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Security report for better.org.uk

GLL · Non-profit · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in DNS health, SSL/TLS and 1 other check.

Security score

70/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Better.org.uk represents GLL, a charitable social enterprise operating leisure centres, libraries, and community programs across the UK. The organization targets the general public with a focus on health, wellbeing, and community engagement. Their market position is strong as a leading charitable leisure provider, offering diverse services including gyms, swimming pools, sports activities, and venue hire. The website reflects a mature digital presence with comprehensive content and clear navigation. Technically, the site employs modern frameworks such as Turbo Rails and Stimulus JS, integrates accessibility tools like ReciteMe, and uses Mapbox for location services. Security posture is robust with HTTPS enforcement, CSRF protection, and cookie consent management, although explicit security policies and incident response details are not publicly disclosed. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and compliant with GDPR and privacy standards.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Unregistered MX Record

      MX record points to unregistered domain: mail.gll.org

      What to do: Remove or fix MX record pointing to unregistered domain

      • RFC 5321 §5.1
      • NIS2 21(2)(i)
      • IR 2024/2690 12.4: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 12.4: Asset inventory
      • NIST CM-8: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-8: System Component Inventory

  2. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

  3. 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

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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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
82
Security headers
80
Email security
70
DNS health
55
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
70

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

GLL operates as a non-profit social enterprise with a business model centered on providing affordable leisure and community services. Their revenue streams likely include memberships, venue hire, and partnerships. The target customer segments are broad, including families, seniors, and community groups. The organization maintains partnerships with related domains such as spaexperience.org.uk and its own parent domain gll.org. The website's content and structure support growth and engagement, with clear calls to action for memberships and community programs. The presence of corporate and concessionary memberships indicates a diversified offering. The business ecosystem is supported by strong branding and consistent messaging across digital channels.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS, CSRF tokens, and cookie consent mechanisms. Use of Cloudflare Turnstile captcha and OneTrust for cookie management indicates attention to bot mitigation and privacy compliance. However, the absence of a publicly available security policy or incident response contact limits transparency. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analysis. The site follows best practices for secure form handling and third-party script usage but should consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy and security contact information to enhance trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan accessible on the website.
  2. Implement and publicize a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  3. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate supply chain risks.
  4. Enhance transparency by providing contact details for the Data Protection Officer or security team.
  5. Maintain and update privacy and cookie policies to reflect evolving regulations and best practices.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Greenwich Leisure Limited
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
GLL
Description
Join Better, a charitable leisure organisation with gyms, pools, sports, libraries, community programmes and more for everyone to enjoy.
Key services
Leisure centres, Gyms, Swimming pools, Sports activities, Libraries, Community programmes, Venue hire, Spa experience
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript ES Modules, Mapbox GL JS, Swiper JS, Google Tag Manager, OneTrust Cookie Consent, ReciteMe Accessibility Tool, Cloudflare Turnstile Captcha
Frameworks
Turbo Rails, Stimulus JS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
excellent
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of CSRF tokens
  • Cookie consent management
  • Accessibility and anti-bot measures (Turnstile captcha)

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
OneTrust Cookie Consent
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation.
  2. Strong focus on community and charitable leisure services.
  3. Good implementation of privacy and cookie consent mechanisms.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and accessibility tools.
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  6. WHOIS data for the subdomain is not available, but this is expected behavior.
  7. No explicit security policy or incident response information found publicly.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern tech stack including Turbo Rails and Stimulus JS, leveraging ES modules and CDN-hosted libraries such as Mapbox GL and Swiper. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of analytics and consent scripts. The site is highly optimized for mobile devices and accessibility, integrating ReciteMe for assistive technologies. SEO is supported by comprehensive meta tags, Open Graph data, and structured JSON-LD for organization information. Hosting appears to be behind Cloudflare, providing CDN and security benefits. Technical risks are minimal but include reliance on multiple third-party services which require ongoing monitoring.
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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