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.

First Street · AI Support

AI Support in First Street

AI support for the media, tech and creative businesses of First Street — 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 — Greater Manchester since 2006
Real people, fast response
Plain-speaking, honest advice

📍 The best Manchester MSP might not be a Manchester MSP at all. We’re just up the road — and First Street is firmly on our radar.

Quick answer

We help businesses in First Street and across central Manchester 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 First Street? 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 First Street with AI?

Yes — we support organisations in First Street and across central Manchester 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?

Across central Manchester

AI Support near you

We support businesses with ai support across the city centre:

Northern Quarter Ancoats New Islington Spinningfields Deansgate Castlefield St John’s Gay Village Chinatown Piccadilly NOMA Green Quarter Oxford Road Hulme Cheetham Hill Salford Quays MediaCityUK All of Manchester →

AI Support in First Street — 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