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Security report for nolanrecycling.co.uk

Nolan Recycling Ltd · Other · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Nolan Recycling Ltd is a small, family-run waste management and recycling company based in South Wales, serving both domestic and commercial clients primarily in Bridgend, Pyle, and Porthcawl. The company offers a comprehensive range of services including skip hire, wheelie bin hire, weighbridge facilities, and recycling of various materials. With over 30 years of experience, Nolan Recycling positions itself as a trusted local leader focused on sustainable waste diversion and recycling. Technically, the website employs modern front-end technologies such as Bootstrap, Font Awesome, and jQuery, with integrations for Google Tag Manager and Google Ads for marketing and analytics. The site is mobile-optimized and provides a good user experience with clear navigation and professional design. However, there is no evidence of a CMS or hosting provider from the HTML content. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and avoids exposing sensitive data, but lacks visible security headers and a privacy or cookie policy, which are important for compliance and user trust. The WHOIS lookup failed due to querying the 'www' subdomain rather than the base domain, limiting domain registration verification. Despite this, the website content and contact information support the legitimacy of the business. Overall, Nolan Recycling Ltd's website is professional and trustworthy with room for improvement in privacy compliance and security best practices. Strategic enhancements in these areas would strengthen user trust and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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
    • 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

  2. 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

    • 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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  • 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
42
Security headers
65
Email security
75
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
64

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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Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

Nolan Recycling Ltd operates in the waste management sector with a focus on skip hire and recycling services. Its competitive advantage lies in its long-standing local presence and comprehensive service offerings tailored to both domestic and commercial customers. The business model centers on service provision with revenue streams from skip hire, bin hire, weighbridge usage, and recycling processing. The target market includes households and businesses in South Wales. The company maintains a partnership ecosystem including an online booking subdomain. Growth indicators include recent news updates and active social media engagement. Strategic observations suggest opportunities to expand digital presence and enhance compliance documentation.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enabled and no visible sensitive data leaks. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security reduces protection against common web attacks. There is no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure policy, and no security certifications are mentioned. GDPR compliance is weak due to missing privacy and cookie policies. The site uses third-party libraries that should be regularly audited for vulnerabilities. Incident response readiness and security culture indicators are not evident from the website content.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Establish and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to improve transparency and incident response.
  4. Conduct regular security audits of third-party libraries and update them to mitigate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and provide clear data retention policies to improve compliance and user trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Nolan Recycling Ltd
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Nolan Recycling Ltd
Description
Nolan Recycling Limited provides skip hire, waste management, and recycling services in South Wales, including Bridgend, Pyle, and Porthcawl. They offer domestic and commercial skip hire, wheelie bin hire, weighbridge facilities, and recycling services for various materials.
Key services
Domestic Skip Hire, Commercial Skip Hire, Wheelie Bin Hire, Weighbridge Facilities, Recycling Services, Aggregate Processing
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap, Font Awesome, jQuery, Owl Carousel, Magnific Popup, Google Fonts, Google Tag Manager (gtag.js)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS (implied by external scripts loaded over HTTPS)
  • No visible exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Ads (AW-11258782645)
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 no WAF or blocking detected.
  2. No privacy or cookie policy pages found on the site.
  3. Contact information is clearly presented in the footer with phone, email, and physical address.
  4. No forms detected on the homepage HTML content provided.
  5. Social media presence on Facebook and Instagram is linked.
  6. Use of modern front-end libraries and frameworks for UI/UX.
  7. Google Ads and Google Tag Manager used for marketing and analytics.
  8. No visible security headers detected in the HTML source.
  9. WHOIS lookup failed due to querying 'www' subdomain instead of base domain.
  10. Content is business-focused, safe, and appropriate for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern front-end stack with Bootstrap for responsive design, Font Awesome for icons, and jQuery-based plugins for interactive elements like carousels and popups. Google Fonts are used for typography, and Google Tag Manager integrates analytics and marketing tags. The site loads resources over HTTPS, indicating secure transport. Performance is moderate with some optimization opportunities. No CMS or backend platform is identified from the HTML. The site lacks advanced accessibility features and security headers, which are technical debts that could impact user experience and security posture. Hosting provider details are not discernible from the content.
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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