Adempi Associates

What Adempi Associates does

Adempi Associates LLP is a London-based FCA compliance consultancy founded in 2019 that delivers advisory, authorisation, and training services to UK financial services firms regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Its client base spans investment and venture capital firms, payment institutions and e-money issuers, consumer credit providers, real estate investment companies, and peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding platforms — sectors where it claims specialist, vertical-specific regulatory knowledge. The firm operates a senior-only delivery model in which partners and experienced consultants both advise and execute work, explicitly avoiding the junior-delegation model common in larger consultancies; current named partners are Gillian Roche-Saunders (Founding Partner), Lorraine Mouat (joined January 2025 to lead payment services), Emily Fuller (promoted to partner in 2022), and Nadine Waya.

The firm's service portfolio is organised around three product lines: FCA Compliance Support (ongoing regulatory advice and hands-on resourcing), FCA Authorisations & Applications (support for new authorisations, variations of permission, change in control, appointed representative arrangements, and regulatory hosting transitions), and Regulatory Training (in-person workshops, live online instructor-led sessions, self-paced eLearning modules, and bespoke programmes). All content is written and delivered by subject matter experts who also practise as compliance consultants. There is no proprietary software, API, or AI-driven tooling; the offering is entirely human-expertise-based professional services, delivered directly to clients without intermediary layers.

Commercially, Adempi generates revenue through professional services engagements on undisclosed, contact-based pricing (prospective clients email [email protected] or call 0203 925 4761 for quotes). Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, supplemented by content marketing via regulatory blog posts, an active LinkedIn presence, and a sustained pattern of specialist industry recognition — including EISA Awards in the EIS/SEIS adviser category in 2022 (joint winner), 2023 (finalist), 2024 (highly commended), and 2026 (winner), plus Compliance Register Platinum Awards 2023 for Best Training Provider and Best Compliance Trainer (Gillian Roche-Saunders), and Best Compliance Consultancy at the P2P Finance Awards. The firm is privately held as an LLP with no disclosed institutional investors or parent company, and it operates solely in the United Kingdom.

Name

Adempi Associates

Legal name

Adempi Associates LLP

Website

https://adempi.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Adempi Associates LLP is a London-based FCA compliance consultancy delivering senior-led advisory, authorisation, and training services to UK-regulated firms across payment services, VC/PE, consumer credit, real estate, and P2P lending.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regulatory Compliance Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Risk, Compliance & Internal Controls Consulting (BPAHACAJ)

Keywords

• FCA compliance consulting
• Regulatory advisory services
• Compliance training programs
• ELearning compliance modules
• Payment services compliance

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

Revenue model

1. Regulatory Compliance Consulting: Adempi generates revenue through providing FCA compliance consultancy services to regulated firms. This includes advisory support, hands-on compliance assistance, and ongoing partnerships where consultants act as an extension of client's compliance teams. The firm works with firms of all sizes, from startups seeking authorisation to established firms requiring ongoing support.
2. Training and eLearning: Revenue is generated through in-person training workshops, online training courses, and eLearning modules delivered to FCA regulated firms. Training is developed and delivered by subject matter experts who also provide regulatory consultancy, ensuring practical and current content.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Adempi Associates LLP is a senior-only FCA compliance consultancy that delivers practical advisory and hands-on compliance support, end-to-end FCA authorisations and applications (including variation of permissions and change in control), and regulatory training across in-person workshops, online sessions, and eLearning modules to UK financial services firms. Services are delivered directly by experienced subject matter experts across specialist sectors including payment services and e-money, venture capital and private equity, consumer credit, real estate, and P2P lending and crowdfunding.

Product overview

Adempi Associates is a senior-only FCA compliance consultancy offering a unified portfolio of regulatory advisory services. The core offering comprises FCA Compliance Support (practical advice and hands-on assistance), FCA Authorisations & Applications (end-to-end authorisation guidance), and Regulatory Training (in-person workshops, online training, and eLearning). Payment Services Support and Hands-On Compliance Support extend the portfolio to serve specialist sectors and flexible resourcing needs. All services are delivered by experienced subject matter experts without junior delegation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FCA Compliance Support Practical compliance advisory and hands-on support from senior FCA compliance consultants for FCA-regulated firms, covering financial services regulatory issues affecting clients from strategic guidance to day-to-day compliance tasks.
• FCA Authorisations and Applications Expert senior-led support for firms seeking FCA authorisation, variation of permissions, change in control processes, appointed representative arrangements, and regulatory hosting transitions.
• Regulatory Training Compliance training written and delivered by FCA subject matter experts, combining in-person workshops, online training, eLearning modules, and bespoke programmes for FCA-regulated firms.
• Online Training Live, instructor-led virtual training sessions delivered to FCA-regulated firm staff by Adempi's senior subject matter experts.
• eLearning Courses Self-paced online learning modules designed to be easily rolled out to staff across FCA-regulated organisations.
• Bespoke Training Custom compliance training programmes tailored to specific client requirements, written and delivered by Adempi's senior subject matter experts.
• Payment Services Support Specialist FCA compliance support for payment institutions and e-money firms, covering FCA authorisation, safeguarding standards, and operational resilience expectations.
• Hands-On Compliance Support Flexible short-term or part-time compliance resourcing for FCA-regulated firms of all sizes, with senior consultants acting as an embedded extension of the client's in-house compliance team.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Holley Nethercote: Australia-based compliance and regulatory consultancy serving financial services firms with authorisation, compliance, and training services. Comparable in business model and sector specialism to Adempi, but operates in the Australian regulatory (ASIC) market rather than the UK FCA market.

Direct peers

• Bovill: UK-based regulatory and compliance consultancy serving financial services firms with FCA authorisation, compliance, and training services. Highly comparable to Adempi in size, sector focus, and advisory model, making it the closest direct competitor in the SME compliance advisory segment.

Broad incumbents

• PwC UK: Big 4 firm with a large UK Financial Services regulatory consulting practice serving banks, insurers, and fintechs on FCA compliance, risk, and governance. Competes with Adempi on larger regulatory transformation and compliance projects but with a junior-leveraged delivery model and broader advisory portfolio.
• Deloitte UK: Big 4 firm with UK Financial Services Regulatory & Compliance practice supporting FCA-regulated firms on authorisations, conduct risk, and regulatory change. Comparable to Adempi on regulatory advisory content but competes via scale, multi-disciplinary teams, and global reach.
• Bird & Bird: Major international law firm with a dedicated UK Financial Services regulatory practice covering FCA authorisations, payments, and fintech. Competes with Adempi on FCA authorisation work but operates at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint, with a full-service legal offering.
• Mishcon de Reya: London-based law firm with a strong Financial Services regulation group advising on FCA compliance, fintech authorisations, and consumer credit matters. Overlaps with Adempi in FCA advisory work but offers broader legal services and substantially larger resources.
• Linklaters: Elite global law firm with a market-leading UK Financial Services regulatory practice serving the largest banks, asset managers, and fintechs on FCA matters. Adjacent to Adempi in subject matter but competes primarily at the top of the market on the most complex regulatory mandates.
• Eversheds Sutherland: International law firm with a UK Financial Services regulatory group covering FCA authorisations, payments regulation, and consumer credit. Overlaps with Adempi on regulatory advisory work, especially for mid-market financial services clients, but at significantly larger scale.
• Norton Rose Fulbright: Global law firm with a sizeable UK Financial Services regulatory practice advising on FCA matters, payments, and consumer credit. Comparable in regulatory content to Adempi but with international footprint and a full-service legal offering targeting larger financial institutions.
• KPMG UK: Big 4 firm providing UK Financial Services regulatory consulting including FCA authorisations, compliance monitoring, and risk advisory. Overlaps with Adempi on FCA regulatory work but operates enterprise-scale engagements with cross-functional consulting teams.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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