Meet Our Team of Former FCA Compliance Specialists
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Alumni Compliance Solutions was founded by former regulators to provide FCA compliance consulting and FCA authorisation support that is clear, practical, and aligned to regulatory expectations. Having worked inside the FCA, we saw how often applications and compliance frameworks fall short – not because firms lack capability, but because the business model is not explained clearly, the permissions pathway is misunderstood, or governance, systems and controls are not evidenced in a way the FCA can rely on.
We created Alumni Compliance to bridge that gap. Our work typically starts with scoping your proposed activities and mapping the correct FCA permissions, then translating requirements into an implementable plan, drafting and refining the FCA application pack, strengthening governance arrangements, and building proportionate systems and controls that stand up to regulatory scrutiny. We also support firms through FCA follow-up questions and information requests, helping you maintain momentum from initial assessment through to outcome and ongoing compliance.
What sets us apart is the expertise behind the advice. Our consultants are comprised exclusively of former FCA employees with decades of combined experience across UK financial services regulation, providing a regulator-informed approach designed to help firms progress with confidence and operate compliantly.
Our FCA Experience
Our consultants bring hands-on experience from across the FCA, including Authorisations, Supervision, Consumer Credit, Payment Services, Asset and Fund Management, Regulatory Reporting, Enforcement, and Policy. This breadth of regulatory expertise enables us to deliver specialist FCA compliance consulting and FCA authorisation support to firms operating across multiple regulated sectors including consumer credit, claims management, MiFID, payments, and fund management.
Whether you are preparing an FCA authorisation application or need post-authorisation compliance support, we help you meet FCA expectations in practice. That includes guidance on FCA systems and submissions, such as FCA Connect for applications and RegData for regulatory reporting, ensuring your documentation, processes, and reporting obligations are covered end-to-end.
Our Unique Advantage = Your Unique Benefit
As former FCA employees, we bring a regulator’s perspective – an understanding of how the FCA evaluates firms in practice. We know what FCA authorisation case officers look for when assessing an application, including how they test a firm’s business model, assess key governance and overight roles, and whether systems and controls are credible, proportionate, and properly evidenced.
That means we can help you present your proposition clearly, map the right permissions, and build an FCA-ready application pack with the policies, procedures, and control framework the FCA expects to see – so you can demonstrate that your firm is prepared to operate compliantly from day one.
We are experienced in engaging with FCA authorisation case officers and supervisory teams through the FCA’s formal processes, including managing application correspondence and responding to information requests clearly and efficiently. This helps ensure regulator communications are handled professionally, accurately, and in a way that supports a positive FCA authorisation outcome.
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Why Choose Alumni Compliance?
Alumni Compliance provides FCA authorisation and compliance consulting tailored to your business model, sector, and regulatory permissions. We take a confident and practical approach — helping you produce high-quality application and compliance materials that align with FCA expectations, from initial scoping through to submission and post-authorisation support.
Clients choose us for clear, responsive advice and a professional service built on integrity, transparency, and open communication. Our aim is to help you progress confidently through FCA processes and maintain robust, ongoing compliance.