IR-connect

What IR-connect does

IR-connect is a sole-trader business finance, strategy and investor relations consultancy registered in England and Wales as IR-connect Ltd (company number 09461101) and operated from a registered office in Poole, Dorset. The firm was established in 2016 by Lorraine Rees, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales who previously served as Director of Investor Relations at multiple FTSE companies and as an equity analyst. The offering is organised around three service lines: advisory engagements covering investor messaging, communication channels, best-practice reviews and pre/post-IPO support; a catalogue of finance, strategy and specialist investor relations training courses; and private coaching and mentoring for board members, executives and IR professionals. Training courses can be booked directly or through the UK Investor Relations Society, and IR-connect holds the exclusive arrangement to deliver all training courses for the UK IR Society Diploma candidates.

The underlying technology footprint is essentially zero: there is no software product, mobile app, public API, SDK or proprietary platform, and delivery is human-led advisory and classroom-style instruction. The go-to-market is sales-led, with bespoke project and retainer advisory work supplemented by course bookings through the IR Society and content marketing via a regularly updated blog, LinkedIn presence and Twitter account (@IRconnectTweet). Pricing is largely quote-based, with only two publicly disclosed price points — a £97 Presentation Power Hour and a £125 one-hour strategy review — indicating that the bulk of revenue is generated under individually negotiated engagements rather than standardised product sales.

Customers include the UK Investor Relations Society, the Institute of Directors (Ireland), Imperial College, London College of Communications, Capital Training, Best STL, PTP and Government Exchange, the bulk of which are training-course clients. The customer base is regionally concentrated in the United Kingdom with limited cross-border institutional reach, and the entire delivery capacity rests on a single founder-operator, which defines both the firm's structural ceiling and its key-person risk.

Name

IR-connect

Legal name

IR-connect Ltd

Website

https://ir-connect.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IR-connect is a sole-trader UK consultancy founded in 2016 by Lorraine Rees, providing investor relations advisory, IPO support, finance and IR training courses, and private coaching to FTSE companies, IPO candidates and IR professionals, with exclusive UK IR Society Diploma training rights.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Investor Relations and Corporate Finance Advisory Services

NAICS

Public Relations Agencies (54182), Public Relations Agencies (541820)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Investor Relations (IR) Services (BPAFADAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Investor Relations (IR) & Capital Markets Communications (MPAAADAH)

Keywords

• Investor relations advisory
• IPO support services
• Corporate training courses
• Financial strategy consulting
• Executive coaching services

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Advisory Services: Business finance, strategy and investor relations advisory services provided on a project or retainer basis. Includes specialist IPO support and ongoing advisory engagements.
2. Training and Mentoring: Finance, budgeting, credit control, strategy, communications courses plus specialist investor relations courses. Courses can be booked individually or through the UK Investor Relations Society. Also includes private coaching and mentoring for Board members, Executives, Finance and IR professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IR-connect is a UK consultancy that sells business finance, strategy, and investor relations advisory services to listed companies and IPO candidates, including investor messaging and targeting, best practice reviews, and pre/post-IPO support. It also delivers an extensive portfolio of finance, strategy, and specialist investor relations training courses (bookable direct or through the UK Investor Relations Society, including all IR Society Diploma training) and provides private coaching and mentoring for Board members, executives, and IR professionals.

Product overview

IR-connect is a business finance, strategy and investor relations consultancy providing advisory services, specialist IPO support, training courses, and private coaching/mentoring. The firm offers a portfolio of services including Advisory Services (investor messaging, targeting, best practice reviews), Finance and Strategy Training Courses (finance for non-finance managers, budgeting, cash flow, strategy writing), Specialist Investor Relations Courses (targeting, debt IR, regulation, PR alignment), and Private Coaching and Mentoring. The consultancy was established in 2016 and is led by Lorraine Rees, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Advisory Services Investor relations and business finance advisory services for listed companies, including effective investor messaging and targeting, increasing communication channels, best practice reviews, and pre- and post-IPO work, delivered on a project or ongoing retainer basis.
• Finance and Strategy Training Courses Group and individual training courses covering finance for non-finance managers, effective budgeting and beyond, managing cash flow, writing a strategy, essential business writing skills, and credit control for businesses, aimed at professionals new to finance and managers responsible for budgets.
• Specialist Investor Relations Courses Specialist IR training courses including best practice in investor relations, investor targeting and engagement, building debt investor relations capability, IR regulation and compliance for transactions, aligning PR and IR, and avoiding ethical pitfalls in investor relations; courses are bookable direct or through the UK Investor Relations Society and include all training for IR Society Diploma candidates.
• Private Coaching and Mentoring Individual coaching and mentoring for Board members, executives, and finance and IR professionals, covering professional development, IR leadership transitions, presentation impact, and best-practice IR solutions.
• IPO Support Services Specialist IPO support for companies preparing for listing, including positioning for success and preparation for the post-IPO investor environment, typically used where the IR role is not filled internally at the time of listing.

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UK Investor Relations SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIR-connect provides all training courses for the UK IR Society Diploma candidates. Courses can also be booked through the Investor Relations Society. This is a core training partnership providing IR professional development programmes.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/irconnecttweet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/15230041

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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