Frequently asked questions
What is a technology health check?
It is a free, structured self-assessment of your IT position, sometimes called an IT health check, across the four areas that matter most to mid-market CEOs: cost and value, security readiness, leadership capability, and strategic alignment. Eight questions, each framed around a specific moment you may recognise, give you a weighted score out of 100 and a clear picture of where the gaps sit.
What is an IT audit, and is this the same thing?
An IT audit is a structured review of whether your technology is secure, well run, fit for purpose and giving value for money. This tool is a fast, free version you run yourself in three minutes: it gives you the same four-lens read a formal IT audit starts from, then shows where a deeper look is worth paying for. Treat it as the honest first pass before you commission anything.
How is the score calculated?
Security and leadership questions score 3 to 15 points each. Cost and strategic alignment questions score 2 to 10 points each. The maximum is 100 and your raw score is the percentage directly. The weighting reflects the severity of the consequences: a gap in cost visibility leaves money on the table; a gap in security or leadership can threaten the business itself. The weighting is intentional and disclosed.
Who is this assessment for?
CEOs and founders of UK businesses who want an honest read on their technology position: whether the spend is defensible, the security posture is real, the technology leader is fit for where the business is heading, and whether technology is genuinely serving the growth strategy. It needs no technical knowledge.
What do you get?
Eight scored questions plus three routing questions. You receive a score out of 100, a band (At Risk, Developing, Established or Leading), a category breakdown showing where your score comes from, a single concrete next action from your weakest answer, and an opening paragraph personalised to what brought you here. The results also include a transparency note explaining exactly how the weighting works.
Is this a substitute for a full IT audit?
No. It is a readiness signal based on what you tell it. You are both the subject and the instrument, and self-assessments flatter. A full IT audit verifies; this points you to where verification is worth the cost. The correction mechanism is the conversation that follows: the score gets you to that conversation quickly. A CEO who scores 62 and arrives confident is a different conversation from one who scores 62 and arrives already anxious.
Does this work for a small business IT audit?
Yes. It is built for UK CEOs and founders of small and mid-market businesses who want an honest read without a technical background. Whether you run a team of 20 or 500, the eight questions surface the same gaps: spend you cannot defend, security you only assume is working, a technology leader who has outgrown or been outgrown by the business, and strategy that technology is quietly holding back.
How does this compare to a digital maturity assessment?
A digital maturity assessment usually scores how far along you are with digital tools and ways of working. This is broader and more board-facing: it weighs cost, security, leadership and strategic alignment together, because those are the four places technology either protects the business or quietly costs it. Treat the result as the executive summary a digital maturity assessment feeds into.
What happens to my answers?
Your score and answers shape the results page you see. If you provide your work email at the gate, your details are stored so we can follow up. Your answers are not sold or shared with any third party.