Bowline Compliance

Can you prove your cyber, data and AI are under control?

Bowline helps organisations find gaps, fix what matters and build the evidence behind their policies and practices — before a contract, insurer, incident or new technology makes it urgent.

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Clear, practical advice that fits your organisation and priorities.

HOW BOWLINE CHECKS

You believe it. Can you show it?

Most organisations are not careless. They are carrying assumptions nobody has checked against their documents, and documents nobody has checked against their evidence.

The overlap is usually narrower than people expect. A Bowline review finds where it is thin, and widens it.

Evidence trailBowline review

  • Supplier access is reviewed

    BelievedHolds up

    DocumentedHolds up

    EvidencedNot supported

    The policy requires an annual review. There is no record of one since onboarding.

  • Staff know how to report an incident

    BelievedHolds up

    DocumentedPartly

    EvidencedNot supported

    The procedure names a reporting inbox that was retired last year.

  • Backups are tested

    BelievedHolds up

    DocumentedHolds up

    EvidencedHolds up

    Restore tested in March, with a dated written result.

Illustrative example: fictional organisation and findings.

What we offer

Two ways in.

Review & Support combines an independent review with reports and agreed support over 12 months. Self Help prepares documents from your answers.

Governance summaryBowline review
Overall postureMedium risk
Action needed
  • Governance & ownershipGood
  • Data & privacyWatch
  • Suppliers & accessAction needed
  • Backup & recoveryGood
3 priority actions identifiedView plan →
Illustrative example: fictional organisation and findings.

Review & SupportAvailable now

Someone comes and looks.

A human-led, in-person or directly observed review of practice, documents and evidence, followed by reporting and agreed support over a 12-month commitment.

  • An in-person review of the business
  • The Operational Report and Governance Summary
  • The Bowline Reviewed badge
  • Quarterly change reports with practical impact notes
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Staff Privacy Notice

Internal Data Protection Policy

Information Security Policy

12 documentsin the core pack

Self HelpComing soon

Guided documents, prepared around your organisation.

Twelve documents prepared from your answers, with named owners, practical instructions and content updates while your subscription is active.

  • One pack of 12 cyber security and data protection documents
  • £20 + VAT per month. Initial 12-month commitment, then rolling monthly.
  • Optional Guidance Pack for £60 + VAT once
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Not sure which? The Health Check is public, takes three minutes, and needs no contact details.

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Who leads the work

Practical experience. Personal responsibility.

Bowline exists to make serious cyber security, data protection and AI governance responsibilities understandable and manageable for organisations without a dedicated team covering the complete picture.

Bowline is led by a practitioner with more than a decade of IT management experience and practical data protection experience.

One person carries the work from the first site visit to the final report, so nothing is lost in a handover.

Illustration of a practitioner and business owner reviewing evidence together and turning it into three prioritised actions.
A shared review turns scattered evidence into clear, owned priorities.

Built for different starting points

Different starting points.

The same pressure looks different in every organisation.

Sole trader

A customer, platform, or insurer asks for evidence before work can continue.

Likely risks
  • Evidence is scattered or missing.
  • Security decisions have no clear owner.
Bowline route
Start with the Health Check. Self Help is coming soon for straightforward document needs; broader or urgent matters need a different route.

Owner-managed SME

Policies, suppliers, access, and data responsibilities have grown with the business.

Likely risks
  • Ownership has not kept pace with growth.
  • Supplier and access evidence is inconsistent.
Bowline route
Start with the Health Check. Self Help is coming soon for contained document needs; use Review & Support where growth has made the position harder to evidence.

School

Leaders, governors, trustees, IT leads, and DPOs need a clear view of their responsibilities.

Likely risks
  • Responsibilities span several roles and suppliers.
  • Policies and operational evidence can drift apart.
Bowline route
Use Review & Support to maintain a shared evidence-led view across owners, leadership teams, boards or trustees and operational roles.

Growing organisation

Leadership needs confidence before due diligence, renewal, investment, or assurance work.

Likely risks
  • External assurance pressure exposes unclear evidence.
  • Risk and operational priorities are disconnected.
Bowline route
Use Review & Support for clear findings for your leadership team and regular progress reviews.
Health Check resultBowline Health Check
Suggested starting pointBowline Review & Support
Action needed
  • Governance & ownershipWatch
  • Evidence qualityAction needed
  • Supplier relianceWatch
  • Access & recoveryGood
3 priority areas identifiedSee full result →
Illustrative example: fictional organisation and findings.

Next step

Start with a clearer view.

Answer a few plain-English questions and see which kind of Bowline support looks proportionate.

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