid-term recovery plan to right-size the company. A strategic review looked at markets and customers, with a focus on moving into other industries. Forecasts were rebuilt for worst and realistic cases, working capital needs and funding gaps were identified, margin analysis pointed the business towards higher margin work, and a plan to consolidate into smaller premises saved around £400,000 a year. A partly outsourced production model allowed machinery to be sold for £300,000, which funded the move and working capital.

The Non-Executive Director then helped the board prepare a strategic business plan to support a second bank loan. The bank approved it, taking total borrowing to around 40% of revenue, because of the strength of the plan and its confidence in the management team. Its relationship manager described it as one of the best business plans the bank had seen. Modelling now shows the consolidated business earning more profit than it did on twice the revenue, with Secantor's Non-Executive Director still on the team as mentor and outside challenge to the managing director.

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How Does A Non-Executive Director Work With You?

Secantor begins a Non-Executive Director engagement in Maidenhead with a visit to your premises, to hear about the business, the board and the pressures on it, and then proposes the advisor best placed to work with your people. The Non-Executive Director sits on the board on its usual cycle and can be reached between meetings, and in a crisis can step up to more days for a time.

What Does A Non-Executive Director Cost In Maidenhead?

A Non-Executive Director from Secantor costs £1,200 a day plus VAT and expenses in Maidenhead. How many days you use depends on your board calendar and the help you want between meetings, and it can rise in a crisis and settle back afterwards. Our Non-Executive Director page explains more.

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Which Arrangement Suits A Maidenhead Business?

Secantor's Non-Executive Director is the right fit for a Maidenhead board that wants independent challenge, a credible recovery or growth plan, or help through a handover. If hands-on financial leadership is the need, a Part-Time Finance Director fits better. For a funding or sale plan, consider a Part-Time CFO. For someone to start quickly in an emergency, an Interim Finance Director can step in. Fractional vs Part-Time vs Interim CFO compares the options.

How Does A Non-Executive Director Work With Your Existing Team?

Secantor's Non-Executive Directors support the managing director and directors of a Maidenhead business and never replace them. They stay outside the day to day, which keeps their challenge useful, and they work with your accountants, your bank and any Finance Director you have.

What Is The Free Business Review?

Secantor's Free Business Review gives Maidenhead boards and owners a free first step with no obligation. It starts with a conversation, followed by a visit from a couple of our team to watch how the board and the business work in practice. You leave with an independent view and our recommendation. See the Free Business Review.

Next Steps

For a Maidenhead board, the way in with Secantor is a visit. Our Free Business Review starts with a conversation and continues at your premises, where we look at how the board and the business run. You receive an independent view and owe us nothing. If you would rather talk first, book a discovery call with a Secantor Director.

What Do Maidenhead Business Owners Ask About A Non-Executive Director?

How is a Non-Executive Director different from a Finance Director?

A Finance Director works inside the business on reporting and cash, while a Non-Executive Director sits on the board from outside and questions the plan and the people. Plenty of businesses use both.

How many days a month does a Non-Executive Director work?

It follows your board cycle and any help you want between meetings, and it can rise during a crisis. We settle the level at the first meeting and review it as things change.

Can a Non-Executive Director help a business hit by a sudden fall in trade?

Yes. An independent director can guide immediate action on cash and costs, then help the board build a recovery plan the bank will back. Secantor has done this for a family manufacturer whose revenue halved.

What does a Non-Executive Director cost in Maidenhead?

Secantor charges £1,200 a day plus VAT and expenses for a Non-Executive Director in Maidenhead.

Do you work with boards in Windsor, Slough and the rest of east Berkshire?

Yes. We visit boards in Windsor, Slough, Cookham, Bray, Taplow, Bourne End and Holyport as well as Maidenhead, and across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey.

Not quite found the answer you need?    Contact our team – we’ll get back to you personally.

Interested in how senior support could help in other areas too? Learn more about our Part-Time Finance Directors and Outsourced Operations Directors.

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We help you make strategic decisions

Secantor provides expert financial and management support to SME owners and directors. Our commercially experienced team covers the following roles.

1 Non-Executive Director

Non-Executive Director

Strategic support and experience to guide you as you make decisions and build value in your business. A NED acts as a sounding board for your ideas, improves business performance, holds you and your team to account and helps you achieve a successful exit.

Responsibilities

✓ Strategic business planning

✓ Support strategic decision-making

✓ Set business goals and objectives

✓ Rejuvenate struggling businesses

✓ Manage growth effectively

✓ Implement best practice

✓ Sounding board for your ideas

✓ Set and communicate vision

✓ Hold you & your team to account

✓ Build an effective management team

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2 Finance Director

Finance Director

Expert financial leadership from a commercially experienced, qualified accountant. An FD will create financial plans, report your monthly performance against budget and interpret the figures to help you make sound decisions & improve profitability.

Responsibilities

✓ Expert financial advice

✓ Interpret financial results a support decisions

✓ Develop & oversee your finance team

✓ Improve profitability & control costs

✓ Prepare management accounts

✓ Create 3-5 year financial plan

✓ Budget setting

✓ Source appropriate funding

✓ Cashflow forecasting & management

✓ Prepare reports & commentaries for your bank

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3 Operations Director

Operations Director

Strategic operational leadership to transform your people and business processes to improve efficiency and profitability. An Operations Director helps you build a strong management team, delegate operational actions and improve business performance.

Responsibilities

✓ Develop strength in your management team

✓ Establish key performance indicators (KPIs)

✓ Hold people accountable to achieve results

✓ Process and quality improvement

✓ Help you delegate effectively

✓ Create clear job descriptions

✓ Identify and recruit talent

✓ Implement robust operational systems

✓ Establish clear goals and expectations

✓ Enable your team to achieve excellence

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