# SGS United Kingdom Limited - **Type:** Certification body - **Website:** https://www.sgs.com/en-gb - **Assessed by:** The Assurance Desk (Add-Venture Advisory Ltd) The UK arm of the Swiss-listed SGS testing and certification group. UKAS accredits it to certify ISO/IEC 27001 information security and ISO/IEC 27701 privacy systems. ## SGS United Kingdom scores Scored 1 to 5 on six criteria. There is no overall score. ### Help when things go wrong: 3/5 SGS publishes a standard group-wide certificate suspension/withdrawal procedure (30-day written notice) and complaints/appeals process (14-day appeal window); UKAS's own public sanctions list shows no suspension, withdrawal or resignation against SGS UK's ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation (ref 0005) specifically, though the same legal entity voluntarily resigned two unrelated UKAS accreditations at a different site (ISO/IEC 17065 product certification and ISO/IEC 17025 testing) in 2026; no named lead auditors or disclosed ISMS audit-outcome case studies were found ### Qualifications of the people who do the work: 5/5 Live UKAS Schedule of Accreditation (ref 0005, Issue No. 212, issued 15 April 2026) names SGS United Kingdom Limited as accredited under ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 with an explicit, current scope entry for ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information Security Management System Certification, directly checkable against the published schedule ### What it publishes about fees: 1/5 No prices, rate card or worked cost examples are published anywhere on SGS's UK or global ISO/IEC 27001 pages; all cost enquiries route to a contact/quote form ### Knowledge of your sector: 3/5 SGS publishes general ISO/IEC 27001 content for healthcare and financial-services sectors and is the UKAS-recognised Lead Office for the EN 9104-001:2013 Aerospace Sector Scheme, but no named lead auditors, practitioner biographies or ISO 27001-specific client case studies were found to evidence deeper sector expertise ### Independence from what it sells: 4/5 SGS publishes multiple named impartiality statements (covering its Certification & Business Enhancement, Knowledge and Business Assurance certification divisions) describing an annual impartiality/conflict-of-interest risk assessment reviewed by an Impartiality and Independence Committee, and runs a distinct global 'Consulting' service line separate from 'Certification and Audit'; scored 4 rather than 5 because the underlying policy documents could not be directly re-verified by page fetch (sgs.com/sgs.co.uk blocked automated access) and were sourced via search-index summaries instead ### Who carries the risk if the advice is wrong: 2/5 SGS's published General Conditions for Certification Services disclose that total liability is capped to the fees paid under the relevant contract with a one-year claim time-bar, but no professional indemnity insurance level or incident-support commitment beyond the standard appeals process was found; this term could not be independently re-confirmed by direct page fetch due to site bot protection ## Sources for SGS United Kingdom Every line carries the page it was read on and the date it was checked. - Companies House confirms legal identity, status and registered office - Source: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01193985 - Checked: 2026-09-19 - Current UKAS accreditation number, schedule issue and explicit ISO/IEC 27001 scope - Source: https://www.ukas.com/wp-content/uploads/schedule_uploads/00011/04947/0005Management-Systems.pdf - Checked: 2026-09-19 - The current UKAS schedule's full accredited scope does not include ISO/IEC 42001 - Source: https://www.ukas.com/wp-content/uploads/schedule_uploads/00011/04947/0005Management-Systems.pdf - Checked: 2026-09-19 - UKAS's own public sanctions record shows no suspension/withdrawal action against the ISO 27001 accreditation (ref 0005), only two unrelated voluntary resignations under different reference numbers - Source: https://www.ukas.com/customer-area/sanctions/organisations-under-sanction/ - Checked: 2026-09-19 - Immediate UK parent holds majority control - Source: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01193985/persons-with-significant-control - Checked: 2026-09-19 - Ultimate group parent is Swiss-listed - Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SGS_S.A. - Checked: 2026-09-19 ## 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: Not published ## Strengths - Holds current, directly verifiable UKAS accreditation (ref 0005, Issue No. 212, 15 April 2026) with an explicit named scope for ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information Security Management System Certification - Also accredited for the related ISO/IEC 27701:2019 Privacy Information Management sector scheme, useful for clients wanting privacy and security certification from one body - Backed by the scale of a large multinational testing, inspection and certification (TIC) group with sector-scheme experience (e.g. UKAS-recognised Lead Office for the EN 9104-001:2013 Aerospace Sector Scheme) and published ISO 27001 sector content for healthcare and financial services - Publishes group-wide impartiality statements describing an annual conflict-of-interest risk assessment reviewed by an Impartiality and Independence Committee, and keeps a distinct 'Consulting' service line separate from 'Certification and Audit' - No suspension, withdrawal or resignation action recorded against its ISO 27001 (management systems, ref 0005) accreditation on UKAS's public sanctions list ## Things to check Each one carries the factual basis it rests on. - No published pricing, rate card or worked cost example for ISO/IEC 27001 certification; all enquiries route to a contact/quote form - Basis: No SGS-specific pricing was found on SGS's UK or global ISO/IEC 27001 service pages; independent third-party UK cost guides describe a general market range (roughly £4,000-£15,000+ for a UKAS-accredited body) but do not cite SGS figures, confirming SGS itself discloses none - SGS's published General Conditions for Certification Services cap total liability to the fees paid under the relevant contract, with a one-year time-bar on claims and no disclosed professional indemnity insurance level - Basis: Search-indexed content of SGS's 'General Conditions for Certification Services' page (sgs.co.uk) states liability is limited to an amount equal to the contract fees for the relevant event, and claims must be brought within one year; direct page fetch was blocked by the site's bot protection (HTTP 403) so this could not be independently re-confirmed by a live page load, and should be manually re-verified before publication - Not UKAS-accredited for ISO/IEC 42001 (AI management systems) under its current schedule, unlike the ISO/IEC 27001 scope this candidacy concerns - Basis: The live UKAS Schedule of Accreditation for ref 0005 (Issue No. 212, 15 April 2026) lists nine accredited management-system standards and does not include ISO/IEC 42001 anywhere in the document; this is a scope-accuracy note, not a criticism of the ISO 27001 accreditation itself ## Where this firm appears - [Can the firm that prepares you also certify you?](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/certification-seeking) - [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.