Roffey Park Institute

What Roffey Park Institute does

Roffey Park Institute is a UK-based charitable organisation (Company Limited by Guarantee) founded in 1946, headquartered in Horsham, West Sussex, with international subsidiaries in Ireland and Singapore. It serves organisations and individual professionals seeking leadership development, organisational development (OD), and management training, with a client roster that spans construction, education, environmental services, healthcare, housing, and the not-for-profit sector.

The institute's core products comprise open programmes, in-house programmes, tailored programmes, consultancy, coaching, venue hire, and academic qualifications delivered through Roffey Park Academy, including MSc pathways and ILM-approved credentials. Its pedagogy is built on action learning sets, dialogic learning groups, and experiential learning, delivered by an academic faculty that publishes peer-reviewed research and convenes the annual THRIVE OD conference. The institute holds ISO 14001 environmental management certification and operates as an ILM Approved Centre.

Revenue is generated through a mix of fee-for-service programme delivery, bespoke enterprise contracts, individual learner fees for academic and open programmes, and venue and event hire at the Horsham campus. The operating model combines B2B enterprise sales (notably long-running in-house and tailored programmes) with a long tail of individual professionals enrolling in open programmes and postgraduate qualifications, supplemented by ancillary venue, catering, and conference revenue.

Name

Roffey Park Institute

Legal name

Roffey Park Institute Limited

Website

https://roffeypark.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Roffey Park Institute is a UK-registered charity founded in 1946 that delivers leadership development, organisational development, and management training programmes, plus MSc qualifications, to enterprise clients and individual professionals across multiple sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Horsham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Open Programme Fees: Revenue from public enrollment courses covering leadership, management, OD, and organizational development topics delivered at Roffey Park's venue or virtually.
2. In-House and Tailored Programmes: Customized training programmes delivered to individual organizations addressing their unique leadership and organizational development challenges.
3. Consultancy Services: Organization design, health and culture, leadership cohesion, and organizational agility consultancy engagements.
4. MSc Qualifications: Tuition fees from MSc in Leadership & Management and MSc in People and Organisational Development programmes offered in partnership with academic institutions.
5. Venue Hire: Rental income from their purpose-built training, events and conference venue set in 40 acres of rural Sussex countryside.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Roffey Park Institute is a UK-registered charity that designs and delivers leadership and organisational development programmes, including open short courses, bespoke in-house programmes for organisations, tailored consultancy, and an MSc qualification in People and Organisational Development. Its offerings are built on action learning, dialogic OD, and experiential learning, delivered at its residential campus in Horsham, West Sussex, and through offices in Dublin and Singapore.

Product overview

Roffey Park Institute operates a multi-product portfolio centred on leadership development, organisational development (OD), and executive education. The core offering comprises Open Programmes (experiential learning in leadership, management, OD and change) and In-House/Tailored Programmes (customised to client needs). Consultancy Services cover organisation design, culture, leadership cohesion, and organisational agility. The Institute offers two MSc qualifications (Leadership & Management; People and Organisational Development) through its academic microsite, plus postgraduate diplomas under Roffey Park Academy. Supporting content includes research publications, podcasts, and guidebooks. Delivery incorporates digital learning via virtual classrooms, online forums, and course portals. An annual THRIVE Conference showcases OD thinking. The venue in Sussex (40 acres) supports team building and residential learning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Open Programmes Open-enrolment short courses in leadership and management for individual professionals, delivered at the Roffey Park campus and partner locations.
• In-house Programmes Bespoke leadership development programmes designed and delivered for individual corporate clients, tailored to their organisational context and cohort needs.
• Tailored Programmes and Consultancy Custom consultancy and tailored interventions delivered to organisations requiring specific change, transformation, or organisational development support.
• MSc in People and Organisational Development Postgraduate MSc qualification in People and Organisational Development, offered to individuals seeking an accredited academic credential in the field.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90% participant retention rate at BAM UK & Ireland Division through long-term leadership development partnership
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Academic Institution Partners (MSc Programmes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoffey Park offers MSc Leadership & Management and MSc People and Organisational Development programmes in partnership with academic institutions. These degree programmes represent a core strategic offering combining Roffey Park's practical expertise with academic rigor and credentialing.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Center for Creative Leadership: Globally recognised pioneer in leadership development and executive education. Closely comparable to Roffey Park because both deliver experiential leadership programmes, OD practitioner development, and tailored interventions for enterprise clients.
• Henley Business School: UK business school offering MBAs, MSc, executive education and tailored leadership development. Comparable to Roffey Park through postgraduate qualifications, in-house enterprise programmes, and leadership development focus.
• Development Dimensions International (DDI): Global leadership development and assessment firm delivering in-house programmes, consulting and talent diagnostics. Comparable to Roffey Park because both serve HR/OD buyers with tailored leadership curricula and OD-adjacent change work.
• Chartered Management Institute (CMI): UK professional body for management and leadership qualifications, awarding credentials and accrediting centres. Comparable to Roffey Park because CMI sets standards for the same management and leadership qualifications Roffey Park delivers through ILM/Academy routes.
• BTS (Stockholm): Global consulting firm specialising in leadership and sales force development with tailored enterprise programmes. Comparable to Roffey Park through its mix of leadership development and business transformation consulting for enterprise clients.
• Ashridge Executive Education (Hult Ashridge): UK-based executive education provider offering open, customised, and qualification programmes in leadership and OD. Comparable to Roffey Park as a British provider combining residential programmes, tailored in-house work, and postgraduate qualifications.
• OE Cam: Independent management consulting firm specialising in leadership, organisation, and change management. Comparable to Roffey Park because both provide consultancy and tailored development to enterprise clients navigating change, from a similar scale and positioning.

Broad incumbents

• INSEAD Executive Education: Global business school with large executive education and leadership offerings. Comparable to Roffey Park in category (executive leadership development) though at much larger scale and with broader programme breadth than Roffey Park's specialist OD focus.
• Korn Ferry (Leadership Development): Global consulting firm offering leadership development, OD, and talent advisory as part of a broader portfolio. Comparable to Roffey Park because its leadership and OD practices serve the same enterprise HR/OD buyers, although it competes from a much larger consultancy vantage point.

Emerging players

• RocheMartin / TTI Success Insights (UK): Provider of leadership assessments, psychometric tools, and learning content. Comparable to Roffey Park as a niche resource in the same leadership and OD ecosystem, though positioned more as a tool/assessment vendor than programme provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/roffey-park-institute

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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