IT and cyber security built around how a practice actually runs
We're the IT and security partner for accountancy practices — not another software vendor. We keep the systems you rely on fast, backed up and secure, get you Cyber Essentials-ready, and work around your deadline calendar. You keep the practice software you love; we look after everything underneath it.
The problems we solve for accountancy practices
Deadline season can't have downtime
Self-assessment and quarterly MTD windows are unforgiving. Your systems have to be up, fast and backed up when it matters most — not fixed the next working day.
Client data is your reputation
You hold HMRC logins and financial data for every client. One breach or ransomware hit in tax season is existential. Baseline security and tested recovery aren't optional.
Cyber Essentials is being demanded of you
Larger clients, PI insurers and public-sector supply chains increasingly require Cyber Essentials before they'll work with you. Most practices don't know where they stand until a tender asks.
Someone has to keep it all running
Patching, backups, email security, new starters, the printer that hates Mondays — you need a responsive UK partner who handles the IT so your team can do the accounts.
How we help
Managed IT that respects your calendar
Proactive monitoring and a UK helpdesk with a 1-hour response for critical issues — planned around your busy periods, so upgrades never land mid-deadline.
Cyber Essentials readiness & security baseline
A clear gap-check against the five Cyber Essentials controls plus a vulnerability report, so you know exactly what stands between you and certification when a client asks.
Backup & rapid recovery
Tested, UK-hosted, GDPR-compliant backup for your practice data and a documented recovery plan — so a ransomware hit is an inconvenience, not a closure.
Email security & fraud defence
Anti-impersonation, link and attachment protection, and monitoring focused on the phishing and invoice-fraud attacks aimed at finance teams.
We keep the practice stack you already run fast, patched, backed up and secure — we support it, we don't replace it.
Why Smart Path IT
Cyber Essentials certified
We hold Cyber Essentials ourselves (verifiable via the IASME registry), so the baseline we help you reach is one we live by.
Security-first, with real incident response
Vulnerability reporting and incident response are core services — the capabilities a practice needs when phishing, fraud or ransomware strikes.
UK-based and responsive
Remote-first and UK-wide, working to UK GDPR. Your data stays in the UK and you get a partner who picks up when it's urgent.
Frequently asked questions
Do you replace our practice software?
No — and that's deliberate. We're your IT and security partner, not a software vendor. You keep IRIS, CCH, Xero, Sage or whatever you run; we make sure it's fast, patched, backed up and secure, and we work happily alongside your practice-software providers.
Can you support IRIS, CCH, Xero and Sage?
Yes. We support the mainstream practice stack — performance, secure remote access, backups and updates — plus Microsoft 365 and your day-to-day IT.
A client is asking us for Cyber Essentials — can you help?
Yes. Our free Cyber Essentials gap-check shows exactly where your practice stands against the five controls and gives you a prioritised fix list. We get you certification-ready and keep you secure; certification itself is issued by an IASME body.
Are you UK-based?
Yes — Smart Path IT is a UK company, remote-first, supporting practices across the UK to UK GDPR.
See where your practice stands
Start with a free Cyber Essentials gap-check, or book a 20-minute call to talk through your practice's IT and security.