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Security report for momentumcharity.org

Momentum Children's Charity · Non-profit · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Momentum Children's Charity is a UK-based non-profit organization dedicated to supporting families of seriously ill children, particularly those affected by cancer and other life-challenging conditions. The charity operates through partnerships with NHS hospitals across London, Surrey, and Sussex, providing services such as family support workers, therapies, respite breaks, and bereavement support. Their website reflects a professional and compassionate approach, targeting families in need as well as donors and volunteers. The charity maintains a strong market position within its regional healthcare support sector, leveraging fundraising and community engagement as key business models. Technically, the website is built on WordPress with modern plugins including Yoast SEO, Bootstrap framework, and integrates Google Tag Manager and Fundraise Up for donations. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, with a moderate performance profile. Hosting appears to be via a CDN provider, ensuring reasonable delivery speeds. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with no visible exposed sensitive data and employs email obfuscation to protect contact information. However, security headers are not detected, and there is no public incident response or vulnerability disclosure policy, which are areas for improvement. Privacy compliance is well addressed with a clear privacy policy, cookie consent mechanism, and GDPR adherence. Overall, the website presents a trustworthy and professional front for the charity, with strong content quality and business credibility. The lack of WHOIS data is mitigated by the charity's transparency in other trust signals. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, publishing security policies, and formalizing vulnerability disclosure to further strengthen the security posture and trustworthiness.

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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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';…
  2. 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

  3. 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

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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
72
Security headers
40
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
53
Average
57

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

Breach exposure

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention momentumcharity.org, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Momentum Children's Charity operates in the non-profit healthcare support sector, focusing on families with seriously ill children. Their competitive advantage lies in established NHS hospital partnerships and a comprehensive suite of support services. The business model relies heavily on fundraising, donations, and community involvement, supported by digital engagement through social media and online donation platforms. The charity targets families in the UK, donors, volunteers, and corporate partners. Growth indicators include active fundraising campaigns and community events. The partnership ecosystem includes NHS hospitals, fundraising regulators, and payment processors. Operationally, the charity maintains a clear organizational structure with trustees, ambassadors, and a clinical advisory board, reflecting maturity and governance.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good baseline security posture with HTTPS enforced and no visible sensitive data leaks. Email obfuscation is used to protect contact information from scraping. However, the absence of security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options reduces defense-in-depth. There is no public security or incident response policy, nor a vulnerability disclosure program, which limits transparency and preparedness. The site uses third-party scripts and plugins, which should be regularly audited for vulnerabilities. Overall, the security maturity is moderate, suitable for a charity website but with room for improvement to meet higher compliance standards such as ISO 27001 or NIST frameworks.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive HTTP security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and incident response plan accessible to users and stakeholders.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy and consider adding a security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Regularly audit third-party plugins and scripts for vulnerabilities and update promptly.
  5. Enhance transparency by providing data retention policies and detailed privacy compliance documentation.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Momentum Children's Charity
Registration number
1195373 (formerly 1106677)
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Momentum Children's Charity
Description
Helping families of seriously ill children. From hospital to home and beyond, we’ll be with you every step of the way.
Key services
Family support workers, Hospital partnerships, Family wellbeing therapies, Respite breaks, Family trips and experiences, Social work service, Bereavement support
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, Yoast SEO, jQuery, Bootstrap, Google Tag Manager, Fundraise Up widget, Booking Personal plugin
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Email obfuscation script used

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Marketing tools
Fundraise Up
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed charity site with comprehensive content and clear navigation.
  2. Uses modern web technologies and plugins typical for WordPress charity sites.
  3. Privacy and cookie policies are present with consent mechanisms.
  4. WHOIS data is unavailable, likely due to privacy protection.
  5. No security headers detected in provided data; recommend adding for improved security.
  6. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  7. Social media presence is strong and consistent with charity branding.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS platform using a custom theme and several plugins including Yoast SEO for search optimization and Booking Personal for scheduling features. It leverages Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery for client-side scripting. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and tracking, alongside Fundraise Up for donation processing. Hosting is via a CDN (pcdn.co), improving content delivery performance. The site is mobile-optimized with good accessibility features and SEO meta tags. Performance is moderate, with potential improvements in script loading and caching. The technical stack is modern and appropriate for a charity website, though security enhancements are recommended to reduce risk exposure.
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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