ESG readiness check
Answer seven quick questions to see whether SECR or TCFD-aligned disclosure is likely to catch your business, and how exposed you are to Scope 3 through tenders and large customers. It is an indicative guide from the headline government tests — not a compliance determination, and it stores nothing you enter.
Your indicative position
SECR: complete the questions
TCFD-aligned disclosure: —
Scope 3 exposure: —
Answer the questions on the left and this updates instantly. Nothing is sent or stored.
Get an honest read on your scopeIndicative only. This tool applies the headline SECR and TCFD tests and does not account for group structure, part-years or the low energy user exemption. It is not legal or compliance advice and does not store your answers. Thresholds verified against gov.uk on 2 July 2026.
What the check is telling you
SECR catches all quoted companies, and large unquoted companies and LLPs — where large means meeting at least two of the three thresholds above. TCFD-aligned disclosure uses a higher, separate bar, so it is quite possible to be well inside SECR scope and nowhere near TCFD scope. Scope 3 is rarely a direct legal duty for most companies, but it becomes a live commercial issue the moment a public buyer or a large customer asks for it, because your emissions form part of their own value-chain footprint.
If the check suggests a duty is likely to apply, treat it as a prompt to confirm the detail properly. The full SECR test — including the low energy user exemption and exactly what you must file — is set out on our do I have to report under SECR? page, and what tenders demand is covered on the ESG for tenders and PQQs page. Or simply book a readiness call and we will apply the tests to your actual structure and tell you honestly where you stand.
Readiness check FAQs
How accurate is this readiness check?
It is an indicative guide, not a compliance determination. It applies the headline SECR and TCFD tests — the two-of-three large-company thresholds (250+ employees, turnover over £36 million, balance sheet total over £18 million), the quoted-company test, and the higher TCFD bar (500+ employees and turnover over £500 million) — to your answers. Applying those tests to a real group structure, with subsidiaries, mixed entities and part-years, needs a proper look, which is what a readiness call is for. Thresholds verified against gov.uk as at 2 July 2026.
Is this legal or compliance advice?
No. It is a free self-assessment tool to help you understand roughly where you sit in the reporting stack. It does not store your answers, and it is not a substitute for a scoped review of your actual company structure and data. If it suggests a duty is likely to apply, the right next step is an honest read from a specialist.
What if it says SECR probably applies to me?
Then the next step is to confirm it against your real structure and get the disclosure built and filed with your accounts on time. We start every engagement by confirming which duties genuinely catch you — see the do I have to report under SECR? page for the full test, or book a readiness call and we will tell you honestly.
Does buying solar or a PPA change my answer?
It changes your emissions, not your reporting obligation. On-site solar or a power purchase agreement can reduce your market-based Scope 2 emissions, but it does not remove a duty to report, and it does nothing for Scope 1 or Scope 3. Whether SECR or TCFD catches you depends on your size and structure, not on what decarbonisation measures you have in place.