Inclusive Employers

What Inclusive Employers does

Inclusive Employers Limited is a UK-headquartered, privately held membership and advisory firm founded in 2011 that helps organisations build measurable workplace inclusion capability. The company operates an integrated service platform rather than a single product: the core is a tiered Structured Inclusion Partnership (Aspire, Core, Advance, Elevate) sold on annual subscriptions, which assigns each member a named senior relationship manager and combines diagnostic insight, action planning, customisable pathways and preferential rates on training and consultancy. Adjacent products include the Inclusive Employers Standard (IES) accreditation (a globally framed, four-tier certification built on the proprietary Six Pillars of Inclusion framework covering Engage, Equip, Empower, Embed, Evaluate, Evolve), the lightweight Inclusive Employers Assessment (IEA) self-diagnostic, CMI-accredited EDI training delivered in partnership with the Chartered Management Institute since 2017, bespoke learning and development programmes, and dedicated consultancy offerings including Inclusive Sport and Inclusive Customer vertical practices.

Name

Inclusive Employers

Legal name

Inclusive Employers Limited

Website

https://inclusiveemployers.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Inclusive Employers is a UK-based membership and advisory firm, founded in 2011, that sells tiered annual inclusion partnerships, IES accreditation, CMI-accredited training and EDI consultancy to over 4,500 organisations across enterprise, public sector and sport.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workplace Inclusion and Diversity Services

NAICS

Business Associations (81391), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Cross-Cultural Competence & Inclusion (EDABAMAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Inclusive Leadership & Leading Diverse Teams (EDABAAAM), Workforce Development & Inclusive Employment (Job Training, Placement) (BPAGALAB)

Keywords

• Workplace inclusion consultancy
• Diversity and inclusion training
• EDI membership services
• Inclusion accreditation benchmarking
• Inclusive culture advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Leeds

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Structured Inclusion Partnerships (Membership): Annual membership subscriptions with four tiers (Aspire, Core, Advance, Elevate) providing varying levels of expert support, diagnostic insight, action planning, customisable pathways, and preferential rates on training and consultancy. Core partnership includes named senior inclusion expert relationship manager.
2. Learning and Development Training: Bespoke inclusion training programmes for organizations and open courses for individuals including CMI-accredited two-day programmes. Pricing from £249+VAT for individual sessions to £8,500+VAT for cohort training.
3. Accreditation Services: Inclusive Employers Assessment at £495+VAT for non-members and Inclusive Employers Standard accreditation at £3,950+VAT with member discounts. Includes reporting, strategy sessions, and benchmarking.
4. Consultancy Services: Expert EDI consultancy for complex people and culture challenges including strategy design, culture change, organizational transformation, and Inclusive Customer experience programmes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Inclusive Employers provides structured inclusion partnerships (membership) to UK organisations, supported by accreditation services (IES), diagnostic assessments (IEA), CMI-accredited and bespoke EDI training, expert consultancy, and specialist programmes in sport and customer experience. The offering combines year-round advisory support from named senior inclusion experts with proprietary diagnostic and benchmarking tools, helping organisations move from commitment to measurable inclusion outcomes.

Product overview

Inclusive Employers operates as a platform of integrated inclusion services rather than a single software product. The core offering centres on the Structured Inclusion Partnership (membership), which provides year-round expert support with diagnostic tools and named relationship managers. This is supported by the Inclusive Employers Standard (IES) accreditation and the Inclusive Employers Assessment (IEA) diagnostic tool for measuring inclusion maturity. Training capabilities include CMI-accredited EDI courses and bespoke learning and development programmes. Consultancy services span general EDI consultancy, Inclusive Customer experience consultancy, and Inclusive Sport specialist support. Additional offerings include events and webinars, a diversity calendar, an EDI ROI calculator, the Talking Inclusion podcast, and the Inclusion Insights thought leadership community. The company also organises the annual National Inclusion Week event. All services work together as a connected inclusion ecosystem designed to help organisations move from commitment to capability and measurable progress.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Inclusive Employers Standard (IES): A globally recognised workplace accreditation and benchmarking tool for inclusion and diversity.
• Inclusive Employers Assessment
• Inclusive Sport
• Inclusive Customer
• National Inclusion Week

Products and services

• Structured Inclusion Partnership (Membership) Year-round expert support partnership for UK organisations, delivered across four tiers (Aspire, Core, Advance, Elevate). Each tier includes diagnostic insight, named senior inclusion expert support, customisable pathways (e.g. accreditation, data, strategy, training, policy, ERGs), and preferential rates on training and consultancy. Membership renewal operates on annual billing.
• Inclusive Employers Standard (IES) Accreditation Globally recognised workplace accreditation and benchmarking tool assessing organisations across six pillars (Engage, Equip, Empower, Embed, Evaluate, Evolve) with 33 evidence-based questions. Awards Committed, Bronze, Silver, or Gold certification. Priced at £3,950+VAT with a 10% member discount; includes reporting, strategy sessions, and benchmarking.
• Inclusive Employers Assessment (IEA) Practical self-assessment with 12 multiple-choice questions measuring inclusion maturity across four pillars (Ownership, Systems, Enablement, Impact). Provides tailored report, recommended actions, and expert debrief session. Priced at £495+VAT for non-members and Aspire members; free for eligible Inclusive Employers members.
• CMI Accredited EDI Courses Chartered Management Institute accredited equity, diversity, and inclusion courses for inclusion practitioners and people professionals. Includes CMI Fundamentals of Inclusion Practice and CMI Business Skills for Inclusion Practitioners, available as individual enrolments or full cohorts (virtual or face-to-face). Cohort training priced at £8,500+VAT; individual CMI Fundamentals at £1,050+VAT; 10% member discount applies.
• Learning and Development Training Inclusion learning and development programmes for leaders, managers, and teams. Includes bespoke organisational programmes built from proven learning chapters covering inclusive leadership, neurodiversity, respect at work, and inclusive recruitment, plus open enrolment EDI courses for individuals starting from £249+VAT per session.
• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Consultancy Expert EDI consultancy for people, culture, and organisational change delivered by senior consultants. Supports organisations through strategy design, culture change, organisational transformation, and complex sensitive environments.
• Inclusive Customer Customer experience consultancy helping organisations reach and serve diverse and underserved customers through six keystones: customer experience audit, accessible design, inclusive policy, communications, team capability, and measurement. Brings 15+ years of inclusion expertise focused on customer experience.
• Inclusive Sport Sport and physical activity sector-focused inclusion support including membership, consultancy, and training tailored for professional clubs, leisure providers, UK Sport funded partners, and national governing bodies.
• National Inclusion Week Annual nationwide inclusion celebration founded by Inclusive Employers in 2013, held 14-20 September each year. Includes theme-based activities, the National Inclusion Week Awards programme, and campaign resources. Over 1,800 organisations registered for 2025; awards entry free for members and £195+VAT for non-members.

Quantifiable outcome

• £6M+ savings for TransPennine Express through lower absenteeism, reduced turnover, increased productivity
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Chartered Management Institute (CMI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Partnership since 2017 to develop and deliver CMI-accredited equity, diversity and inclusion courses. Co-created programmes for inclusion practitioners and organisational cohorts.
• National Inclusion Week (founder)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Inclusive Employers founded National Inclusion Week in 2013, the UK's first and only dedicated week for workplace inclusion. Now in its 14th year with 1,800+ registered organisations.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• enei (Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion): UK employer membership body providing EDI training, benchmarking, conferences and policy advocacy. Most direct competitor to Inclusive Employers, with overlapping member base and similar membership-tier model.
• EW Group: UK-based diversity and inclusion consultancy offering bespoke training, diagnostics and inclusion programmes to corporates. Comparable as a direct competitor on consultancy and bespoke L&D engagements.
• Pearn Kandola: UK diversity and inclusion consultancy providing assessment tools, unconscious bias training and inclusive leadership programmes. Closely comparable on the assessment/diagnostic and training product layer.
• Business Disability Forum: UK membership organisation helping employers become disability-inclusive through training, consultancy and benchmarking tools. Comparable membership model and disability inclusion focus.

Emerging players

• Purple (disability inclusion consultancy): UK disability inclusion consultancy providing training, audits and customer-inclusive design services. Overlaps with Inclusive Customer and the disability strand of Inclusive Employers' IES framework.
• The Diversity Trust: UK social enterprise delivering inclusion training, consultancy and resource development for charities and public bodies. Comparable training and consultancy offering, with a smaller scale and community-sector tilt.
• Culture Amp: Global employee experience platform with inclusion-focused surveys, DEI analytics and manager training modules. Adjacent competitor in the inclusion-assessment and benchmarking layer.

Broad incumbents

• CIPD: UK chartered body for HR and people professionals offering learning, policy and accreditation across the HR function. Indirect overlap through CPD-accredited EDI training and HR-practitioner audience overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NationalInclusionWeek
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inclusive-employers
• Instagraminstagram.com/nationalinclusionweek
• Xx.com/IncEmp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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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