SOC 2 Compliance,
Managed All Year Round.
A signed report is a snapshot. Controls drift, evidence goes stale, and renewal dates sneak up. London Cert's compliance management service keeps your SOC 2 posture current between audits — so renewal is a formality, not a scramble.
A SOC 2 Report Is a Snapshot. Your Systems Aren't.
This is where compliance quietly falls apart between audits.
Controls Drift Without Anyone Noticing
Someone changes a permission, disables a log, or skips an offboarding step. Six months later, an evidence gap shows up mid-audit and there's no record of when — or why — it happened.
Renewal Sneaks Up
The report expires in 12 months, but nobody owns tracking that clock. By the time someone remembers, there's a scramble to rebuild a year of evidence in a few weeks.
Evidence Scattered Across Ten Tools
Logs live in one system, access reviews in a spreadsheet, policies in a shared drive nobody's updated since the last audit. Pulling it together each time costs weeks.
What Ongoing Management Actually Buys You
The report is the deliverable. Staying compliant in between is what protects it.
Nothing Slips Unnoticed
Access changes, disabled logging, missed offboarding steps — caught within the month they happen, not discovered eight months later during renewal fieldwork.
Renewal Is a Non-Event
Evidence is current the whole year, so your annual audit is a formality instead of a six-week fire drill. No last-minute log pulls, no scrambling for sign-offs.
One Place for Everything
Policies, access reviews, vendor assessments, and audit evidence live in a single system your compliance manager keeps current — not scattered across five different tools.
The Cycle That Keeps You Audit-Ready
Not a one-time project — a repeating cycle our compliance manager runs on your behalf, year-round.
Baseline & Connect
We map your current controls against the Trust Services Criteria and connect to the systems that generate evidence — access logs, ticketing, infrastructure.
Control Monitoring
We check that access, logging, and configuration controls are still operating as designed — and flag anything that's drifted before it becomes an audit finding.
Evidence Collection
Logs, screenshots, and sign-offs are gathered and organized continuously, so nothing has to be reconstructed from memory at renewal time.
Policy & Vendor Review
Policies get updated as your systems and vendors change, so what's on paper always matches what's actually running in production.
Renewal Audit
Our in-house CPA runs the renewal audit against a year of clean, current evidence — a formality instead of a scramble.
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.
Two Ways to Stay Compliant Between Audits
Both plans keep your evidence current. The difference is how much of the monitoring your team does versus ours.
Self-Managed, With Guardrails
You run day-to-day monitoring on our platform and templates; we check in quarterly to review evidence and flag drift before it becomes a finding.
- Evidence collection templates & checklist
- Quarterly control review with our team
- Policy library kept up to date
- Renewal scheduling & reminders
- Email support between reviews
We Run It, You Review It
Our compliance manager monitors controls monthly, chases evidence as it's generated, and keeps your policies current — you just approve and sign off.
- Monthly control monitoring & drift alerts
- Continuous evidence collection
- Quarterly policy & vendor reviews
- Dedicated compliance manager
- Renewal audit handled start to finish
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
Managed Compliance vs. Doing It Yourself
Handling monitoring in-house is possible. Here's what it usually costs in time and risk compared to having us run it.
| London Cert Managed | Handled In-House | |
|---|---|---|
| Who Tracks the Renewal Clock | We do — automatic reminders & scheduling | Whoever remembers, if anyone does |
| Control Drift Detection | Monthly monitoring, flagged in real time | Usually found during audit prep |
| Evidence Collection | Continuous, organized as it's generated | Reconstructed under deadline pressure |
| Policy Freshness | Reviewed & updated quarterly | Often untouched since the last audit |
| Renewal Audit Prep | Weeks of prep already done | 4–6 week scramble is typical |
| Dedicated Owner | A named compliance manager | Usually a part-time responsibility |
| Multi-Framework Tracking | SOC 2 + ISO 27001 + HIPAA + GDPR in one view | Separate spreadsheets per framework |
| Pricing | Fixed monthly or quarterly fee | Hidden cost of staff time & rework |
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.
Stop Rebuilding Your Compliance Evidence Every Year
Talk to a compliance manager. We'll review your current setup, show you where the gaps usually appear, and recommend the right plan — no obligation.