Corporate Governance

The Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) is a charity registered both in England & Wales (248226) and in Scotland (SC039693), and a UK company limited by guarantee (601049). Its registered office is 1 Giltspur Street London, EC1A 9DD.  

The objects for which ILM is established are:

• the promotion and development of the science of leadership and management
• the advancement of education involving the study of the skills of leadership and management.

ILM’s constitution also covers matters relating to membership, general meetings, the Board, the Advisory Council, local organisation, accounts and notices.
Members may obtain copies of the constitution from the Company Secretary c/o the registered office, or by emailing membership@i-l-m.com and marking the request for the attention of the Company Secretary.

Under its constitution the ILM Board is required to issue Bye-Laws in relation to some matters, has the specific power to issue others, and may in addition issue any which it deems necessary, expedient or convenient for the proper conduct and management of ILM. At 1 October 2010, the Bye-Laws related to Membership, Election of directors, Faculties and the Advisory Council.

The Board

The ILM Board is responsible for ILM's strategic direction, for ensuring that its business is conducted in accordance with its charitable aims, and for monitoring its operations and overall performance. As ILM is both a charity and a company, Board members are both charity trustees and company directors.
The Board consists of nine directors, of whom:


• five (the “Appointed Directors”) are appointed by the Institutional Member (The City and Guilds of London Institute) for whatever period it specifies; and

• four (the “Elected Directors”) are Voting Members elected by the Voting Members, who serve for four year terms, taking office and standing down at AGMs.

The Chairman and Deputy Chairman are appointed by the Board from time to time.

The Annual Report and Financial Statements sets out the names of the directors who have served between the start of the financial year in question and the date of its signature.

The Board normally meets four to six times per year.

The Board has power to delegate authority to the Chief Executive who is responsible for the executive management of ILM.

Find out more about the Board members here.

Advisory Council

The function of the Advisory Council is to advise ILM on developments and strategies to help it achieve its charitable mission of building leadership and management capability.   Its terms of reference, responsibilities and other matters are contained in Bye-Law 5.   The Council meets once a year, and consultations with appropriate members take place from time to time on specific issues identified by the Chief Executive and the Chairman of the Council as ones on which Council Members’ input will be of value.