ACCREDITATION ANNOUNCEMENT 2025
Essential is FSQS Registered
We are pleased to announce that Essential Computing has once again satisfied all requirements to become fully registered on the FSQS supplier qualification system.
We are proud to be fully registered on the FSQS (Financial Services Qualification System), a benchmark used by leading UK banks, insurers, and financial institutions to assess their third-party suppliers.
Our FSQS status demonstrates that we meet the rigorous standards for:
- Information security
- Regulatory compliance
- Operational resilience
- Risk management
- Responsible business practices
For organisations operating in regulated financial environments, our FSQS accreditation streamlines procurement and gives you confidence that you’re working with a trusted, compliant partner.
Already an FSQS buyer? We’re ready to engage and meet your due diligence requirements from day one.

“Trust is at the core of everything we do – whether we’re delivering large-scale data migrations, managing long-term archive access, or helping organisations meet complex compliance requirements. FSQS registration is more than a box-tick. It shows that we meet the financial sector’s highest standards for security, governance, and risk management. For our clients, it means confidence that their data and reputation are in safe hands.”
Dave Kellett, Technical Director, Essential
About FSQS
FSQS is a recognised supplier qualification system used by major UK financial institutions to assess and verify third-party compliance, security, and risk management standards.
Member organisations include:
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Santander UK
- Nationwide Building Society
- Bank of England
- Metro Bank
- AXA UK
- LV=
- Close Brothers
- Hargreaves Lansdown
- Skipton Building Society
About Essential
One of the first Microsoft Partners to be established in the UK (back in 1994), Essential has been helping enterprises embrace change and new ways of working whilst protecting their existing investment in data and skill sets.
Now, as the ‘modern workplace’ is evolving at lightning speed, we are helping enterprises across all industry sectors migrate legacy data and infrastructure to the cloud and provide a range of services that help enterprises operate securely and efficiently in the new digital workplace.
Essential solutions include:
- Migration of legacy data & systems to Microsoft 365
- Microsoft 365 backup & archiving
- Workplace management & occupancy monitoring systems
- Learning & performance management systems for Teams & SharePoint
- Secure partner access
Click to view our certificate (Essential Computing, trading as SevernSoft)