B-Compliant

Name

B-Compliant

Legal name

B-Compliant Ltd.

Website

https://b-compliant.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Regulatory Compliance Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Risk, Compliance & Internal Controls Consulting (BPAHACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fraud Risk Management & Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption (ABAC) (BPAHAFAL)

Keywords

• Regulatory compliance consulting
• FCA authorisation support
• Consumer duty advisory
• File review services
• Investment firm prudential regime

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Compliance Retainer Packages: Monthly retainer contracts providing ongoing compliance support including helpdesk services, weekly bulletins, document templates, and compliance support days. Contracts have a minimum 12-month commitment with 4 months' notice after initial term.
2. Pay-As-You-Go Services: Hourly-based consulting services billed in 15-minute increments for ad hoc project work or time-charged support.
3. Product Sales (Toolkits): Sale of compliance toolkits including Consumer Duty Toolkit (£249) and IFPR Toolkit (£499) as one-time purchases.
4. File Review Services: Pre-sale and post-sale file review services with defined SLAs (3 working days for pre-sale, 5 working days for post-sale).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

B-Compliant provides hands-on FCA regulatory compliance consulting and support services to small and medium-sized UK financial services firms, including bespoke compliance projects, fully outsourced compliance partnerships, FCA authorisation support, file reviews, Consumer Duty and SM&CR implementation, IFPR/MIFIDPRU compliance, training and competence schemes, and due diligence. They also sell standalone digital compliance toolkits (Consumer Duty Toolkit and IFPR Toolkit) and offer a monthly retainer Foundation Support Package.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bespoke Projects One-off, tailored compliance project support where B-Compliant creates and implements a customised plan to address a specific client need, from gap analysis through to implementation. For FCA-regulated UK financial services firms without an in-house compliance team.
• Compliance Partnership Package Fully outsourced compliance service acting as the client's in-house compliance team, covering Consumer Duty, SM&CR, training, and ongoing regulatory obligations. For UK FCA-regulated firms lacking dedicated in-house compliance capacity.
• Consumer Duty Support Specialist support to help FCA-regulated firms implement and maintain Consumer Duty, with tailored guidance, strategy and assessment templates, and board reporting templates.
• Due Diligence Services Compliance due diligence for business acquisitions and sales, including documentation review, training assessment, and FCA requirement evaluation on the target firm.
• FCA Authorisation Support End-to-end assistance with FCA applications from initial planning through approval; firm cites 100% success rate for DFM and Article 3 firms. For new FCA applicants and firms expanding permissions.
• FCA Compliance Support General FCA compliance support as much or as little as needed, including regulatory task interpretation, policy reviews, and access to compliance documentation.
• File Reviews Ongoing monitoring of client files for suitability and competence, focused on KYC information, with defined SLAs (3 working days pre-sale, 5 working days post-sale). For FCA-regulated advisers and planners.
• Investment Firm Prudential Regime (IFPR) Support Bespoke IFPR/MIFIDPRU compliance support for MiFID investment firms, including ICARA completion, capital requirement guidance, and wind-down planning.
• Regulatory Health Checks Full compliance benchmarking assessment that identifies gaps and produces an improvement plan tailored to the client's regulatory obligations.
• Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) Support Assistance with SM&CR applications, senior management regime structuring, certification regime implementation, and Conduct Rules compliance.
• Training and Competence (T&C) Services Bespoke T&C supervision support including scheme analysis, supervisor assessment, training sessions, and FCA development guidance.
• IFPR Toolkit One-time digital purchase (£499) including training video, ICARA worksheet, whitepaper, MIFIDPRU Disclosure template, Wind Down Plan template, and ICARA example/template, for MiFID investment firms preparing IFPR submissions.
• Consumer Duty Toolkit

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% FCA application success rate for DFM and Article 3 firms
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Association of Professional Compliance Consultants (APCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPCC represents consultants advising FCA-regulated firms in the UK. As members, B-Compliant benefits from dialogue with the FCA, regular forums, technical briefings, and interaction with other members. APCC membership signals commitment to highest professional standards.
• Personal Investment Management and Financial Advice Association (PIMFA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociate members of PIMFA, the UK's leading trade body for wealth management and financial advice firms. B-Compliant accesses PIMFA services and regularly contributes expert opinion on compliance-related issues for online content and member publications.
• Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAfter winning FSB's North West Micro Business of the Year 2023, B-Compliant joined FSB to access its range of tools and discounts to help run the business efficiently and support growth ambitions.
• Personal Finance Society (PFS) / Chartered Insurance Institute (CII)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAll B-Compliant consultants are members of either PFS or CII. This reflects their financial qualifications and supports professional development. Membership demonstrates commitment to industry standards.
• Competent AdvisercoreTechnology or IntegrationB-Compliant forged links with Competent Adviser to give clients preferential access to its competency testing and learning management systems. This has been integrated into B-Compliant's training and competency services via a client portal.
• VouchedForminorGTM or Marketing PartnerB-Compliant works in partnership with VouchedFor on key areas of compliance and contributes expert content to the adviser search platform. Negotiated discounted rate on VouchedFor's Elevation system for B-Compliant clients.

Scale indicators6 records

Direct peers

• Centra: UK compliance consultancy providing FCA compliance support and outsourced compliance functions to financial services firms of similar scale to B-Compliant's client base.
• Compliance2: Boutique UK compliance consultancy offering file reviews, FCA application support and ongoing compliance services to small FCA-regulated firms—direct SMB-segment competitor.
• Capital Professional: UK compliance consultancy serving directly authorised financial advisers and wealth managers with regulatory support, T&C and SMCR services—comparable boutique competitor in B-Compliant's segment.
• Paragon Compliance: UK-based compliance consulting firm offering FCA authorisation, regulatory health checks, and ongoing compliance support to advisory firms—a comparable specialist in the same SMB regulatory services niche.
• RCS (Risk & Compliance Services): UK compliance consultancy supporting FCA-authorised firms with file reviews, FCA applications, SMCR, and ongoing compliance outsourcing—directly overlapping B-Compliant's core compliance support portfolio.
• Thistle Initiatives: UK-based compliance consultancy providing FCA regulatory support, authorisation, file reviews, and consumer duty services to financial advisers and wealth managers—a near-identical service profile to B-Compliant in the same UK SMB advisory niche.

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte UK Financial Services Regulatory practice: Big 4 advisory practice with deep FCA and PRA regulatory consulting capability; competes for larger compliance transformation and remediation mandates that B-Compliant serves at smaller scale.
• SimplyBiz: Large UK provider of support services to financial advisers including compliance, technical, and regulatory offerings. Operates at much greater scale and breadth than B-Compliant but competes for the same outsourced compliance budget.
• PwC UK FCA and Regulatory Compliance: Big 4 firm with dedicated UK financial services regulatory compliance advisory; competes for higher-end compliance engagements while operating in the same broader regulatory consulting category.

Others

• Competent Adviser: Adjacent technology partner whose competency testing and learning management system B-Compliant integrates into its client portal. Not a direct competitor but a closely coupled ecosystem participant for T&C delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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