Authorised. Funded. Compliant.
The senior advisory that gets a UK business or fund manager through regulation and to capital — faster and clearer than anyone else.
Getting authorised, funded and compliant is slow, opaque and fragmented.
It's stitched across lawyers, compliance consultants, tax specialists and corporate financiers — and none of them owns the result. Keystage owns the outcome. We prepare, structure and de-risk the whole journey, then match you to the right authorised partner from across the market.
An independent, principal-agnostic advisory.
We do the preparation, structuring and due diligence that lets you raise capital, become FCA-authorised or launch a regulated fund — then route the regulated work to the best-fit authorised partner from across the whole market.
That independence is the point. Most advisers are tied to one principal or one product, so their recommendation is really a referral. We're tied to no one — so you get the partner that actually fits your permissions, asset class, timeline and cost.
Faster than a consultancy, deeper than a tool — and trusted because we own nothing we recommend.
One relationship. The whole journey.
Everything sits in three departments. Each engagement stands on its own; together they carry you from idea to authorised, funded, scaling and beyond.
Regulatory Enablement & Tax
Getting authorised, qualifying for SEIS/EIS, or standing up a fund — prepared to land first time.
Corporate Finance, Capital & Transactions
From a bankable plan, to the capital that funds it, to the deal that exits it — handled by people who've done it before.
Performance, Operations & Risk
Once you're funded and compliant, growth becomes an operating problem. We help you run better and de-risk.
Tell us where you are. We'll map your route in minutes.
Send us what you have. Our Evaluation Engine reads it, tells you what's required and maps the exact route — instantly acknowledged, with a named specialist's response within 24 hours, often sooner.
Senior judgment, amplified — and tied to no one.
Senior judgment
Real regulatory, tax and corporate-finance experts own every decision and every sign-off. You buy expertise, not a form — the engine just gives them the throughput of a far larger team.
Independent & whole-of-market
We route the regulated work across a panel of authorised partners and match you to the right one — not a captive referral. Any interest is disclosed in writing.
A two-sided capital network
Funders for qualifying companies on one side; institutional demand for funds on the other. We don't just prepare you — we can introduce you to capital.
We sit between the businesses that need capital and the capital that's looking for them.
“We prepared your advance assurance” becomes “…and introduced you to investors actively writing cheques.”
Relationships with angels, syndicates and seed funds that deploy into SEIS/EIS-qualifying companies. No self-serve platform offers this.
Introductions to mandated capital as UK DC schemes move toward private markets through LTAFs.
Relationships with pension funds and wealth managers seeking regulated exposure through UCITS and LTAF structures.
Introductions only — we introduce, we do not advise on investments; any interest is disclosed. Investor-facing communications are confined to certified high-net-worth, sophisticated or professional recipients.
Find out your route in minutes.
Tell us where you are and we'll map the way to authorised, funded and compliant.