Meridian Governance Advisory Ltd is an independent advisory practice providing board-level governance, risk, and safeguarding advisory to organisations operating in high-trust, high-accountability environments.
We work with boards, trustees, and senior leadership teams of charities, NGOs, foundations, and mission-driven organisations — particularly those operating internationally — to strengthen oversight, clarify accountability, and support sound decision-making.
In sectors defined by mission, public confidence, and ethical responsibility, governance failures can carry profound human, reputational, and organisational consequences. Our role is to support leadership in preventing those failures by embedding proportionate, effective, and well-understood governance arrangements.
Our work is grounded in independence, proportionality, and clarity.
We provide calm, objective challenge and support, helping boards and trustees navigate complexity without overburdening organisations with unnecessary process. Responsibility for decisions and operations always remains with the organisation.
Meridian Governance Advisory Ltd does not provide legal, audit, accounting, or investment advice, and does not act in executive or management roles.
Because good governance is about clarity, integrity, and sound judgement — not complexity.
At Meridian Governance Advisory Ltd, we provide:
Confidential, non-regulated advisory support, free from products, implementation, or conflicts of interest.
Practical experience working directly with boards, trustees, and senior leadership teams.
Governance frameworks tailored to your organisation’s mission, scale, and risk profile.
BA (Hons), MSc, MPol
Professional Affiliations
Associate Member, Institute of Directors (IoD) UK
Roberto Rocca is the Founder and Principal Advisor of Meridian Governance Advisory Ltd. He brings over two decades of senior international experience across financial services, public governance, and the charitable sector, supporting boards and senior leaders in matters of governance, risk, and safeguarding.
His career has been shaped by work within institutions where public trust and accountability are fundamental. Prior to founding Meridian, Roberto held leadership roles that immersed him in complex governance environments, with responsibilities spanning institutional oversight, risk management, and ethical stewardship. Alongside his professional career, he has maintained a long-standing commitment to charitable service, holding trustee, chair, and non-executive roles within faith-based, youth, and international service organisations, including Rotary.
In recognition of his service to faith and charitable causes, Roberto was invested as a Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre (KHS), a papal honour reflecting a sustained commitment to service, responsibility, and stewardship.
This combination of professional rigour and voluntary-sector insight enables Roberto to bridge principle and practice. He approaches governance not merely as a framework, but as a living system of accountability that protects an organisation’s mission, people, and reputation.
Roberto founded Meridian to offer a calm, proportionate, and strictly independent form of advisory support. He works exclusively at board and governance level, providing independent, non-regulated advice to help senior leaders navigate complexity with clarity and confidence. His work includes a strong focus on safeguarding governance within charities and NGOs operating across multiple jurisdictions.
Operating from London, Roberto partners with boards and senior leadership teams in Mauritius and internationally, supporting them in strengthening the foundations of trust upon which their impact depends.
Roberto is an Associate Member of the Institute of Directors (IoD) and works with boards, trustees, and senior leaders to strengthen governance, risk management, and organisational resilience.
We prioritize honesty and openness in all our interactions, ensuring that our clients feel confident in the guidance we provide.
Our team is committed to delivering top-tier advisory services, focused on achieving the highest standards of governance and risk oversight.
We work alongside boards, trustees, and leadership teams, fostering an environment of collaboration to achieve shared goals in governance and safeguarding.
Supporting boards and trustees to strengthen decision-making structures, accountability, and ethical leadership.
Helping boards understand, prioritise, and oversee critical strategic and organisational risks.
Practical guidance for trustees and directors navigating accountability, compliance, and leadership responsibilities.
A core area of focus for Meridian. We support trustees and boards in understanding their safeguarding responsibilities, strengthening oversight frameworks, and ensuring clear accountability for the protection of beneficiaries and organisational integrity.
We offer tailored training sessions and workshops for boards and trustees to foster knowledge and skills in governance.
Supporting leadership teams with strategic clarity, organisational structure, and decision-making.
NGOs AND CHARITIES
Enhancing accountability and governance frameworks for non-profit organizations to uphold mission integrity.
FAITH-BASED & YOUTH ORGS
Ensuring safeguarding measures and ethical oversight are in harmony with organizational values and religious principles.
FOUNDATIONS AND TRUSTS
Fostering effective stewardship, grant-making governance, and long-term reputation management.
BOARDS AND TRUSTEES
Equipping leadership teams with essential tools and knowledge for effective oversight and strategic decision-making.
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Addressing intricate cross-border governance challenges with specialized expertise tailored for Africa-facing entities.
We provide board-level advisory services focusing on governance effectiveness, risk oversight, and safeguarding accountability.
Our clients include NGOs, charities, faith-based organizations, foundations, trusts, and any international organizations in need of governance advisory.
No, we specialize exclusively in advisory services at the board level and do not provide operational management.
We are an independent, credible practice committed to ethical governance, tailored to high-trust and high-accountability environments.
You can contact us through our website to discuss your organization’s specific governance needs and how we can assist.
No, our advisory services are non-regulated, ensuring a focus on independent guidance and support.
To support Chairs, Trustees and board members, we have developed a concise, board-level safeguarding governance checklist designed to help organisations reflect on whether their oversight arrangements are clear, proportionate and effective.
This checklist helps boards:
This checklist is not:
It is a governance-level reflection tool to support informed board discussion and assurance.
Download the checklist and receive a practical governance tool
designed for board-level assurance.
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