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Linford & Company LLP review

Certification body

A US accountancy and audit firm doing SOC 2 and FedRAMP assessments. It says ANAB accredits it for ISO/IEC 27001 certification, but not currently for ISO/IEC 42001.

Relevant if you need SOC 2, US HIPAA or FedRAMP Moderate assessments from one firm

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

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

Linford & Company scores

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

Help when things go wrong 2/5
Qualifications of the people who do the work 4/5
What it publishes about fees 4/5
Knowledge of your sector 3/5
Independence from what it sells 3/5
Who carries the risk if the advice is wrong 1/5

What Linford & Company offers, and what it publishes

Linford & Company is a recognised FedRAMP assessor. The official FedRAMP marketplace has listed it since 31 March 2017, with 13 assessments, none above Moderate. It names 19 partners with their credentials, such as CPA, CISA and CISSP, led by managing partner Newel Linford. It also covers SOC 1 and 2, US HIPAA, HITRUST, CMMC, PCI DSS and five ISO standards.

Linford & Company publishes a price range, saying a SOC 2 audit costs '$20,000 to $100,000, depending on a variety of factors'. It publishes nothing on professional indemnity insurance or liability terms. It says it is 'not currently accredited' to certify to ISO/IEC 42001, though it markets assessments against that standard.

Linford & Company says ANAB accredits it for ISO/IEC 27001 certification; we could not find it in ANAB's public directory. The same firm offers both FedRAMP assessment and separate FedRAMP consulting and document preparation. Its ISO page mentions impartiality only as a step in accepting clients; it publishes no separate policy. We found no named client case studies on its site.

Strengths

  • Listed by FedRAMP as an independent assessor for cloud services used by the US government.
  • 19 named partners with individually published credentials (multiple CPA, CISA, CISSP, CRISC, CIA, CFE, PMP), giving a buyer named people to check rather than an anonymous team.
  • Publishes an actual SOC 2 cost range ($20,000 to $100,000), unusual transparency in a market that is mostly 'book a call'.
  • Broad single-firm coverage across SOC 1/2, HIPAA, HITRUST, FedRAMP/GovRAMP, CMMC, PCI DSS, CSA-STAR and five ISO schemes.
  • Unusually candid, self-disclosed accreditation boundary: states plainly it is not yet accredited for ISO/IEC 42001 rather than implying blanket ISO cover.

Things to check

  • Markets ISO/IEC 42001:2023 (AI management system) assessments while explicitly stating it holds no accreditation to issue accredited certificates against that standard.
  • FedRAMP marketplace data shows no track record above the Moderate impact level across its 13 completed assessments.
  • No professional-indemnity insurance, errors-and-omissions cover, or engagement liability terms are disclosed anywhere on its public site.
  • Its self-stated ANAB accreditation for ISO/IEC 27001 could not be independently confirmed in ANAB's own public directory of accredited organizations during this research.

Common questions

Can Linford issue accredited ISO/IEC 42001 certificates?

No. The firm says it is 'not currently accredited' for ISO/IEC 42001 certification audits, though it markets an ISO 42001 assessment service.

How much does a SOC 2 audit with Linford cost?

It publishes a range: '$20,000 to $100,000, depending on a variety of factors'. There is no rate card or worked example.

Is Linford a recognised FedRAMP assessor?

Yes. The official FedRAMP marketplace has listed it as an assessor since 31 March 2017, with 13 assessments, none above Moderate.

Does Linford publish its insurance?

No. Its About, Leadership Team and service pages mention no professional indemnity cover or liability terms.

Evidence for each Linford & Company score

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Notes behind each thing to check

  • Markets ISO/IEC 42001:2023 (AI management system) assessments while explicitly stating it holds no accreditation to issue accredited certificates against that standard. (Firm's own site: "Linford & Company LLP is not currently accredited to perform third-party certification audits against ISO/IEC 42001:2023" (linfordco.com/services/iso-42001-compliance-assessment/, checked 2026-09-20).)
  • FedRAMP marketplace data shows no track record above the Moderate impact level across its 13 completed assessments. (FedRAMP.gov Marketplace assessor profile lists "Highest Class Assessed: Class C (Moderate)" for Assessor ID 140531 (marketplace.fedramp.gov/assessors/140531, checked 2026-09-20).)
  • No professional-indemnity insurance, errors-and-omissions cover, or engagement liability terms are disclosed anywhere on its public site. (Reviewed About, Leadership Team and SOC 2 service pages; none mention PI/E&O cover or liability terms (checked 2026-09-20).)
  • Its self-stated ANAB accreditation for ISO/IEC 27001 could not be independently confirmed in ANAB's own public directory of accredited organizations during this research. (search.anab.org company/keyword searches for "Linford" and "Linford & Company LLP" returned no matching organization; ANAB's own site (anab.ansi.org) is behind a Cloudflare bot-check that blocked a direct read (checked 2026-09-20).)
Six criteria, each scored 1 to 5, with the evidence for each.
CriterionScoreEvidence
Help when things go wrong 2/5 FedRAMP listing references post-ATO continuous monitoring as part of its assessment scope, but no disclosed incident outcomes, breach-support case studies or named results were found on its public site (linfordco.com, marketplace.fedramp.gov, checked 2026-09-20).
Qualifications of the people who do the work 4/5 FedRAMP 3PAO status independently confirmed on the official government marketplace since 2017-03-31 (Assessor ID 140531); 19 named partners publish CPA/CISA/CISSP/CRISC credentials; its ANAB accreditation for ISO/IEC 27001 is self-stated but not independently confirmed in ANAB's own directory, and it explicitly discloses it is NOT accredited for ISO/IEC 42001 despite marketing that service (linfordco.com, marketplace.fedramp.gov, checked 2026-09-20).
What it publishes about fees 4/5 Publishes an actual SOC 2 audit cost range, "$20,000 to $100,000, depending on a variety of factors," which is rare in this market, though no rate card or itemised worked example is given (linfordco.com/services/soc-2-audits/, checked 2026-09-20).
Knowledge of your sector 3/5 Wide breadth of standards (SOC 1/2, HIPAA, HITRUST, FedRAMP/GovRAMP, CMMC, PCI, five ISO schemes) and named credentialed partners, but no named sector case studies or client references were found on the pages reviewed (linfordco.com, checked 2026-09-20).
Independence from what it sells 3/5 No compliance-software product or reseller partnership found on its public site; its FedRAMP marketplace listing shows it offers both 3PAO assessment AND separate FedRAMP consulting/documentation-preparation services under the same entity, and its ISO page mentions impartiality only as an internal client-acceptance step, not a published standalone policy (linfordco.com, marketplace.fedramp.gov, checked 2026-09-20).
Who carries the risk if the advice is wrong 1/5 No professional-indemnity insurance, E&O cover or engagement liability terms are disclosed on the About, Leadership Team or service pages reviewed (linfordco.com, checked 2026-09-20).

Sources for Linford & Company

  • Colorado Secretary of State record confirms the entity as a domestic LLP in Good Standing, formed 2008-03-24, principal address 1550 Wewatta St, 2nd Floor, Denver, CO 80202. (Entity ID 20081158743, DLLP, Good Standing, formed 2008-03-24) (data.colorado.gov, checked 20 September 2026)
  • The official FedRAMP.gov Marketplace lists Linford & Company as a recognized Third Party Assessment Organization (3PAO), Assessor ID 140531, recognized since 31 March 2017, with 13 total assessments and a highest impact class assessed of Class C (Moderate). (Assessor ID 140531; recognized 2017-03-31; highest class Moderate; 13 assessments) (marketplace.fedramp.gov, checked 20 September 2026)
  • Linford's own ISO service page states it holds ANAB accreditation for ISO/IEC 27001 certification audits and displays the ANAB accredited-body mark. (Self-stated ANAB accreditation for ISO/IEC 27001) (linfordco.com, checked 20 September 2026)
  • Linford explicitly discloses it is not currently accredited to issue accredited ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certificates, despite marketing an ISO 42001 assessment service. ("Linford & Company LLP is not currently accredited to perform third-party certification audits against ISO/IEC 42001:2023.") (linfordco.com, checked 20 September 2026)
  • The firm publishes an actual SOC 2 audit cost range on its own site. ("$20,000 to $100,000, depending on a variety of factors") (linfordco.com, checked 20 September 2026)
  • The firm lists 19 named partners with individually published professional credentials (multiple CPA, CISA, CISSP, CRISC, CIA, CFE, PMP holders), led by Managing Partner Newel Linford, CPA, CISA. (19 named partners with published credentials) (linfordco.com, checked 20 September 2026)

FedRAMP Third Party Assessment Organization (3PAO), Assessor ID 140531, recognised 31 March 2017, FedRAMP.gov Marketplace

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