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Security report for pollardandco.com

Pollard & Co Accounting Services Ltd · Finance · United Kingdom

High risk. 10 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 3 other checks.

Security score

42/100

Risk levelHigh

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

Pollard & Co Accounting Services Ltd is a small UK-based accounting firm specializing in accounts, bookkeeping, tax, payroll, VAT, and cloud accounting services. The company targets small to medium businesses and individuals primarily in Bradford, Leeds, Guiseley, and surrounding areas. The website presents a professional image with clear service offerings and client testimonials, positioning the firm as a trusted local accounting service provider. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using the Enfold theme and integrates common web technologies such as jQuery, LayerSlider, and social media SDKs. While the site is mobile-optimized and SEO-friendly, it lacks some security best practices such as security headers and cookie consent mechanisms. The absence of WHOIS data for the domain raises concerns about domain registration legitimacy, although the website content and business information appear credible. Overall, the site scores well on content quality and business credibility but needs improvements in privacy compliance and security posture.

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

10 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 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';…

  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

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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
47
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
60
Network security
20
GDPR outside view
35
Average
42

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

Pollard & Co operates in the finance sector, offering essential accounting and tax advisory services. Their business model focuses on providing personalized, jargon-free accounting solutions to local businesses and individuals. The company leverages cloud accounting platforms like Sage and Xero, indicating a modern approach to service delivery. The presence of client testimonials and social media engagement suggests a positive reputation and active client relationships. However, the lack of visible analytics and marketing tools may limit growth insights. The firm appears to maintain a focused regional presence without subsidiaries or parent companies. The missing WHOIS data is a notable anomaly that should be investigated to ensure domain ownership and legitimacy.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communication, but lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS, which are important for mitigating common web attacks. No evidence of vulnerability disclosure policies or incident response contacts was found, indicating limited transparency in security practices. The absence of cookie consent mechanisms and privacy policies suggests non-compliance with GDPR requirements. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. Overall, the security posture is moderate but requires enhancements to align with best practices and regulatory compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with explicit GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Add security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and enable HSTS.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure policy and publish a security.txt file to improve transparency and incident response readiness.
  4. Regularly update WordPress core, themes, and plugins to mitigate security risks.
  5. Verify and update WHOIS domain registration information to ensure legitimacy and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Pollard & Co Accounting Services Ltd
Registration number
07314564
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Pollard & Co Accounting Services Ltd
Description
Accountants in Bradford specialising in Accounts, Bookkeeping, Tax, & Tax Advice in Bradford Shipley Guiseley & Baildon
Key services
Accounts, Bookkeeping, Tax, Tax Advice, Payroll, VAT, Cloud Accounting
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, PHP, jQuery, LayerSlider, Yoast SEO, Google Fonts, Facebook SDK, Mailchimp
Frameworks
Enfold WordPress Theme
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook SDK, Mailchimp
Marketing tools
Mailchimp
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 blocking or WAF challenges
  2. Content is professionally presented and relevant to accounting services
  3. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found on homepage or footer
  4. Contact information is clearly presented including phone, email, and address
  5. Social media presence on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn
  6. No visible security headers detected
  7. No analytics tracking code (Google Analytics) configured despite plugin presence
  8. WHOIS data missing, indicating possible domain registration or lookup issues
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a WordPress CMS using the Enfold theme, incorporating JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and LayerSlider for interactive content. It uses Google Fonts and integrates social media SDKs for Facebook and Mailchimp for newsletter subscription. The site is mobile responsive and SEO optimized with Yoast SEO plugin metadata. Performance is moderate, with some opportunities for optimization. The lack of analytics tracking code suggests limited user behavior insights. No hosting provider information was identified from the content. Technical debt appears low but security and privacy implementations need improvement to reduce risk and enhance 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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