Your biggest client wants proof you're secure. Let's make that a positive one-line answer.
A recognised certificate gives you one answer to point to. We get you ready to earn it first time.
Book a 20-minute callWhat this usually looks like
Questionnaires land with a deadline and no clear owner
If a client has sent you a security questionnaire, someone in finance or operations usually ends up chasing IT for the answers. The answers sit in different places, and nobody is quite sure which are current.
Cyber Essentials gives you one recognised answer: a certificate you can point to. The gap assessment shows where you stand against its five controls before you apply.
From late April 2026, not turning on multi-factor authentication for cloud services where it is available is an automatic fail. Firms that passed in the past can fail now, so a check first saves a wasted attempt.
The offer
A half-day gap assessment for Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus
- Up to 50 staff£695
- 51 to 250 staff£995
- Above 250 staff, or several sitesQuoted
Prices exclude VAT. On site in Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, or online anywhere in the UK. The certificate itself is issued, and charged for, by a licensed Certification Body.
What you get
Your report within 5 working days:
A one-page board summary
Where you stand against the five Cyber Essentials controls, in plain English.
What attackers can see of you online
An external exposure report, from public sources only.
A fix list, in order
Clear actions for your IT team or IT firm, most important first.
Who leads the work
Sean Muirhead, founder, oversees every gap assessment. CISSP, CISM, CISA. Former Group IT Security Officer for a FTSE 250 insurer. 25 years in cyber security. More about Sean
How it works
- A 20-minute call to check scope and fit.
- A half-day visit or video session.
- Your report within 5 working days.
- Your IT team or IT firm makes the fixes.
- A re-check, if you want one.
- You certify with a licensed Certification Body.
Questions
- Will this answer the whole questionnaire?
- Not by itself. It gives you a certificate to quote. Anything specific to your client we look at together on the call.
- Do you certify us?
- A licensed Certification Body issues the certificate. We get you ready to pass it first time.
- We already have an IT firm. Do we still need this?
- Often, yes. We work alongside your IT firm and give you an independent view.