Veredus

What Veredus does

Veredus is a UK-headquartered executive talent consultancy providing interim management, executive search and selection, and leadership and talent assessment services to clients in highly regulated and complex environments. The firm operates as a senior-consultant-led professional services business rather than a technology platform, with delivery grounded in four decades of sector expertise and deep relationships across Central Government, Defence (MoD, DE&S, SDA), Transport (Network Rail, UK train operating companies) and Higher Education (Russell Group universities, NHS Foundation Trusts). Its assessment offering leverages in-house chartered psychologists to provide behavioural and leadership capability evaluation, supported by a dedicated research team and a proprietary candidate management platform, CentricFlow, used for talent pool registration and onboarding.

The firm generates revenue through engagement-based professional services fees on a per-assignment basis, with executive search mandates (permanent appointments such as SCS Level 2 civil service roles, university Deans, and Trust-level Managing Directors) and interim placements (typically multi-month engagements at executive day rates) as the two primary revenue streams; leadership assessment serves both standalone engagements and as an input into search mandates. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales, leveraging framework listings (Crown Commercial Service, YPO, APUC, ESPO) for public sector access, supported by thought-leadership content and event sponsorships targeting senior decision-makers. Customers include the Ministry of Defence (where Veredus is the exclusive executive search partner), Crown Prosecution Service, Network Rail, NHS Foundation Trusts, and universities including UCL, Queen Mary University of London and the University of Manchester.

Veredus is a private limited company registered in England as Veredus Executive Limited (company number 15790602), formed in its current structure in 2024 following the 2023 acquisition of the Veredus business by Inspirit Capital from Capita Plc. The firm operates within the Aquest Group (Inspirit Pine Topco Limited) and is led by Managing Director Gavin Best, with a leadership team that includes a Head of Growth and a Head of Finance. Headcount sits in the 101-250 employee range and operations are UK-domestic, with no disclosed international footprint.

Name

Veredus

Legal name

Veredus Executive Limited

Website

https://veredus.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Veredus is a UK-based executive talent consultancy providing interim management, executive search, and leadership assessment services to Central Government, Defence, Transport and Higher Education clients across regulated and complex environments, with four decades of sector expertise and PE backing from Inspirit Capital.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Search & Talent Advisory

NAICS

Executive Search Services (561312), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive & Leadership Direct Hire (BPACAFAB)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• Interim management
• Leadership assessment
• Executive recruitment
• Talent advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Executive Search & Selection: Retained or contingency-based executive search services for permanent senior leadership appointments across Defence, Education, Transport and Central Government sectors.
2. Interim Management: Interim executive placement services connecting organizations with experienced executive-level interim professionals for transformation, leadership gaps, and turnaround situations.
3. Leadership & Talent Assessment: Data-driven leadership assessment services using behavioural analysis and market expertise to evaluate leadership capability, succession-readiness and cultural fit.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Veredus is a UK executive talent consultancy that provides interim management, executive search and selection, and leadership and talent assessment services. Its work focuses on senior leadership appointments and interim executive placements across Government, Defence, Education and Transport sectors, combining sector-specific expertise with psychology-led assessment and a dedicated research function.

Product overview

Veredus is an executive talent consultancy offering a unified portfolio of three core services: Interim Management (connecting organisations with executive-level interim professionals), Executive Search & Selection (research-driven permanent leadership recruitment), and Leadership & Talent Assessment (data-driven evaluation of leadership capability). These services are delivered across four specialist sectors: Defence, Transport, Government, and Education. The company operates as a single integrated offering rather than a modular platform, with sector-specific expertise underpinning all service lines. Veredus also utilises a proprietary candidate management technology platform (CentricFlow) for candidate registration and talent pool management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Interim Management Connects organisations with experienced executive-level interim professionals who provide strategic expertise, fresh perspectives and immediate impact for transformation, critical leadership gaps or turnaround situations across the UK public sector and regulated markets.
• Executive Search & Selection Research-driven executive recruitment service that identifies and attracts top-tier senior leaders aligned with client vision, values and challenges through a tailored approach and rigorous selection process.
• Leadership & Talent Assessment Data-driven leadership assessment services using behavioural analysis and market expertise to evaluate leadership capability, succession-readiness and cultural fit for critical hires or leadership development programmes.
• Government Sector Services Executive talent solutions across central government departments, agencies and wider public bodies, covering leadership appointments, digital transformation and governance for UK government clients.
• Defence Sector Services Executive search and interim management services for defence organisations and high-growth defence innovators facing complex operational and technical leadership challenges across UK defence procurement and capability programmes.
• Transport Sector Services Executive talent solutions across transport and infrastructure including UK train operating companies, Network Rail and government transport bodies, covering interim and permanent leadership appointments.
• Education Sector Services Executive search and leadership advisory services for higher education institutions and schools, including academic leadership appointments, deans and strategic professorial hires.

Quantifiable outcome

• 53% women appointed candidates (2021-2024), 21% ethnic minority, 8% LGBTQ+, 7% with disability
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Green Park Executive Search: UK executive search firm with strong public-sector, diversity-focused and board practice; one of the closest mid-sized UK competitors to Veredus, particularly in central government and NHS leadership appointments.
• Interim Partners: UK specialist interim management provider serving public sector, regulated and not-for-profit clients; directly comparable on the interim management pillar of Veredus's service offering.
• Saxton Bampfylde: UK-based executive search firm with strong public-sector, charity and higher-education practice; competes head-to-head with Veredus for university and central-government leadership appointments.
• Odgers: One of the largest UK-headquartered executive search and leadership advisory firms; directly comparable as a generalist search provider with strong UK public-sector and FTSE coverage, competing for the same C-suite and board mandates as Veredus.
• Norman Broadbent: UK-listed executive search, interim management and leadership advisory firm; one of the closest direct comparables in terms of size, UK focus and interim management service line.

Broad incumbents

• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm with a UK practice serving public-sector, defence and education clients; competes with Veredus on larger board and CEO mandates while offering a broader international footprint.
• Spencer Stuart: Global executive search and advisory firm with a strong UK board practice; directly comparable in CEO and board search across regulated and public-sector clients, and a more internationally networked alternative for cross-border mandates.
• Egon Zehnder: Global executive search and leadership advisory firm; competes with Veredus at the senior end of the UK public-sector and education markets while offering broader international reach.
• Korn Ferry: Global organisational consulting firm combining executive search, talent assessment and leadership development; overlaps directly with Veredus's three service lines and brings significantly larger resources and proprietary assessment IP.

Emerging players

• Alumni Global: Emerging UK-based executive search firm with growing public-sector and impact practice; competes for similar mid-tier mandates and represents a younger, tech-enabled challenger in the same addressable market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Veredus
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/veredus-executive-search-interim-management-and-assessment-&-development

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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