# Anekanta Consulting - **Type:** Advisory firm - **Website:** https://anekanta.co.uk/ - **Assessed by:** The Assurance Desk (Add-Venture Advisory Ltd) 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. ## Anekanta Consulting scores Scored 1 to 5 on six criteria. There is no overall score. ### 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 Every line carries the page it was read on and the date it was checked. - 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 - Source: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10090401 - Checked: 2026-07-16 - ICO registration: States it is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office, certificate reference ZA604250 - Source: https://anekanta.co.uk/privacy/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - 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 - Source: https://anekanta.co.uk/our-services/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - Pricing disclosure: Does not publish any prices, day rates, retainers or worked examples on its services pages as of 2026-07-16 - Source: https://anekanta.co.uk/our-services/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - 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) - Source: https://anekanta.co.uk/our-company/anekanta-team-expertise/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - 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 - Source: https://anekanta.co.uk/ai-governance-and-compliance/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - 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 - Source: https://www.gov.uk/ai-assurance-techniques/anekanta-r-ai-facial-recognition-privacy-impact-risk-assessment-system-for-verification-and-remote-biometric-identification - Checked: 2026-07-16 - AI-use disclosure - Source: https://anekanta.co.uk/our-company/our-values-are-rooted-in-the-anekanta-brand/ - Checked: 2026-10-13 - 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 - Source: https://anekanta.co.uk/privacy/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 ## What this provider publishes Not published means we did not find it on the firm's own pages. - Price: Not published - Indemnity cover: Not published - Credentials: Published - Independent accreditation: Published - Client results: Not published - How it uses AI: Published ## 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 Each one carries the factual basis it rests on. - Does not publish any pricing, retainer or day-rate information - Basis: 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 - Basis: 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 - Basis: 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 - Basis: No PI disclosure found on anekanta.co.uk pages checked (services, company, privacy) as of 2026-07-16 ## Where this firm appears - [Can the firm that prepares you also certify you?](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/certification-seeking) - [Does the EU AI Act apply to a UK firm?](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/eu-ai-act-exposed) - [Your sector adds its own rules to UK data protection law](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/sector-regulated) - [Compare providers](https://theassurancedesk.com/compare) --- **Scope.** The Assurance Desk covers data protection, AI governance and cyber security in the United Kingdom and the United States. It scores providers in both: UK-facing firms, and firms based in the United States. Every provider scored so far was selected for data-protection, AI-governance or security-assurance work. Where a page describes law, it names the country that law applies in. **Who publishes this.** The Assurance Desk is published by Add-Venture Advisory Ltd, company number 11854524, registered in England and Wales. The same owner runs Avouch, a marketing agency that sells AI visibility services to firms of the kind this site covers. That is a conflict of interest, and it is disclosed here. **Corrections.** If you represent this firm and something here is wrong or out of date, email hello@theassurancedesk.com with the evidence.