Rise Group

What Rise Group does

Rise Group Services Ltd is a London-based, privately held professional services group serving UK startups and small-to-medium enterprises. Founded around 2017 by CEO Max Raynor following his earlier tax consultancy work, the group was created to address what it describes as inadequate, overpriced, or outdated professional services for fast-growing businesses. Operations are led by Max Raynor (CEO) and Matthew Dangell (COO) and delivered through an integrated ecosystem of subsidiary brands rather than a single technology platform.

The group's service portfolio spans the full lifecycle of a UK business. Rise Formations provides self-serve company registration with Companies House in a stated 24-hour turnaround via an online platform. Rise Accounting offers accounting, bookkeeping, and advisory services covering year-end accounts, payroll, VAT registration, and corporation tax compliance. FiftyFive Technologies delivers custom software development and MVP building services. The group has also incorporated Jump Accounting (accounting), August Law (legal), and Vantage (professional services) as adjacent wholly-owned brands. Underlying technology is conventional web-based delivery — a WordPress-hosted marketing presence at therisegroup.co.uk with sub-branded microsites — rather than proprietary AI or automation IP.

Rise Group makes money by selling bespoke, quote-based professional services across its subsidiaries to UK SME founders and business leaders. Its go-to-market is sales-led: SEO/content marketing through the group's blog, direct inquiry via website contact forms and email, and an internal referral network that cross-sells clients across subsidiaries. The company claims to support over 1,500 businesses. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the firm has not raised external funding — it operates as a bootstrapped, founder-controlled group with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or ownership changes. Geographic scope is domestic UK only, with its headquarters at 132 Finsbury Pavement, London.

Name

Rise Group

Legal name

Rise Group Services Ltd

Website

https://therisegroup.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rise Group is a London-based professional services group providing company formation, accounting, legal, and software development services to UK startups and SMEs through multiple subsidiary brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Company Formation Services: Rise Formations provides company registration services with Companies House, offering 24-hour business registration through a user-friendly platform.
2. Accounting and Bookkeeping Services: Rise Accounting provides accounting, bookkeeping, and advisory services to improve business financial health. Services include year-end accounts preparation, payroll setup, VAT registration, and corporation tax compliance.
3. Software Development Services: FiftyFive Technologies provides custom software development, MVP development, and technology consulting services for startups and scaling businesses.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rise Group is a UK-based professional services group for SMEs and startups, operating three core service lines: Rise Formations registers businesses with Companies House in 24 hours through an online platform; Rise Accounting delivers accounting, bookkeeping, payroll setup, VAT registration, and corporation tax compliance; and FiftyFive Technologies provides custom software development and MVP building services. The group integrates these services under one umbrella to act as a long-term growth partner from company formation through to exit.

Product overview

Rise Group is a professional services group providing integrated support for SMEs and startups across three core service areas: Rise Formations (company registration with Companies House in 24 hours), Rise Accounting (accounting, bookkeeping, and advisory services), and FiftyFive Technologies (software development). The group positions itself as a one-stop solution for founders, enabling them to access company formation, financial management, and technology development services through a single trusted partner.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rise Formations: Company registration service allowing businesses to register with Companies House in 24 hours
• Rise Accounting
• FiftyFive Technologies

Products and services

• Rise Formations Self-serve online company formation service that enables UK businesses to register with Companies House in 24 hours through a user-friendly platform. Targeted at founders and entrepreneurs setting up new businesses.
• Rise Accounting Accounting, bookkeeping, and advisory practice providing year-end accounts preparation, payroll setup, VAT registration, and corporation tax compliance to improve the financial health of UK SMEs and startups.
• FiftyFive Technologies (55 Technologies) Custom software development service delivering fast, cost-effective technology solutions, MVP development, and technology consulting for UK startups and scaling businesses.

Quantifiable outcome

• Register business with Companies House in just 24 hours
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SeedLegals: UK-based platform offering company formation, legal templates and fundraising tools for startups. Direct competitor to Rise Formations/August Law on the legal-incorporation leg of Rise Group's bundle.
• TaxScouts: Online tax return and compliance service for UK individuals and small businesses. Direct competitor to Rise Accounting on tax filing and compliance work for SMEs.
• 1st Formations: UK company formation agent providing online registration with Companies House. Closest direct comparator to Rise Formations on price and self-serve digital delivery.
• Coconut: Accounting app and tax service targeting UK freelancers and small businesses with a self-serve, tech-led model. Competes head-to-head with Rise Accounting on tech-enabled bookkeeping for the founder segment.
• Clear Books: Cloud accounting software and compliance support for UK small businesses and accountants. Competes with Rise Accounting on the bookkeeping platform layer.
• Countingup: Combined business current account and bookkeeping app for UK small businesses. Direct competitor on the SME finance/administrative services leg of Rise Group's offering.
• Crunch Accounting: Online accounting firm serving UK freelancers, startups and SMEs with bookkeeping, tax and advisory. Direct competitor to Rise Accounting/Jump Accounting on the accounting service line.
• Mazuma: UK online accountancy for SMEs and individuals offering bookkeeping, payroll and tax. Direct competitor to Rise Accounting in the SME accounting space.

Broad incumbents

• PwC: Big 4 professional services firm offering accounting, tax, advisory and legal across all UK business sizes. Broad incumbent whose SME-facing offerings compete with Rise Group's full bundle.
• EY: Global Big 4 firm with UK advisory, tax and accounting practices. Broad incumbent operating across all the verticals Rise Group serves, though primarily focused on enterprise rather than SME/startup.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/therisegroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries6 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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