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Total annual comp
£199,000
£164,000 fees + £35,000 equity
Working days / yr
97
85 board + 12 travel
Blended day rate
£2,052
Total comp / working days
Diversification
60 / 100
Sector 60 · Stage 60 · Geo 60
Portfolio quality
81 / 100
Experience 83 · Stagger 100

Your roles

Experience
Experience
Experience
Pillar coverage
GovernanceAuditGrowthTurnaround
Fee efficiency (£/day)
Kestrel Advisory Board£3,143/d · 14d
Northgate Health£2,188/d · 32d
Meridian Capital plc£1,667/d · 51d
Sector × Stage exposure
ListedPE-backedVC-backedFamily / FounderPublic / Third Sector
Financial Services
52%
Technology
15%
Healthcare
34%
Industrial
Consumer
Energy
Public / Charity
Other
Tenure roll-off
Y0
Y1
Y2
Y3
Y4
Y5
Y6
Meridian Capital plc · Chair
2y
Northgate Health · NED
3y
Kestrel Advisory Board · Advisor
1y

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Assumptions

Capacity

97 of 120 days81%

Headroom for approximately 0 additional NED-scale roles (23 days).

Income vs. target100%

£199,000 of £200,000

Fees£164,000
Equity value£35,000
D&O est.− £3,280
Net comp£195,720

Portfolio scoring

83
Weighted / 100

Weights tagged days by role type (Chair 1.5×, Committee Chair 1.4×, SID 1.2×, NED 1×). 40 weighted days = 100.

Governance· 2 roles100/100
Weight30%
Audit· 1 role100/100
Weight20%
Growth· 2 roles94/100
Weight30%
Turnaround· 1 role24/100
Weight20%
Coverage balance68/100

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Rule-based suggestions

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Lowest-coverage pillar is Turnaround (24/100).

  • Turnaround· 24/100 · weight 20%
    Add role

    Under-covered — recruit a turnaround specialist.

    1 role tagged, score only 24/100.

    Role ideas
    • Interim Chair on a restructuring mandate
    • NED at a distressed / special-situations business
    • Advisor on operational turnaround

Sector mix

Financial Services£85,000 · 52%
Healthcare£55,000 · 34%
Technology£24,000 · 15%

Stage mix

Listed£85,000 · 52%
PE-backed£55,000 · 34%
VC-backed£24,000 · 15%

Geography mix

UK£85,000 · 52%
Europe£55,000 · 34%
North America£24,000 · 15%

Vault insight

  • Aim for diversification ≥ 60 across 3+ sectors.
  • Stagger tenures so no more than one seat rolls off in any single year.
  • Chairs typically commit 40-60 days per year.
  • Keep total utilisation under 85% for crisis capacity.