About Buckingham Capital Consulting
Buckingham Capital Consulting is a specialist regulatory, compliance and assurance consultancy supporting ambitious firms operating in complex and highly regulated markets. Since 2013, we have advised regulated businesses on authorisation, regulatory strategy, governance, financial crime, compliance frameworks and engagement with regulators across the UK, Europe and international markets.
Our work combines deep financial services expertise with information security assurance and AI governance.
We work directly with founders, boards and senior management teams to translate complex requirements into practical frameworks, credible evidence and programmes capable of standing up to regulatory, audit and enterprise scrutiny.
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Why firms work with us
Regulatory and
assurance depth
We combine financial services regulation, compliance, information security and AI governance expertise, giving firms one senior advisory team across interconnected regulatory and assurance requirements.
Experience since 2013
We have supported regulated and high-growth firms for over a decade, from authorisation and regulatory engagement through to compliance frameworks, assurance programmes and remediation.
Over a decade of regulatory and compliance expertise
Since 2013, Buckingham Capital Consulting has advised firms through complex regulatory requirements, authorisation projects and ongoing compliance. Our experience began with deep specialism in regulated payments and e-money and now extends across wider financial services regulation, information security assurance and AI governance, while retaining the regulatory discipline and evidence-led approach on which the firm was built.
What we do
Buckingham Capital Consulting advises firms across financial services regulation, regulatory compliance, information security and AI governance. From authorisation and regulator engagement to compliance frameworks, independent assurance preparation and internationally recognised standards, we help firms meet the requirements needed to operate, win customers and scale.
We support firms seeking FCA and other regulatory authorisations across the UK, Europe and major international jurisdictions. Our work covers regulatory strategy, permissions, business plans, governance, policies, financial forecasts, supporting evidence and regulator engagement through to decision.
Regulatory Compliance & Governance
We help regulated firms establish and maintain proportionate compliance frameworks covering governance, policies, monitoring, Consumer Duty, conduct, prudential requirements and supervisory expectations as their businesses grow.
Information Security & Assurance
We take firms through SOC 2, ISO/IEC 27001 and NIST-aligned security programmes, from scoping and readiness through control implementation, evidence preparation and support through independent audit or assurance.
AI Governance & Compliance
We help firms establish AI governance frameworks and comply with emerging requirements including the EU AI Act and ISO/IEC 42001, covering AI inventories, risk classification, governance, controls, documentation and assurance readiness.
Financial Crime
We support firms with AML, KYC, sanctions, fraud, risk assessments, transaction monitoring and MLRO frameworks, designing controls around the firm's actual activities, customers and regulatory exposure.
Regulatory Reporting
We help firms meet regulatory reporting, governance and ongoing supervisory requirements, including regulatory returns, board oversight, compliance monitoring, breach management and engagement with regulators.