Governance360

What Governance360 does

Governance360, trading under Board Secure Ltd (Co No 11363367, registered in England and Wales), is a Cardiff-based SaaS company founded in 2018 that operates a cloud-based board governance and risk management portal aimed at smaller UK organisations. Its target customers are volunteer-led boards at charities and Charitable Incorporated Organisations, smaller housing associations and almshouses, credit unions, sports governing bodies, cultural enterprises and SMEs — organisations that have outgrown email and spreadsheets but cannot justify enterprise-grade board portal pricing. The flagship product is a browser-based platform that centralises board documents, agendas, minutes and policies; provides a risk register with a likelihood/impact matrix and assigned ownership; an action register with owners, due dates and committee filters; calendar synchronisation to Outlook, Google Calendar and Apple Calendar; and CPD-accredited director training via a bolt-on Director Academy module. UK GDPR-compliant data handling with UK data residency and Cyber Essentials Plus certification (achieved March 2026) support procurement in regulated verticals.

The platform is delivered as a tiered annual subscription: Foundation at £400/yr +VAT (up to 10 risks, 10 users, 2 committees), Professional at £800/yr +VAT (unlimited risks and committees, up to 20 users, personalised onboarding) and Ultimate at £1,200/yr +VAT (granular permissions, benchmark feature, board action plan, up to 30 users), with a custom Enterprise tier for multi-organisation deployments and bolt-on Director Academy licence bundles priced by quotation. A 30-day free trial with no credit card requirement and a 15-minute human demo drive a product-led growth motion, supplemented by a partner programme that lets accountants, legal professionals and consultants resell the platform or wrap it as a 'Governance as a managed service'. Distribution is concentrated in the United Kingdom, with named customers including CitySave Credit Union, Welsh Triathlon, Muircroft Housing Association, Agamemnon Housing Association, The Kaleidoscope Plus Group, Cartwheel Arts, SkateboardGB, UK Athletics, Culture Trust Luton, Colebridge Trust, Birmingham Museums Trust and Warwick Music Limited.

The company is founder-led (Clive Bawden, with Jason Rees as Chairman) at a headcount of 1–10, is VAT-registered (317342813) and ICO-registered (ZA509974), and operates without disclosed external institutional investment, making it appear bootstrapped. Governance360 Limited exists as a wholly-owned dormant subsidiary retained for brand protection. Recent strategic activity includes the February 2026 launch of Meeting Attendance Tracking and Terms of Office reporting features, the March 2026 achievement of Cyber Essentials Plus certification, selection for the Amazon Innovation Accelerator, and the establishment of vertical partnerships with ABCUL and the Association for Cultural Enterprises.

Name

Governance360

Legal name

Board Secure Limited

Website

https://governance360.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Governance360 is a Cardiff-based SaaS company providing a cloud-based board governance and risk management portal for smaller UK charities, housing associations, credit unions, sports bodies and SMEs, with tiered annual subscriptions from £400 to £1,200 per organisation plus a CPD-accredited Director Academy add-on.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Board Governance Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Governance & Board Effectiveness Advisory (BPAHAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Privacy, Data Protection & Cyber Governance (GRC) (BPAHAFAF), Data Governance Platforms (Policies, Stewardship, Workflows) (HDAEADAB)

Keywords

• Board governance software
• Risk management software
• Board portal platform
• Director training software
• Trustee compliance software

Headquarters

HQ city

Cardiff

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription - Foundation Plan: Fixed annual subscription at £400/year +VAT. Includes Meetings, Actions & Documents, Lite Risk Register (up to 10 risks), up to 2 Committees, up to 10 Users. Target: organisations with typically up to £500k annual income including Tier 1 charities.
2. Subscription - Professional Plan: Fixed annual subscription at £800/year +VAT. Includes Full Risk Register (unlimited), Unlimited Committees, personalised onboarding, up to 20 Users. Target: organisations with £500k-£3m annual income including Tier 2 charities.
3. Subscription - Ultimate Plan: Fixed annual subscription at £1,200/year +VAT. Includes Granular Permissions Management, Benchmark feature, Board Action Plan, up to 30 Users. Target: organisations with £3m-£15m annual income.
4. Director Academy Bolt-On: One-off purchase of licence bundles for CPD-accredited Director Academy training courses. Priced by quotation. Discounted when purchased within Governance360 platform.
5. Enterprise Multi-Organisation: Custom pricing for organisations seeking to deploy the platform across multiple organisations or boards, including organisational data dashboards. Contact-based pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Governance360 provides a cloud-based board governance and risk management SaaS platform that gives smaller UK organisations a secure central portal for board documents, meeting agendas and minutes, live risk registers, action tracking with owners and due dates, and CPD-accredited director training. The platform is offered on tiered annual subscriptions (Foundation, Professional, Ultimate) with bolt-on Director Academy licensing and custom multi-organisation enterprise deployments.

Product overview

Governance360 is a unified SaaS board governance platform built specifically for smaller organisations in the UK. The core platform (Board Portal) integrates four main modules: Board Meeting Portal for document management and meeting workflows, Risk Register for risk tracking with matrix visualization, Action Register for task and accountability management, and Director Academy for CPD-accredited trustee training. The platform operates on a tiered subscription model (Foundation, Professional, Ultimate) with bolt-on options for Director Academy licences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Director Academy: A CPD-accredited online training platform for directors and trustees, offering bite-size modules for board member training. Accessible via www.directoracademy.co.uk with certificates awarded upon course completion. Sold as a bolt-on to Governance360 subscriptions or separately.

Products and services

• Governance360 Board Portal A cloud-based board governance and risk management SaaS platform for smaller UK organisations that centralises board documents, meeting agendas and minutes, live risk registers, action tracking with owners and due dates, and committee management. Sold on tiered annual subscriptions (Foundation £400/yr, Professional £800/yr, Ultimate £1,200/yr) with free trial and onboarding.
• Director Academy A CPD-accredited online training platform for directors and trustees that delivers bite-size modules on board effectiveness and governance, with certificates awarded on completion. Available as a bolt-on to Governance360 subscriptions and as a standalone product at directoracademy.co.uk, priced by quotation in licence bundles.

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ABCUL (Association of British Credit Union Ltd)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerABCUL is the trade body for credit unions in England, Scotland and Wales. Governance360 is a proud partner of ABCUL, helping their members and other credit unions improve governance and risk management through the platform. The partnership targets credit union boards needing affordable, purpose-built board governance tools.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Board Intelligence: UK-based board portal and board effectiveness platform serving a mix of FTSE, large private and mid-market organisations. Closest geographic and product analogue to Governance360's UK board-governance focus, although Board Intelligence skews larger.
• BoardEffect: Cloud board management software widely adopted by nonprofits, credit unions and membership organisations in North America. Directly comparable on target customer profile and core meeting/document/risk workflows.
• OnBoard: Board meeting and governance platform serving mid-market and SMB boards globally. Overlaps with Governance360 on board packs, minutes, action tracking and director onboarding flows.
• Convene: Board and committee meeting software used by enterprises and large nonprofits. Comparable on agenda, minutes and document workflows, though Convene typically targets larger budgets and deployments.
• Aprio: Board portal with secure meeting tools, voting and document management. Closely comparable to Governance360 on board-pack distribution, voting and director collaboration features.
• Boardable: Board management software designed specifically for nonprofits and membership organisations. Shares Governance360's vertical focus on volunteer-led boards, with comparable meeting and document workflows.
• Directorpoint: Board portal targeting small and mid-sized boards with document distribution, meeting tools and director evaluations. Highly comparable on SMB price point and feature set.
• iBabs: European board and meeting management software used by public bodies and mid-market organisations. Comparable on meeting-centric board workflows and European data-residency positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Diligent: Global enterprise governance, risk and compliance (GRC) platform with deep enterprise penetration. Adjacent on board governance but typically targets large public and private boards; could move down-market into Governance360's territory.
• Nasdaq Governance: Board and governance software portfolio (incorporating the former Governance.com and Boardvantage). Offers broadly overlapping capabilities but historically serves larger, often listed, organisations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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