diff --git a/src/profiling/CounterDirectory.cpp b/src/profiling/CounterDirectory.cpp
index cef3d6a..979b804 100644
--- a/src/profiling/CounterDirectory.cpp
+++ b/src/profiling/CounterDirectory.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     }
 
     // Check that the given category is not already registered
-    if (CheckIfCategoryIsRegistered(categoryName))
+    if (IsCategoryRegistered(categoryName))
     {
         throw InvalidArgumentException(
                     boost::str(boost::format("Trying to register a category already registered (\"%1%\")")
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     if (deviceUidValue > 0)
     {
         // Check that the (optional) device is already registered
-        if (!CheckIfDeviceIsRegistered(deviceUidValue))
+        if (!IsDeviceRegistered(deviceUidValue))
         {
             throw InvalidArgumentException(
                         boost::str(boost::format("Trying to connect a category (\"%1%\") to a device that is "
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     if (counterSetUidValue > 0)
     {
         // Check that the (optional) counter set is already registered
-        if (!CheckIfCounterSetIsRegistered(counterSetUidValue))
+        if (!IsCounterSetRegistered(counterSetUidValue))
         {
             throw InvalidArgumentException(
                         boost::str(boost::format("Trying to connect a category (name: \"%1%\") to a counter set "
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     }
 
     // Check that a device with the given name is not already registered
-    if (CheckIfDeviceIsRegistered(deviceName))
+    if (IsDeviceRegistered(deviceName))
     {
         throw InvalidArgumentException(
                     boost::str(boost::format("Trying to register a device already registered (\"%1%\")")
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
     }
 
     // Check that a counter set with the given name is not already registered
-    if (CheckIfCounterSetIsRegistered(counterSetName))
+    if (IsCounterSetRegistered(counterSetName))
     {
         throw InvalidArgumentException(
                     boost::str(boost::format("Trying to register a counter set already registered (\"%1%\")")
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@
     if (counterSetUidValue > 0)
     {
         // Check that the (optional) counter set is already registered
-        if (!CheckIfCounterSetIsRegistered(counterSetUidValue))
+        if (!IsCounterSetRegistered(counterSetUidValue))
         {
             throw InvalidArgumentException(
                         boost::str(boost::format("Trying to connect a counter to a counter set that is "
@@ -476,6 +476,64 @@
     return counter;
 }
 
+bool CounterDirectory::IsCategoryRegistered(const std::string& categoryName) const
+{
+    auto it = FindCategory(categoryName);
+
+    return it != m_Categories.end();
+}
+
+bool CounterDirectory::IsDeviceRegistered(uint16_t deviceUid) const
+{
+    auto it = FindDevice(deviceUid);
+
+    return it != m_Devices.end();
+}
+
+bool CounterDirectory::IsDeviceRegistered(const std::string& deviceName) const
+{
+    auto it = FindDevice(deviceName);
+
+    return it != m_Devices.end();
+}
+
+bool CounterDirectory::IsCounterSetRegistered(uint16_t counterSetUid) const
+{
+    auto it = FindCounterSet(counterSetUid);
+
+    return it != m_CounterSets.end();
+}
+
+bool CounterDirectory::IsCounterSetRegistered(const std::string& counterSetName) const
+{
+    auto it = FindCounterSet(counterSetName);
+
+    return it != m_CounterSets.end();
+}
+
+bool CounterDirectory::IsCounterRegistered(uint16_t counterUid) const
+{
+    auto it = FindCounter(counterUid);
+
+    return it != m_Counters.end();
+}
+
+bool CounterDirectory::IsCounterRegistered(const std::string& counterName) const
+{
+    auto it = FindCounter(counterName);
+
+    return it != m_Counters.end();
+}
+
+void CounterDirectory::Clear()
+{
+    // Clear all the counter directory contents
+    m_Categories.clear();
+    m_Devices.clear();
+    m_CounterSets.clear();
+    m_Counters.clear();
+}
+
 CategoriesIt CounterDirectory::FindCategory(const std::string& categoryName) const
 {
     return std::find_if(m_Categories.begin(), m_Categories.end(), [&categoryName](const CategoryPtr& category)
@@ -523,39 +581,15 @@
     return m_Counters.find(counterUid);
 }
 
-bool CounterDirectory::CheckIfCategoryIsRegistered(const std::string& categoryName) const
+CountersIt CounterDirectory::FindCounter(const std::string& counterName) const
 {
-    auto it = FindCategory(categoryName);
+    return std::find_if(m_Counters.begin(), m_Counters.end(), [&counterName](const auto& pair)
+    {
+        BOOST_ASSERT(pair.second);
+        BOOST_ASSERT(pair.second->m_Uid == pair.first);
 
-    return it != m_Categories.end();
-}
-
-bool CounterDirectory::CheckIfDeviceIsRegistered(uint16_t deviceUid) const
-{
-    auto it = FindDevice(deviceUid);
-
-    return it != m_Devices.end();
-}
-
-bool CounterDirectory::CheckIfDeviceIsRegistered(const std::string& deviceName) const
-{
-    auto it = FindDevice(deviceName);
-
-    return it != m_Devices.end();
-}
-
-bool CounterDirectory::CheckIfCounterSetIsRegistered(uint16_t counterSetUid) const
-{
-    auto it = FindCounterSet(counterSetUid);
-
-    return it != m_CounterSets.end();
-}
-
-bool CounterDirectory::CheckIfCounterSetIsRegistered(const std::string& counterSetName) const
-{
-    auto it = FindCounterSet(counterSetName);
-
-    return it != m_CounterSets.end();
+        return pair.second->m_Name == counterName;
+    });
 }
 
 uint16_t CounterDirectory::GetNumberOfCores(const Optional<uint16_t>& numberOfCores,
diff --git a/src/profiling/CounterDirectory.hpp b/src/profiling/CounterDirectory.hpp
index a756a9a..bff5cfe 100644
--- a/src/profiling/CounterDirectory.hpp
+++ b/src/profiling/CounterDirectory.hpp
@@ -66,6 +66,18 @@
     const CounterSet* GetCounterSet(uint16_t uid) const override;
     const Counter*    GetCounter(uint16_t uid) const override;
 
+    // Queries for profiling objects
+    bool IsCategoryRegistered(const std::string& categoryName) const;
+    bool IsDeviceRegistered(uint16_t deviceUid) const;
+    bool IsDeviceRegistered(const std::string& deviceName) const;
+    bool IsCounterSetRegistered(uint16_t counterSetUid) const;
+    bool IsCounterSetRegistered(const std::string& counterSetName) const;
+    bool IsCounterRegistered(uint16_t counterUid) const;
+    bool IsCounterRegistered(const std::string& counterName) const;
+
+    // Clears all the counter directory contents
+    void Clear();
+
 private:
     // The profiling collections owned by the counter directory
     Categories  m_Categories;
@@ -80,14 +92,10 @@
     CounterSetsIt FindCounterSet(uint16_t counterSetUid) const;
     CounterSetsIt FindCounterSet(const std::string& counterSetName) const;
     CountersIt    FindCounter(uint16_t counterUid) const;
-    bool CheckIfCategoryIsRegistered(const std::string& categoryName) const;
-    bool CheckIfDeviceIsRegistered(uint16_t deviceUid) const;
-    bool CheckIfDeviceIsRegistered(const std::string& deviceName) const;
-    bool CheckIfCounterSetIsRegistered(uint16_t counterSetUid) const;
-    bool CheckIfCounterSetIsRegistered(const std::string& counterSetName) const;
-    uint16_t GetNumberOfCores(const Optional<uint16_t>& numberOfCores,
-                              uint16_t deviceUid,
-                              const CategoryPtr& parentCategory);
+    CountersIt    FindCounter(const std::string& counterName) const;
+    uint16_t      GetNumberOfCores(const Optional<uint16_t>& numberOfCores,
+                                   uint16_t deviceUid,
+                                   const CategoryPtr& parentCategory);
 };
 
 } // namespace profiling
diff --git a/src/profiling/CounterValues.hpp b/src/profiling/CounterValues.hpp
index 75ecad9..9c06ff0 100644
--- a/src/profiling/CounterValues.hpp
+++ b/src/profiling/CounterValues.hpp
@@ -15,24 +15,30 @@
 class IReadCounterValues
 {
 public:
-    virtual uint16_t GetCounterCount() const = 0;
-    virtual void GetCounterValue(uint16_t index, uint32_t& value) const = 0;
     virtual ~IReadCounterValues() {}
+
+    virtual uint16_t GetCounterCount() const = 0;
+    virtual uint32_t GetCounterValue(uint16_t counterUid) const = 0;
 };
 
-class IWriteCounterValues : public IReadCounterValues
+class IWriteCounterValues
 {
 public:
-    virtual void SetCounterValue(uint16_t index, uint32_t value) = 0;
-    virtual void AddCounterValue(uint16_t index, uint32_t value) = 0;
-    virtual void SubtractCounterValue(uint16_t index, uint32_t value) = 0;
-    virtual void IncrementCounterValue(uint16_t index) = 0;
-    virtual void DecrementCounterValue(uint16_t index) = 0;
     virtual ~IWriteCounterValues() {}
+
+    virtual void SetCounterValue(uint16_t counterUid, uint32_t value) = 0;
+    virtual uint32_t AddCounterValue(uint16_t counterUid, uint32_t value) = 0;
+    virtual uint32_t SubtractCounterValue(uint16_t counterUid, uint32_t value) = 0;
+    virtual uint32_t IncrementCounterValue(uint16_t counterUid) = 0;
+    virtual uint32_t DecrementCounterValue(uint16_t counterUid) = 0;
+};
+
+class IReadWriteCounterValues : public IReadCounterValues, public IWriteCounterValues
+{
+public:
+    virtual ~IReadWriteCounterValues() {}
 };
 
 } // namespace profiling
 
 } // namespace armnn
-
-
diff --git a/src/profiling/ProfilingService.cpp b/src/profiling/ProfilingService.cpp
index 786bfae..2da0f79 100644
--- a/src/profiling/ProfilingService.cpp
+++ b/src/profiling/ProfilingService.cpp
@@ -5,72 +5,53 @@
 
 #include "ProfilingService.hpp"
 
+#include <boost/log/trivial.hpp>
+#include <boost/format.hpp>
+
 namespace armnn
 {
 
 namespace profiling
 {
 
-ProfilingService::ProfilingService(const Runtime::CreationOptions::ExternalProfilingOptions& options)
-    : m_Options(options)
+void ProfilingService::ResetExternalProfilingOptions(const ExternalProfilingOptions& options,
+                                                     bool resetProfilingService)
 {
-    Initialise();
-}
+    // Update the profiling options
+    m_Options = options;
 
-void ProfilingService::Initialise()
-{
-    if (m_Options.m_EnableProfiling == true)
+    if (resetProfilingService)
     {
-        // Setup provisional Counter Directory example - this should only be created if profiling is enabled
-        // Setup provisional Counter meta example
-        const std::string categoryName = "Category";
-
-        m_CounterDirectory.RegisterCategory(categoryName);
-        m_CounterDirectory.RegisterDevice("device name", 0, categoryName);
-        m_CounterDirectory.RegisterCounterSet("counterSet_name", 2, categoryName);
-
-        m_CounterDirectory.RegisterCounter(categoryName,
-                                           0,
-                                           1,
-                                           123.45f,
-                                           "counter name 1",
-                                           "counter description");
-
-        m_CounterDirectory.RegisterCounter(categoryName,
-                                           0,
-                                           1,
-                                           123.45f,
-                                           "counter name 2",
-                                           "counter description");
-
-        for (unsigned short i = 0; i < m_CounterDirectory.GetCounterCount(); ++i)
-        {
-            m_CounterIdToValue[i] = 0;
-        }
-
-        // For now until CounterDirectory setup is implemented, change m_State once everything initialised
-        m_State.TransitionToState(ProfilingState::NotConnected);
+        // Reset the profiling service
+        m_CounterDirectory.Clear();
+        m_ProfilingConnection.reset();
+        m_StateMachine.Reset();
+        m_CounterIndex.clear();
+        m_CounterValues.clear();
     }
+
+    // Re-initialize the profiling service
+    Initialize();
 }
 
 void ProfilingService::Run()
 {
-    if (m_State.GetCurrentState() == ProfilingState::NotConnected)
+    if (m_StateMachine.GetCurrentState() == ProfilingState::Uninitialised)
+    {
+        Initialize();
+    }
+    else if (m_StateMachine.GetCurrentState() == ProfilingState::NotConnected)
     {
         try
         {
-            m_Factory.GetProfilingConnection(m_Options);
-            m_State.TransitionToState(ProfilingState::WaitingForAck);
+            m_ProfilingConnectionFactory.GetProfilingConnection(m_Options);
+            m_StateMachine.TransitionToState(ProfilingState::WaitingForAck);
         }
         catch (const armnn::Exception& e)
         {
             std::cerr << e.what() << std::endl;
         }
     }
-    else if (m_State.GetCurrentState() == ProfilingState::Uninitialised && m_Options.m_EnableProfiling == true)
-    {
-        Initialise();
-    }
 }
 
 const ICounterDirectory& ProfilingService::GetCounterDirectory() const
@@ -78,40 +59,9 @@
     return m_CounterDirectory;
 }
 
-void ProfilingService::SetCounterValue(uint16_t counterIndex, uint32_t value)
+ProfilingState ProfilingService::GetCurrentState() const
 {
-    CheckIndexSize(counterIndex);
-    m_CounterIdToValue.at(counterIndex).store(value, std::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed);
-}
-
-void ProfilingService::GetCounterValue(uint16_t counterIndex, uint32_t& value) const
-{
-    CheckIndexSize(counterIndex);
-    value = m_CounterIdToValue.at(counterIndex).load(std::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed);
-}
-
-void ProfilingService::AddCounterValue(uint16_t counterIndex, uint32_t value)
-{
-    CheckIndexSize(counterIndex);
-    m_CounterIdToValue.at(counterIndex).fetch_add(value, std::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed);
-}
-
-void ProfilingService::SubtractCounterValue(uint16_t counterIndex, uint32_t value)
-{
-    CheckIndexSize(counterIndex);
-    m_CounterIdToValue.at(counterIndex).fetch_sub(value, std::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed);
-}
-
-void ProfilingService::IncrementCounterValue(uint16_t counterIndex)
-{
-    CheckIndexSize(counterIndex);
-    m_CounterIdToValue.at(counterIndex).operator++(std::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed);
-}
-
-void ProfilingService::DecrementCounterValue(uint16_t counterIndex)
-{
-    CheckIndexSize(counterIndex);
-    m_CounterIdToValue.at(counterIndex).operator--(std::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed);
+    return m_StateMachine.GetCurrentState();
 }
 
 uint16_t ProfilingService::GetCounterCount() const
@@ -119,30 +69,133 @@
     return m_CounterDirectory.GetCounterCount();
 }
 
-ProfilingState ProfilingService::GetCurrentState() const
+uint32_t ProfilingService::GetCounterValue(uint16_t counterUid) const
 {
-    return m_State.GetCurrentState();
+    BOOST_ASSERT(counterUid < m_CounterIndex.size());
+    std::atomic<uint32_t>* counterValuePtr = m_CounterIndex.at(counterUid);
+    BOOST_ASSERT(counterValuePtr);
+    return counterValuePtr->load(std::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed);
 }
 
-void ProfilingService::ResetExternalProfilingOptions(const Runtime::CreationOptions::ExternalProfilingOptions& options)
+void ProfilingService::SetCounterValue(uint16_t counterUid, uint32_t value)
 {
-    if(!m_Options.m_EnableProfiling)
+    BOOST_ASSERT(counterUid < m_CounterIndex.size());
+    std::atomic<uint32_t>* counterValuePtr = m_CounterIndex.at(counterUid);
+    BOOST_ASSERT(counterValuePtr);
+    counterValuePtr->store(value, std::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed);
+}
+
+uint32_t ProfilingService::AddCounterValue(uint16_t counterUid, uint32_t value)
+{
+    BOOST_ASSERT(counterUid < m_CounterIndex.size());
+    std::atomic<uint32_t>* counterValuePtr = m_CounterIndex.at(counterUid);
+    BOOST_ASSERT(counterValuePtr);
+    return counterValuePtr->fetch_add(value, std::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed);
+}
+
+uint32_t ProfilingService::SubtractCounterValue(uint16_t counterUid, uint32_t value)
+{
+    BOOST_ASSERT(counterUid < m_CounterIndex.size());
+    std::atomic<uint32_t>* counterValuePtr = m_CounterIndex.at(counterUid);
+    BOOST_ASSERT(counterValuePtr);
+    return counterValuePtr->fetch_sub(value, std::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed);
+}
+
+uint32_t ProfilingService::IncrementCounterValue(uint16_t counterUid)
+{
+    BOOST_ASSERT(counterUid < m_CounterIndex.size());
+    std::atomic<uint32_t>* counterValuePtr = m_CounterIndex.at(counterUid);
+    BOOST_ASSERT(counterValuePtr);
+    return counterValuePtr->operator++(std::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed);
+}
+
+uint32_t ProfilingService::DecrementCounterValue(uint16_t counterUid)
+{
+    BOOST_ASSERT(counterUid < m_CounterIndex.size());
+    std::atomic<uint32_t>* counterValuePtr = m_CounterIndex.at(counterUid);
+    BOOST_ASSERT(counterValuePtr);
+    return counterValuePtr->operator--(std::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed);
+}
+
+void ProfilingService::Initialize()
+{
+    if (!m_Options.m_EnableProfiling)
     {
-        m_Options = options;
-        Initialise();
+        // Skip the initialization if profiling is disabled
         return;
     }
-    m_Options = options;
+
+    // Register a category for the basic runtime counters
+    if (!m_CounterDirectory.IsCategoryRegistered("ArmNN_Runtime"))
+    {
+        m_CounterDirectory.RegisterCategory("ArmNN_Runtime");
+    }
+
+    // Register a counter for the number of loaded networks
+    if (!m_CounterDirectory.IsCounterRegistered("Loaded networks"))
+    {
+        const Counter* loadedNetworksCounter =
+                m_CounterDirectory.RegisterCounter("ArmNN_Runtime",
+                                                   0,
+                                                   0,
+                                                   1.f,
+                                                   "Loaded networks",
+                                                   "The number of networks loaded at runtime",
+                                                   std::string("networks"));
+        BOOST_ASSERT(loadedNetworksCounter);
+        InitializeCounterValue(loadedNetworksCounter->m_Uid);
+    }
+
+    // Register a counter for the number of registered backends
+    if (!m_CounterDirectory.IsCounterRegistered("Registered backends"))
+    {
+        const Counter* registeredBackendsCounter =
+                m_CounterDirectory.RegisterCounter("ArmNN_Runtime",
+                                                   0,
+                                                   0,
+                                                   1.f,
+                                                   "Registered backends",
+                                                   "The number of registered backends",
+                                                   std::string("backends"));
+        BOOST_ASSERT(registeredBackendsCounter);
+        InitializeCounterValue(registeredBackendsCounter->m_Uid);
+    }
+
+    // Register a counter for the number of inferences run
+    if (!m_CounterDirectory.IsCounterRegistered("Inferences run"))
+    {
+        const Counter* inferencesRunCounter =
+                m_CounterDirectory.RegisterCounter("ArmNN_Runtime",
+                                                   0,
+                                                   0,
+                                                   1.f,
+                                                   "Inferences run",
+                                                   "The number of inferences run",
+                                                   std::string("inferences"));
+        BOOST_ASSERT(inferencesRunCounter);
+        InitializeCounterValue(inferencesRunCounter->m_Uid);
+    }
+
+    // Initialization is done, update the profiling service state
+    m_StateMachine.TransitionToState(ProfilingState::NotConnected);
 }
 
-inline void ProfilingService::CheckIndexSize(uint16_t counterIndex) const
+void ProfilingService::InitializeCounterValue(uint16_t counterUid)
 {
-    if (counterIndex >= m_CounterDirectory.GetCounterCount())
+    // Increase the size of the counter index if necessary
+    if (counterUid >= m_CounterIndex.size())
     {
-        throw InvalidArgumentException("Counter index is out of range");
+        m_CounterIndex.resize(boost::numeric_cast<size_t>(counterUid) + 1);
     }
+
+    // Create a new atomic counter and add it to the list
+    m_CounterValues.emplace_back(0);
+
+    // Register the new counter to the counter index for quick access
+    std::atomic<uint32_t>* counterValuePtr = &(m_CounterValues.back());
+    m_CounterIndex.at(counterUid) = counterValuePtr;
 }
 
 } // namespace profiling
 
-} // namespace armnn
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace armnn
diff --git a/src/profiling/ProfilingService.hpp b/src/profiling/ProfilingService.hpp
index 6d61797..36d95e0 100644
--- a/src/profiling/ProfilingService.hpp
+++ b/src/profiling/ProfilingService.hpp
@@ -16,38 +16,63 @@
 namespace profiling
 {
 
-class ProfilingService : IWriteCounterValues
+class ProfilingService final : public IReadWriteCounterValues
 {
 public:
-    ProfilingService(const Runtime::CreationOptions::ExternalProfilingOptions& options);
-    ~ProfilingService() = default;
+    using ExternalProfilingOptions = Runtime::CreationOptions::ExternalProfilingOptions;
+    using IProfilingConnectionPtr = std::unique_ptr<IProfilingConnection>;
+    using CounterIndices = std::vector<std::atomic<uint32_t>*>;
+    using CounterValues = std::list<std::atomic<uint32_t>>;
 
+    // Getter for the singleton instance
+    static ProfilingService& Instance()
+    {
+        static ProfilingService instance;
+        return instance;
+    }
+
+    // Resets the profiling options, optionally clears the profiling service entirely
+    void ResetExternalProfilingOptions(const ExternalProfilingOptions& options, bool resetProfilingService = false);
+
+    // Runs the profiling service
     void Run();
 
+    // Getters for the profiling service state
     const ICounterDirectory& GetCounterDirectory() const;
     ProfilingState GetCurrentState() const;
-    void ResetExternalProfilingOptions(const Runtime::CreationOptions::ExternalProfilingOptions& options);
+    uint16_t GetCounterCount() const override;
+    uint32_t GetCounterValue(uint16_t counterUid) const override;
 
-    uint16_t GetCounterCount() const;
-    void GetCounterValue(uint16_t index, uint32_t& value) const;
-    void SetCounterValue(uint16_t index, uint32_t value);
-    void AddCounterValue(uint16_t index, uint32_t value);
-    void SubtractCounterValue(uint16_t index, uint32_t value);
-    void IncrementCounterValue(uint16_t index);
-    void DecrementCounterValue(uint16_t index);
+    // Setters for the profiling service state
+    void SetCounterValue(uint16_t counterUid, uint32_t value) override;
+    uint32_t AddCounterValue(uint16_t counterUid, uint32_t value) override;
+    uint32_t SubtractCounterValue(uint16_t counterUid, uint32_t value) override;
+    uint32_t IncrementCounterValue(uint16_t counterUid) override;
+    uint32_t DecrementCounterValue(uint16_t counterUid) override;
 
 private:
-    void Initialise();
-    void CheckIndexSize(uint16_t counterIndex) const;
+    // Default/copy/move constructors/destructors and copy/move assignment operators are kept private
+    ProfilingService() = default;
+    ProfilingService(const ProfilingService&) = delete;
+    ProfilingService(ProfilingService&&) = delete;
+    ProfilingService& operator=(const ProfilingService&) = delete;
+    ProfilingService& operator=(ProfilingService&&) = delete;
+    ~ProfilingService() = default;
 
+    // Initialization functions
+    void Initialize();
+    void InitializeCounterValue(uint16_t counterUid);
+
+    // Profiling service state variables
+    ExternalProfilingOptions m_Options;
     CounterDirectory m_CounterDirectory;
-    ProfilingConnectionFactory m_Factory;
-    Runtime::CreationOptions::ExternalProfilingOptions m_Options;
-    ProfilingStateMachine m_State;
-
-    std::unordered_map<uint16_t, std::atomic<uint32_t>> m_CounterIdToValue;
+    ProfilingConnectionFactory m_ProfilingConnectionFactory;
+    IProfilingConnectionPtr m_ProfilingConnection;
+    ProfilingStateMachine m_StateMachine;
+    CounterIndices m_CounterIndex;
+    CounterValues m_CounterValues;
 };
 
 } // namespace profiling
 
-} // namespace armnn
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace armnn
diff --git a/src/profiling/ProfilingStateMachine.cpp b/src/profiling/ProfilingStateMachine.cpp
index 682e1b8..5af5bfb 100644
--- a/src/profiling/ProfilingStateMachine.cpp
+++ b/src/profiling/ProfilingStateMachine.cpp
@@ -7,87 +7,89 @@
 
 #include <armnn/Exceptions.hpp>
 
+#include <sstream>
+
 namespace armnn
 {
 
 namespace profiling
 {
 
+namespace
+{
+
+void ThrowStateTransitionException(ProfilingState expectedState, ProfilingState newState)
+{
+    std::stringstream ss;
+    ss << "Cannot transition from state [" << GetProfilingStateName(expectedState) << "] "
+       << "to state [" << GetProfilingStateName(newState) << "]";
+    throw armnn::RuntimeException(ss.str());
+}
+
+} // Anonymous namespace
+
 ProfilingState ProfilingStateMachine::GetCurrentState() const
 {
-    return m_State;
+    return m_State.load();
 }
 
 void ProfilingStateMachine::TransitionToState(ProfilingState newState)
 {
-     switch (newState)
-     {
-         case ProfilingState::Uninitialised:
-         {
-             ProfilingState expectedState = m_State.load(std::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed);
-             do {
-                 if (!IsOneOfStates(expectedState, ProfilingState::Uninitialised))
-                 {
-                     throw armnn::Exception(std::string("Cannot transition from state [")
-                                            + GetProfilingStateName(expectedState)
-                                            +"] to [" + GetProfilingStateName(newState) + "]");
-                 }
-             } while (!m_State.compare_exchange_strong(expectedState, newState,
-                      std::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed));
+    ProfilingState expectedState = m_State.load(std::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed);
 
-             break;
-         }
-         case  ProfilingState::NotConnected:
-         {
-             ProfilingState expectedState = m_State.load(std::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed);
-             do {
-                 if (!IsOneOfStates(expectedState, ProfilingState::Uninitialised, ProfilingState::NotConnected,
-                                    ProfilingState::Active))
-                 {
-                     throw armnn::Exception(std::string("Cannot transition from state [")
-                                            + GetProfilingStateName(expectedState)
-                                            +"] to [" + GetProfilingStateName(newState) + "]");
-                 }
-             } while (!m_State.compare_exchange_strong(expectedState, newState,
-                      std::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed));
-
-             break;
-         }
-         case ProfilingState::WaitingForAck:
-         {
-             ProfilingState expectedState = m_State.load(std::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed);
-             do {
-                 if (!IsOneOfStates(expectedState, ProfilingState::NotConnected, ProfilingState::WaitingForAck))
-                 {
-                     throw armnn::Exception(std::string("Cannot transition from state [")
-                                            + GetProfilingStateName(expectedState)
-                                            +"] to [" + GetProfilingStateName(newState) + "]");
-                 }
-             } while (!m_State.compare_exchange_strong(expectedState, newState,
-                      std::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed));
-
-             break;
-         }
-         case ProfilingState::Active:
-         {
-             ProfilingState expectedState = m_State.load(std::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed);
-             do {
-                 if (!IsOneOfStates(expectedState, ProfilingState::WaitingForAck, ProfilingState::Active))
-                 {
-                     throw armnn::Exception(std::string("Cannot transition from state [")
-                                            + GetProfilingStateName(expectedState)
-                                            +"] to [" + GetProfilingStateName(newState) + "]");
-                 }
-             } while (!m_State.compare_exchange_strong(expectedState, newState,
-                      std::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed));
-
-             break;
-         }
-         default:
-             break;
-     }
+    switch (newState)
+    {
+    case ProfilingState::Uninitialised:
+        do
+        {
+            if (!IsOneOfStates(expectedState, ProfilingState::Uninitialised))
+            {
+                ThrowStateTransitionException(expectedState, newState);
+            }
+        }
+        while (!m_State.compare_exchange_strong(expectedState, newState, std::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed));
+        break;
+    case  ProfilingState::NotConnected:
+        do
+        {
+            if (!IsOneOfStates(expectedState, ProfilingState::Uninitialised, ProfilingState::NotConnected,
+                               ProfilingState::Active))
+            {
+                ThrowStateTransitionException(expectedState, newState);
+            }
+        }
+        while (!m_State.compare_exchange_strong(expectedState, newState, std::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed));
+        break;
+    case ProfilingState::WaitingForAck:
+        do
+        {
+            if (!IsOneOfStates(expectedState, ProfilingState::NotConnected, ProfilingState::WaitingForAck))
+            {
+                ThrowStateTransitionException(expectedState, newState);
+            }
+        }
+        while (!m_State.compare_exchange_strong(expectedState, newState, std::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed));
+        break;
+    case ProfilingState::Active:
+        do
+        {
+            if (!IsOneOfStates(expectedState, ProfilingState::WaitingForAck, ProfilingState::Active))
+            {
+                ThrowStateTransitionException(expectedState, newState);
+            }
+        }
+        while (!m_State.compare_exchange_strong(expectedState, newState, std::memory_order::memory_order_relaxed));
+        break;
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
 }
 
-} //namespace profiling
+void ProfilingStateMachine::Reset()
+{
+    m_State.store(ProfilingState::Uninitialised);
+}
 
-} //namespace armnn
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace profiling
+
+} // namespace armnn
diff --git a/src/profiling/ProfilingStateMachine.hpp b/src/profiling/ProfilingStateMachine.hpp
index 66f8b2c..d070744 100644
--- a/src/profiling/ProfilingStateMachine.hpp
+++ b/src/profiling/ProfilingStateMachine.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Copyright © 2017 Arm Ltd. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 //
+
 #pragma once
 
 #include <atomic>
@@ -23,11 +24,12 @@
 class ProfilingStateMachine
 {
 public:
-    ProfilingStateMachine(): m_State(ProfilingState::Uninitialised) {};
-    ProfilingStateMachine(ProfilingState state): m_State(state) {};
+    ProfilingStateMachine() : m_State(ProfilingState::Uninitialised) {}
+    ProfilingStateMachine(ProfilingState state) : m_State(state) {}
 
     ProfilingState GetCurrentState() const;
     void TransitionToState(ProfilingState newState);
+    void Reset();
 
     bool IsOneOfStates(ProfilingState state1)
     {
@@ -53,17 +55,17 @@
 
 constexpr char const* GetProfilingStateName(ProfilingState state)
 {
-    switch(state)
+    switch (state)
     {
-        case ProfilingState::Uninitialised:       return "Uninitialised";
-        case ProfilingState::NotConnected:        return "NotConnected";
-        case ProfilingState::WaitingForAck:       return "WaitingForAck";
-        case ProfilingState::Active:              return "Active";
-        default:                                  return "Unknown";
+        case ProfilingState::Uninitialised: return "Uninitialised";
+        case ProfilingState::NotConnected:  return "NotConnected";
+        case ProfilingState::WaitingForAck: return "WaitingForAck";
+        case ProfilingState::Active:        return "Active";
+        default:                            return "Unknown";
     }
 }
 
-} //namespace profiling
+} // namespace profiling
 
-} //namespace armnn
+} // namespace armnn
 
diff --git a/src/profiling/SendCounterPacket.cpp b/src/profiling/SendCounterPacket.cpp
index 9aafa2c..7f3696a 100644
--- a/src/profiling/SendCounterPacket.cpp
+++ b/src/profiling/SendCounterPacket.cpp
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@
 
 void SendCounterPacket::Start()
 {
-    // Check is the send thread is already running
+    // Check if the send thread is already running
     if (m_IsRunning.load())
     {
         // The send thread is already running
diff --git a/src/profiling/SocketProfilingConnection.cpp b/src/profiling/SocketProfilingConnection.cpp
index 45b7f9d..6955f70 100644
--- a/src/profiling/SocketProfilingConnection.cpp
+++ b/src/profiling/SocketProfilingConnection.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     m_Socket[0].fd = socket(PF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, 0);
     if (m_Socket[0].fd == -1)
     {
-        throw armnn::RuntimeException(std::string("Socket construction failed: ") + strerror(errno));
+        throw RuntimeException(std::string("Socket construction failed: ") + strerror(errno));
     }
 
     // Connect to the named unix domain socket.
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     if (0 != connect(m_Socket[0].fd, reinterpret_cast<const sockaddr*>(&server), sizeof(sockaddr_un)))
     {
         close(m_Socket[0].fd);
-        throw armnn::RuntimeException(std::string("Cannot connect to stream socket: ") + strerror(errno));
+        throw RuntimeException(std::string("Cannot connect to stream socket: ") + strerror(errno));
     }
 
     // Our socket will only be interested in polling reads.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     if (0 != fcntl(m_Socket[0].fd, F_SETFL, currentFlags | O_NONBLOCK))
     {
         close(m_Socket[0].fd);
-        throw armnn::RuntimeException(std::string("Failed to set socket as non blocking: ") + strerror(errno));
+        throw RuntimeException(std::string("Failed to set socket as non blocking: ") + strerror(errno));
     }
 }
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 {
     if (close(m_Socket[0].fd) != 0)
     {
-        throw armnn::RuntimeException(std::string("Cannot close stream socket: ") + strerror(errno));
+        throw RuntimeException(std::string("Cannot close stream socket: ") + strerror(errno));
     }
 
     memset(m_Socket, 0, sizeof(m_Socket));
@@ -83,17 +83,17 @@
     switch (pollResult)
     {
     case -1: // Error
-        throw armnn::RuntimeException(std::string("Read failure from socket: ") + strerror(errno));
+        throw RuntimeException(std::string("Read failure from socket: ") + strerror(errno));
 
     case 0: // Timeout
-        throw armnn::RuntimeException("Timeout while reading from socket");
+        throw RuntimeException("Timeout while reading from socket");
 
     default: // Normal poll return but it could still contain an error signal
 
         // Check if the socket reported an error
         if (m_Socket[0].revents & (POLLNVAL | POLLERR | POLLHUP))
         {
-            throw armnn::Exception(std::string("Socket 0 reported an error: ") + strerror(errno));
+            throw Exception(std::string("Socket 0 reported an error: ") + strerror(errno));
         }
 
         // Check if there is data to read
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
         if (8 != recv(m_Socket[0].fd, &header, sizeof(header), 0))
         {
             // What do we do here if there's not a valid 8 byte header to read?
-            throw armnn::RuntimeException("The received packet did not contains a valid MIPE header");
+            throw RuntimeException("The received packet did not contains a valid MIPE header");
         }
 
         // stream_metadata_identifier is the first 4 bytes
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
         if (dataLength != static_cast<uint32_t>(receivedLength))
         {
             // What do we do here if we can't read in a full packet?
-            throw armnn::RuntimeException("Invalid MIPE packet");
+            throw RuntimeException("Invalid MIPE packet");
         }
 
         return Packet(metadataIdentifier, dataLength, packetData);
diff --git a/src/profiling/test/ProfilingTests.cpp b/src/profiling/test/ProfilingTests.cpp
index 5ef9811..d14791c 100644
--- a/src/profiling/test/ProfilingTests.cpp
+++ b/src/profiling/test/ProfilingTests.cpp
@@ -659,19 +659,18 @@
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CheckProfilingServiceDisabled)
 {
     armnn::Runtime::CreationOptions::ExternalProfilingOptions options;
-    ProfilingService service(options);
-    BOOST_CHECK(service.GetCurrentState() ==  ProfilingState::Uninitialised);
-    service.Run();
-    BOOST_CHECK(service.GetCurrentState() ==  ProfilingState::Uninitialised);
+    ProfilingService& profilingService = ProfilingService::Instance();
+    profilingService.ResetExternalProfilingOptions(options, true);
+    BOOST_CHECK(profilingService.GetCurrentState() == ProfilingState::Uninitialised);
+    profilingService.Run();
+    BOOST_CHECK(profilingService.GetCurrentState() == ProfilingState::Uninitialised);
 }
 
-struct cerr_redirect {
+struct cerr_redirect
+{
     cerr_redirect(std::streambuf* new_buffer)
-        : old( std::cerr.rdbuf(new_buffer)) {}
-
-    ~cerr_redirect( ) {
-        std::cerr.rdbuf(old);
-    }
+        : old(std::cerr.rdbuf(new_buffer)) {}
+    ~cerr_redirect() { std::cerr.rdbuf(old); }
 
 private:
     std::streambuf* old;
@@ -681,46 +680,49 @@
 {
     armnn::Runtime::CreationOptions::ExternalProfilingOptions options;
     options.m_EnableProfiling = true;
-    ProfilingService service(options);
-    BOOST_CHECK(service.GetCurrentState() ==  ProfilingState::NotConnected);
+    ProfilingService& profilingService = ProfilingService::Instance();
+    profilingService.ResetExternalProfilingOptions(options, true);
+    BOOST_CHECK(profilingService.GetCurrentState() == ProfilingState::NotConnected);
 
     // As there is no daemon running a connection cannot be made so expect a std::cerr to console
     std::stringstream ss;
     cerr_redirect guard(ss.rdbuf());
-    service.Run();
+    profilingService.Run();
     BOOST_CHECK(boost::contains(ss.str(), "Cannot connect to stream socket: Connection refused"));
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CheckProfilingServiceEnabledRuntime)
 {
     armnn::Runtime::CreationOptions::ExternalProfilingOptions options;
-    ProfilingService service(options);
-    BOOST_CHECK(service.GetCurrentState() ==  ProfilingState::Uninitialised);
-    service.Run();
-    BOOST_CHECK(service.GetCurrentState() ==  ProfilingState::Uninitialised);
+    ProfilingService& profilingService = ProfilingService::Instance();
+    profilingService.ResetExternalProfilingOptions(options, true);
+    BOOST_CHECK(profilingService.GetCurrentState() == ProfilingState::Uninitialised);
+    profilingService.Run();
+    BOOST_CHECK(profilingService.GetCurrentState() == ProfilingState::Uninitialised);
     options.m_EnableProfiling = true;
-    service.ResetExternalProfilingOptions(options);
-    BOOST_CHECK(service.GetCurrentState() ==  ProfilingState::NotConnected);
+    profilingService.ResetExternalProfilingOptions(options);
+    BOOST_CHECK(profilingService.GetCurrentState() == ProfilingState::NotConnected);
 
     // As there is no daemon running a connection cannot be made so expect a std::cerr to console
     std::stringstream ss;
     cerr_redirect guard(ss.rdbuf());
-    service.Run();
+    profilingService.Run();
     BOOST_CHECK(boost::contains(ss.str(), "Cannot connect to stream socket: Connection refused"));
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CheckProfilingServiceCounterDirectory)
 {
     armnn::Runtime::CreationOptions::ExternalProfilingOptions options;
-    ProfilingService service(options);
+    ProfilingService& profilingService = ProfilingService::Instance();
+    profilingService.ResetExternalProfilingOptions(options, true);
 
-    const ICounterDirectory& counterDirectory0 = service.GetCounterDirectory();
+    const ICounterDirectory& counterDirectory0 = profilingService.GetCounterDirectory();
     BOOST_CHECK(counterDirectory0.GetCounterCount() == 0);
 
     options.m_EnableProfiling = true;
-    service.ResetExternalProfilingOptions(options);
+    profilingService.ResetExternalProfilingOptions(options);
 
-    const ICounterDirectory& counterDirectory1 = service.GetCounterDirectory();
+    const ICounterDirectory& counterDirectory1 = profilingService.GetCounterDirectory();
     BOOST_CHECK(counterDirectory1.GetCounterCount() != 0);
 }
 
@@ -728,32 +730,38 @@
 {
     armnn::Runtime::CreationOptions::ExternalProfilingOptions options;
     options.m_EnableProfiling = true;
-    ProfilingService profilingService(options);
+    ProfilingService& profilingService = ProfilingService::Instance();
+    profilingService.ResetExternalProfilingOptions(options, true);
+
+    const ICounterDirectory& counterDirectory = profilingService.GetCounterDirectory();
+    const Counters& counters = counterDirectory.GetCounters();
+    BOOST_CHECK(!counters.empty());
+
+    // Get the UID of the first counter for testing
+    uint16_t counterUid = counters.begin()->first;
 
     ProfilingService* profilingServicePtr = &profilingService;
     std::vector<std::thread> writers;
 
-    for(int i = 0; i < 100 ; ++i)
+    for (int i = 0; i < 100 ; ++i)
     {
-        // Increment and decrement counter 0
-        writers.push_back(std::thread(&ProfilingService::IncrementCounterValue, profilingServicePtr, 0));
-        writers.push_back(std::thread(&ProfilingService::DecrementCounterValue, profilingServicePtr, 0));
-        // Add 10 to counter 0 and subtract 5 from counter 0
-        writers.push_back(std::thread(&ProfilingService::AddCounterValue, profilingServicePtr, 0, 10));
-        writers.push_back(std::thread(&ProfilingService::SubtractCounterValue, profilingServicePtr, 0, 5));
+        // Increment and decrement the first counter
+        writers.push_back(std::thread(&ProfilingService::IncrementCounterValue, profilingServicePtr, counterUid));
+        writers.push_back(std::thread(&ProfilingService::DecrementCounterValue, profilingServicePtr, counterUid));
+        // Add 10 and subtract 5 from the first counter
+        writers.push_back(std::thread(&ProfilingService::AddCounterValue,      profilingServicePtr, counterUid, 10));
+        writers.push_back(std::thread(&ProfilingService::SubtractCounterValue, profilingServicePtr, counterUid, 5));
     }
 
     std::for_each(writers.begin(), writers.end(), mem_fn(&std::thread::join));
 
-    uint32_t counterValue;
-    profilingService.GetCounterValue(0, counterValue);
+    uint32_t counterValue = 0;
+    BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(counterValue = profilingService.GetCounterValue(counterUid));
     BOOST_CHECK(counterValue == 500);
 
-    profilingService.SetCounterValue(0, 0);
-    profilingService.GetCounterValue(0, counterValue);
+    BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(profilingService.SetCounterValue(counterUid, 0));
+    BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(counterValue = profilingService.GetCounterValue(counterUid));
     BOOST_CHECK(counterValue == 0);
-
-    BOOST_CHECK_THROW(profilingService.SetCounterValue(profilingService.GetCounterCount(), 1), armnn::Exception);
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CheckProfilingObjectUids)