Governance Suites for boards that need several gaps fixed at once
When authority, risk, approval, remuneration, continuity or board capability are reviewed in isolation, the gaps often reappear somewhere else.
NorthSeat Governance Suites combine related frameworks into one board-ready architecture, giving Chairs, CEOs and governance leaders a clearer way to align authority, decision rights, escalation, risk boundaries and accountability.
Why Leaders Choose Suites
Governance gaps rarely sit neatly inside one document.
- A Delegation of Authority without an approval framework can still leave decision pathways unclear.
- A Risk Appetite Statement without risk reporting and escalation logic can remain symbolic.
- A remuneration framework without authority and risk alignment can create board-level tension.
- A continuity plan without cyber, risk and communication structures may still fail when disruption occurs.
Governance Suites help boards move from isolated fixes to an aligned system of authority, risk, accountability and records.
Board Essentials
For boards that need the core governance architecture in place before complexity increases.
Best fit: new board, founder-led business formalising governance, board refresh, new Chair, new CEO, succession preparation, or adviser-led governance review.
Includes:
- Delegation of Authority
- Board Charter
- Corporate Governance Statement
- Code of Conduct
- Diversity & Inclusion Policy
- CSR Policy
- Board Skills Matrix
- Board Approval Framework
Use case:Â Your board relies on judgement, memory or informal habits to determine who decides what. This suite creates the baseline structure for board authority, management delegation, approval discipline and board capability.
Governance Premium
For organisations that need authority, risk and performance governance aligned in one system.
Best fit: established boards, growth businesses, professional services firms, larger NFPs, PE-backed companies, transaction-facing organisations, or boards preparing for external review.
Includes:
- Delegation of Authority
- Board Charter
- Corporate Governance Statement
- Code of Conduct
- Diversity & Inclusion Policy
- CSR Policy
- Board Skills Matrix
- Board Approval Framework
- Risk Appetite Statement
- Risk Management Framework (+ Risk Register)
- Remuneration Framework
Use case:Â Your board has governance documents, but decision rights, risk boundaries, remuneration logic and approval pathways still operate separately. This suite aligns the core frameworks that shape board and executive accountability.
Risk & Resilience
For boards that need stronger visibility over risk, digital exposure, continuity and incident response.
Best fit: audit finding, cyber concern, insurer or lender question, regulator signal, operational incident, vendor dependency, major technology change or risk committee reset.
Includes:
- Risk Appetite Statement
- Risk Management Framework
- Risk Register
- Digital Risk Management Framework
- Business Continuity Plan
- Critical Incident Response Plan
- Whistleblower Policy
- Data Protection Policy
- External Auditor Policy
Use case:Â Risk is being discussed, but the board lacks a connected structure for appetite, escalation, incident response, continuity and digital exposure. This suite gives risk and resilience a clearer governance pathway.
Decision Clarity
For boards where papers, approvals and delegated authority are creating confusion or delay.
Best fit: approval inflation, unclear delegations, board overreach, CEO hesitation, founder influence, committee drift, audit findings or transaction preparation.
Includes:
- Delegation of Authority
- Board Approval Framework
- Corporate Governance Statement
- Corporate Social Responsibility policy
- ESG policy
Use case:Â Your board spends too much time working out whether something is for approval, noting, discussion or management action. This suite clarifies decision pathways, board involvement and the record that should remain after the meeting.
People & Reward
For boards that need remuneration, leadership accountability and people governance aligned.
Best fit: CEO transition, executive remuneration review, retention pressure, cultural inconsistency, pay fairness concern, Remuneration Committee reset or board concern about leadership accountability.
Includes:
- People & Remuneration Charter
- Remuneration Framework
- Executive and NED Remuneration Policies
- Risk appetite statement
- Diversity & Inclusion Policy
Use case:Â Pay, performance and fairness decisions are being made without a clear governance structure. This suite helps clarify how remuneration decisions are formed, how risk and fairness are considered, and where board oversight belongs.
Governance Complete
For boards that want a full governance architecture and support applying it.
Best fit: major governance reset, new Chair or CEO, transaction preparation, PE involvement, post-incident review, board maturity uplift, multi-framework reform or external scrutiny.
Includes:
- All frameworks and policies
- ½-day board workshop
- 60-min advisory session
- Two rounds of document revisions
- Implementation guidance for board adoption
Use case:Â Your board needs the full architecture, not a single framework. This suite gives you a connected governance system with support to move from documents to boardroom use.
Why choose a Governance Suite
A suite is useful when one framework alone will leave the real issue unresolved.
NorthSeat suites are designed to:
- align authority, risk, approval and accountability across related frameworks
- reduce patchwork governance where documents contradict or ignore each other
- give boards a coherent structure for decision rights, escalation and records
- support adoption through board-ready Word documents and practical implementation guidance
- create a clearer pathway for Chairs, CEOs, Company Secretaries and advisers to act
The strongest fit is where there is already a trigger: board cycle, leadership change, transaction, audit question, insurer or lender request, succession event, incident, external review or governance reset.
Align the frameworks before the next governance trigger
If one governance gap is already visible, others are usually close behind.
A NorthSeat Governance Suite gives your board a connected structure for authority, risk, decision-making and accountability.