MJLC CONSULTING LTD

What MJLC CONSULTING LTD does

MJLC Consulting Ltd is a privately held UK consultancy based in Bristol, founded in 2024 by two co-Directors, Matthew Lacey (BSc Hons) and Jenna Carrick. The firm provides two distinct lines of professional services on a contract basis: IT delivery management and Agile project delivery consultancy (led by Jenna Carrick, formerly Senior Digital Delivery Manager at NHS Blood and Transplant), and security assurance and penetration testing consultancy including Cyber Essentials assessments (led by Matthew Lacey, a CESG CHECK Team Leader with 18+ years of experience at Logica/CGI). The company targets UK small and medium-sized businesses and organisations that lack in-house IT delivery management or security assurance capabilities, with engagements sourced primarily through direct enquiry via the company website and dedicated email addresses.

The business operates without any proprietary technology platform, software product, or API; revenue is generated entirely through billable professional services delivered by the two directors. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer, relying on the company website (mjlc.consulting), a Facebook social media presence, and direct email enquiries. Marketing channels are light (website, organic social, direct email). No pricing is publicly disclosed, no funding has been raised, and the company is bootstrapped and founder-owned. The customer base spans IT security and IT services buyers, with named associations including ON Security and VX Systems Ltd (the latter also built the company website).

Operationally, MJLC is investing in regulatory credibility as its primary expansion lever: it is pursuing IASME Certification Body status and Cyber Essentials Assessor certification, and has implemented a BS10012:2017-compliant data management system with full GDPR procedures. Future aspirations include PCI accreditation and NCSC CHECK-based IT Security assessments. The company's strategic positioning is a high-expertise, low-overhead boutique consultancy leveraging the founders' senior credentials in defence, intelligence, and NHS IT to serve UK SMBs seeking cost-effective external delivery and security assurance capacity.

Name

MJLC CONSULTING LTD

Legal name

MJLC Consulting Ltd

Website

https://mjlc.consulting

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MJLC Consulting Ltd is a UK-based, founder-led consultancy offering IT delivery management and security assurance (including Cyber Essentials) services to small and medium-sized businesses, operated by two co-Directors from Bristol.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA)

Keywords

• IT consulting services
• Security assurance consulting
• Delivery management services
• Cyber essentials assessments
• IT project delivery

Headquarters

HQ city

Bristol

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - IT Delivery Management: Contract-based consultancy services provided by Jenna Carrick focusing on IT delivery management, Agile methodology, and project delivery for small to medium-sized businesses and organisations.
2. Professional Services - Security Assurance: Contract-based consultancy services provided by Matthew Lacey focusing on penetration testing and security assurance consultancy, including Cyber Essentials assessments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

MJLC CONSULTING LTD is a UK-based consultancy firm that provides IT delivery management and security assurance services to small and medium-sized businesses. The company offers Cyber Essentials Assessments and Delivery Management Services designed to help organizations implement secure IT infrastructure and successfully deliver technology projects.

Product overview

MJLC Consulting Ltd offers a portfolio of consultancy services delivered by two directors: Matthew Lacey provides IT security assurance and penetration testing services, including Cyber Essentials assessments; Jenna Carrick provides IT delivery management and project delivery consultancy. The company is structured as a service-based consultancy rather than a software product platform, serving UK-based small to medium organisations that lack these capabilities internally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cyber Essentials Assessments
• Delivery Management Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ Happy Clients served
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• NCC Group: UK-listed cybersecurity and software resilience firm offering penetration testing, CHECK services, and security assurance at scale. Direct overlap with MJLC's security assurance practice but at much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• CGI Group (UK): Parent of the former Logica UK business where Matthew Lacey built his career. CGI is a broad IT and consulting incumbent with overlapping IT delivery and security assurance capabilities, representing both MJLC's talent alumni and a large competitor.
• F-Secure (WithSecure): European-listed cyber security firm offering consulting, penetration testing, and managed detection across the UK and EU, overlapping with MJLC's security assurance practice but at significantly larger scale.
• Accenture Security (UK): Global consulting incumbent with a large UK security and IT delivery practice; competes for enterprise-level work that MJLC's NHS/defence pedigree could also target, though typically at very different scale.

Direct peers

• Bridewell Consulting: UK-based cyber security consultancy offering penetration testing, security assurance, and managed security services to mid-market and enterprise clients, closely matching MJLC's security assurance offering and UK SMB/mid-market focus.
• Pen Test Partners: UK-based penetration testing and security consultancy competing directly with MJLC's security assurance line, with comparable CHECK-aligned services and a similar SMB/mid-market customer base.
• MTI Technology: UK-based IT security and infrastructure consultancy offering penetration testing, security assurance, and IT delivery services to mid-market clients, comparable to MJLC in size and service mix.
• Cyberis: UK penetration testing and security assurance specialist operating in the same advisory, project-based model as MJLC, serving UK organisations requiring CHECK-aligned and Cyber Essentials-style assessments.

Others

• IASME Consortium: UK body that awards Cyber Essentials and IASME certifications through a network of assessors. MJLC is pursuing IASME Certification Body status, making IASME both a certification partner and an indirect peer for Cyber Essentials assessment work.

Emerging players

• CyberSmart: UK Cyber Essentials-focused platform that automates certification for SMBs, competing with MJLC's emerging Cyber Essentials assessor offering but through a self-service SaaS model rather than consultancy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/share/1CsfV4Gn6w

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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