Pragmatic support, hands-on and regular, our goal is to be part of your team
Completely unbiased and independent, we pride ourselves on our ability to offer plain language guidance and to communicate in a friendly and relaxed manner, making compliance both interesting and enjoyable
With long standing and loyal clients, we are one of the oldest compliance consultancies, founded in 1996 to provide pragmatic, hands-on support for FCA regulated firms
We are proud of a proven track record of delivering consistently high standards – don’t just take our word for it; see what our clients say
Meet the team
Diverse and extensive regulatory knowledge at our fingertips
Passions
Family, Comedy, World Cuisine, Sport and Travel
Pet hates
Gossip and lack of common sense
Steve Bailey
DIRECTOR
“Anticipation of FCA requirements and transparent presentation of your methods is fundamental to maintaining a compliant business.”
Passions
Family, Rugby Union, Dogs, Travel (although not necessarily in that order!)
Pet hates
Intolerance, Self-Interest, Traffic Jams
Huw Reynolds
DIRECTOR
“Compliance is a by-product of a high quality process”
Alistair MacDougall
TECHNICAL MANAGER
“Stop thinking “compliance” start thinking “do the right things right””
Passions
Great food, cooking, music, skiing, France
Pet hates
Intolerance, incompetence, broccoli
Paul Caine
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
“Change is constant – embrace it”
Passions
Family life, sport, music and travelling
Pet hates
Small-mindedness
Passions
Live music, food and travel
Pet hates
People living life through a phone screen
Mike Senior
SENIOR COMPLIANCE CONSULTANT
“Plan it, do it, don’t ignore it because it won’t go away”
Passions
Family, Football and David Bowie’s music
Pet hates
Dishonesty and fraud
John Begg
SENIOR COMPLIANCE CONSULTANT
“Plan and work hard”
Richard Foster
SENIOR COMPLIANCE CONSULTANT
“Embrace change and Technology to help you work smarter not longer.”
Passions
Family, Keeping Fit & Healthy, Travel, Sport
Pet hates
Constant moaning, rude and arrogant people
Lisa Cross
SENIOR COMPLIANCE CONSULTANT
“Compliance is fun –
it doesn’t have to be scary or boring”
Passions
Family, Ethel (dog), cooking, travel, fishing, rugby
Pet hates
Office politics, football and Jeremy Paxman!
Passions
Bass guitars, music, golf, cycling, family.
Pet hates
Not much apart from rude, arrogant people and middle lane hogs.
Paul Jay
SENIOR COMPLIANCE CONSULTANT
“If you say you know your client, prove it. Robust KYC data is critical for compliant advice.”
Passions
Family, Friends, Beach Walks and Travel
Pet hates
None…
Shirley McKenzie
COMPLIANCE CONSULTANT
“Plan to be compliant and you will be”
Dale Lane
CLIENT FILE AUDITOR
“Quality is found in the detail”
Passions
Cycling, Skiing, Mountains, Travel
Pet hates
Politicians
Gary Albrighton
CLIENT FILE AUDITOR
“Compliance is putting the client first”
Passions
Spending time with family, travel, the Scottish Highlands and gym
Pet hates
People who don’t indicate and those who take advantage of others
Passions
Sport, travel and a good pub
Pet hates
Rudeness, queues