What Stripe OLT does

Stripe OLT is a UK-based managed IT and cybersecurity services provider founded in 2004 and headquartered in Bristol, with additional offices in London and Manchester. The firm organises its offering around three interconnected pillars: cyber security services (a CREST-accredited 24/7 SOC, MXDR, incident response, digital footprint reviews, and offensive services such as penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, breach & attack simulation, and red teaming), managed IT support (helpdesk, NOC, disaster recovery, device-as-a-service, and vCTO consultancy), and Microsoft technology services (M365 consultancy, Azure architecture, Sentinel SIEM, Defender XDR, and Intune-based modern endpoint management). Its technology stack is anchored in the Microsoft ecosystem, augmented by AWS and Google Cloud advisory capability, with security and quality accreditations including ISO 27001, ISO 9001-aligned assessments, Cyber Essentials Plus, and CREST (including being the first SOC globally to pass CREST's new SOC accreditation).

The company monetises primarily through recurring managed services contracts (SOC/MXDR subscriptions, managed IT support) combined with project-based professional services for consultancy, pen testing, and Microsoft implementations, priced on a custom quote basis tied to environment complexity and seniority. Its go-to-market is sales-led, consultative, and relationship-driven, targeting UK mid-market and enterprise clients across Finance, Legal, Healthcare, Public Sector, and Green Energy verticals; named customers include Bristol Airport, NHS Confederation, Huboo, Rail Delivery Group, HLK, Sustrans, Knotel, and MSM Group. In February 2026, Stripe OLT was acquired by PE-backed Littlefish Group (Bowmark Capital), creating a combined entity of approximately 900 specialists while retaining the Stripe OLT brand, materially expanding UK delivery capacity and cross-sell into public sector and healthcare.

Name

Stripe OLT

Legal name

Stripe OLT Consulting Ltd

Website

https://stripeolt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Stripe OLT is a UK-based managed IT and cybersecurity services provider founded in 2004, delivering CREST-accredited SOC, MXDR, penetration testing, and Microsoft cloud services to mid-market and enterprise clients across finance, legal, healthcare, and public sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed IT and Cyber Security Services

NAICS

Security Systems Services (56162)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Network Security Managed Services (Firewall/IDS/IPS/SASE) (BPAEADAG)

Keywords

• Managed cyber security
• Managed IT services
• Penetration testing
• Security operations centre
• Microsoft 365 consultancy

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Managed Cyber Security Services: Recurring managed security services including SOC operations, threat detection, incident response, and MXDR. Delivered as subscription-based managed service with 24/7 coverage.
2. Managed IT Support Services: Ongoing IT support services including helpdesk, infrastructure management, and cloud services. Provided as a managed service with flexible agreements.
3. IT Consultancy Services: Strategic IT consulting including vCIO/vCTO consultancy, cloud migration, security gap analysis, and compliance advisory. Typically delivered as project-based or retained advisory engagements.
4. Penetration Testing and Offensive Security: CREST-accredited penetration testing services for cloud, network, web applications, infrastructure, wireless, and mobile. One-time testing engagements with detailed reporting.
5. Microsoft Services and Licensing: Microsoft 365, Azure, and related technology implementation, consultancy, and licensing advisory services as a Microsoft Solutions Partner.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Stripe OLT is a UK-based managed IT and cyber security services provider that delivers 24/7 managed detection and response (MXDR), incident response, penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and offensive security from a CREST-accredited Security Operations Centre. The company also provides managed IT helpdesk support, a Network Operations Centre (NOC), CTO consultancy, disaster recovery, device-as-a-service, and Microsoft 365/Azure implementation services for mid-market and enterprise organisations.

Product overview

Stripe OLT is a UK-based managed IT and cybersecurity services provider offering a portfolio of interconnected services organised around three pillars: Cyber Security Services (offensive, defensive, and advisory), IT Support & Infrastructure, and Microsoft Technology Services. The Cyber Security pillar encompasses a CREST-accredited SOC delivering 24/7 managed MXDR, incident response, digital footprint reviews, and a full suite of offensive security services (penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, breach & attack simulation, red teaming). The Advisory sub-pillar provides security gap analysis, Cyber Essentials Plus certification, and user awareness training. The IT Support pillar provides managed IT helpdesk, a dedicated NOC for 24/7 network monitoring and patching, CTO consultancy, network/connectivity services, disaster recovery, and device-as-a-service. The Microsoft Technology pillar represents a deep specialisation across Microsoft 365 (consultancy, SharePoint, licensing, security gap analysis), Azure (architecture, landing zones, governance), Sentinel (cloud-native SIEM), and Defender XDR (unified XDR spanning endpoint, identity, email, and cloud apps), all delivered by certified Microsoft Solutions Partners. The portfolio is unified by a security-first methodology, with GRC consultancy and modern endpoint management (Intune/Entra ID) providing cross-cutting governance and device security.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Managed Cyber Security Operations Centre (SOC) Award-winning, CREST-accredited Security Operations Centre providing 24/7 proactive monitoring, threat detection, managed extended detection and response (MXDR), threat hunting, and incident response across email, networks, identities, endpoints, cloud apps, and servers for UK organisations.
• Incident Response Rapid cyber attack incident response services including immediate detect-and-contain phases, structured guidance aligned to risk profile, post-incident root cause analysis, and recovery planning to minimise business disruption.
• Digital Footprint Review Attack surface assessment service that maps an organisation's external digital presence and identifies vulnerabilities across people, process, and technology, delivering executive-level risk reports.
• Penetration Testing Services CREST-accredited penetration testing covering cloud, web applications, mobile (iOS/Android), network (internal/external), infrastructure, and wireless environments, conducted by certified ethical hackers with detailed remediation reporting.
• Vulnerability Assessments Security assessments that identify and highlight exploitable weaknesses in an organisation's IT environment, providing actionable remediation guidance aligned to business risk.
• Breach & Attack Simulation Services Automated testing that simulates real-world cyber attacks to evaluate an organisation's security controls and defences, including phishing simulations and breached credential checks.
• Red Teaming Assessment Advanced offensive security exercise simulating sophisticated cyber attacks to test an organisation's detection and response capabilities, conducted by CREST-certified ethical hackers.
• Security Gap Analysis Comprehensive audit assessing current security posture against best-practice frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001) and identifying gaps in governance, policies, and technical controls with a tailored remediation roadmap.
• Cyber Essentials Plus IASME-accredited certification consultancy guiding organisations through the UK government-backed Cyber Essentials Plus scheme, covering baseline cybersecurity controls required for public and private sector supply chains.
• User Awareness & Security Training Cybersecurity education programmes including Staff Cyber Awareness (SCA) and Executive Cyber Fundamentals (ECF), covering phishing campaigns, social engineering, and emerging AI threats to build an organisation's human firewall.
• Managed IT Support Award-winning managed IT helpdesk providing unlimited 1st–3rd line support via an ITIL-accredited service desk, covering multi-channel service desk, on-site and remote support, patch management, and asset management.
• Managed Network Operations Centre (NOC) 24/7 outsourced NOC providing proactive network monitoring, patch management, server and endpoint management, and infrastructure support with UK-based senior engineers following security-first methodologies.
• CTO Consultancy Virtual CTO (vCTO) service providing senior-level technology leadership, board-level IT oversight, strategic roadmaps, infrastructure decisions, IT governance, and risk management without the cost of a full-time hire.
• Network & Connectivity Services Network infrastructure design, management, and connectivity services including infrastructure-wide visibility, real-time hardware alerts, diagnostics, and early-fault detection.
• Disaster Recovery Business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) consultancy including continuity planning, Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) design, Azure-to-Azure and on-prem-to-Azure DR architecture, and failover strategies.
• Device as a Service (DaaS) End-to-end device management and procurement service covering device lifecycle from procurement through to disposal, supporting organisations' device needs as part of managed IT.
• Digital Transformation Services Cloud-first modernisation consultancy helping UK businesses migrate to Microsoft 365 and Azure, adopt hybrid cloud setups, modernise with Teams and SharePoint, and embed governance and compliance.
• Cloud Services Microsoft-centric cloud services covering Azure architecture, governance policies, cloud recovery with Azure Backup, and optimisation of M365 and Azure deployments.
• Microsoft 365 Consultancy Services Microsoft Solutions Partner-certified consultancy for Microsoft 365, including M365 licensing optimisation, E3/E5 enterprise licensing, FastTrack transformation programme support, and modern workplace implementation.
• Microsoft SharePoint Services SharePoint consultancy covering design, governance, and secure collaboration frameworks, including SharePoint Information Rights Management (IRM) for access control and data protection.
• Microsoft Azure Azure cloud infrastructure services covering architecture design, secure landing zones, cloud governance policies, containerised workload security, and Azure-native security tools including Sentinel and Defender.
• Microsoft Sentinel Leading cloud-native SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) service for log collection, threat detection, use case tuning, and security analytics, delivered by certified Microsoft Sentinel specialists.
• Microsoft Defender XDR Extended Detection and Response (XDR) platform unifying Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Office 365, Identity, Cloud Apps, and IoT into a single pre- and post-breach defence suite, providing consolidated kill-chain visibility, automated incident response, and AI-powered threat analytics.
• Modern Endpoint Management Cloud-based unified endpoint management using Microsoft Intune for MDM/MAM, covering remote device enrolment, policy configuration, app deployment, patch management, and OS updates across Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android.
• Managed Extended Detection and Response (MXDR) Stripe OLT's managed MXDR service combining 24/7 human-led SOC expertise with Microsoft Defender XDR and Sentinel, providing threat monitoring across networks, email, identities, endpoints, and cloud apps, backed by bespoke automations.
• Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Consultancy GRC consultancy supporting ISO 27001, GDPR, Cyber Essentials, NHS DSPT, FCA/PRA, and NCSC CAF compliance including data protection impact assessments (DPIAs), virtual DPO services, and Microsoft Purview-led data risk assessments.

Quantifiable outcome

• First SOC globally to pass the newly developed CREST SOC accreditation
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability10 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Littlefish GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 February 2026Littlefish Group, a private equity-backed managed IT provider backed by Bowmark Capital, acquired Stripe OLT in February 2026. The acquisition creates a combined workforce of approximately 900 specialists, strengthening Littlefish's position as a UK-based end-to-end digital services provider with expanded capabilities in cyber security and managed services for public sector and healthcare clients.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe OLT is a Microsoft Solutions Partner with designations in Modern Work and Security. The partnership provides deep expertise in Microsoft 365, Azure, Sentinel, Defender XDR, and Intune. The company has achieved Microsoft Cloud Security Specialisation and participates in the Microsoft FastTrack Program.
• CRESTcoreTechnology or IntegrationCREST (Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers) is an international accreditation and certification body. Stripe OLT holds CREST accreditation for both SOC and penetration testing services, and became the first SOC globally to pass the newly developed CREST SOC accreditation.
• EcologiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStripe OLT has partnered with Ecologi to support real climate projects across the UK as part of their sustainability and climate commitment initiatives.
• ISO 27001coreTechnology or IntegrationStripe OLT is ISO 27001 certified for information security management, providing independent verification of their security practices and compliance with international standards.
• IASME/Cyber Essentials PluscoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe OLT holds Cyber Essentials Plus certification and works with IASME for cyber assurance. Their consultants are certified in ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus and IASME standards.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Littlefish Group: UK managed IT and digital services provider that acquired Stripe OLT in February 2026, creating a combined 900+ specialist organisation. Operates the same mid-market and public-sector managed services and cyber security model, sharing customers, Microsoft capabilities, and now corporate parent.
• Quorum Cyber: UK-headquartered managed security services provider (MSSP) with deep Microsoft Sentinel and Defender expertise, focused on mid-market and enterprise across the UK and internationally. Closest direct competitor on Microsoft-centric MXDR and SOC services.
• Softcat plc: Large UK-based IT infrastructure and managed services provider serving mid-market and enterprise with Microsoft licensing, cyber, cloud, and managed support. Directly comparable UK go-to-market and Microsoft partner ecosystem footprint, though much larger.
• Bytes Technology Group: UK-listed IT services and software licensing reseller delivering managed services, cloud, and security solutions with strong Microsoft alignment. Directly comparable customer segments (UK mid-market and enterprise) and Microsoft-centric portfolio.
• NCC Group plc: UK-listed cybersecurity specialist offering managed detection and response, penetration testing, and advisory services. Direct competitor in offensive and defensive security services for UK enterprise and mid-market, with overlap on CREST-accredited testing.
• Falanx (now Cygile): UK-based managed security services and cyber consultancy firm offering SOC, penetration testing, and GRC services to mid-market clients. Directly comparable on managed cyber and pen testing services for UK SMEs and mid-market.
• Cyberis: UK-based cyber security consultancy specialising in penetration testing, red teaming, and managed security services with CREST accreditation. Direct niche peer on offensive security and Microsoft security advisory.

Broad incumbents

• BAE Systems Applied Intelligence: Large UK-headquartered cyber security and intelligence services division serving governments, financial services, and critical national infrastructure. Competes with Stripe OLT on enterprise SOC and compliance, but operates at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• KPMG UK Cyber Security Services: Big 4 advisory firm's UK cyber practice delivering managed security, GRC, and incident response to FTSE and large private clients. Competitor in regulated verticals (finance, public sector) where Stripe OLT also operates, though at much larger deal sizes.
• PwC UK Cyber Security: Big 4 firm's UK cyber and digital trust practice offering managed SOC, threat intelligence, and regulatory cyber advisory. Competes for the same large UK enterprise and regulated-sector deals as Stripe OLT, though within a much broader consulting portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/StripeOlt
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@StripeOLT
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stripe-consulting-ltd
• Instagraminstagram.com/stripeolt

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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