# SME Comply - **Type:** Advisory firm - **Website:** https://www.smecomply.co.uk/ - **Assessed by:** The Assurance Desk (Add-Venture Advisory Ltd) A small UK firm, founded by a solicitor, combining an outsourced DPO with commercial and intellectual property legal advice for small and medium businesses. ## SME Comply scores Scored 1 to 5 on six criteria. There is no overall score. ### Help when things go wrong: 2/5 The Legal Services page references support when clients 'need advice on cybersecurity and/or a data breach' but gives no case-level ICO liaison detail, named staff or outcomes (smecomply.co.uk/legal-services/). ### Qualifications of the people who do the work: 3/5 Founder Gary O'Reilly is named with a stated solicitor/MBA background, but no other named staff or their individual credentials are published (smecomply.co.uk/sme-comply/). ### What it publishes about fees: 2/5 The Costs page explains hourly, fixed-fee and subscription models in general terms but publishes no actual figures (smecomply.co.uk/costs/). ### Knowledge of your sector: 2/5 Positioning is generalist 'SME' support with AI and technology law mentioned as a specialism area, but no named sector specialists or sector case studies were found (smecomply.co.uk/). ### Independence from what it sells: 3/5 No commercial software product was found being sold, but the firm also discloses no explicit independence policy beyond noting its own non-SRA-regulated status (smecomply.co.uk/faq/). ### Who carries the risk if the advice is wrong: 1/5 No professional indemnity insurance or liability terms are disclosed on the pages checked (smecomply.co.uk/sme-comply/, smecomply.co.uk/faq/). ## Sources for SME Comply Every line carries the page it was read on and the date it was checked. - Registered at Companies House as SME Comply Ltd - Source: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11795308 - Checked: 2026-07-17 - Discloses its own regulatory status separately from its solicitors' status - Source: https://smecomply.co.uk/faq/ - Checked: 2026-07-17 - Publishes DPO and broader legal service scope - Source: https://smecomply.co.uk/legal-services/ - Checked: 2026-07-17 - Publishes its pricing model type but not specific figures - Source: https://smecomply.co.uk/costs/ - Checked: 2026-07-17 - Names its founder with credentials; no wider team page with individual staff was found - Source: https://smecomply.co.uk/sme-comply/ - 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: Published - Independent accreditation: Not published - Client results: Not published - How it uses AI: Not published ## Strengths - Founded by a practising regulatory and privacy solicitor with a stated 15+ years' experience, rather than a generalist consultant - Transparently discloses that SME Comply Ltd itself is not SRA-regulated, while the solicitors working for it are - Combines DPO services with wider outsourced legal counsel, useful for SMEs wanting one point of contact for compliance and contracts - Offers a flexible subscription pricing model in addition to hourly and fixed-fee options ## Things to check Each one carries the factual basis it rests on. - Does not publish specific prices - Basis: The Costs page describes hourly, fixed-fee and subscription payment models but shows no actual figures (smecomply.co.uk/costs/, checked 2026-07-17). - SME Comply Ltd itself is not authorised or regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority - Basis: The firm's own FAQ states: 'SME Comply Ltd is not authorised or regulated by the Solicitor's Regulation Authority, however the solicitors that work for us are' (smecomply.co.uk/faq/, checked 2026-07-17). - No professional indemnity insurance disclosure or wider named team page found - Basis: Only founder Gary O'Reilly is named with credentials; no PI insurance statement or list of other named staff was found on the pages checked (smecomply.co.uk/sme-comply/, checked 2026-07-17). ## Where this firm appears - [Do you need a data protection officer?](https://theassurancedesk.com/best/first-appointment) - [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) - [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.