# RQ - Referral Management for Professional Services
> RQ is the operating system for introducer-led growth. One platform for regulated firms to manage introducer relationships, referral workflows, and fee sharing - with central visibility and built-in governance.

## Company
- Name: RQ (RQ App Ltd)
- Website: https://rq.app
- Industry: B2B SaaS - Professional Services Technology
- Founded: 2021, London, UK
- Founder: Johnny Ridd (CEO)
- Security: ISO 27001:2022 certified (https://www.tempoaudits.com/rqratings-iso27001)
- Regulatory partnerships: ICAEW Business Partner
- Target audience: UK regulated professional services firms
- Trusted by: Nearly 1,000 firms across the UK

## What RQ Does
RQ helps professional firms (accountants, solicitors, financial advisers, corporate finance) send, manage, and track referrals with built-in compliance, clear tracking, and real visibility across the firm. It replaces spreadsheets, emails, and ad-hoc processes with a structured, auditable system for managing introducer relationships.

## Key Features
1. **Professional Referrals** - Send and receive referrals between firms with structured workflows, consent capture, and outcome tracking
2. **Compliance & Audit Trail** - Built-in FCA, ICAEW DPB, and SRA compliance with automatic record-keeping for every referral
3. **Fee Sharing** - Manage and track referral fees and commissions with transparent, auditable arrangements
4. **Revenue Tracking** - Measure referral outcomes and revenue attribution by partner, source, and time period
5. **Relationship Management** - Centralise your panel of introducers, track relationship health, and identify top-performing partnerships
6. **Approval Workflows** - Configurable multi-step approval rules by partner, team, or risk level
7. **Compass** - Structured client discovery tool that surfaces needs and generates referral opportunities
8. **Client Refer-a-Friend** - Launch branded client referral programmes with tracking and rewards
9. **Internal Referrals** - Track cross-team and inter-office referrals within your firm
10. **Outlook Add-in** - Log referrals directly from Microsoft Outlook without switching apps
11. **Integrations** - HubSpot, intelliflo, Plannr, Xero, Pipedrive, Zoho, Microsoft 365

## Target Industries
- **Accountancy Firms** - ICAEW, ACCA, and ICAS members needing DPB-compliant referral tracking
- **Financial Advisers** - IFAs, wealth managers, and financial planners needing FCA-compliant referral management
- **Law Firms** - Solicitors needing SRA-compliant referral oversight
- **Corporate Finance** - M&A advisers tracking deal referrals across complex introducer networks
- **Mortgage Brokers** - Mortgage and protection advisers tracking professional introductions
- **Estate Agents** - Tracking referrals to conveyancers, mortgage brokers, and financial advisers

## Compliance
RQ helps firms meet:
- **FCA** referral fee regulations, Consumer Duty, inducement disclosure rules
- **ICAEW DPB** obligations for accountants referring clients to regulated financial services
- **SRA** requirements for law firms on referral documentation and oversight
- Full audit trails with timestamps, approvals, consent records, and disclosures

## Pricing
- Professional plan from £300/month (based on firm size)
- Enterprise plans for larger firms and networks
- Free trial available

## Customer Evidence
- Centurion (financial planning): saves 30 hours/month
- Cheetham Jackson (IFA): manages 90+ partner relationships
- Nordens (top-100 accountancy): 33 partner relationships, 32 staff
- MAP Accountants, Dua & Co, Vintage Wealth - see https://rq.app/customers

## Key Pages
- https://rq.app/ - Homepage
- https://rq.app/platform - Platform overview
- https://rq.app/contact - Contact us
- https://rq.app/demo - Book a demo
- https://rq.app/features/referrals - Professional referrals
- https://rq.app/features/compliance - Compliance features
- https://rq.app/features/fee-sharing - Fee sharing
- https://rq.app/features/data-insights - Analytics and reporting
- https://rq.app/features/compass - Client discovery tool
- https://rq.app/features/approval-workflows - Approval workflows
- https://rq.app/features/outlook-app - Outlook add-in
- https://rq.app/referral-management-platform - Referral management platform
- https://rq.app/industry/accountants - For accountants
- https://rq.app/industry/financial-planning - For financial planners
- https://rq.app/industry/solicitors - For solicitors
- https://rq.app/industry/corporate-finance - For corporate finance
- https://rq.app/fca-referral-compliance - FCA compliance guide
- https://rq.app/icaew/referral-compliance - DPB compliance guide
- https://rq.app/resources/faqs - FAQs (100+ questions)
- https://rq.app/customers - Customer stories
- https://rq.app/integrations - Integration directory
- https://rq.app/blog - Industry insights

## For More Detail
- Full content: https://rq.app/llms-full.txt
- FAQs: https://rq.app/resources/faqs
- Sitemap: https://rq.app/sitemap.xml

## Contact
- Sales: https://rq.app/demo
- General: https://rq.app/contact
- Sign up: https://refer.rq.app/sign-up

## Last Updated
March 2026