# Bridewell - **Type:** Advisory firm - **Website:** https://www.bridewell.com/ - **Assessed by:** The Assurance Desk (Add-Venture Advisory Ltd) A UK cyber-security consultancy in Reading that says it has over 300 specialists. It also offers an outsourced DPO, privacy audits and EU AI Act assessments. ## Bridewell scores Scored 1 to 5 on six criteria. There is no overall score. ### Help when things go wrong: 3/5 Describes breach response with 72-hour regulator-notification support (bridewell.com/dpo-as-a-service) and holds CREST incident-response accreditation, but publishes no named privacy practitioners or ICO-engagement outcomes as of 2026-07-16 ### Qualifications of the people who do the work: 3/5 Firm-wide IAPP qualifications (CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, FIP) listed on bridewell.com/data-privacy, but no named individual privacy practitioners published there as of 2026-07-16 ### What it publishes about fees: 1/5 No fee information, engagement model or worked examples published on bridewell.com/data-privacy or /dpo-as-a-service as of 2026-07-16 ### Knowledge of your sector: 4/5 CNI-focused industry pages (aviation, energy, water, financial services) plus named sector case studies including HESA in higher education (bridewell.com, /data-privacy, checked 2026-07-16) ### Independence from what it sells: 3/5 Microsoft partnership (MISA member) disclosed and firm sells managed services and Microsoft Purview implementation alongside advice; the partner role within advisory work is not delineated (bridewell.com/why-bridewell, /data-privacy, 2026-07-16) ### Who carries the risk if the advice is wrong: 2/5 Breach-response commitment including 72-hour regulator notification published (bridewell.com/dpo-as-a-service) but no PI cover or engagement liability terms disclosed as of 2026-07-16 ## Sources for Bridewell Every line carries the page it was read on and the date it was checked. - Companies House registration: Bridewell Consulting Limited, company number 11101195, incorporated 7 December 2017 (named Bridewell Risk Consulting Limited until 17 January 2018), status Active, registered office Thames Tower, Station Road, Reading RG1 1LX - Source: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11101195 - Checked: 2026-07-16 - Service scope: Data-privacy services include DPO as a Service, GDPR gap analysis, GDPR data mapping, data privacy audit, ISO 27701 and ISO 27018 consultancy; separate AI-governance services include ISO/IEC 42001-aligned governance frameworks and an AI Regulatory & Compliance Assessment covering the EU AI Act and GDPR - Source: https://www.bridewell.com/data-privacy - Checked: 2026-07-16 - Pricing disclosure: Does not publish any prices, day rates or worked examples on its data-privacy or DPO-as-a-service pages as of 2026-07-16 - Source: https://www.bridewell.com/dpo-as-a-service - Checked: 2026-07-16 - Credentials: Data-privacy page lists staff certifications including CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, CIPP/US, IAPP Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), BCS Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection and ISO 27701 Lead Implementer/Auditor, but does not name individual privacy practitioners on that page as of 2026-07-16 - Source: https://www.bridewell.com/data-privacy - Checked: 2026-07-16 - PI insurance / liability: Does not publish professional indemnity cover or engagement liability terms on its about, why-Bridewell, data-privacy or DPO pages as of 2026-07-16; the DPO-as-a-service page does commit to supporting regulator notification within 72 hours of a breach - Source: https://www.bridewell.com/dpo-as-a-service - Checked: 2026-07-16 - Independent accreditation: Lists NCSC Assured Services, CREST, ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 27701, ISO 22301, Cyber Essentials Plus, IASME and PCI DSS QSA status; the certification bodies issuing its ISO certificates are not named on the pages checked as of 2026-07-16 - Source: https://www.bridewell.com/why-bridewell - Checked: 2026-07-16 - Named client outcomes: Publishes named data-privacy case studies for Buzzacott (accountancy) and HESA (higher education DPO services); its AI Regulatory & Compliance Assessment page uses anonymised case studies (a UK government agency and a UK water company) - Source: https://www.bridewell.com/data-privacy - Checked: 2026-07-16 - AI-use disclosure: Privacy policy states Bridewell does not make automated decisions about or profile its clients or customers, but does not publish how the firm itself uses AI tools or an AI policy on its public website as of 2026-07-16 - Source: https://www.bridewell.com/privacy-policy - Checked: 2026-07-16 - Scale - Source: https://www.bridewell.com/why-bridewell - 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: Published - How it uses AI: Not published ## Strengths - Large, multi-accredited security practice: 300+ specialists with NCSC Assured Services and CREST listings - Named client case studies for its privacy work, including Buzzacott and HESA - DPO-as-a-service includes breach response with 72-hour regulator-notification support - Dedicated AI-governance services mapped to ISO/IEC 42001, NIST AI RMF and the EU AI Act ## Things to check Each one carries the factual basis it rests on. - Does not publish any prices, retainers or day rates for privacy or AI-governance work - Basis: No pricing found on bridewell.com/data-privacy or /dpo-as-a-service as of 2026-07-16 - No named privacy practitioners: certifications are listed firm-wide without individual names - Basis: bridewell.com/data-privacy lists CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, FIP qualifications but names no individual privacy consultants as of 2026-07-16 - Does not disclose professional indemnity cover or how the firm itself uses AI - Basis: No PI or firm AI-use disclosure found on bridewell.com/privacy-policy, /about-us or /why-bridewell as of 2026-07-16 - Data privacy is one of five practice areas within a cyber-security-led firm rather than the core business - Basis: bridewell.com homepage positions the firm around cyber security, managed security, penetration testing and incident response, checked 2026-07-16 ## Where this firm appears - [Do you need a data protection officer?](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/first-appointment) - [Can the firm that prepares you also certify you?](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/certification-seeking) - [After a data breach: what UK law asks of you](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/post-breach) - [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) - [After a cyber attack: what to report, and to whom](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/security-incident) - [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.