Square Mile

Name

Square Mile

Legal name

Square Mile Global Consulting Limited

Website

https://smglobal.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Training and Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

Keywords

• Financial reporting training
• IFRS training courses
• IPSAS public sector training
• ESG sustainability training
• Corporate financial consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Services: Revenue generated from delivering professional financial training courses in IFRS, IPSAS and ESG. Courses range from one-hour sessions to comprehensive full-week programs, offered both virtually and face-to-face, with customized in-house options for corporate clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Square Mile Global Consulting is a financial training and consulting company that delivers customised virtual and face-to-face training on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), and ESG (Environmental-Social-Governance) reporting frameworks. Programmes range from one-hour sessions to comprehensive full-week workshops and are tailored for corporate, financial institution, and public sector clients across the UK, Europe, North America, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

Product overview

Square Mile Global Consulting is a financial training and consulting company offering virtual and face-to-face courses in three main areas: IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards), IPSAS (International Public Sector Accounting Standards), and ESG (Environmental-Social-Governance) reporting. The product portfolio includes multiple training courses across these three verticals, ranging from one-hour sessions to comprehensive full-week workshops. IFRS courses cover standards including IFRS 9, 15, 16, and 17; IPSAS courses address public sector accounting including IPSAS 41 and 43; ESG courses focus on sustainability disclosure standards including ISSB/IFRS S1 and S2, EU Taxonomy, and CSRD. The company also offers in-house customized training solutions for corporate clients globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IFRS Training Courses Comprehensive IFRS training courses covering standards including IFRS 9 (financial instruments), IFRS 15 (revenue), IFRS 16 (leases), and IFRS 17 (insurance contracts), plus climate-related financial statement impacts; offered as one-hour sessions through to full-week workshops and as customised in-house programmes for banks, insurers, and corporates globally.
• IPSAS Training Courses IPSAS training courses covering international public sector accounting standards including financial instruments (IPSAS 41), leases (IPSAS 43), and technical updates; designed for governments and other public sector entities seeking consistent, transparent financial reporting, available virtually or face-to-face and tailored in-house.
• ESG Training Courses ESG training covering sustainability reporting frameworks including ISSB/IFRS S1 and S2, EU Taxonomy, and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD); offered as standalone courses and customised in-house programmes for organisations, and delivered in conjunction with the AICPA-CIMA ESG Fundamentals Certificate pathway.

Quantifiable outcome

• CPD certified courses

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AICPA-CIMAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAICPA-CIMA (Association of International Certified Professional Accountants) is a US-based professional accounting body representing 680,000 members and students in 179 countries. Square Mile Global Consulting offers AICPA-CIMA certified courses including the ESG Fundamentals Certificate and IFRS Certificate. The partnership enables delivery of accredited professional accounting and finance training programs.
• World Class ManagerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWorld Class Manager (WCM) is an online management development program focusing on key habits of great management. The partnership provides Square Mile clients access to video-based learning, reflection questions, comprehensive workbooks and recommended practical actions from over 500 companies worldwide.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BPP Professional Education: UK-headquartered professional training provider delivering IFRS, ACCA and financial reporting courses to corporates and individuals — the most direct FTSE-style competitor for Square Mile's UK enterprise training business.
• Kaplan Professional: Global financial and accounting training provider offering IFRS, ACCA and CFA prep; competes head-to-head with Square Mile for corporate IFRS upskilling programmes.
• First Intuition: Specialist UK financial training provider focused on IFRS, ACCA and financial reporting for corporates — closest same-size, same-vertical training boutique.
• Croner-i (Wolters Kluwer): UK provider of tax, accounting and HR reference/publishing services including IFRS guidance — channels that Square Mile's instructor writes into, making it both a content partner and adjacent competitor.

Broad incumbents

• PwC's Academy / PwC Training: Big 4 advisory training arm offering IFRS, IPSAS and ESG workshops with global delivery — overlapping capability but part of a much wider professional services portfolio.
• Deloitte Learning: Big 4 corporate training function delivering IFRS 17, ESG and financial reporting programmes globally — broad incumbent competing for the same enterprise training wallet.
• ICAEW (training and CPD programmes): UK chartered accountancy body that publishes IFRS content (where Saket Modi has authored material) and runs CPD; partly partner, partly competitor for in-house IFRS training.
• ACCA (training and qualifications): Global accounting body offering IFRS and sustainability credentials across 180+ markets — drives training demand but also competes as a content publisher.
• EY Learning (Financial Accounting Advisory Services training): Big 4 training arm leveraging FAAS expertise to deliver IFRS 17, ESG and finance transformation courses — direct overlap on content but broader portfolio and scale.

Emerging players

• Open Study College: UK-based online provider of accredited accounting and finance qualifications including IFRS — competing on flexibility and price for entry-level financial reporting learners.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/5101260
• Facebookfacebook.com/squaremileglobalconsulting

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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