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Security report for cottamandpreedy.co.uk

Cottam & Preedy Ltd · Energy · United Kingdom

High risk. 8 critical or high findings in Network security, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

43/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Cottam & Preedy Ltd is a UK-based company specializing in the manufacture and supply of valves and plumbing brassware, including their flagship CP961 Wondervalve product. The website targets trade customers and industry professionals, providing product data, pricing, and technical support. The business operates primarily in the energy sector with a focus on flow control solutions. The website content is basic but functional, with limited mobile optimization and moderate navigation clarity. Technically, the website uses legacy JavaScript libraries such as jQuery 1.6.1 and plugins like Colorbox and Nivo Slider. While the site loads with moderate performance, it lacks modern security headers and uses outdated libraries that pose security risks. Google Analytics and Tag Manager are implemented for user tracking, but no cookie consent mechanism is present, indicating partial privacy compliance. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS as indicated by resource URLs, but no explicit security headers or policies are visible. The absence of contact emails, phone numbers, or incident response information reduces transparency. The WHOIS lookup failed due to querying the 'www' subdomain, but the domain appears legitimate and consistent with a small UK business. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be improved by updating libraries, adding security headers, and enhancing privacy compliance. The overall risk is moderate with recommendations to modernize the technical stack, implement security best practices, and improve transparency and privacy mechanisms to enhance trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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. Network security

    Services reachable from the internet are the first thing attackers probe. Anything open that does not need to be should be closed.

    • Critical

      Critical Service Exposed: MySQL

      Port 3306 (MySQL) is publicly accessible - MySQL - Database server

      What to do: Immediately restrict access to MySQL using firewall or VPN

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection
    • High

      High-Risk Service Exposed: FTP

      Port 21 (FTP) is publicly accessible - FTP - Often unencrypted file transfer

      What to do: Consider restricting access to FTP or implementing strong authentication

      • NIS2 21(2)(e)
      • IR 2024/2690 6.7.2(f): Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, Annex point 6.7.2(f): Network security
      • NIST CM-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 CM-7: Least Functionality
      • NIST SC-7: NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 SC-7: Boundary Protection

  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 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
47
Security headers
15
Email security
85
DNS health
60
Network security
0
GDPR outside view
53
Average
43

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 · found on this site
  • 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

Cottam & Preedy Ltd holds a niche position in the valve manufacturing and plumbing supply market, focusing on specialized products like the CP961 Wondervalve. Their business model is B2B, serving trade customers with product catalogs, pricing, and technical support. The company leverages downloadable PDFs for terms and privacy policies, indicating a traditional approach to documentation. The lack of visible contact details and social media presence suggests a conservative digital marketing strategy. Partnerships with web design and build firms are evident but no direct business partnerships or subsidiaries are disclosed. Growth indicators are limited from the website content, but the presence of WRAS approval and product re-approval news indicates ongoing product compliance efforts.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS usage but lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options. The use of outdated jQuery 1.6.1 introduces potential vulnerabilities. No visible incident response or security policy information is provided, and no cookie consent mechanism is implemented despite active user tracking via Google Analytics and Tag Manager. The absence of contact emails and phone numbers further limits security transparency. Overall, the site is functional but requires significant improvements to meet modern security and privacy standards.

Recommendations

  1. Upgrade all JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery, to current secure versions to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
  2. Implement essential security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  3. Add a visible cookie consent banner and update privacy policy to reflect GDPR compliance and user data handling practices.
  4. Publish clear contact information including support and security incident contacts to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Modernize website design for mobile responsiveness and accessibility to improve user experience and SEO.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Cottam & Preedy Ltd
Description
Cottam & Preedy Ltd is a company specializing in valves and flow control products, including the CP961 Wondervalve and various types of brassware and valves. They provide product data, pricing, and technical information primarily for trade customers.
Key services
Manufacture and supply of valves and brassware, Provision of technical data and product support, Customer login for pricing and order management
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
jQuery 1.6.1, jQuery Colorbox, Nivo Slider
Performance
moderate
Mobile
poor
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
45/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by https URLs in scripts and images)

Analytics and tracking

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

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible with full content and no blocking detected
  2. WHOIS lookup failed due to querying 'www' subdomain instead of base domain
  3. Site uses outdated JavaScript libraries with potential security risks
  4. No visible contact emails or phone numbers on main pages
  5. Privacy and terms documents are available as PDFs but no cookie consent banner
  6. Site design and UX are basic and not mobile optimized
  7. Google Analytics and Tag Manager are used for tracking
  8. No social media links or contact forms detected
  9. No explicit security policies or incident response information found
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on legacy technologies including jQuery 1.6.1 and plugins like Colorbox and Nivo Slider. It lacks a modern CMS or framework and shows no signs of responsive design or advanced accessibility features. External resources are loaded from Google APIs and the site uses PDF documents for policy disclosures. Performance is moderate but could be improved by updating scripts and optimizing assets. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. The site structure is simple with basic navigation and search functionality. Technical debt is evident due to outdated libraries and lack of modern security practices, posing risks to business continuity and user 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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