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Managed IT · London & South East

IT that can evidence
its own controls

Flat-fee managed IT for FCA-regulated practices and the small businesses around them. Everything patched, monitored and backed up — and, when somebody asks, written evidence that it actually is.

From £25per device per month, ex VAT
Zero mark-upMicrosoft licences at Microsoft's published price
1–25 usersbuilt for firms this size, not scaled-down enterprise
UK/EEA onlyall data processed in UK or EEA data centres
Why regulated firms are different

Most IT providers have never
seen inside an advice firm

A regulated practice needs the same things every business needs — plus the ability to demonstrate them. That second part is where generic IT support tends to fall down.

"Is MFA enforced?" — prove it

Having MFA available is not the same as enforcing it. At audit or PI renewal the question is whether it can be bypassed, and whether you can show it cannot.

Client data leaving the UK

Plenty of cheap tooling processes data wherever it likes. If you cannot say where client data physically sits, that is a question you do not want asked first by someone else.

"It's all in the cloud" is not a backup

Microsoft protects its infrastructure, not your data. Deleted mail and compromised accounts are your problem, subject to limited retention windows.

Nobody owns the evidence

The controls may genuinely be in place. Without a written record, at renewal time you are reconstructing it from memory and screenshots.

Patch gaps nobody notices

Unpatched devices remain the most common cause of small-business breaches. Not sophisticated attacks — missed updates that nothing surfaced.

Supplier due diligence lands on you

Outsourcing IT never outsources the responsibility. Your firm still has to show it assessed and oversees the provider.

What's included

Managed properly,
priced plainly

Every plan includes proactive monitoring and automated patching. Not as an upsell — as the baseline, because unpatched devices are what actually cause breaches.

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Security stack

Enterprise-grade endpoint protection on every device, centrally managed and visible.

  • Antivirus, anti-malware, ransomware protection
  • Anti-phishing and full disk encryption
  • Cloud sandboxing for unknown threats
  • DNS web filtering, wherever staff work
  • Email filtering alongside Microsoft's own
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Compliance evidence

The part generic IT support does not do — a written record of the controls you have, ready for a file.

  • MFA and Conditional Access enforcement
  • Device compliance policies
  • Dark web credential monitoring
  • Annual written cyber risk report
  • Evidence of controls on request
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Microsoft 365, managed

Set up, secured and maintained — with licences billed at Microsoft's own published prices.

  • Business email on your own domain
  • Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC configured
  • Independent backup of all M365 data
  • Verify our licence pricing against Microsoft any time
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Monitoring & patching

Problems surfaced to our helpdesk before you notice them, on every plan including the smallest.

  • Automated Windows security patching
  • Third-party application patching
  • Continuous device health checks
  • Failed-update alerting
  • Unlimited remote support for covered services
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Backup & recovery

An independent copy of your data, and — critically — restores that have actually been tested.

  • Cloud backup of all Microsoft 365 data
  • 30 or 90-day retention by plan
  • Full device image backup available
  • Backup monitoring and restores included
  • Email, Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive covered
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A named human

UK-based support from someone who knows your setup, rather than a rotating ticket queue.

  • Named technician on Standard and above
  • Dedicated account manager on Premium
  • 4-hour response target on priority plans
  • Quarterly on-site or remote reviews
  • A second opinion on IT decisions, included

Our Managed IT Plans

Priced per device, per month, ex VAT. All plans include unlimited support for covered services — see exactly what your setup would cost below.

SOHO
£25/device/mo
For sole traders & microbusinesses
Endpoint Protection
  • Enterprise-grade antivirus & anti-malware
  • Anti-phishing & ransomware protection
  • Full disk encryption
  • Cloud sandboxing — stops unknown threats
  • USB & device control
  • Centralised security management
Support
  • Business hours helpdesk (9am–5pm)
  • Next business day response
  • Unlimited remote support sessions
  • Device monitoring & alerting
Essential
£37/device/mo
Straightforward, reliable IT
Everything in SOHO, plus
  • Vulnerability & patch management
  • Microsoft 365 cloud app protection
  • DNS web filtering — blocks malicious sites
  • Microsoft 365: email, Teams, OneDrive
  • 1TB cloud storage per user
Support
  • Same-day response target
  • Unlimited remote support sessions
  • Device monitoring & alerting
Premium
£81/device/mo
For compliance-focused businesses
Everything in Standard, plus
  • Full device image backup
  • Quarterly IT & security review
  • Dedicated account manager
  • Annual cyber risk report
  • Written evidence of controls (FCA/GDPR)
  • Compliance log & licence audit
Support
  • 4-hour response / 1-hour emergency
  • Quarterly on-site review included
  • Monthly service report & review call
  • Out-of-hours emergency available

What would your setup cost?

Drag the slider to your device count — updates instantly across all four plans.

8 devices
SOHO
£0/month ex VAT
Essential
£0/month ex VAT
Standard
£0/month ex VAT
Premium
£0/month ex VAT

Service fee only — Microsoft 365 licences (if needed) are billed separately at Microsoft's own published prices. SOHO requires a 2-device minimum; other plans require 3.

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Domain & Email Setup

We register your business domain, configure professional email with SPF, DKIM and DMARC protection, and handle all ongoing DNS management.

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IFA & Regulated Compliance

MFA enforcement, device compliance policies, dark web monitoring, annual cyber risk reports, and written evidence of controls for FCA or insurance purposes.

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Onboarding in 3–5 Days

From discovery call to fully operational — we configure Microsoft 365, deploy security, set up every device and hand over to your team, typically within one working week.

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Transparent Scope

Your plan covers unlimited support for managed services. Out-of-scope work is always quoted in advance — we never send surprise invoices.

Not sure which plan is right for you?

We offer a free 30-minute discovery call — no obligation, no sales pressure. Just an honest conversation about what you need.

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How it works

Live in about
a working week

Discovery call

Thirty minutes on your setup, users and what is currently painful. No obligation.

Written proposal

Fixed setup fee and monthly cost, in writing within three working days.

Build & deploy

We build your Microsoft 365 environment, security policies and backup, then configure each device.

Handover

A walkthrough with each user, then live — monitored and supported from day one.

"As a business owner, having reliable IT support is absolutely essential — and I couldn't be happier with the service. Thanks to their proactive monitoring and quick response times, potential issues are dealt with before they ever become a problem. They've also set up strong security measures across our systems, giving us complete peace of mind about data protection and compliance."

BJ
Biba J.MD, EEL Events Ltd
FAQ

Common questions

No. Roughly half our IT clients are ordinary small businesses — architects, event companies, accountants. They get IT run to the standard a regulated firm demands, which is no bad thing to have.

A document, on request, setting out the security controls in place across your devices and Microsoft 365 — MFA enforcement, device compliance, encryption, backup retention, patching. Suitable for a compliance file, a PI renewal, or a client's due-diligence questionnaire. Included on the Premium plan.

No. Licences are billed at Microsoft's own published UK prices and shown as a separate line, so you can check them against Microsoft's website any time. Most providers bury a margin there; we would rather you could verify the bill.

Yes. We can cover day-to-day maintenance, small-office infrastructure and end-user support where an existing provider does not, and we are happy to collaborate rather than replace.

Twelve months initially, then no lock-in. We would rather keep clients through service than through contracts. Moving between plans as you grow is a conversation, not a renegotiation.

Standard includes one visit a quarter and Premium a quarterly review. On SOHO and Essential, on-site work is quoted separately and always agreed in advance. This is the main reason the IT service is focused on London and the South East.

Find out what your
setup would cost

A free 30-minute call. Tell us about your business and we'll recommend a plan with a fixed setup cost — or tell you honestly if you don't need us.

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Or email info@lovesmallbiz.co.uk