Retail Investor Engagement
Your board already sees this as a priority. We make it operationally possible. Connecting listed companies with the UK's 13 million individual investors through events, content, and community.
There is a significant gap between how boards and IR teams view retail engagement. C-suite executives are three times more likely to rank it as a top priority than IR professionals — the largest perception gap in the industry. Boards see the strategic value. IR teams see the workload.
Both are right. With over 13 million accounts across UK DIY investment platforms and assets approaching £572 billion — growing at roughly 20% year-on-year — the retail shareholder base is now too large to treat as an afterthought. The 35–44 age group is driving that growth, with over a third now actively investing. These are not passive holders. They research, they engage, and they expect to be communicated with directly.
The challenge is resourcing. Two thirds of executives agree that IR teams spend too much time on administration, and for nano and micro-cap companies — where retail shareholders can represent over 40% of the register — the typical IR team is just one or two people. The ambition exists at board level. The capacity does not exist on the ground. That is where we come in.
What we deliver
- Retail-accessible investor platforms — digital experiences designed for individual investors, not repurposed institutional sites
- ShareSoc and investor community engagement — direct access to the UK's most active retail investor networks
- Digital distribution — reaching retail investors through the channels they actually use, from platform integrations to social media
- Accessible content — investment narratives that are clear and compelling without oversimplifying the business
- Investor event access — live-streaming and on-demand recordings that extend management presentations beyond the room
- Ongoing programme management — we handle the operational burden so IR teams can focus on institutional relationships
How it connects
Retail engagement is not a standalone initiative — it amplifies everything else. The equity story reaches a broader and more diverse audience. The investor platform serves both institutional analysts and individual shareholders from a single source of truth. Capital markets events become accessible well beyond the room. And Ticker delivers institutional-quality regulatory and financial data directly to retail investors — no PDF downloads, no delays.
