Cyber, Cloud & IT Operations Consulting for UK SMEs

Your IT looks fine… until it doesn't.

Most SMEs only discover security gaps, cloud waste, or IT misconfigurations after a lost contract, failed audit, or insurance hike. We find and fix them before they cost you money or reputation.

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Tick what sounds familiar.

Most engagements begin with a single uncomfortable sentence on this list. Tap the ones that apply. The more boxes you tick, the faster we can point to the right pack on the right side of this page.

  • A client or insurer has asked for Cyber Essentials and you do not have it yet.
  • Your Microsoft 365 tenant was set up years ago. Nobody has reviewed it since.
  • You are paying for Azure resources nobody can fully account for.
  • Your last IT person left. Nobody is certain what condition the environment is in.
  • The board wants security leadership. You cannot justify a full-time CISO.
  • A supplier security questionnaire has landed and answers are due this week.
  • You are inside a deal process and IT due diligence has to hold up first time.

Enterprise IT Security and Compliance. Delivered Properly.

Westgate Sentinel provides fixed-scope, fixed-fee cyber security and IT assurance for UK SMEs and M&A transactions. We identify risk quickly, explain it clearly, and deliver practical remediation aligned to real-world standards such as Cyber Essentials, Zero Trust, and NIST.

No ambiguity. No junior delivery. No open-ended engagements.

Most Organisations Think They Are Compliant. We Give Your Board an Independent View.

Most of the organisations we work with rely on Microsoft 365 and everyday cloud services. If that sounds like you, this is the sort of picture an early review often reveals.

In an early assurance review we routinely see:

  • Multi-factor authentication not enforced consistently across services and privileged paths
  • Legacy authentication still permitted where frameworks or insurers expect modern sign-in only
  • Privileged accounts without tight control, separation, or monitoring
  • Patching and vulnerability cycles behind policy, insurer, or framework expectations
  • Cyber Essentials scope or boundary that does not match the real IT estate

These gaps are common. We set them out with evidence and in plain language so leadership can decide what to fix before certification, audit, or insurer scrutiny.

Services

Fixed-scope, fixed-fee engagements covering cyber security, cloud health, IT due diligence, and AI governance. Individual packs and bundles available.

View Full Service Catalogue

If you already know the issue, book a scoping call. If not, start with the service catalogue.

Why Westgate Sentinel

  • Delivered by a senior consultant with 20+ years Microsoft experience
  • Fixed scope and fixed pricing for every engagement
  • Typical delivery within 10 to 14 days
  • Built for regulated SMEs and transaction environments
  • Focused on outcomes, not activity

Start With a Scoping Call

Thirty minutes to hear what you are trying to fix or prove, explain how our fixed-scope engagements work, and see whether we are a sensible next step. No technical assessment on the call itself. That starts only when scope and access are agreed.

What You Will Get

  • A plain view of how our service lines and packs map to your situation
  • An honest steer on fit, rough shape of work, and typical timelines
  • What we would need from you before any paid engagement (access, stakeholders, artefacts)

Who This Is For

  • IT and security leads at UK SMEs who need clear outputs, not open-ended consulting
  • Teams facing certification pressure, cloud cost or control gaps, M&A IT work, or AI governance questions
  • Organisations roughly 50 to 500 users, or similar complexity in smaller estates

What Happens Next

  1. Book a suitable time
  2. 30-minute structured discussion
  3. You decide whether to move to a written scope, proposal, or further discovery

Book Your 30-Minute Scoping Call

We align on your priorities, how we work, and sensible next steps if there is a fit. This is not a risk review on the call. No obligation. No sales process.

Book a 30-minute scoping call

Useful for deals, audits, certification pressure, or cloud cost concerns.

Contact

Tell us what you need.

Send a short message and we will reply within one working day. For urgent procurement or deal timelines, say so in the form and we will prioritise.

What we help with Certification readiness (including CE+), Microsoft 365 and Azure reviews, IT due diligence for transactions, and fixed-scope work when you need a clear output and a realistic plan.
What to expect A reply within one working day, written for your situation. If we need more context, we ask focused questions so you get something you can act on, not generic follow-up.

Prefer live chat? Use the HubSpot chat icon in the corner when our team is available. You can still send a form message any time.

We reply within one working day. If there is a fit, we will suggest the shortest sensible next step.

20+ years Microsoft ecosystem experienceFormer Head of Cyber and InfrastructureExperience across regulated sectors and SME environments

Spend less. Risk less.

We work across Microsoft cloud, cyber assurance, M&A IT, and AI governance — fixed price, clear deliverables. You see where money is leaking, where controls fall short, and what to fix first. One short call is usually enough to see if we fit.

Book a 30-minute scoping call