Harley Reed

What Harley Reed does

Harley Reed is a UK-incorporated professional services firm, founded in 1991 and headquartered in Hastings with a registered London address, delivering integrated advisory, knowledge, and assurance services to public, private, and not-for-profit clients across Europe and Africa. The firm operates through seven offices and incorporated subsidiaries in six countries (UK, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Ivory Coast), specializing in procurement, finance, supply chain, and marketing. Its three core service lines are: (1) Advisory Services spanning corporate finance, technology transformation, public financial management, procurement transformation, and ESG/climate risk advisory (including an outcome-fee Accelerated Cost Reduction Programme); (2) Knowledge Services delivering accredited professional qualifications (CIPS, CILT, ACCA, CIM), short courses, and the proprietary Procurement Competency Assessment (pQ) and Supply Chain Competency Assessment (SCQ), the latter used by 20,000+ professionals across 100 countries; and (3) Assurance Services covering financial, procurement, supply chain, and ESG maturity audits and diagnostics.

The firm is privately held under the founder Tom Tagoe (Group Chairman) and William Tagoe (Group CEO), with no disclosed external equity backing. Revenue is generated through a hybrid model of professional services fees, outcome-based advisory engagements, subscription/multi-year qualification programs, and unit-priced competency assessments, with pricing varying by country and delivery channel (physical classroom, virtual, eLearning). Its go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales, professional body channel partnerships, university collaborations (notably Strathmore University in Kenya), and thought-leadership events such as Procurement Leaders' Network breakfasts in the UK and Africa.

Name

Harley Reed

Legal name

Harley Reed International Limited

Website

https://harleyreed.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Harley Reed is a UK-founded professional services firm operating across six African and European countries, delivering integrated advisory, knowledge, and assurance services in procurement, finance, supply chain, and marketing to public, private, and not-for-profit clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting — Professional Services (Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, ESG)

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

akta.pro industry

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Sustainability, ESG & Climate Risk Advisory

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Consulting

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Sustainability & ESG Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Management Consulting

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ESG Governance, Sustainability Reporting & Assurance Advisory

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Risk, Compliance & Governance Advisory

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ESG Reporting, Disclosure & Regulatory Compliance (SFDR, EU Taxonomy, TCFD/ISSB)

Financial & Insurance/Asset & Wealth Management/Asset Management — ESG/Sustainable & Impact Investing

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Sustainability, Energy & Environmental (ESG/LEED) Certifications

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Certification Programs

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Finance, Accounting & Risk (CFA/CPA/FRM) Certifications

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Certification Programs

Keywords

• Professional services advisory
• Procurement transformation
• Supply chain training
• Professional qualifications
• ESG advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Hastings

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Programs: Revenue from delivering professional qualification courses including CIPS, CILT, ACCA, and CIM programs. Offered through physical classrooms, virtual sessions, and eLearning platforms with modular pricing.
2. Advisory Services: Consulting engagements spanning corporate finance, technology transformation, public financial management, procurement transformation, ESG compliance, and climate risk advisory.
3. Accelerated Cost Reduction Programme (ACRP): Risk-free engagement model where fees are tied to realized savings. The company only charges when measurable cost reductions are achieved, aligning incentives with client outcomes.
4. Assurance Services: Revenue from conducting financial, procurement, and supply chain audits, as well as ESG maturity assessments and diagnostic services.
5. Recruitment and Interim Solutions: Fees from recruiting managerial to leadership roles across procurement, supply chain, marketing, and HR disciplines, as well as providing interim professionals for transformation projects.
6. Competency Assessments: Revenue from administering procurement and supply chain competency assessments (pQ and SCQ) that benchmark professionals and organizations against global standards.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Harley Reed is an integrated professional services firm offering Advisory, Knowledge, and Assurance services across the UK and Africa. Core offerings include corporate finance and procurement transformation advisory; ESG and climate risk advisory; professional qualification programs (CIPS, CILT, ACCA, CIM) and short courses; the proprietary Procurement Competency Assessment (pQ) and Supply Chain Competency Assessment (SCQ); the Accelerated Cost Reduction Programme (ACRP, an outcome-based procurement savings engagement); and financial, procurement, supply chain, and ESG diagnostic audits. It serves public, private, and not-for-profit organisations, plus individuals pursuing professional qualifications.

Product overview

Harley Reed is a professional services firm offering an integrated portfolio of three core service lines — Advisory Services, Knowledge Services, and Assurance Services — alongside specialized training programs and assessment tools. Advisory Services cover corporate finance, technology transformation, and public financial management; Knowledge Services encompass professional qualification programs (CIPS, CILT, CIM), short courses, applied learning routes, and competency assessments; and Assurance Services provide maturity assessments and diagnostic audits. The portfolio also includes the Accelerated Cost Reduction Programme (ACRP) for procurement savings, ESG Health Check and the Certified ESG Implementation Professional (CEIP) Programme for sustainability advisory, and Recruitment & Interim Solutions for talent acquisition. Harley Reed operates across the UK and Africa (Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast) serving public, private, and not-for-profit clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Advisory Services Advisory engagements spanning corporate finance, technology transformation, and public financial management, supporting growth, resilience, and innovation for public, private, and not-for-profit clients in Europe and Africa.
• Knowledge Services Training and competency development in procurement, finance, marketing, and supply chain management, delivered via professional qualification programs, short courses, workshops, and applied learning routes.
• Assurance Services Maturity assessments and detailed diagnostic audits across finance, procurement, supply chain, and the pillars of ESG for public, private, and not-for-profit clients.
• CIPS Professional Qualifications Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) professional qualification programs and corporate ethics training, including the CIPS Corporate Ethics Mark accreditation, delivered at Harley Reed's authorised training centres.
• CILT Professional Qualifications Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) qualification programs covering freight transport, passenger transport, port operations, fleet management, retail logistics, humanitarian logistics, procurement, inventory management, and warehousing, delivered via examination or applied learning routes.
• CIM Professional Qualifications Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) qualification programs enabling members to achieve Chartered Marketer status, with tactical and strategic marketing skill development; Harley Reed is an accredited CIM study center with 85%+ pass rates.
• Procurement Competency Assessment (pQ) Proprietary procurement competency assessment spanning 13 competencies with 117 multiple-choice questions, available in over 10 languages, for individual benchmarking and corporate recruitment support; completed by 20,000+ professionals across 1,000+ companies in 100 countries.
• Supply Chain Competency Assessment (SCQ) Proprietary supply chain competency assessment spanning 15 competencies aligned with the CILT competency framework, covering Operations & Supply Chain Management, Logistics & Freight Movement, Planning in Transport, and People Mobility, mapped at awareness, operational and strategic levels.
• Accelerated Cost Reduction Programme (ACRP) Structured advisory engagement unlocking procurement savings through spend diagnostics, supplier discovery, digital sourcing strategies, and contract optimisation, with a risk-free model where fees are tied only to realised savings.
• Certified ESG Implementation Professional (CEIP) Programme A 12-month practical learning and implementation journey blending mentorship, guided execution, and peer learning to equip practitioners with organisation-ready ESG frameworks and sustainability implementation capability.
• ESG Health Check Diagnostic service assessing organisational ESG performance, risk exposure, and readiness against disclosure frameworks including IFRS S1, IFRS S2, and CSRD.
• Short Courses Short training courses delivered in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa, including Strategic Sourcing (CIPS Certified), Inventory Management and Warehousing, Logistics and Transportation Management, Contract Management, Category Management, ESG Fundamentals, Functional Leadership and ESG Integration, Effective Procurement, Effective Negotiation, Commercial Negotiation, Procurement Auditing, Risk and Resilience in the Supply Chain, and Ethical Procurement.
• Recruitment & Interim Solutions Recruitment services for managerial to leadership roles across procurement, supply chain, marketing, and HR disciplines, plus interim support for transformation projects and niche specialist placement.
• CILT Applied Learning Programme Work-based alternative route to CILT Diploma and Advanced Diploma qualifications for practicing professionals, demonstrating competence through workplace assignments and a consultancy-type project across Procurement, Transport, Inventory & Warehousing, and Production pathways.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85%+ consistent pass rate for CIM professional qualifications over three years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UN WomencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 August 2024Harley Reed Côte d'Ivoire partnered with UN Women to organize a workshop on gender-responsive procurement and Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs). The two-day workshop held at Tiama Hotel brought together private sector players from banking, insurance, and other sectors to explore integrating gender equality into procurement practices.
• SIFCA GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 June 2024SIFCA Group, the largest agro-industrial company in Ivory Coast with subsidiaries across West Africa, participated in Harley Reed Côte d'Ivoire's launch event. Mr. Diallo Alpha, Deputy Group Purchasing Director, served as a panelist discussing the professionalization of purchasing and supply chain functions.
• ECOBANKminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 June 2024ECOBANK, a pan-African banking institution, participated in Harley Reed Côte d'Ivoire's launch event. Ms. Ondo Carole, Purchasing Manager, served as a panelist focusing on the professionalization of purchasing and supply chain functions.
• COCANminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 June 2024COCAN participated in Harley Reed Côte d'Ivoire's launch event with Ms. Corinne Anouma, Purchasing & Logistics Project Manager, serving as a panelist on professionalization of purchasing and supply chain functions.
• Strathmore UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 October 2022Harley Reed collaborated with Strathmore University in Kenya to provide a Business Readiness Program for students. The partnership included the 'Shift to Connect' competition challenging students to develop business concepts for sustainability in agribusiness using supply chain architecture. Top winners received bursaries for CILT qualifications.
• ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 14 September 2022Harley Reed Kenya designated as ACCA Silver Learning Partner, recognizing high-quality tuition and support for ACCA students. ACCA is the world's largest professional accounting body with 233,000 members and over 400,000 students across 181 countries. The partnership positions Harley Reed as a trusted provider of professional accounting qualifications in East Africa.
• CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHarley Reed is an authorized CIPS training center offering procurement qualifications at all levels. The partnership includes CIPS Certified short courses, Corporate Ethics Mark accreditation, and executive programs. Harley Reed delivers CIPS content across all African offices and the UK.
• CILT (Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHarley Reed collaborates with CILT on applied learning routes for logistics and transport professionals. Offers both examination route and work-based applied learning for Diploma and Advanced Diploma levels. CILT serves 30,000+ members globally. Harley Reed provides pathways in procurement, transport, inventory, warehousing, and production.
• CIM (Chartered Institute of Marketing)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHarley Reed is an accredited CIM study center offering Chartered Institute of Marketing qualifications. CIM is the world's leading professional marketing body supporting 40,000 members worldwide. Harley Reed has maintained 85%+ pass rates for three consecutive years and received multiple commendations for outstanding results.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Proxima: Proxima is a procurement and operational transformation consultancy serving large corporates and public-sector clients, comparable to Harley Reed's procurement transformation, ACRP, and capability development services across similar buyer profiles.
• BPP Professional Education: BPP is a global professional qualifications and corporate training provider offering ACCA, CIMA, and other finance/professional certifications alongside corporate development programmes, directly competing with Harley Reed's knowledge services line in the same qualification bodies and corporate training market.
• Efficio: Efficio is a procurement transformation consultancy delivering spend analytics, strategic sourcing, and category management across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, directly comparable to Harley Reed's procurement advisory and ACRP offering.
• Kaplan Professional: Kaplan Professional delivers professional qualification programs (accounting, finance, supply chain) and corporate training globally with a strong assessment and digital learning stack, overlapping directly with Harley Reed's CIPS, CILT, ACCA, and CIM delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Ernst & Young (EY) Africa: EY Africa delivers advisory, assurance, and ESG services with a pan-African footprint; Harley Reed's CEO was trained at EY and the firm targets overlapping corporate finance and procurement advisory buyers.
• Deloitte Africa: Deloitte Africa offers consulting, audit, ESG, and risk advisory across the region with significant capacity and brand recognition, competing for the same ESG, climate risk, and public-sector transformation mandates as Harley Reed.
• PwC Africa: PwC Africa provides advisory, assurance, ESG, and risk consulting services across African markets with deep enterprise relationships, directly competing for the same procurement, ESG, and public financial management mandates Harley Reed pursues.
• KPMG Africa: KPMG Africa delivers broad advisory, risk, and ESG services across the continent, overlapping with Harley Reed's advisory and assurance work but at much larger scale and a wider service portfolio aimed at enterprise and public-sector clients.

Emerging players

• Anthesis Group: Anthesis is a specialist sustainability advisory and climate services firm delivering ESG strategy, disclosure support, and supply chain sustainability, comparable to Harley Reed's ESG Health Check, CEIP Programme, and climate risk advisory offerings.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): ERM is a global sustainability and ESG advisory firm with deep climate, supply chain, and disclosure expertise, competing with Harley Reed's ESG advisory and climate risk work for enterprise and public-sector clients across emerging markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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