DYNAMIC BOARDS LTD

What DYNAMIC BOARDS LTD does

Dynamic Boards Ltd is a UK-based private company, founded in 2018 and registered in England and Wales (company number 11608149), operating a web-based job board platform that aggregates paid Non-Executive Director (NED), Chair, Trustee, and board advisor vacancies from across the United Kingdom. The platform is positioned as the first UK job board to offer completely free, open candidate access without paywalls or exclusive membership restrictions, with candidate registrations capturing structured profile data on skills, sector experience, board experience, and demographics. Its underlying technology is a self-serve web platform paired with a candidate database and an outbound email marketing capability, with Mailchimp disclosed as the third-party email processor for newsletters and targeted outreach campaigns. The company also operates a free NED Community offering monthly online meetups and a YouTube video interview series ("NED Chats") to build ongoing engagement with current and aspiring non-executive directors.

The business model is freemium with multiple monetisation layers. Candidates register and view or apply for roles at no cost, and any organisation can post a basic vacancy advert for free. Paid revenue is generated through three streams: targeted email campaigns where organisations pay for Dynamic Boards to email candidate segments matching specified skills, experience, and demographic criteria; aggregated applicant data reports summarising application demographics; and outcome-based success fees charged when a candidate appointed to a board role was originally alerted to the opportunity via the platform (website, social media, or targeted email). Pricing for paid services is not publicly disclosed; VAT is added to all fees with 30-day payment terms from invoice date.

The go-to-market combines product-led growth (free, self-serve platform with no candidate paywall) and community-led growth (NED Community meetups, blog content, YouTube interviews, LinkedIn and X social channels, email newsletter). Customer segments are two-sided: candidate-side individuals seeking NED roles, and organisation-side clients including housing associations, NHS trusts, charities, public sector bodies, listed companies, and executive search firms such as Warren Partners. Geographic scope is the United Kingdom only, with no disclosed international expansion. Leadership is founder-led, with Sarah Pierman serving as CEO and Data Protection Officer, and a second principal ("Bex") referenced in operational correspondence. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, no disclosed headcount, and no parent company or institutional investment referenced in the source data.

Name

DYNAMIC BOARDS LTD

Legal name

Dynamic Boards Ltd

Website

https://dynamicboards.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dynamic Boards Ltd operates a free UK job board aggregating paid Non-Executive Director, Chair, Trustee, and board advisor vacancies, monetising through paid targeted email campaigns, applicant data reports, and placement success fees to organisations and search firms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Board Recruitment Platform

NAICS

Direct Mail Advertising (54186)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Employee Onboarding & Offboarding Administration (BPAAAIAA)

Keywords

• Non-executive director jobs
• Board recruitment platform
• NED job board
• Board vacancy advertising
• Executive board recruitment

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Targeted email advertising for organizations: Organizations pay for the service of sending targeted emails to candidates with specific skills, experiences, and perspectives that the board is looking for. Also includes aggregated applicant data reports.
2. Success fees: Success fees are charged when a candidate appointed was alerted to the role through Dynamic Boards (website, social media, or targeted email). Fee is charged when the candidate signs to accept the role.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Dynamic Boards operates a web-based job board platform providing free access to paid non-executive director, Chair, Trustee, and board advisor vacancies across the UK. The company earns revenue by charging organisations for targeted email campaigns that match candidates with specific skills and perspectives, and through success fees when appointed candidates were referred via the platform.

Product overview

Dynamic Boards Ltd operates a single unified job board platform for non-executive director recruitment in the UK. The core offering is the Board Roles Platform, a free-to-candidates job board showcasing paid NED, Chair, Trustee, and board advisor vacancies. The platform is supplemented by a free NED Community providing monthly meet-ups and peer support, and a paid Role Advertising Service for organisations seeking to reach targeted candidate demographics. The company positions itself as disrupting traditional NED recruitment by offering free candidate access and data-led matching services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Board Roles Platform A web-based job board platform providing free access to paid non-executive director, Chair, Trustee, and board advisor vacancies across the UK. Candidates register, search, and apply for board roles directly through the platform with no paywall or exclusive access restrictions.
• Role Advertising Service A paid service for organisations and search firms to advertise board vacancies. Includes targeted email campaigns to specific candidate demographics based on skills, experience, and perspectives, plus aggregated applicant diversity data reports. Free basic posting is available with premium targeted outreach as a paid add-on. Success fees also apply when an appointed candidate was alerted through the platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• c.100 Non-Executive Director roles advertised monthly
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Spencer Stuart: Global executive search firm with one of the largest dedicated board and CEO practices. Competes for the same FTSE 350 board mandates that Dynamic Boards targets, but delivers via retained search rather than a self-serve marketplace.
• Odgers Berndtson: International executive search firm with a strong UK board and public-sector practice, including housing associations and NHS leadership. Comparable as an incumbent recruiting into many of the same organisations posting on Dynamic Boards.
• Korn Ferry: Global organisational consulting and executive search firm with a strong board services practice. Comparable because it dominates the traditional board advisory and recruiting flows that Dynamic Boards seeks to disrupt through free access.
• Egon Zehnder: Global executive search and board advisory firm with deep relationships across FTSE chairs and NEDs. The closest analog to the traditional private-network recruitment model that Dynamic Boards markets itself against.
• Russell Reynolds Associates: Global executive search firm with a prominent board and CEO practice. Competes for the same FTSE chair and NED mandates, representing the incumbent relationship-based model Dynamic Boards is trying to disintermediate.
• Heidrick & Struggles: Global executive search firm with substantial board and CEO placement practice. Competes for the same NED and chair mandates, particularly in FTSE 350 and large corporates that Dynamic Boards is working to open up via advertising.
• LinkedIn (Executive and Board services): Dominant professional network used by both aspiring NEDs and organisations advertising board roles. Comparable as the broad alternative distribution channel for executive and board recruitment that Dynamic Boards competes against for both sides of the market.

Emerging players

• WomenCorporateDirectors (WCD): Global membership organisation and community for women corporate board directors. Comparable as a parallel community-led effort to broaden the pool of board-ready directors, addressing the same board-diversity problem Dynamic Boards targets.
• Athena Network (an INvolve initiative): UK network focused on advancing women in leadership including board roles. Comparable as a community-led pipeline builder for diverse NED candidates, overlapping with Dynamic Boards' candidate-side value proposition and diversity mission.

Direct peers

• Nurole: UK-based online marketplace for non-executive director and chair appointments, with a similar two-sided model of candidate profiles and paying board clients. Most direct competitor to Dynamic Boards' core free-to-candidates job board proposition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DynamicBoardsUK
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCPXAs2nTq27WDn0Qw7qhhLA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dynamic-boards

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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