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What the actual question is and whether we can help.
London and UK-wide · Small and mid-sized organisations
Advice from someone
Advice from someone
selling you nothing.
A recommendation from a company that also resells the product is not advice, it is a quote with extra steps. We sell no software, hold no reseller agreements, and take no commission from anyone.
- 2024trading since
- UKregistered company
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What we do
Four services, independent of every vendor
We recommend; we do not resell. Legal questions on data protection go to a solicitor or the ICO.
Technology review
Establishing what systems, licences and contracts an organisation has, what they cost and what they duplicate.
See the programSystem selection
Running a structured selection: requirements written first, then vendors assessed against them.
See the programCloud migration planning
Planning a move to cloud services: what moves, in what order, what it costs and what could go wrong.
See the programData protection support
Records of processing, retention schedules, supplier due diligence and incident preparation.
See the program
How it works
How we work
One question at a time, a fixed scope and fee, a short written deliverable, and no money from any vendor.
Fixed scope and fee
Agreed in writing, with a defined deliverable.
Independent assessment
No reselling, no commission, no preferred partners.
A written answer
Short enough to read and specific enough to act on.
Working together
Ways to work with us
Fixed scope and fee in writing. We take no commission from any supplier, ever.
Technology review
One list of what you run, what it costs and what overlaps.
- Full system and licence inventory
- Annual cost against each
- Duplication identified
- Renewal dates flagged
- Short written report
System selection
Requirements first, then vendors scored against them.
- Requirements written with your team
- Longlist and shortlist
- Demonstrations to your script
- Scored comparison
- Recommendation with trade-offs
Cloud & data protection
Migration planning, or the operational side of data protection.
- Dependencies mapped first
- Sequenced plan with rollback
- Realistic costs including overlap
- Records and retention schedules
- Incident plan rehearsed
Every engagement is quoted after a free consultation. No subscription.
How we work
A London consultancy, independent by design
M.I.H. Consultancy Services Ltd is a private limited company registered in England and Wales under company number 15534636, incorporated in March 2024, with its registered office at 64 Ellesmere Avenue, London NW7 3HD.
We resell nothing and hold no reseller agreements, so no recommendation we make earns us anything from a supplier. We are also not a law firm: our data protection work is operational — records, retention, suppliers, incident readiness — and legal questions, lawful basis decisions and regulatory correspondence belong with a solicitor or the ICO. We do not act as your data protection officer unless separately appointed in writing.
Frequently asked
The questions we get most
Do you sell the software you recommend?
No, and we hold no reseller agreements and take no commission. It is the main reason to use an independent consultant rather than a supplier's pre-sales team.
Can you advise on UK GDPR compliance?
On the practical side, yes — records, retention, supplier terms, incident readiness. Legal advice on lawful basis or regulatory correspondence needs a solicitor, and we will say so rather than guessing.
Will moving to the cloud save us money?
Sometimes, and often less than expected once the parallel running period is costed. We will give you a realistic figure rather than the vendor's.
Do you implement what you recommend?
We plan and advise. Implementation is usually better done by your own team or a supplier, and keeping those separate is part of staying independent.
How long does a selection take?
Typically four to eight weeks. Rushing it means buying on a demonstration, which is how organisations end up migrating again in two years.
Can you be our data protection officer?
Only if separately appointed in writing. It is a defined role with statutory duties, not something to assume by implication.
Choosing a system?
A free first call on the decision, from someone who earns nothing from the outcome.