SOC 2 Attestation,
Without the Nine-Month Wait.
London Cert pairs readiness work and the actual CPA audit under one roof — the same people scope your gaps, guide remediation, and sign the final report. No hand-offs, no six-figure invoice, no guessing when it'll be done.
No SOC 2 Report Means No Seat at the Table
This is where most SaaS and cloud companies get stuck before they find us.
The Security Questionnaire Grind
Procurement sends over a 150-line questionnaire. Someone on your team spends two weeks filling it out by hand — and the deal still stalls because there's no report to point to.
Legal Freezes the Contract
Everything's agreed until their legal team asks for a current SOC 2 report. You don't have one on hand, and the deal quietly moves to a vendor who does.
Locked Out of Regulated RFPs
Healthcare, finance, and government buyers treat SOC 2 as table stakes. Without it, you're filtered out of the RFP before anyone reads your proposal.
What You Actually Get From a SOC 2 Report
Compliance is the byproduct. Here's what the report does for the business day to day.
Trust You Can Point To
Instead of promising prospects you take security seriously, you hand them a signed, independent opinion that says so. That closes procurement conversations faster than any sales deck.
Gaps Found Before They're Incidents
The gap assessment surfaces weak spots in access control, logging, and vendor management while they're still cheap to fix — not after a customer's security team finds them first.
Documentation That's Actually Ready
Policies, system diagrams, and incident procedures get written once, kept current, and reused for every future questionnaire, renewal, and audit — not rebuilt from scratch each time.
Five Steps From First Call to Signed Report
The same team runs every stage, so nothing sits in a queue waiting for a hand-off between a consultant and an outside auditor.
Scope & Intake
A short call and a documentation request tell us exactly what your systems and existing controls look like today.
Gap Assessment
We map what you have against the Trust Services Criteria and hand you a plain-language list of what's missing.
Remediation & Evidence
You close the gaps with our templates and guidance while we collect and organize the evidence as it's produced.
CPA Field Work
Our in-house CPA independently tests every control against AICPA criteria — the actual audit, not a pre-audit.
Signed Report
You receive the final attestation with an unqualified opinion, ready to hand to procurement and legal.
What Does a SOC 2 Auditor Actually Do?
Not a paperwork exercise — an independent test of whether your controls hold up.
Our CPA's job is to independently verify that your systems, policies, and technical safeguards meet the Trust Services Criteria — security, and whichever of availability, confidentiality, processing integrity, or privacy apply to you. That means reviewing access logs, testing permission settings, checking monitoring tools, and confirming your written policies match what's actually happening in your systems.
Just as important, the auditor checks that controls are followed in practice, not just documented on paper. A policy that exists but isn't enforced won't pass. The output is an objective report you can hand to customers, investors, and regulators — and along the way, you get a clear list of what to shore up before it becomes a bigger problem.
Type I First, or Straight to Type II?
Both hold the same AICPA standing. The difference is what they prove — and most companies start with one to unblock deals, then move to the other as their contracts get bigger.
Point-in-Time Report
Confirms your controls are properly designed as of a single date. The fastest route to a report you can put in front of a prospect this quarter.
- Point-in-time controls assessment
- AICPA Trust Services Criteria mapped
- Independent CPA opinion issued
- Accepted by most enterprise clients
- Foundation for Type II upgrade
Full Attestation Report
Tests whether your controls actually held up over a set observation window, not just whether they looked good on paper. This is what larger and regulated buyers expect to see.
- Controls tested over time for operational effectiveness
- Proves sustained, ongoing compliance
- Required by healthcare, finance & government
- Accelerates large-deal sales cycles significantly
- Supports ISO 27001 & HIPAA alignment
One Partner for Your Whole Compliance Roadmap
SOC 2 is usually the starting point. As your deals get bigger, the next framework is often already on someone's checklist — we cover it without adding a second vendor.
SOC 2 Type II
Full attestation, AICPA-standard, in-house CPA
SOC 2 Type I
Fast-track point-in-time report
ISO 27001
Information security management
HIPAA
Healthcare data compliance
GDPR
EU & UK data privacy
GRC
Governance, Risk & Compliance
SOX
Sarbanes-Oxley controls
ITGC
IT General Controls review
The Same Report, a Very Different Process
Nothing about the report itself is different — it carries the same AICPA-standard opinion either way. What changes is how much it costs you and how long you wait for it.
| London Cert | Typical US CPA Firm | |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 Type I Price | From $5,000 USD | $15,000 – $40,000 USD |
| SOC 2 Type II Price | From $9,000 USD | $20,000 – $100,000+ USD |
| Type I Delivery | 4–8 Weeks | Prep takes weeks; audit adds more |
| Type II Delivery | Minimum 3 months (observation + audit) | Often extended due to scheduling delays |
| Readiness Assessment | Free — included in every engagement | $5,000 – $25,000 extra |
| CPA Access | In-house pool — direct access always | Outsourced; coordination delays common |
| Policy & Doc Deliverables | Full library included (18+ documents) | Usually billed separately at hourly rates |
| Multi-Framework Support | SOC 2 + ISO 27001 + HIPAA + GDPR + GRC + SOX + ITGC | Often SOC 2 only; other frameworks extra |
| Report Validity | AICPA-standard · 12 months | AICPA-standard · 12 months |
| Hidden Fees | Fixed-price quotes. No surprises. | Hourly overruns are common |
Where SOC 2 Fits Among the Alternatives
If you're not sure which framework your buyers actually need, this is a fast way to check — and every option below is one we handle in-house.
| Framework | Best For | London Cert Covers |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 Type II ⭐ | SaaS, Cloud, IT Services | ✓ Yes |
| SOC 2 Type I | Startups, Fast deal unblocking | ✓ Yes |
| ISO 27001 | Global enterprises, EU companies | ✓ Yes |
| HIPAA | Healthcare data processors | ✓ Yes |
| GDPR | EU & UK data privacy | ✓ Yes |
| GRC | Governance & risk management | ✓ Yes |
| SOX / ITGC | Public companies, financial controls | ✓ Yes |
| No Certification | — | ✗ Blocked from deals |
Questions We Get on Nearly Every Call
If something isn't covered here, it's a five-minute question to answer directly — just reach out.
Find Out Exactly What Your SOC 2 Report Will Take
Book a free gap assessment. We'll look at your current setup, tell you what's missing, and send a fixed quote — before you commit to anything.