Keep trading through any disruption.
A complete business continuity plan covering people, premises, systems, and suppliers. Tested annually so your team knows exactly what to do before the crisis starts.
Resilience planning that goes beyond IT.
Business continuity is not just about technology. We plan for people, premises, suppliers, and communications so your business can keep trading through any scenario.
Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
A complete, written BCP covering all critical business functions. Not just IT, but people, premises, suppliers, and communications. Practical enough to use under pressure.
Staff Communication Plans
Pre-written communication templates for staff, clients, and suppliers. Everyone knows what to say, who to contact, and what to do before the crisis starts.
Remote Working Failover
Documented procedures for moving your entire workforce to remote working within hours. VPN, cloud systems, and communication tools pre-configured and tested.
Supplier and Third-Party Risk
Critical supplier dependencies mapped and alternative suppliers identified. If your key supplier fails, you have a plan to keep operating without them.
Annual BCP Testing
Tabletop exercises and live tests to validate your BCP works in practice. Test reports produced with findings and improvement actions. Evidence for insurers and auditors.
Annual Review and Update
BCP reviewed and updated annually or after any significant business change. Plans that are not maintained become useless. We keep yours current.
From analysis to tested BCP in six weeks.
Business Impact Analysis
We map your critical business functions, identify dependencies, and quantify the impact of disruption to each. Priorities agreed with your leadership team.
Risk Assessment and Scenario Planning
Key risk scenarios identified and assessed. Likelihood and impact scored. Recovery strategies developed for each scenario.
BCP Development and Documentation
Full BCP written covering all critical functions, recovery procedures, communication plans, and roles. Reviewed and signed off by your leadership team.
Testing, Training, and Annual Review
BCP tested through tabletop exercises. Staff trained on their roles. Plan reviewed annually and updated to reflect business changes.
How we have helped Lancashire businesses.
Pandemic Remote Working Transition
A Preston professional services firm needed to move 80 staff to remote working within 48 hours. They had no documented process and no remote working infrastructure.
Emergency BCP and remote working setup completed in 36 hours. All staff operational from home. No client impact.
Office Flood Disruption
A Blackburn accountancy firm had their ground floor office flooded, making it inaccessible for 6 weeks during their busiest period.
BCP activated. Staff moved to remote working within 4 hours. Client deadlines met. No revenue lost.
Key Supplier Failure
A Burnley manufacturer had their primary software supplier go into administration, taking their production management system offline with 2 weeks notice.
BCP supplier risk section identified alternative supplier. Transition completed within the 2-week window. No production downtime.
Give your business the resilience it needs to survive anything.
We start with a free scoping call to understand your business, your risks, and what a disruption would cost you. No obligation, plain-English output.