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Security report for acrecontracting.co.uk

A.C.R.E. Contracting Ltd · Retail · United Kingdom

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

A.C.R.E. Contracting Ltd is a UK-based company established in 1999 specializing in refrigeration and electrical services primarily for retail and commercial clients. The company serves notable clients such as Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's, and Morrisons, offering a range of services from design to commissioning. The website content reflects a professional business with clear service offerings and certifications, targeting retail and commercial sectors in the UK and Ireland. Technically, the website is built with older web technologies, lacks modern responsive design, and does not show evidence of HTTPS or advanced security measures. Security posture is weak due to missing HTTPS and security headers, and no privacy or cookie policies are present, indicating compliance gaps. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain registration errors, raising concerns about domain legitimacy. Overall, the website is functional but requires significant improvements in security, privacy compliance, and technical modernization to enhance trust and user experience.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
57
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
50
Average
48

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The company holds a stable position as a specialized contractor in refrigeration and electrical services with a focus on retail and commercial clients. Their business model is service-oriented, leveraging certifications and experienced staff to secure contracts with large retail chains. The website content and testimonials support credibility, but the lack of digital maturity and security best practices may limit growth potential. No evident partnerships or subsidiaries are identified. The company targets UK and Ireland markets with a small-sized operational scale. The absence of modern marketing tools and analytics suggests limited digital marketing efforts.

Security posture

The current security posture is weak. The absence of HTTPS and security headers exposes users to risks such as data interception and clickjacking. No privacy or cookie policies are present, indicating non-compliance with GDPR and other data protection regulations. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is available, reducing transparency and preparedness. The WHOIS lookup failure and domain registration issues further reduce trustworthiness. The website does not implement secure forms or input validation, increasing potential attack surface. Immediate remediation is recommended to implement HTTPS, security headers, privacy policies, and secure data handling.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate to secure all website traffic.
  2. Add comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to comply with GDPR and inform users.
  3. Deploy security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Introduce secure contact forms with input validation and CAPTCHA to prevent abuse.
  5. Investigate and resolve domain registration issues to ensure legitimacy and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
A.C.R.E. Contracting Ltd
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
A.C.R.E. Contracting Ltd
Description
Established in 1999, A.C.R.E. Contracting Ltd specializes in delivering complete refrigeration and electrical services to retail, commercial, and food producers across the UK and Ireland. They provide services from design through project management to installation, commissioning, and testing.
Key services
Electrical Design, Fire Alarms, CAT 5, Project Management, Energy Initiatives, Electrical Installation, Cable Management, Commissioning, Test & Inspection
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, HTML 4/XHTML, CSS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
poor
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
30/100

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
basic
User experience
basic
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible with full content and no blocking detected
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found
  3. Contact information is clearly presented with email, phone, and physical address
  4. Website uses outdated HTML and lacks modern responsive design
  5. No HTTPS or security headers detected in provided data
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected
  7. WHOIS data unavailable due to domain registration error
  8. Certifications and client testimonials add trust signals
  9. No social media links found
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses legacy HTML and JavaScript without modern frameworks or CMS. It lacks mobile responsiveness and accessibility features, limiting user experience on diverse devices. No analytics or tracking scripts are detected, indicating minimal data collection. The hosting provider and platform are not identifiable from the data. Performance is moderate but could be improved with modern technologies and optimization. The absence of HTTPS and security headers is a critical technical deficiency. Overall, the site requires modernization to improve security, performance, and user engagement.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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