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Security report for kestevencomponents.co.uk

Kesteven Components Ltd · Manufacturing · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Kesteven Components Ltd is a small UK-based manufacturing business specializing in supplying hardwood and softwood edge-laminated panels and timber products primarily to the furniture trade. Established in 1996 and located in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, the company offers a range of products including worktops, tabletops, kitchen doors, and CNC/laser engraving services. Their market position is that of a trusted regional supplier with a focus on B2B relationships within the UK Midlands furniture manufacturing community. The website reflects a professional and consistent brand presence with good content quality and clear navigation tailored to their target audience of furniture manufacturers and related businesses. Technically, the website is built on a proprietary Website Editor platform hosted likely by 1&1 IONOS with modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and skrollr for animations. The site uses HTTPS with good SSL configuration and content delivery via Cloudfront CDN, ensuring moderate performance and good mobile optimization. However, accessibility features are basic, and SEO is adequately addressed through meta tags and structured content. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and includes a cookie consent banner, but lacks important security headers and explicit privacy or terms of service pages. No WHOIS data is available due to domain naming errors, which raises concerns about domain registration legitimacy despite the professional website content. No forms or email contacts are present on the homepage, limiting direct data collection points. Analytics are implemented via Snowplow, indicating moderate user tracking. Overall, the website presents a trustworthy and professional front for a small manufacturing supplier but would benefit from improved transparency in privacy and security policies, domain registration clarity, and enhanced security headers to strengthen its security posture and compliance. The lack of WHOIS data is a notable r…

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

4 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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

  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
69
Security headers
50
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
71

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

Kesteven Components Ltd operates in the manufacturing sector, focusing on timber and panel supply for furniture production. Their business model is B2B, targeting furniture manufacturers primarily in the UK Midlands. The company leverages its long-standing presence since 1996 as a competitive advantage, emphasizing personalized customer service and product matching. Revenue streams likely derive from product sales and value-added CNC/laser engraving services. The website indicates a localized delivery radius with carrier options for longer distances, suggesting a regional market focus. The absence of social media and limited online contact options suggest a traditional business approach with potential growth opportunities in digital engagement. The company does not display certifications or partnerships on the website, indicating a straightforward supply chain without complex alliances.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with enforced HTTPS and a cookie consent mechanism, reflecting basic compliance with data protection norms. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options reduces protection against common web attacks. No vulnerability disclosure or incident response information is provided, limiting transparency and preparedness. The lack of a privacy policy and terms of service pages further weakens compliance posture, especially under GDPR. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML source. The WHOIS lookup failure and domain naming error introduce uncertainty regarding domain legitimacy, which is a critical security concern. Overall, the site is functional and secure at a basic level but requires enhancements in policy transparency, security headers, and domain registration clarity to improve its security posture.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages to enhance compliance and user trust.
  2. Add essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Establish a security.txt file and provide clear incident response contact channels to improve vulnerability disclosure and response readiness.
  4. Resolve domain registration issues to ensure WHOIS data availability and improve domain legitimacy and trustworthiness.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and consider adding contact forms with secure input handling to improve user engagement and data collection.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Kesteven Components Ltd
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Kesteven Components Ltd
Description
Supplier of Hardwood & Softwood edge-laminated panels and timber to the furniture trade. Business to Business supplier located in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, serving UK midlands furniture manufacturing community since July 1996.
Key services
Hardwood and Softwood edge-laminated panels, Worktops, Tabletops, Components, Kitchen Doors and Drawers, CNC and Laser engraving services, Delivery within 150 miles radius
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 2.2.4, skrollr, Cloudfront CDN, Website Editor platform (1AND1_EU_PROD), Google Fonts, PhotoSwipe, Snowplow Analytics
Platforms
Website Editor (1&1 IONOS platform)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Cookie consent banner present

Analytics and tracking

Services
Snowplow
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Snowplow
Marketing tools
Snowplow Analytics
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 and navigation
  2. No WHOIS data available due to domain naming error
  3. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages found
  4. Cookie consent banner present and functional
  5. Contact information includes physical address and phone numbers
  6. No email addresses explicitly listed on homepage
  7. No social media links detected
  8. Uses modern JavaScript libraries and CDN hosting
  9. No security headers detected in HTML source
  10. No forms detected on homepage; contact page likely contains forms
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a proprietary Website Editor platform hosted likely by 1&1 IONOS, utilizing modern JavaScript libraries including jQuery 2.2.4 and skrollr for animations. Content delivery is optimized via Cloudfront CDN, and Google Fonts are used for typography. The site is responsive with good mobile optimization and moderate performance. SEO is addressed through meta tags and Open Graph properties, but accessibility features are basic. No CMS other than the Website Editor platform is detected. The site lacks advanced frameworks but maintains a clean and functional technical infrastructure. There is room for modernization by updating JavaScript libraries and improving accessibility compliance. Security headers are missing, which is a technical risk. Overall, the technical implementation supports the business needs but could benefit from modernization and enhanced security practices.
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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