# Athlex - **Type:** Advisory firm - **Website:** https://athlex.co.uk/ - **Assessed by:** The Assurance Desk (Add-Venture Advisory Ltd) A young UK consultancy that acts as your outsourced data protection officer for a published monthly price, aimed at start-ups and small businesses. ## Athlex scores Scored 1 to 5 on six criteria. There is no overall score. ### Help when things go wrong: 3/5 Publishes breach support ('We're your first call. We'll advise you immediately on next steps, legal obligations, and damage control') and ICO preparation within DPO tiers, but discloses no outcomes and no named practitioners (athlex.co.uk/outsourced-dpo/, checked 2026-07-16). ### Qualifications of the people who do the work: 2/5 Publishes specific collective experience claims, FTSE 100/250 programmes and 'serving as registered Data Protection Officers', but names no individuals and offers nothing verifiable (athlex.co.uk/about/, checked 2026-07-16). ### What it publishes about fees: 4/5 Full tier prices published (£350/£650/£950 per month + VAT) with included hours and a 12-month discount, though overage rates and exclusions are not fully itemised (athlex.co.uk/outsourced-dpo/, checked 2026-07-16). ### Knowledge of your sector: 2/5 Claims experience across finance, insurance, travel, construction, tech and creative sectors but publishes no sector practices, sector pages or named sector practitioners (athlex.co.uk/about/, checked 2026-07-16). ### Independence from what it sells: 4/5 Consultancy-only model advising on third-party tools (HubSpot, Salesforce, GA4) with no software of its own to sell and published pricing, though no formal independence or partnerships statement (athlex.co.uk, checked 2026-07-16). ### Who carries the risk if the advice is wrong: 1/5 No PI insurance or engagement liability terms disclosed; website terms only exclude liability for website use 'to the fullest extent allowed by law' (athlex.co.uk/website-terms/, checked 2026-07-16). ## Sources for Athlex Every line carries the page it was read on and the date it was checked. - Companies House registration: ATHLEX LIMITED, company number 16111225, incorporated 1 December 2024, status Active; registered office Spurling Cannon Maidstone Road, Charing, Ashford, England, TN27 0JS; SIC code 74909 - Source: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16111225 - Checked: 2026-07-16 - Own-site legal identity: Athlex's privacy notice publishes company number 16111225 and the same registered address, and states 'We are also registered with the Information Commissioners Office' (no ICO registration number given) - Source: https://athlex.co.uk/privacy-notice/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - Service scope: Outsourced DPO services, GDPR audits, DPIAs and risk assessments, privacy notices and lawful-basis reviews, contract/DPA/SCC/IDTA reviews, DSAR services, start-up data-protection packs and data-breach response support - Source: https://athlex.co.uk/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - Pricing disclosure: Publishes full package pricing: Essentials DPO £350/month + VAT (2 hours), Pro DPO £650/month + VAT (5 hours), Premium DPO £950/month + VAT (7 hours), with a 10% discount for 12-month commitments - Source: https://athlex.co.uk/outsourced-dpo/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - Credentials disclosure: Does not name any staff or publish individual qualifications (CIPP/E, CIPM, legal) on its public website as of 2026-07-16; the About page makes collective claims of having 'Led data protection programmes for FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies' and 'more than a decade of legal and regulatory experience, including serving as registered Data Protection Officers' - Source: https://athlex.co.uk/about/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - PI insurance disclosure: Does not publish professional indemnity insurance details anywhere on its public website as of 2026-07-16 (homepage, About, privacy notice and website terms checked); website terms exclude liability for site use 'to the fullest extent allowed by law' - Source: https://athlex.co.uk/website-terms/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - Named client outcomes: Publishes three named five-star testimonials, Emma Cooper (Celnor Group), Sarah Grimshaw (SISU Fitness Centre) and Richard Phillpott (Spurling Cannon Accountants); no full case studies published as of 2026-07-16 - Source: https://athlex.co.uk/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 - AI-use disclosure: Does not publish any statement on how Athlex itself uses AI or where client data goes as of 2026-07-16; the homepage markets client-facing help ('Whether you are experimenting with AI or using it every day, we'll help you stay compliant') but its privacy notice contains no AI or automated-decision-making disclosure - Source: https://athlex.co.uk/privacy-notice/ - Checked: 2026-07-16 ## What this provider publishes Not published means we did not find it on the firm's own pages. - Price: Published - Indemnity cover: Not published - Credentials: Not published - Independent accreditation: Not published - Client results: Published - How it uses AI: Not published ## Strengths - Publishes complete package pricing upfront, £350, £650 and £950 per month plus VAT with included hours stated, which is unusual disclosure in this market - Verifiable legal identity: its privacy notice publishes company number 16111225 and an ICO-registration statement, matching the Companies House record - Named client testimonials published, including Celnor Group, SISU Fitness Centre and Spurling Cannon Accountants - Practical SME focus with published support for common tool stacks (HubSpot, Salesforce, GA4) and start-up data-protection packs ## Things to check Each one carries the factual basis it rests on. - A young legal entity, Athlex Limited was incorporated on 1 December 2024, so the company has a short trading history. - Basis: Companies House record for Athlex Limited, company 16111225 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16111225, checked 2026-07-16). - Its About page does not name the advisers or list their qualifications. - Basis: https://athlex.co.uk/about/ checked 2026-07-16, experience claims are collective and anonymous, including 'serving as registered Data Protection Officers'. - Ask about insurance for advice, independent accreditations and how it uses AI. These were not explained on the pages we checked. - Basis: Homepage, About page, privacy notice and website terms checked 2026-07-16; no such disclosures found. ## Where this firm appears - [Do you need a data protection officer?](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/first-appointment) - [Which data protection, AI governance and cyber security providers publish a price?](https://theassurancedesk.com/lists/providers-that-publish-a-price) - [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.