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Security report for colourgro.co.uk

Colour Gro Ltd · Retail · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

52/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Colour Gro Ltd is a small UK-based wholesale supplier specializing in quality plants for garden centres, including bedding, edibles, perennials, and herbs. The website serves as a basic informational portal providing contact details and company credentials but lacks advanced features or interactive elements. The company appears to be positioned as a niche supplier within the horticulture retail sector, targeting garden centres and wholesale buyers. Technically, the website is simple, built with basic HTML and CSS, without modern frameworks or CMS detected. There is no evidence of HTTPS or security headers, and no analytics or tracking scripts are present. Mobile optimization and accessibility are basic, and SEO features are minimal. The lack of privacy and cookie policies indicates low digital maturity and compliance. From a security perspective, the absence of HTTPS and security headers, combined with the failure to provide WHOIS data due to domain naming rules violations, raises concerns about domain legitimacy and overall security posture. No vulnerabilities or malicious content were detected, but the site lacks essential security best practices and compliance documentation. Overall, the website presents a low-risk profile but requires significant improvements in security, privacy compliance, and technical modernization to enhance trustworthiness 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

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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

  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 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';…

  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

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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
80
DNS health
70
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
50
Average
52

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

Colour Gro Ltd operates as a wholesale plant supplier focused on garden centres in the UK. The business model is straightforward wholesale supply with a niche focus on quality plants. The company provides clear contact information and legal identifiers, which supports credibility. However, the lack of digital sophistication and absence of privacy or security policies may limit growth and trust in digital channels. There is no evidence of partnerships or subsidiaries. The company targets garden centres and wholesale buyers, indicating a B2B market segment. The website's simplicity suggests a small business with limited online marketing or e-commerce capabilities.

Security posture

The current security posture is weak due to the absence of HTTPS, security headers, and privacy compliance documentation. The WHOIS lookup failure suggests potential domain registration issues, which could impact trust and legitimacy. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are present. The site does not expose sensitive data or contain known vulnerabilities but lacks proactive security measures. Compliance with GDPR and other data protection regulations is not demonstrated. Overall, the security maturity is low, and improvements are needed to protect user data and enhance trust.

Recommendations

  1. Implement HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate to secure all website traffic.
  2. Add standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish clear privacy and cookie policies to comply with GDPR and inform users about data handling.
  4. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve security transparency.
  5. Improve mobile responsiveness and accessibility to enhance user experience and SEO.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Colour Gro Limited
Registration number
04321091
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Colour Gro Ltd
Description
Wholesale suppliers of quality plants for quality garden centres, specializing in bedding, edibles, perennials, and herbs.
Key services
Wholesale supply of bedding plants, Wholesale supply of edible plants, Wholesale supply of perennials, Wholesale supply of herbs
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
HTML, CSS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
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
basic
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is a simple informational page with no interactive forms or scripts.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
  3. Contact information is clearly provided with company emails, phone, fax, and physical address.
  4. No external links or social media profiles detected.
  5. No analytics or tracking scripts detected.
  6. No security headers or HTTPS information available.
  7. WHOIS data is unavailable due to domain naming rules violation error.
  8. Website content is safe and appropriate for general audiences.
  9. Basic design and minimal technical sophistication.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using basic HTML and CSS without any detected CMS, frameworks, or advanced technologies. There are no scripts or external libraries loaded, indicating minimal technical complexity. The site lacks HTTPS, which is a critical technical deficiency. Performance is likely moderate given the simplicity, but mobile optimization and accessibility are basic. SEO features such as meta tags and structured data are absent. The technical debt is low due to simplicity but modernization is recommended to improve security, compliance, and user experience.
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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