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Security report for stroudaccountants.com

Stroud Accountancy & Taxation Ltd · Finance · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Email security, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

67/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Stroud Accountancy & Taxation Ltd is a small UK-based professional services firm specializing in accounting and taxation services for small businesses and individuals in the Stroud area. Their website presents a professional image with clear descriptions of their key services including accounts preparation, tax returns, payroll, and advisory services. The company positions itself as a local Chartered certified accountant and tax advisor, targeting small business owners and individual clients. Technically, the website is built on the Wix platform, leveraging Wix's hosting and content management infrastructure. The site uses standard Wix scripts and JSON-LD structured data to provide business information to search engines. The website is moderately optimized for performance and mobile devices but lacks advanced SEO and accessibility features. No analytics or marketing tracking scripts were detected, indicating a minimal data collection approach. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS but lacks visible security headers and privacy-related policies such as privacy or cookie policies. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided. The WHOIS data for the domain is unavailable, which raises concerns about domain registration transparency and trustworthiness. However, the website content and business information appear legitimate and professional. Overall, the website demonstrates a good business presence with room for improvement in privacy compliance, security best practices, and domain registration transparency. Strategic recommendations include adding privacy and cookie policies, implementing security headers, and verifying domain registration details to enhance trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 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. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  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

  4. 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"

    • 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';…

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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
59
Security headers
40
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
67

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

Stroud Accountancy & Taxation Ltd operates in the finance sector, providing essential accounting and tax advisory services to small businesses and individuals. Their business model is service-oriented, focusing on personalized client support in a local market. The company leverages its Chartered certified status as a competitive advantage to build trust. The website content suggests a stable local market position without evidence of large-scale operations or subsidiaries. No partnerships or related domains were identified. Revenue streams likely derive from professional fees for accounting, tax preparation, payroll, and advisory services. The absence of marketing and analytics tools suggests a conservative digital marketing approach. Growth indicators and strategic partnerships are not evident from the website content.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communication. However, it lacks important security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options, which are critical for mitigating common web attacks. No privacy or cookie policies are present, indicating potential compliance gaps with GDPR and other data protection regulations. There is no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure information, which limits transparency in security practices. The absence of analytics and third-party tracking reduces exposure to privacy risks but also limits insights into user behavior. The missing WHOIS data reduces domain trustworthiness and may indicate privacy protection or registration issues. Overall, the security posture is basic and would benefit from enhancements in headers, policies, and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear consent mechanisms to ensure GDPR compliance.
  2. Add essential security headers such as CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen web security.
  3. Verify and publish domain registration details to improve trust and transparency.
  4. Establish and communicate an incident response plan and vulnerability disclosure policy.
  5. Enhance website accessibility and SEO features to improve user experience and search visibility.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Stroud Accountancy & Taxation Ltd
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Stroud Accountancy & Taxation Ltd
Description
Stroud Accountancy & Taxation Services are Chartered certified accountants and Tax advisors in Stroud. Specialises in Small business and individuals. Accounts, Tax returns, Payroll, Advisory services.
Key services
Accounts, Tax returns, Payroll, Advisory services
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Wix.com Website Builder, JavaScript, JSON-LD, HTML5, CSS3
Platforms
Wix
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
50/100

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website built on Wix platform with standard Wix scripts and assets.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on site.
  3. Contact info limited to phone and postal address in structured data; no email addresses or contact forms detected.
  4. No social media links found in HTML content.
  5. No security headers or advanced security configurations detected.
  6. No analytics or marketing tracking scripts detected.
  7. Content is professional and relevant to accounting and taxation services.
  8. WHOIS data unavailable, indicating possible privacy protection or unregistered domain.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Wix platform, utilizing Wix's content delivery network and standard JavaScript libraries. The use of JSON-LD structured data improves search engine understanding of business information. Performance is moderate with standard Wix optimizations. Mobile responsiveness is good, but accessibility features are basic. No advanced frameworks or custom backend technologies were detected. The site lacks analytics and marketing integrations, indicating minimal data collection. Technical debt appears low due to reliance on Wix's managed infrastructure, but opportunities exist to improve SEO, accessibility, and security configurations.
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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