What this measures: observable technical-readiness signals in public website pages. It does not prove that ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity or another live AI service currently mentions, cites or recommends any listed business.

Sector Benchmark · Q3 2026

UK Accountancy Firms: Technical AI Readiness Benchmark

This page summarises observable website structure in a stored sample of UK accountancy firms. The underlying selection records are not published, so no precise sample-size claim is made here. These figures do not show whether live services such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Perplexity mention or recommend them.

64.5
Average technical readiness score (out of 100)
64.2
Median score — half score below this
73.0
Highest score in the sector
45.7
Lowest score in the sector

Score Breakdown by Dimension

84.1
Findability — are crawl and indexability signals present?
47.6
Answerability — is direct-answer structure present?
57.5
Citation readiness — are claims structured and supported?
60.8
Agent readiness — are safe actions clear and machine-readable?

Grade Distribution

The stored grade categories do not reconcile to a verified sample total, so the distribution is withheld rather than presenting an inconsistent count.

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About This Benchmark

How were businesses selected?

The stored benchmark record describes a sample of UK accountancy firms selected using Companies House industry codes and websites available at the time. The selection records are not published with this page, so treat the figures as a description of this sample rather than the whole sector.

What does the score measure?

The score checks 44 observable website signals across findability, answerability, citation readiness, and agent readiness. It is a structural diagnostic and does not predict whether any live AI service will cite or recommend a business.

How accurate is this?

A small 40-site reference study found that the score separated the selected well-built and poorly-built sites, while its correlation with observed citations was weak. Treat it as a technical improvement guide, not a live-visibility forecast.

Can I get my business removed?

This page presents aggregate statistics. Separate historical domain pages may also be available. If you'd like to discuss your inclusion, contact us at [email protected].