Governance

Since the beginning of 2023, more than 100 London’s Plcs have put their trust in One Advisory’s Governance team to provide ongoing advice and support.

Governance Team

Since the beginning of 2023, more than 100 Boards of Directors have put their trust in One Advisory’s Governance team to provide ongoing advice and support as they navigate the ever-changing legal and regulatory corporate landscape of London. For many clients we are the named company secretary; for others, we provide a tailored package of advice and support based on their needs. We also undertake discreet projects, from governance health checks to IPO readiness and training, for companies of all shapes and sizes.

Our department boasts a diverse blend of CGI-qualified (FCG and ACG), part-qualified and trainee governance professionals. Headed by Laura Nuttall, a former corporate lawyer who joined One Advisory in 2011, the team has grown to be one of the largest independent teams in London while proudly maintaining its commitment to quality, actionable advice.

Governance services

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Provision of named Plc Company Secretary

One Advisory has been engaged by London’s Plcs to provide a fully-outsourced company secretarial function, as named company secretary, for more than ten years.

Board and Committee Support

End-to-end Plc board and committee support, from preparation of forward agenda planners to drafting Plc quality minutes of each meeting.

MAR Compliance

Our MAR Compliance services ensure that your Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) processes, procedures and records are maintained in accordance with MAR and best practice.

IPO Readiness and Support

Our Governance team plays a critical role in preparing the board for this new environment, advising on the framework, policies and procedures.

Annual Report Review and Support

We advise on many annual reports each year across a variety of sectors, which in turn gives us insight into emerging market practice and trends.

Corporate Governance Reviews

Our tailored gap analysis will provide you with focused, pragmatic advice as to how your current practices measure up, together with our recommendations.

Shareholder Meetings

Our Governance team can provide end-to-end management of your annual general meeting (AGM) and other general meetings.

Entity Management

Maintain your statutory books and registers, monitor filing deadlines and prepare and submit the necessary Companies House forms and filings.

Executive Share Option Administration

Our executive share option (ESO) administration services will help you navigate the complex web of regulatory and filing requirements that surround securities instruments.

But don’t just take our word for it. Here’s what our clients say about our Governance Services

”We engaged the Governance team at One Advisory to support us in the run-up to our IPO and retained them as our named company secretary for the duration of our time as a listed company, during which we found them to be extremely responsive and helpful in supporting us. Having operated privately for over 20 years, we had a lot of PLC rules and regulations to get to grips with very quickly and One Advisory were excellent at helping us navigate these. In particular, they really took the time to educate the Board and the wider business on the trickier practical aspects of the Market Abuse Regulation, with bespoke training and Q&A sessions, in addition to helping us develop all the required processes and procedures. They then saw us through a very challenging time for the business, culminating in us taking the company private in 2024, and ensured our high standards of governance were maintained throughout this extremely busy time.
Graham Curren, Founder and Non-Executive DirectorSondrel (Holdings) plc

”One Advisory are trustworthy, hugely competent and hugely responsive. At Kinovo, the One Advisory team are valued partners and one whom we count as an intrinsic part of our board. Our client team has never hesitated to go the extra mile and I have relied on them to help navigate us through some very challenging times. They have never let me down, even responding at ridiculous hours and providing me with great assurance.

One Advisory are hugely valued and top of my list as co-sec/governance experts!
Sangita Shah, ChairKinovo plc

”As a Non-Executive Director at a newly-listed company, I found the Governance team at One Advisory to be a great source of guidance and support. In addition to providing an excellent day-to-day service as Company Secretary, they were my first port of call for any governance queries and could always be relied upon for sound advice and practical solutions. I would highly recommend One Advisory’s Governance team to any listed company, and particularly those at the early stages of the plc journey who need that extra bit of support.
Sherry Madera, Non-Executive DirectorAIM-listed company

”We were pleased to be introduced to the One Advisory Governance team when we set out to list on the premium segment of the LSE, as we were very conscious that there would be a raft of new governance and compliance obligations for us as a management team and as a company. The team supported us in developing our governance policies and procedures to a new level, providing us confidence that going into IPO, we had the right processes in place for our company, as well as the tools to communicate and embed these internally.

It’s a pleasure to be working with the One Advisory Governance team and we are looking forward to our continued partnership in the years ahead.
Dan Walden, Chief Financial OfficerProCook Group plc

”Our Nomad recommended that we engage with the Governance team at One Advisory early on in our IPO timetable and I’m so glad that we did. Their advice and support as we transitioned AOTI from a private US company onto AIM was invaluable, especially in guiding our adoption and embedding of the appropriate governance frameworks. The One Advisory team were always on hand whenever needed and quickly earned the trust and confidence of AOTI’s management team. We are pleased to have retained One Advisory as our Governance and CoSec advisers post-IPO and we look forward to working together on our journey as a London listed company. I would have no hesitation in recommending One Advisory’s services to any business either on or seeking to join the LSE.
Douglas Le Fort, ChairAOTI Inc.

”We have great people in our business that are focussed on building on our success. We do however remain a relatively newly listed company and we need an advisor in place that helps take some of the regulatory and compliance burdens away.

One Advisory continue to be enormously helpful to us in understanding the ‘real world’ implications of some of the law and regulation around being a listed company, and help us to understand, from their experience, potential issues before they become problems. However, they don’t just flag problems – they also work with us to find pragmatic and effective solutions, so leaving our people with more time to focus on other aspects of our business.
Jonathan Lamb, Chief Financial OfficerCMO Group PLC