Talk to a Cyber Essentials assessor about your certificate.
Questions about scope, a quote, a Cyber Essentials Plus audit or a page on this site go to the same team: the IASME-accredited assessors at Precursor Security, who write this site and mark the assessments.
- Phone
- +44 113 486 4873
- Head office
- 55 St Paul's Street, Leeds LS1 2TE
- Company
- Precursor Security Ltd, no. 11234631
You can reach the assessors behind this site by phone on +44 113 486 4873, by email at info@precursorsecurity.com, or with the form below. Quote and scoping requests get an email to book a free 20-minute scoping call, and a written fixed price follows the call. Corrections to scheme facts go to the same address.
How can we reach you?
Use whichever is quickest for you. Every route reaches the same assessors.
- Phone+44 113 486 4873
- Emailinfo@precursorsecurity.com
- Leeds HQ55 St Paul's Street, Leeds LS1 2TE
What happens after you contact us?
Three steps from first message to a fixed price. No open-ended day rates and no hidden fees.
- 01
An assessor reads your message
An IASME-accredited assessor reads what you sent and checks the scope: staff numbers, sites, devices and cloud services.
- 02
We email you to book a scoping call
For a quote or a Cyber Essentials Plus audit, we email you to book a free 20-minute scoping call. Plus scoping calls are booked within 48 hours.
- 03
You get a written fixed price
After the call you get a written fixed price with the IASME fee included. Cyber Essentials Plus prices arrive within 48 hours of the call.
Which route fits what you need?
If you already know what you want, go straight to it.
Get certified
Cyber Essentials from £1,500 + VAT, IASME fee included, with a written fixed price after a 20-minute scoping call.
Cyber Essentials Plus
From £3,000 + VAT. A scoping call fixes your device sample, then you get a written price within 48 hours.
Gap analysis
From £500 + VAT, 1 to 3 days. An assessor reviews your draft answers before you submit.
Not sure yet?
The free readiness checker scores you against the 2026 question set in about five minutes, with no call needed.
Where is Precursor based?
Headquartered in Leeds, with 3 further UK offices. Cyber Essentials work is carried out remotely, so you do not need to be near one.
Leeds HQ
55 St Paul's Street
Leeds LS1 2TENewcastle SOC
Portland House, New Bridge Street West
Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ALLondon office
36 Queen Anne Street, Marylebone
London W1G 8HEEdinburgh office
83 Princes Street
Edinburgh EH2 2ER
Frequently asked questions
For Cyber Essentials Plus, we email you to book a 20-minute scoping call within 48 hours, and the written price follows within 48 hours of that call. If it is urgent, call the number on this page.
No. This site is published by Precursor Security, an IASME-licensed Certification Body. Questions about the scheme rules themselves, or about a certificate issued by another Certification Body, are best sent to IASME, which delivers Cyber Essentials for the NCSC.
Published prices start at from £1,500 for Cyber Essentials and from £3,000 for Cyber Essentials Plus, + VAT. A 20-minute scoping call confirms your scope so the written price is fixed, with no day rates added later.
Yes. Cyber Essentials and gap analysis work is carried out remotely, anywhere in the UK. Precursor also has offices in Newcastle upon Tyne, London and Edinburgh.
Email info@precursorsecurity.com with the page URL and what is wrong. Each report is checked against the source document, and the page's updated date changes when a correction is made.
Would you pass the 2026 question set?
Answer 24 yes or no questions, built by the assessors who mark Cyber Essentials, and get a readiness score in about five minutes, with any auto-fail questions you miss flagged first in your results.
- IASME Certification Body
- CREST accredited
- IASME fee included
- UK offices in Leeds, Newcastle, London and Edinburgh
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