# Intertek - **Type:** Certification body - **Website:** https://www.intertek.com/assurance/ - **Assessed by:** The Assurance Desk (Add-Venture Advisory Ltd) The UK certification arm of London-listed Intertek Group. UKAS accredits it for ISO 27001, ISO 9001 and other management system standards, but not yet for ISO 42001. ## Intertek scores Scored 1 to 5 on six criteria. There is no overall score. ### Help when things go wrong: 3/5 A general complaint-handling and appeals process exists, including a right to escalate unresolved appeals to the relevant accreditation body, but no named lead auditors or disclosed outcome case studies were found ### Qualifications of the people who do the work: 3/5 Intertek holds the broadest genuine UKAS scope of the five providers in this profile group (11 standards), is named in UKAS's original AIMS pilot, and already holds a JAS-ANZ AIMS accreditation elsewhere, but it still does not hold live UKAS accreditation for ISO/IEC 42001 in the UK as of 25 March 2026 ### What it publishes about fees: 1/5 No prices, rate card or worked cost examples are published; enquiries are directed to a named contact email only ### Knowledge of your sector: 4/5 Intertek organises its Business Assurance offering around named divisions, Consumer Products, Corporate Assurance, Health and Safety, Industry and Infrastructure, and World of Energy ### Independence from what it sells: 3/5 A published Quality and Impartiality Policy addresses conflict-of-interest management generally, but the fetched text does not contain an explicit sentence separating consultancy work from certification decisions ### Who carries the risk if the advice is wrong: 3/5 A complaints and appeals process is published with an escalation route to the accreditation body, but no explicit response-time commitment or liability/insurance disclosure was found ## Sources for Intertek Every line carries the page it was read on and the date it was checked. - UKAS accreditation does not currently cover ISO/IEC 42001 (AIMS) - Source: https://www.ukas.com/wp-content/uploads/schedule_uploads/00011/04947/0014Management-Systems.pdf - Checked: 2026-07-17 - Intertek was named as one of seven original UKAS AIMS pilot participants but has not yet converted this to a live accreditation - Source: https://www.ukas.com/resources/latest-news/ai-accreditation-update/ - Checked: 2026-07-17 - Intertek holds ISO/IEC 42001 accreditation via JAS-ANZ (Australia/New Zealand), not UKAS - Source: https://www.intertek.com/news/2025/intertek-achieves-global-jas-anz-accreditation-for-isoiec-420012023-artificial-intelligence-management-system/ - Checked: 2026-07-17 - Companies House registration - Source: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02075885 - Checked: 2026-07-17 - UK entity scale (2024 statutory accounts) - Source: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02075885/filing-history - Checked: 2026-07-17 - Parent Intertek Group plc global scale - Source: https://www.intertek.com/siteassets/investors/2026/intertek-2025-full-year-results-announcement.pdf - Checked: 2026-07-17 - Pricing disclosure - Source: https://www.intertek.com/assurance/certification-audit-and-training-services-uk/ - Checked: 2026-07-17 - Trustpilot rating is poor - Source: https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.intertek.com - Checked: 2026-07-17 - Published complaints and appeals process with a named contact - Source: https://www.intertek.com/certification/uk-certification-regulations-appeals-complaints/ - Checked: 2026-07-17 ## 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: Not published - Independent accreditation: Published - Client results: Not published - How it uses AI: Not published ## Strengths - Genuinely UKAS-accredited for a broad set of management-system standards including ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 45001, ISO 22000 and the anti-bribery standard ISO 37001 - Named as one of only seven certification bodies UKAS selected for its original AI management system (AIMS) pilot programme, ahead of DNV, Bureau Veritas, Amtivo and Centre for Assessment - Already holds a live ISO/IEC 42001 accreditation from JAS-ANZ (Australia/New Zealand), evidencing genuine AIMS auditing capability even though the UK/UKAS accreditation is not yet in place - Backed by Intertek Group plc, a London-listed global testing, inspection and certification group with £3.43bn FY2025 revenue and established global reach - Published complaints and appeals process naming a specific Director of Certification and a 20-working-day appeal window ## Things to check Each one carries the factual basis it rests on. - Not yet UKAS-accredited for ISO/IEC 42001 (AI management systems) in the UK, despite being named in UKAS's original AIMS pilot cohort and already holding AIMS accreditation from JAS-ANZ for other markets - Basis: Intertek Certification Ltd's live UKAS Schedule of Accreditation (ref. 0014, Issue No. 096, issued 25 March 2026), fetched and full-text searched directly on 17 July 2026, contains no mention of ISO/IEC 42001 or AIMS, even though UKAS names Intertek as one of seven original AIMS pilot participants and Intertek separately holds a JAS-ANZ AIMS accreditation - Operates as part of a large multinational, London-listed TIC conglomerate, the same large multi-service-firm scale profile this site flags elsewhere (e.g. Forvis Mazars) - Basis: Intertek Group plc's FY2025 full-year results announcement states £3,431.6m statutory revenue and 'over 45,000 employees in over 1,000 locations in 100 countries' - Poor independently checkable Trustpilot rating (1.8/5 from 16 reviews, 88% 1-star) - Basis: Intertek's Trustpilot profile, live-checked on 17 July 2026, shows a 1.8 TrustScore from 16 reviews, with reviews describing unanswered enquiries and a dismissed formal complaint - No published pricing, rate card or worked cost example for certification services - Basis: Intertek's UK business assurance page directs all pricing enquiries to a named contact email rather than publishing rates ## 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) - 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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.