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Security report for britishsmallbusinessgrants.uk

Stubben Edge (Risk) Limited · Other · United Kingdom

High risk. 9 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

47/100

Risk levelHigh

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

British Small Business Grants operates a membership-based platform called Small Business Pro, offering UK small businesses a chance to win a monthly £2,500 grant to support their growth. The website serves as a resource hub providing information about the grant competition, membership benefits, and contact details. The business targets small UK enterprises, including sole traders, limited companies, and not-for-profit organizations. It positions itself as a trusted resource with over 25 years of experience and a community of 200,000 businesses monthly. The business model revolves around membership fees and value-added services for small businesses.

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

9 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. 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 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';…

  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

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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
37
Security headers
50
Email security
60
DNS health
60
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
35
Average
47

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 leverages its long-standing presence in the UK small business market to offer competitive advantages such as a comprehensive membership platform and financial incentives through grants. The partnership with smallbusiness.co.uk is central to its operations, providing credibility and extended reach. Revenue streams likely include membership subscriptions and potential partnerships. The target customer segment is UK-based small businesses seeking growth support. The business ecosystem includes regulatory compliance with FCA and collaboration with service providers for payments, insurance, and HR solutions.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS enforced and use of consent management tools. However, it lacks explicit security headers and incident response policies, which are critical for enhanced protection. The incomplete reCAPTCHA setup and absence of a visible privacy policy reduce compliance confidence. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security maturity is adequate but could benefit from improvements in policy transparency and technical safeguards.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy page to enhance GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Complete and properly configure Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms from spam and abuse.
  4. Add an incident response policy and dedicated security contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Regularly audit and update third-party scripts and plugins to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Stubben Edge (Risk) Limited
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Stubben Edge (Risk) Limited
Description
Helping small businesses grow by offering a monthly £2,500 grant competition for Small Business Pro members and providing tools and resources to start, run, and grow small businesses.
Key services
Monthly £2,500 grant competition, Business management tools, Customer management, Payments, Insurance, Finance, HR, Personal wellbeing benefits
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Divi Theme, jQuery, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Quantcast Consent Manager
Frameworks
Yoast SEO
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA (though site_key is empty)
  • Consent management for cookies

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Quantcast
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Quantcast
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website offers a monthly grant competition for small businesses via Small Business Pro membership.
  2. Clear contact information with phone and email provided.
  3. No explicit privacy policy page found on the site.
  4. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented via Quantcast.
  5. Site uses WordPress with Divi theme and standard SEO plugins.
  6. No visible security or incident response policies.
  7. FCA regulation statement present in footer indicating financial regulatory compliance.
  8. No social media links detected on the homepage.
  9. No physical address explicitly stated except registered office in footer.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress using the Divi theme, supported by jQuery and enhanced with Google Tag Manager and Quantcast for analytics and consent management. Hosting utilizes Amazon S3 for media assets, indicating a hybrid hosting approach. The site is moderately performant with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. SEO is supported by Yoast SEO plugin and proper meta tags. Technical debt appears low, but improvements in security headers and privacy compliance are recommended to reduce risk and improve trust.
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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