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Security report for bumfords.com

Bumford Heating Ltd · Energy · United Kingdom

Partial score · DNS & email only

69/100

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

Bumford Heating Ltd is a small, established plumbing and heating service provider operating primarily in South Yorkshire and Derbyshire, UK. The company claims a long history since 1968, offering boiler installation, servicing, repairs, underfloor heating, air conditioning, powerflushing, and bathroom installations. Their market position is that of a trusted local specialist with a strong reputation supported by customer testimonials and Which? Trusted Trader certification. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern plugins such as Elementor and WooCommerce, providing a good user experience and mobile optimization. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS and reCAPTCHA, but lacks some security headers and formal policies. The WHOIS data is missing or inconsistent, which raises concerns about domain legitimacy relative to the business claims. Overall, the website is professional and trustworthy but would benefit from improved privacy compliance and clearer domain registration transparency.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
6of 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

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

  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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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  • Security score drift

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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
27
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
69

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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 targets homeowners and commercial clients needing heating and plumbing solutions in their regional market. Their business model focuses on service delivery with direct customer engagement via online booking and contact forms. The presence of Which? Trusted Trader certification and positive testimonials indicates a competitive advantage in trust and quality. The website supports lead generation and customer service but lacks explicit revenue model details. The company appears to maintain a focused local presence without evident subsidiaries or parent companies. Growth indicators include a modern website and active social media presence. Strategic partnerships are limited to certification bodies and possibly local suppliers.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and use of Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms. However, it lacks explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options, which could mitigate common web attacks. No incident response or security policy pages are found, and no vulnerability disclosure mechanism is present. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps with GDPR and related regulations. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. Overall, the security posture is functional but could be significantly improved with formal policies and enhanced header configurations.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to ensure GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to strengthen web security.
  3. Establish and publish an incident response policy and vulnerability disclosure program to improve security transparency.
  4. Investigate and resolve the WHOIS data inconsistency to align domain registration information with business claims.
  5. Regularly audit and update all plugins and themes to mitigate potential vulnerabilities and maintain security hygiene.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Bumford Heating Ltd
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Bumford Heating Ltd
Description
Since 1968 Bumfords has provided reliable, professional and competitive heating & plumbing solutions. Priding ourselves on honesty & integrity
Key services
Boiler installation, Boiler servicing and repairs, Underfloor heating, Air conditioning installation, Powerflushing, Bathroom installations, Commercial plumbing services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, WooCommerce, Elementor, Booknetic plugin, Google reCAPTCHA, FontAwesome, jQuery
Frameworks
Yoast SEO
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA for forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google reCAPTCHA
Marketing tools
Booknetic booking plugin
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content
  2. No privacy or cookie policy found on main page
  3. Contact information is clearly presented
  4. Use of modern WordPress plugins and SEO tools
  5. No obvious security headers beyond HTTPS
  6. WHOIS data missing or domain not found, inconsistent with business claims
  7. Good customer testimonials and trust badges present
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using Elementor for page building and WooCommerce for e-commerce capabilities. It employs several plugins including Booknetic for booking management and Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection. The site loads external resources from reputable domains such as Google and FontAwesome. Performance is moderate with good mobile responsiveness and SEO optimization via Yoast SEO. Accessibility features are basic but present. There is no evidence of hosting provider details or advanced CDN usage in the HTML content. The technical stack is modern and appropriate for a small service business website, though opportunities exist for performance and security enhancements.
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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