Fire Risk Assessment Specialists

Fire Risk Assessment.
Assessed. Actioned. Kept Current.

A fire risk assessment that sits in a drawer isn't compliance — it's a liability with a date on it. We assess to PAS 79 methodology, hand you a prioritised action plan in plain English, then manage the fire doors, extinguishers, signage and emergency lighting that plan calls for, so the document and the building stay in step.

BAFE SP205 ASSESSORS PAS 79 METHODOLOGY RRFSO 2005 COMPLIANT ACTION PLAN MANAGED, NOT JUST WRITTEN
Why it matters

The standards we work to

Every assessment is carried out and reported against the specific standard your premises and its occupants are held to.

Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

The core legal duty

Requires a "suitable and sufficient" fire risk assessment for every non-domestic premises and the communal areas of residential blocks in England and Wales.

PAS 79

Assessment methodology

The published standard for structuring a fire risk assessment — hazard identification, evaluation of precautions and a prioritised action plan.

Building Safety Act 2022

Higher-risk buildings

Removed the fine cap for Fire Safety Order breaches and introduced additional duties for buildings over 18m or 7 storeys.

Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022

Resident information duties

Sets specific duties for buildings over 11m, including fire door checks and resident fire safety information.

Housing Act 2004 (HMO Licensing)

HMO overlap

Licensed HMOs need a fire risk assessment that satisfies both the Fire Safety Order and the local authority's licensing conditions.

BAFE SP205 / NFRAR Tier 3

Assessor competency

The recognised competency schemes for HMOs, residential blocks and higher-risk buildings, referenced directly in government guidance.

Risk rating

Every hazard gets a rating, every rating gets a timescale

We score each identified risk using the standard five-point PAS 79 rating, so you know exactly how urgent every finding is before we leave site.

Intolerable

Immediate danger to life — work must stop or the risk must be removed on site

Substantial

Risk reduction required urgently — action plan item with a short deadline

Moderate

Efforts to reduce risk should be made — scheduled into the action plan

Tolerable

No additional controls required — monitored at the next review

Trivial

No further action needed — noted for the record

ACTION PLAN

Every non-trivial finding is prioritised with an owner and a deadline, not just listed

Where we work

Every sector, its own review cycle

The right review interval depends on occupancy, sleeping risk and building height — we scope to the sector and the building, not a generic annual tick-box.

ANNUAL REVIEW

Residential Blocks

Communal areas assessed under RRFSO, full reassessment every 1-3 years

LICENSING-TIED

HMO

Assessment satisfies both RRFSO and borough licensing conditions

ANNUAL REVIEW

Commercial / Office

Full reassessment every 1-3 years, sooner after material change

ANNUAL REVIEW

Retail

Shopfloor, stockroom and staff area escape routes reassessed together

ANNUAL REVIEW

Industrial / Warehouse

Fire loading and storage arrangements reassessed given higher consequence of fire

ANNUAL REVIEW

Education

Reassessed ahead of each academic year, kitchens and labs reviewed closely

6-12 MONTHLY

Healthcare & Care Homes

Sleeping and vulnerable-occupant risk drives a shortened review cycle

ANNUAL REVIEW

Hospitality & Hotels

Sleeping risk and complex escape routes reviewed on a tighter interval

ANNUAL REVIEW

Student Accommodation

Whole-block assessment tied to academic year scheduling

ENHANCED DUTY

High-Rise (18m+/7 storeys)

Building Safety Act 2022 duties apply on top of the standard assessment

Service packages

Assessment, action plan management or full equipment cover

An action plan is only worth what gets done against it. Pick the level of cover that matches how much of that follow-through you want us to manage.

Level 1
Assessment Only
£22/month per premises

A recurring PAS 79 fire risk assessment on a fixed review cycle, with a prioritised, dated action plan.

  • Full PAS 79 assessment & written report
  • Every hazard rated and photographed
  • Prioritised action plan with deadlines
  • Review reminders before due date
Start Assessment Only
Level 3
Full Lifecycle Plan
£78/month per premises

Assessment and maintenance with fire door, signage and emergency lighting replacement built in at end-of-life.

  • Everything in Maintenance Plan
  • Fire door, signage & emergency lighting replacement included
  • Extinguisher replacement at service-life expiry
  • Full compliance pack for insurance/licensing audit
Start Full Lifecycle
Multi-Site / Portfolio
Enterprise Plan
Customquoted per premises count

Scoped to your total premises count across a portfolio, with risk-based review scheduling.

  • Multi-site assessment scheduling
  • Risk-based review interval per premises
  • Portfolio compliance dashboard
  • Remedial & replacement works SLA
Request a scope

Package prices shown are indicative for a small-to-medium premises; larger, higher-risk or sleeping-risk premises (HMOs, care homes, hotels, HRBs) are quoted individually. Ask for a tailored quote at sign-up.

Previous work

Assessment, action plan management and equipment replacement across every sector

A representative sample of recent work. Full case studies and references available on request.

6-Bed HMO
HMO · London

Licensing-renewal fire risk assessment

Full PAS 79 assessment ahead of HMO licence renewal, one substantial finding on fire door self-closers resolved same visit.

RRFSO / Housing Act 2004Satisfactory — 1 finding resolved
Office Block
Commercial · London

Annual review & extinguisher servicing

Annual review across three floors, fire extinguishers serviced and two moderate findings scheduled into the action plan.

RRFSO 2005Satisfactory, 2 moderate noted
Distribution Warehouse
Industrial · Essex

Fire loading & storage reassessment

Full reassessment following a change in racking layout, storage segregation and escape route clearance reviewed.

RRFSO 2005Satisfactory — 0 substantial/intolerable
Purpose-Built Flats
Residential Block · London

Communal area assessment

Communal corridors, stairwells and plant rooms assessed, emergency lighting and signage replaced following findings.

RRFSO / BSA 2022Satisfactory — equipment replaced
Care Home
Healthcare · Surrey

6-monthly high-risk review — 40-bed facility

Sleeping-risk assessment across a 40-bed care facility, one intolerable finding on a blocked escape route made safe on the day.

RRFSO 2005Satisfactory — intolerable made safe
Boutique Hotel
Hospitality · London

Guest-area sleeping risk assessment

Guest rooms, corridors and kitchen assessed for sleeping and cooking risk, fire door inspection carried out throughout.

RRFSO 2005Satisfactory — 0 substantial/intolerable
Primary School
Education · Kent

Pre-term reassessment

Kitchen, hall and classroom escape routes reassessed ahead of a new academic year, signage updated throughout.

RRFSO 2005Satisfactory — 0 substantial/intolerable
Student Halls
Student Accommodation · Essex

Whole-block assessment — 120 rooms

Full block assessment ahead of the academic year, fire doors inspected and emergency lighting tested throughout.

RRFSO 2005Satisfactory — 3 moderate resolved

Representative examples — site names withheld for client confidentiality. Ask for references relevant to your sector.

Coverage

Areas we serve

BAFE SP205 registered fire risk assessors across London and the South East, with every assessment logged to your compliance record wherever your premises are.

London — all 33 boroughs

Every borough, one service team

CamdenIslingtonHackneyWestminsterKensingtonChelseaHammersmithFulhamWandsworthLambethSouthwarkTower HamletsNewhamBarnetEnfieldHaringeyWaltham ForestRedbridgeHounslowEalingBrentHarrowHillingdonCroydonBromleyLewishamMertonSutton

Hertfordshire

WatfordSt AlbansStevenageWelwyn Garden CityHatfieldHertfordCheshuntPotters BarHarpenden

Essex

ChelmsfordColchesterBasildonSouthendBrentwoodHarlowEppingLoughton

Kent

MaidstoneCanterburyDartfordMedwayTunbridge WellsSevenoaks

Surrey

GuildfordWokingEpsomReigateCamberley

Berkshire

ReadingSloughWindsorMaidenheadBracknell

Buckinghamshire

Milton KeynesAylesburyHigh Wycombe

Bedfordshire

LutonBedfordDunstable

Norfolk

NorwichKing's LynnGreat Yarmouth

Suffolk

IpswichBury St EdmundsLowestoft

Cambridgeshire

CambridgePeterboroughEly
Ad-hoc pricing — London market rates

Prefer to pay per visit? Fixed prices for that too

Care packages above are cheaper over time — but every service is also available as a one-off, fixed price upfront. Figures reflect current London market rates, which typically run 20-40% above the national average.

ServiceStandardFrom
Assessment
Single-let flat or house (communal areas / responsible person)RRFSO / PAS 79£195
HMO — up to 5 roomsRRFSO / Housing Act£320
HMO — 6+ rooms, licensedRRFSO / Housing Act£480
Small office or retail unit (under 200m²)RRFSO / PAS 79£295
Medium commercial / multi-floor officeRRFSO / PAS 79£495
Residential block (communal areas)RRFSO / PAS 79£495
Warehouse / industrial unitRRFSO / PAS 79£450
School / education premisesRRFSO / PAS 79£550
Hotel / hospitality (per building)RRFSO / PAS 79£650
Care home / healthcare (sleeping risk)RRFSO / PAS 79£950
High-rise / HRB (18m+, per assessment)RRFSO / BSA 2022Custom quote
Maintenance
Fire extinguisher annual service (site visit, per extinguisher)BS 5306-3£22
Fire door inspection (per door)BS 8214 / FDIS£18
Emergency lighting test & certificate (site visit)BS 5266£185
Action plan review & re-issuePAS 79£145
Replacement
Fire door replacement (30-min rated, per door)BS 8214£495
Fire extinguisher replacement (per unit)BS 5306-3£65
Emergency lighting fitting replacement (per fitting)BS 5266£95
Fire safety signage replacement (per site)BS 5499£165
Fire alarm panel / detection upgradeBS 5839Custom quote

Prices reflect the current London market for a competent, site-attending PAS 79 assessment carried out by a BAFE SP205 registered assessor — not a desktop pro-forma. Figures exclude VAT and remedial building work beyond the fire safety items listed. Larger, more complex or higher-risk premises are quoted individually following a scoping call.

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Questions

Frequently asked

How often does a fire risk assessment need to be reviewed?

The Fire Safety Order doesn't set a fixed interval, but most assessors recommend a formal review every 1-3 years, and sooner after any material change to the building, occupancy or a near-miss. Higher-risk premises such as care homes and hotels are typically reviewed more frequently.

Why do fire risk assessment quotes vary so much, from under £150 to over £800?

The cheapest tier is usually a desktop pro-forma completed without a site visit — borough licensing officers and fire inspectors routinely reject these. A competent, site-attending PAS 79 assessment by a BAFE SP205 or NFRAR-registered assessor costs more because it includes proper escape route analysis, photographic evidence and a defendable written scheme of control.

What happens if the assessment finds an intolerable or substantial risk?

Intolerable risks are addressed immediately where possible — for example propping open a fire door found wedged shut. Substantial risks go into the action plan with a short deadline. Moderate and tolerable findings are scheduled and monitored, and trivial findings are simply recorded.

Is a fire risk assessment the same as a fire alarm inspection?

No — a fire risk assessment is a broader review of hazards, escape routes and precautions across the whole premises. Fire alarm servicing, fire door inspection and emergency lighting testing are individual maintenance items that sit underneath the action plan a fire risk assessment produces.