Nicholson McBride Fisher

What Nicholson McBride Fisher does

Nicholson McBride Fisher (NMF) is a London-headquartered business psychology consultancy operating as a UK private limited company (Company Registration No. 5059598), founded circa 1986-1990. The firm delivers four core service lines: Leadership Development, People Skills Development, Assessment, and Coaching. Services are delivered as bespoke consulting engagements, facilitated workshops, psychometric profiling, assessment centres, and one-to-one or group coaching, typically structured as projects or retainers with enterprise clients.

NMF's methodology rests on established third-party psychometric instruments (Hogan, MBTI, Insights Discovery, Lumina Spark, SDI, FIRO-B, Strengthscope, PROPHET, 16PF, Kantor Structural Dynamics) rather than proprietary technology. The firm's practitioners are chartered occupational psychologists, BPS-registered coaches, and ICF-certified executive coaches, many of whom hold prior senior corporate experience at organisations including HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, UBS, EY, Moody's Analytics, CEB/Gartner, and Boston Consulting Group. The firm also maintains specialist coaching niches in neurodivergent, outdoor, sleep, and communication coaching.

NMF generates revenue through professional services fees with quote-based, per-engagement pricing that is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct enterprise sales to HR, L&D, and senior leadership buyers across financial services, legal, professional services, education, public sector, aerospace/manufacturing, and digital/media verticals. The firm reports 94% repeat business, a 9-year average client relationship, 20%+ of FTSE 100 as clients, and a 95% 'Excellent' or 'Very Good' satisfaction rating. Named clients include Bank of England, Moody's, Morgan Stanley, A&O Shearman, Latham & Watkins, Clyde & Co, Accenture, King's College London, Airbus, BT, Fidelity, Fujitsu, Barclays, and Mayer Brown. Delivery spans Europe (UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Nordics, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Czech Republic), North America (US, Canada, Mexico), Asia-Pacific (Australia, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia), and the Middle East (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Lebanon, Jordan).

Name

Nicholson McBride Fisher

Legal name

Nicholson McBride Fisher

Website

https://nicholsonmcbridefisher.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nicholson McBride Fisher is a London-headquartered business psychology consultancy delivering leadership development, assessment, coaching, and people-skills programmes to FTSE 100 enterprises across financial services, legal, professional services, education, and public sector verticals globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Psychology Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Career, Purpose & Executive Wellbeing Coaching (EDABANAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sales Leadership & Revenue Executive Coaching (EDABANAL), Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB)

Keywords

• Business psychology consulting
• Leadership development programmes
• Executive coaching services
• Psychometric assessment services
• Talent management consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Business Psychology Consulting Services: Nicholson McBride Fisher generates revenue through professional consulting services including leadership development programs, people skills development, assessment services, and coaching engagements. These are typically delivered as bespoke programs tailored to individual client needs, with engagements structured as projects or retainer arrangements. The firm works with enterprise clients on long-term basis with 94% repeat business.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Nicholson McBride Fisher is a business psychology consultancy that designs and delivers four core service areas for enterprise clients: Leadership Development programmes, People Skills Development using established psychometric tools (Insights Discovery, Lumina Spark, Hogan, MBTI, SDI), Assessment for selection and promotion (psychometric profiling, assessment centres, discovery centres), and Coaching (one-to-one and group, including executive, communication, neurodivergent, and outdoor coaching). Services are delivered as bespoke engagements, workshops, and retained programmes tailored to each client's organisation.

Product overview

Nicholson McBride Fisher is a business psychology consultancy offering four core service areas: Leadership Development, People Skills Development, Assessment, and Coaching. These services are delivered through custom-designed programmes, psychometric profiling, facilitated workshops, and one-to-one or group coaching sessions. The company operates as a services-based consultancy rather than a software product company, with services tailored to each client's specific needs across sectors including financial services, legal, professional services, education, and public sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Leadership Development Designing and delivering programmes to develop leaders for the organisation's future needs and to stretch existing or potential managers to boost their performance; intended for enterprise clients seeking management and senior leadership development.
• People Skills Development Building people skills at different levels, including becoming more effective personally and getting better results from working with others; uses established psychometric tools (Insights Discovery, Lumina Spark, Hogan, MBTI, SDI) and is for enterprise clients across sectors.
• Assessment Assessing candidates for selection or promotion through psychometric profiling as part of shortlist interviews, assessment centres for selection or promotion, and discovery centres for development; intended for enterprise clients needing rigorous talent assessment.
• Coaching One-to-one or group coaching focused on development within the context of the organisation, helping individuals meet both the needs of the business and their own individual needs; specialisms include executive coaching, communication coaching, coaching neurodivergent individuals, and outdoor coaching.

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% repeat business rate
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sears-DaviesminorOthersWebsite development and design partner listed in the website footer as the site developer

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Hogan Assessments: Hogan is the publisher of the Hogan personality assessments used extensively by NMF and many business psychology consultancies. It is both a competitor (own branded consulting practice) and a supplier, making it a key comparable for the assessment portion of NMF's practice.

Broad incumbents

• Egon Zehnder: Egon Zehnder is a global executive search and leadership advisory firm with deep FTSE 100 penetration. It competes with NMF in senior-level leadership assessment, executive coaching, and succession advisory engagements for major corporates.
• Saville Consulting (now Willis Towers Watson): Saville Consulting was a leading psychometric assessment and personality tool provider acquired by Willis Towers Watson. It competes with NMF in the assessment practice area and represents the kind of consolidation pathway that may face independent business psychology consultancies.
• Korn Ferry: Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm offering executive search, leadership development, and assessment services to enterprise clients including FTSE 100 firms. It competes with NMF in leadership assessment, executive coaching, and senior-level talent consulting.
• BTS: BTS is a publicly-traded consulting firm specializing in leadership development, sales effectiveness, and strategy execution for global enterprises. It competes with NMF in the FTSE 100 leadership development market and offers both customized programs and digital delivery.
• SHL: SHL is one of the largest psychometric assessment providers globally, serving enterprise HR with selection, development, and talent analytics tools. It overlaps with NMF in psychometrics and assessment-centre work, but at significantly larger scale and with technology-first delivery.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Heidrick & Struggles is a global executive search and leadership advisory firm. Peter Whitehead on NMF's team is a former Heidrick recruiter, evidencing direct overlap in serving FTSE 100 senior leadership consulting and coaching needs.
• DDI (Development Dimensions International): DDI is a global leadership development and assessment firm serving enterprise clients across financial services, law, and professional services. Kyle Payne on NMF's team is a former DDI consultant, evidencing direct competitive and talent overlap with NMF's leadership development practice.

Direct peers

• The Mind Gym: The Mind Gym delivers evidence-based leadership and people-skills training to global enterprises, closely overlapping with NMF's People Skills Development and Leadership Development practices. Kate Williams, a former Mind Gym Solutions Director, is on NMF's team, evidencing direct talent flow between the two firms.
• YSC (now part of Accenture): YSC is a leading business psychology consultancy focused on leadership assessment and development, with prior coverage in EMEA and APAC (including Hong Kong). It is one of the most direct comparables to NMF, and the fact that Accenture acquired it signals consolidation pressure on independent firms in this niche.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nicholson-mcbride-fisher
• Xx.com/nmfDevelopment

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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