What's the difference between Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus?

Cyber Essentials is a verified self-assessment against five security controls. Cyber Essentials Plus tests the same controls with a hands-on technical audit by a licensed assessor. You must hold Cyber Essentials before doing Plus.

Do you do the work, or just assess us?

We do the work. Foresight runs the gap analysis, carries out hands-on remediation, prepares the evidence and liaises with the assessor, so you pass first time rather than paying to re-sit a failed audit.

How much does Cyber Essentials cost?

The IASME assessment fee is tiered by size from around £320 + VAT and includes £25,000 cyber liability insurance for eligible UK businesses. Cyber Essentials Plus is scoped to your estate, typically from around £1,380 + VAT.

Cheadle Hulme · AI Support

AI Support in Cheadle Hulme

AI support for the professional and family businesses of Cheadle Hulme — from “where do we start?” to real results, safely and at the right pace. Microsoft Copilot specialists who recommend only the licences you actually need.

Book an AI Readiness Audit Call 0161 738 1399

On-site & remote · free, no-obligation chat

Why Foresight

Microsoft CSP & Copilot specialists
Local — South Manchester & Trafford
Real people, fast response
Plain-speaking, honest advice

📍 Just down the road from Cheadle Hulme — we’re the Greater Manchester MSP that treats local businesses like neighbours, because you are.

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Leave your details and we’ll call you back — no hard sell, just a friendly chat.

What will it cost?

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Estimated managed IT & security

from £275/month

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Guide price only (co-managed from £15/device + £125/mo). Your real quote depends on your needs.

What your price covers

Fully managed IT & security — one fixed monthly fee, with everything below included:

Unlimited UK helpdesk — fast, friendly support whenever you need it

24/7 monitoring & maintenance — your systems watched and maintained around the clock

Endpoint security (EDR) — every device protected against threats

Microsoft 365 management — licences, security and day-to-day admin

Backup, patching & updates — your data safe and systems current

Cyber security baseline — MFA, conditional access and anti-phishing, hardened

Dedicated contact & IT roadmap — a real person, and a plan for what’s next

Co-managed and advanced-security options are available too — your full quote shows the detail.

Quick answer

We help businesses in Cheadle Hulme and across South Manchester and Trafford adopt AI properly — we find where AI will genuinely save time, fix the security and governance first, roll out Microsoft Copilot with training, and build agents for repetitive work. Honest advice, not licence-selling.

How it works

Your guided path

Stage	What happens
1. Discover	An AI Readiness Audit — where AI saves time
2. Secure	Fix permissions, policy and governance first
3. Adopt	Roll out Copilot with training
4. Automate	Build AI agents for the repetitive work

Based near Cheadle Hulme? We also cover AI Support across Manchester and the wider region. Explore our full AI Support service.

FAQs

Common questions

Do you help businesses in Cheadle Hulme with AI?

Yes — we support organisations in Cheadle Hulme and across South Manchester and Trafford to use AI safely and productively.

Do all our staff need a paid Copilot licence?

No — we’ll tell you honestly who needs paid Copilot, who’s fine on free Copilot Chat, and where an agent is better. It usually saves money.

Is it safe to use AI with our data?

Only once the groundwork is done — we fix over-sharing and policy first. See is Copilot safe?

South Manchester & Trafford

AI Support near you

We support businesses with ai support across the area:

AI Support in Cheadle Hulme — let’s talk

Book a free, no-obligation chat and see how we can help your business.

Book an AI Readiness Audit Call 0161 738 1399