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Anekanta Consulting review

Advisory firm

A small UK AI-governance consultancy for boards using higher-risk AI, offering EU AI Act risk assessments, ISO/IEC 42001 preparation and CPD-certified board AI-literacy training.

Relevant if your board uses higher-risk AI, such as biometrics, and needs an EU AI Act risk assessment

Price Not published
Indemnity cover Not published
How it uses AI Published
Facts last checked

Not published means we did not find it on the firm's own pages.

Anekanta Consulting scores

Six scores, each 1 to 5. The evidence for each is further down.

Help when things go wrong 1/5
Qualifications of the people who do the work 4/5
What it publishes about fees 1/5
Knowledge of your sector 4/5
Independence from what it sells 4/5
Who carries the risk if the advice is wrong 1/5

What Anekanta Consulting offers, and what it publishes

Anekanta Consulting advises on AI governance, not data protection. It offers EU AI Act risk assessments for high-risk systems, ISO/IEC 42001 preparation and CPD-certified board training. Its team page lists a BSI ISO 42001 Lead Implementer and Lead Auditor, Jeff Bennison. Its founder, Pauline Norstrom, lists co-authorship of BS 9347 on ethical facial recognition.

Anekanta Consulting does not publish a price, day rate or retainer. It names no clients, saying only that it works with global brands. It does not publish its indemnity cover or liability terms.

Anekanta Consulting says how it uses AI itself: generative tools may help with research and drafting, and all published material gets human review. Its facial-recognition risk-assessment system appears in the UK Government's Portfolio of AI Assurance Techniques. It publishes no breach or DPO service, so a buyer with a data-protection problem would need a privacy adviser as well.

Strengths

  • Named practitioners with published credentials, including BSI ISO 42001 Lead Implementer/Auditor, CISSP and CISM, and a founder who co-authored BS 9347 on ethical facial recognition
  • Its facial-recognition privacy impact risk-assessment system is featured in the UK Government's Portfolio of AI Assurance Techniques
  • Explains that AI may help with research and drafting, with human review before anything is published.
  • EU AI Pact signatory offering CPD-certified board AI-literacy training and EU AI Act Article 4 compliance courses

Things to check

  • Does not publish any pricing, retainer or day-rate information
  • Does not publish named client case studies or outcomes; client references are described as global brands without names
  • Not a data-protection/DPO practice: no ICO-engagement, breach-response or DPO service is published
  • Does not disclose professional indemnity cover or engagement liability terms

Common questions

Is Anekanta itself certified to ISO 42001?

It does not claim to be. It says it is an ISOQAR Associate Network member that prepares clients for ISO/IEC 42001 certification.

Does Anekanta say how it uses AI?

Yes. It says AI may help with research and drafting. People review published material before it is released.

Does Anekanta publish prices or client names?

No. It publishes no prices and names no clients. It says it works with global brands.

Does Anekanta help with data breaches?

Not as a published service. Its services page lists AI strategy, AI literacy and AI governance only, with no breach-response, ICO or DPO service.

Evidence for each Anekanta Consulting score

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Notes behind each thing to check

  • Does not publish any pricing, retainer or day-rate information (No fee information found on anekanta.co.uk/our-services/ or service sub-pages as of 2026-07-16)
  • Does not publish named client case studies or outcomes; client references are described as global brands without names (anekanta.co.uk/our-company/ and /ai-governance-and-compliance/ checked 2026-07-16 contain no named clients)
  • Not a data-protection/DPO practice: no ICO-engagement, breach-response or DPO service is published (anekanta.co.uk/our-services/ lists AI strategy, literacy and governance services only, checked 2026-07-16)
  • Does not disclose professional indemnity cover or engagement liability terms (No PI disclosure found on anekanta.co.uk pages checked (services, company, privacy) as of 2026-07-16)
Six criteria, each scored 1 to 5, with the evidence for each.
CriterionScoreEvidence
Help when things go wrong 1/5 No ICO-engagement, data-incident or breach-response service is published on anekanta.co.uk/our-services/ as of 2026-07-16; the practice is AI governance rather than data-protection defence
Qualifications of the people who do the work 4/5 Named team with substantive published credentials (BSI ISO 42001 Lead Implementer/Auditor, CISSP, CISM, Cambridge PhD, BS 9347 co-authorship) on anekanta.co.uk team page, 2026-07-16; no IAPP privacy certifications and credentials are not linked to public registers
What it publishes about fees 1/5 No fee information, engagement model or worked examples published on anekanta.co.uk/our-services/ as of 2026-07-16
Knowledge of your sector 4/5 Named sector focus (CNI, defence and security, manufacturing, smart cities, HR) plus deep published biometrics work: BS 9347 co-authorship claim and a gov.uk AI-assurance portfolio entry, both checked 2026-07-16
Independence from what it sells 4/5 States impartiality in AI technology with objective services and no vendor allegiance (anekanta.co.uk/our-company/, 2026-07-16); its own branded assessment software (AI Risk Intelligence System) is openly disclosed as part of delivery
Who carries the risk if the advice is wrong 1/5 No professional indemnity cover, liability terms or breach-response commitment published on anekanta.co.uk pages checked as of 2026-07-16

Sources for Anekanta Consulting

  • Companies House registration: Anekanta Limited, company number 10090401, incorporated 30 March 2016, status Active, registered office Stanhope House, Mark Rake, Bromborough, Wirral CH62 2DN; the site's legal notice names Anekanta Ltd (10090401) trading as Anekanta Consulting and Anekanta AI, and an associated Anekanta AI Ltd (13778239, incorporated 2 December 2021) appears on the Companies House register (Companies House, checked 16 July 2026)
  • ICO registration: States it is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office, certificate reference ZA604250 (anekanta.co.uk, checked 16 July 2026)
  • Service scope: AI strategy and risk consulting (AI discovery, EU AI Act risk assessments for high-risk systems, AI Risk Intelligence System), AI literacy and CPD-certified board training including EU AI Act Article 4 compliance, and AI governance and compliance including ISO/IEC 42001 preparation (anekanta.co.uk, checked 16 July 2026)
  • Pricing disclosure: Does not publish any prices, day rates, retainers or worked examples on its services pages as of 2026-07-16 (anekanta.co.uk, checked 16 July 2026)
  • Credentials: Publishes a named team page: founder/CEO Pauline Norstrom (credentials listed include LLB (Hons), FBCS, FRSA, FIoD, Oxford AI Programme alumna, co-author of BS 9347 on ethical facial recognition), Dr Maurice Chiodo (PhD Cambridge, former Fellow of King's College Cambridge) and Jeff Bennison (CISSP, CISM, BSI ISO 42001 Lead Implementer and Lead Auditor) (anekanta.co.uk, checked 16 July 2026)
  • Independent accreditation: Does not claim to hold ISO 42001 certification itself; states it is an ISOQAR Associate Network member supporting clients' ISO 42001 readiness, a CPD-certified training provider and an EU AI Pact signatory (self-declared) as of 2026-07-16 (anekanta.co.uk, checked 16 July 2026)
  • Named client outcomes: Does not publish named client case studies or testimonials on its public website as of 2026-07-16; states it partners with global brands without naming them, and its Facial Recognition Privacy Impact Risk Assessment System is featured in the UK Government Portfolio of AI Assurance Techniques (gov.uk, checked 16 July 2026)
  • AI-use disclosure (Generative AI tools may help with research and drafting. Published material receives human review, professional judgement and oversight before release.) (anekanta.co.uk, checked 13 October 2026)
  • PI insurance / liability: Does not publish professional indemnity cover or engagement liability terms on its public website pages checked (services, company, privacy) as of 2026-07-16 (anekanta.co.uk, checked 16 July 2026)

CPD-certified training provider (stated on anekanta.co.uk) ISOQAR Associate Network member for ISO 42001 (stated on anekanta.co.uk) EU AI Pact signatory (self-declared on anekanta.co.uk) Facial-recognition risk-assessment system featured in the UK Government Portfolio of AI Assurance Techniques (gov.uk)

Seeking ISO 42001 certificationExposed to the EU AI ActRegulated sectors

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