About Relcanto
Relcanto is an independent advisory and delivery partner for organisations that need to define, secure and transform their security, data and AI programmes.
We started with a simple belief: the best security work is practical, proportionate and led by people who have been in the seat before. Whether the challenge is an interim CISO role, a secure operating model, an AI governance programme or a complex transformation, we bring judgement, experience and a network that can scale to the need.
How we work
Independence
We have no vendor or product agenda. Advice is shaped around what is right for your organisation, not a sales target.
Clarity
We translate complex security, data and AI challenges into clear decisions that executives and boards can act on.
Delivery
We do not just write reports. We embed teams, design operating models and stand up programmes that keep running after we leave.
People
Great security work depends on great people. We invest in a senior network of practitioners and treat contractors as partners.
Sectors we serve
Deep experience where the stakes are high, regulation is tight and the technology estate is complex.
FTSE 100
Board-level security for the UK's largest listed companies.
FTSE 250
Maturing security as high-growth businesses scale.
Government
Meeting the standards and scrutiny of public institutions.
Defence
Delivering where the stakes, and the bar, are highest.
Why Relcanto?
The fresh pair of eyes on your side of the table.
Genuinely independent
No reseller margins, no vendor quotas. Advice you can trust because we have nothing to sell you but our judgement.
Foundations first
The answer to security rarely lives in the newest product. We fix the fundamentals that quietly leave the biggest gaps.
Senior people, on the work
You get the practitioners you met in the room — proven across FTSE, government and defence — not a hand-off to the most junior person available.
Leadership
Relcanto is led by experienced security practitioners and programme directors who have held CISO, head of security and programme leadership roles across FTSE-listed businesses, central government and defence. Every engagement is owned by one of them from first conversation to handover.
Security leadership
Interim CISO and programme direction for organisations resetting strategy, recovering a stalled programme or preparing for regulatory scrutiny.
Delivery & assurance
Operating model design, governance and risk, technical assurance and testing — delivered by practitioners who have run these functions in-house.
Associate Network
A vetted network of senior contractors and specialists, so teams can scale to the work without diluting the seniority you were promised.
Named leadership profiles and biographies are available on request — get in touch.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Relcanto do?
- Relcanto is an independent security, cyber and AI advisory and delivery partner. We provide senior programme leadership, build and run security programmes, design secure operating models, and supply both contract and permanent security, data and AI talent.
- Are you independent of security vendors?
- Yes. We have no vendor or product agenda and take no reseller commissions, so recommendations are based on what is right for your organisation rather than a sales target.
- Do you provide an interim CISO?
- Yes. We provide interim CISOs, programme directors and board-level advisers who can hold the seat, own risk and report to your board while you decide on a permanent structure or recruit a permanent hire.
- Do you offer recruitment as well as consultancy?
- Yes. We provide scalable contract resourcing through our own consultants and associate network, and practitioner-led permanent recruitment so you can build a team you own.
- Which sectors do you work with?
- We work across regulated and data-intensive sectors in the UK, including financial services, healthcare and life sciences, manufacturing and critical infrastructure, technology and professional services.
- Which frameworks and standards do you work to?
- We commonly work to ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials, CIS Controls and NIS2, and map assessments and remediation plans to whichever framework matters most to your organisation.
- Where are you based and where do you work?
- Relcanto Limited is registered in England and Wales (company number 17163104) with a registered office in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. We work with clients across the United Kingdom, on site and remotely.
- How do engagements usually start?
- Most engagements start with a short intro call to understand the outcome you need. From there we scope a bespoke piece of work — an assessment, an interim leadership placement, a programme team or a search — and agree the deliverables before starting.
- How do I get in touch?
- Email info@relcanto.com, send a message through the contact page, or book an intro call directly using the booking link on the site.