By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: No — for your non-executive director role, you do not register as self-employed. A NED is an office-holder, and fees for the office are treated as employment income, …
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Adrian Lawrence FCA is the founder of NED Capital and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and holds an ICAEW practising certificate in his own name. He holds a BSc from Queen Mary College, University of London, and has over 25 years of experience working with boards, investors and business owners across the UK. He founded NED Capital to connect businesses with the independent Non-Executive Directors they need to provide challenge, governance and strategic oversight — and personally leads candidate assessments for board-level appointments.
