IIRSM

What IIRSM does

IIRSM (International Institute of Risk and Safety Management) is a UK-based professional membership organisation founded in 1974 and registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee in England & Wales (charity number 1107666, company number 05310696). It serves individual risk and safety management professionals globally, alongside the organisations that employ them and the students entering the field, offering individual membership across five tiers (Student, Affiliate, Associate, Member, Fellow) with associated post-nominal recognition, a Code of Ethics, and disciplinary procedures.

The organisation's core offering is a tiered membership programme delivered through the MyIIRSM online member portal, supplemented by training courses, seminars, workshops, webinars, an Annual Conference, and the Risk Excellence Awards. It operates a UK Regional Network and International Branches alongside the Emerging Risk Leaders Network and Mentoring Scheme, and extends member benefits through partnerships — notably LexisNexis for access to the healthandsafetyatwork.com website — and integration with the official OSHCR register of UK occupational safety and health consultants. No proprietary technology platform is disclosed; the underlying stack is a standard website and member portal with Google Analytics and a digital marketing footprint reaching 45,000+ individuals across social media.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring individual membership subscriptions (one-, two-, and three-year prepaid terms), fees for training courses and events, and sales of publications and merchandise. Distribution is community-led and event-driven: members are acquired through training programmes, events, regional networks, referrals, and self-serve online applications, with renewals handled through MyIIRSM. The organisation has 8,000+ members across 90+ countries, no parent company, no subsidiaries, no external investors, and no disclosed M&A, funding, or leadership transitions in the source material.

Name

IIRSM

Legal name

International Institute of Risk and Safety Management

Website

https://iirsm.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IIRSM is a UK-based professional membership organisation for risk and safety management professionals, offering tiered individual membership, training, events, and a global member network across 90+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: Annual individual membership fees at multiple tiers (Affiliate, Associate, Member, Fellow). Members can pay for one-year, two-year, or three-year subscriptions via cheque, BACS, credit or debit card. Application fees are non-refundable.
2. Training Courses and Events: Revenue from organizing and delivering training courses, conferences, seminars, workshops, and networking events. Payment must be received prior to events.
3. Publications and Merchandise: Sale of publications and merchandise to members and the public.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

IIRSM is a UK-based professional membership organisation offering individual membership at five tiers (Student, Affiliate, Associate, Member, Fellow) for risk and safety management professionals globally. Members gain access to training courses, conferences, webinars, regional networks, mentoring schemes, the MyIIRSM online portal, a legal helpline, a technical helpline, and the IIRSM Insight magazine, along with post-nominal letters for professional recognition.

Product overview

IIRSM is a professional membership organisation for risk and safety management professionals, offering a unified membership platform with five tiers (Student, Affiliate, Associate, Member, Fellow). The core offering includes access to the MyIIRSM member portal, training courses and events (including webinars, workshops, Annual Conference, and Risk Excellence Awards), UK Regional Networks and International Branches, and the Emerging Risk Leaders Network mentoring programme. Members also receive access to resources including a legal helpline, technical helpline, and IIRSM Insight magazine, as well as third-party provided content via healthandsafetyatwork.com through a LexisNexis partnership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IIRSM Individual Membership Individual professional membership for risk and safety management professionals across five tiers (Student, Affiliate, Associate, Member, Fellow), providing post-nominal letters, access to member resources, events, CPD support, and professional recognition.
• IIRSM Training Courses, Conferences, and Events

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Lexis NexisminorOthersPersonal data is securely provided to Lexis Nexis to provide members with access to the healthandsafetyatwork.com website. This is part of membership benefits where members receive access to external resources and databases.
• OSHCR (Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register)minorOthersIIRSM provides member information to OSHCR, the official register for occupational safety and health consultants in the UK.
• Mailing House PartnersminorOthersPersonal data is securely provided to the mailing house responsible for delivering membership documentation and printed magazines to members.
• Training Venues and Course ProvidersminorOthersThird-party training venues and course providers used for delivering events and training. Personal data may be shared with venues for access and refreshment/lunch arrangements.
• UK Regional Network Groups and International BranchescoreOthersIIRSM runs UK Regional Network and International Branches as part of member engagement. Member personal data (full name and email address) is shared with regional groups and branches for event participation purposes.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE): International professional body for fire engineers and fire safety professionals. Comparable in operating membership tiers, registration routes, and professional development events for risk-adjacent safety specialists.
• Institute of Risk Management (IRM): UK-headquartered professional body dedicated to risk management. Directly comparable to IIRSM in mission and customer base, offering risk-focused qualifications, membership tiers, and training events to enterprise risk professionals.
• American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP): US-based professional society for occupational safety and health practitioners. Comparable as a long-standing professional membership body offering credentialing, training, and member networks in the same risk/safety category.
• Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH): UK-based chartered professional body for occupational safety and health professionals. Directly comparable to IIRSM as a membership organization serving overlapping risk and safety practitioner segments, with significantly larger global membership and broader employer recognition.
• CIISec (Chartered Institute of Information Security): UK-based professional body for information and cybersecurity practitioners. Comparable membership/chartering model serving a specialist risk domain that overlaps with IIRSM's data security scope.
• BOHS (British Occupational Hygiene Society): UK-based professional body for occupational hygienists and health risk professionals. Comparable membership organization serving an adjacent but overlapping segment of the safety/risk workforce.
• RIMS (Risk and Insurance Management Society): Global professional association focused on risk management and insurance. Directly comparable in providing membership tiers, training, conferences, and credentialing for enterprise risk professionals.
• ISACA: Global professional association for IT governance, risk, and cybersecurity professionals. Comparable as a membership-driven body offering certifications, training, and global chapters in the GRC space adjacent to IIRSM's data security remit.

Broad incumbents

• Project Management Institute (PMI): Larger global professional membership organization for project managers. Comparable business model (tiered membership, certifications, chapters, training) but operating at much greater scale and broader scope than IIRSM.

Emerging players

• International Association of Risk and Compliance Professionals (IARCP): Smaller international membership body serving risk and compliance practitioners. Comparable mission and membership-led model but at a smaller scale than IIRSM, representing an emerging alternative in the same professional space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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