Board diagnostic from Salveus Labs
Measure how strategy, leadership and governance work together
A 64-question assessment, a scored breakdown across five domains and a roadmap your board can act on. Every report is approved by a senior Salveus adviser.
From £3,000 per organisation
Composite score
Meridian Holdings plc · 2026 Q4 · sample
57 /100
Established| Domain | Weight | Score | /100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategy | 30% | 64 | |
| Leadership | 30% | 55 | |
| Governance | 25% | 59 | |
| ESG | 8% | 38 | |
| Systemic alignment | 7% | 47 |
- An augmented service created and delivered by Salveus Labs
- Every report approved by a named senior adviser
- Scored against a published, versioned model
- Written for UK boards and UK governance guidance
What your board receives
Three outputs, delivered together once your adviser has approved them.
Composite score and maturity band
One figure out of 100, weighted across five domains, placed in one of five bands from Critical to Leading.
Cross-domain findings
Where a strength in one domain hides a weakness in another, such as strong governance structures with little challenge in practice.
Board report and roadmap
Prioritised actions over 90 days, 6 months and 12 months, each owned by a board role, in a report approved by your adviser.
How it works
- 1
Set up your organisation
Eight context questions: sector, size, regulator and recent events. They shape how your results are interpreted, not how they are scored.
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Answer 64 questions
Eight sections, a five-point scale and optional evidence notes. Progress saves as you go, so it can be completed over several sittings.
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Scored against a published model
Responses are scored on our servers against a versioned scoring model. The same answers always produce the same result.
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Reviewed by your adviser
Our software drafts the analysis. A named senior Salveus adviser checks it, edits it and approves it before anything reaches your board.
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Your board report and roadmap
A board-ready report with a composite score, domain breakdown, cross-domain findings and actions assigned to board roles.
64 questions across eight sections
Eight questions per section. Sections roll up into five weighted domains, which make up the composite score.
| Section | What it examines | Domain | Domain weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Strategic Foundation | Clarity, coherence, and currency of strategic intent. | Strategy | 30% |
| 2Strategic Execution | Translation of intent into decisions, resource flow, and outcomes. | Strategy | 30% |
| 3Leadership Effectiveness | Behaviours, capability, and accountability of those in formal leadership roles. | Leadership | 30% |
| 4Culture & Development | How leadership capability is grown, challenged, and held to account culturally. | Leadership | 30% |
| 5Governance Architecture | The formal structures, mandates, and rights that constitute governance. | Governance | 25% |
| 6Governance in Practice | What governance actually does — distinct from what its architecture claims. | Governance | 25% |
| 7ESG Integration | How deeply ESG commitments are embedded in strategy, leadership accountability, and board oversight. | ESG | 8% |
| 8Systemic Alignment | The integration score — do Strategy, Leadership, and Governance function as a connected system? | Systemic alignment | 7% |
Five maturity bands
The composite score places your organisation in one band. Each question and section is also scored 0–100, so the report shows exactly where the gaps are.
- 0–39CriticalFundamental misalignment. Significant risk requiring structural intervention.
- 40–54DevelopingFoundations present but significant gaps. Domains operating in silos.
- 55–69EstablishedCompetent individual domain performance. Limited integration.
- 70–84AdvancedStrong performance with emerging integration. ESG increasingly embedded.
- 85–100LeadingGenuine systemic alignment. A source of competitive advantage.
Pricing
One diagnostic per organisation per cycle. Assessing several organisations, or a portfolio? Talk to us about a group arrangement.
Diagnostic
A board-ready view of how strategy, leadership and governance fit together.
From £3,000 per organisation
- 64-question assessment across 8 sections
- Composite score out of 100 and maturity band
- Strategy, Leadership, Governance, ESG and Systemic breakdown
- Cross-domain pattern analysis
- Prioritised roadmap with owners by role
- Board report reviewed and approved by a Salveus adviser
Questions boards ask
Is AI making judgements about our board?
No. Your answers are scored against a published model, and software drafts the written analysis. A senior Salveus adviser reviews, edits and approves every report. Nothing is released without that approval.
Who should complete the assessment?
In this version, one senior respondent answers for the organisation, usually the chair, chief executive or company secretary. Assessments with several respondents are planned for a later release.
How is the question set grounded?
Each question is written for SLG³ and draws on governance research and UK guidance, including the UK Corporate Governance Code. The question set is being calibrated through a pilot programme.
Can we repeat the assessment?
Yes. Each assessment records the version of the questions and scoring model it used, so later cycles can be compared like for like.
See what your board would receive
The sample uses a fictional organisation and the same scoring engine as a live assessment.