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Governance, Risk, Compliance & Information Security

Build trust into the way your organisation operates.

Masterpiece GRC Consulting helps growing and regulated organisations turn governance, risk, compliance and information security requirements into practical controls, credible evidence and confident decisions.

  • ISO 27001 & ISMS
  • Security Governance
  • Risk & Assurance
  • Third-Party Risk
  • Identity & Access Governance

The client problem

Complex requirements. Clear direction.

Compliance should not live in disconnected policies, spreadsheets and last-minute audit activity. We help organisations establish clear ownership, proportionate controls and reliable evidence so that risk can be managed consistently and assurance can withstand scrutiny.

Masterpiece GRC Consulting turns complex obligations and risk concerns into practical governance, credible evidence and confident decisions.

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Featured services

Support shaped around obligations, risk and delivery.

Select a practice area to read how the support is typically shaped.

01

ISO 27001 & ISMS

Build, improve or assure an information security management system that supports certification and remains useful after the audit.

02

Governance & Operating Models

Define decision rights, accountability, committees, reporting and control ownership so security and compliance operate consistently.

03

Risk & Assurance

Create practical risk frameworks, registers, control assessments and assurance plans that turn risk information into decisions.

04

Third-Party Risk

Strengthen supplier due diligence, onboarding, monitoring, remediation and evidence across the third-party lifecycle.

05

Access Governance & SoD

Improve access control, joiner-mover-leaver processes, privileged access oversight and segregation of duties.

06

Fractional Security Leadership

Gain senior, flexible information security management without immediately recruiting a full-time role.

Outcomes

From compliance activity to operating confidence.

  • Clearer accountability and ownership
  • Decision-ready risk information
  • Audit-ready and traceable evidence
  • Controls proportionate to the organisation
  • Stronger supplier and access oversight
  • Governance that can scale with growth

Delivery method

A disciplined route from uncertainty to assurance.

01

Diagnose

Understand the business context, obligations, existing controls, evidence and priority risks.

02

Design

Define the target operating model, policies, controls, responsibilities and implementation roadmap.

03

Embed

Support implementation, ownership, training, evidence creation and day-to-day adoption.

04

Assure

Test effectiveness, identify gaps, prepare for scrutiny and support continuous improvement.

Who we support

Senior teams that need defensible assurance.

Our work suits organisations where trust, evidence, accountability and continuity are critical.

  • Boards, founders and senior leaders who need clearer accountability and defensible assurance.
  • Information security, risk, compliance and audit leaders who need practical delivery support.
  • Growing organisations preparing for ISO 27001, client due diligence, regulatory scrutiny or expansion.
  • Regulated and trust-dependent organisations in healthcare, financial services, technology and professional services.

Sectors

Risk is universal. Context is not.

We align recognised good practice with the real operating environment of sectors where trust, evidence, accountability and continuity are critical.

Healthcare and care services

Healthcare and care organisations must protect sensitive information while maintaining safe, reliable and accountable services. We support information governance, security controls, supplier oversight, access management, risk registers, policy frameworks, audit readiness and CQC-aligned governance evidence.

Financial services, pensions and fintech

Financial organisations operate under intense expectations for governance, resilience, third-party oversight, access control and demonstrable assurance. We support risk and control frameworks, supplier assurance, segregation of duties, policy governance, audit preparation and security programme oversight.

Technology, SaaS and digital businesses

Growth can quickly expose gaps in ownership, evidence and control consistency. We help technology businesses establish scalable security governance, prepare for ISO 27001, respond to customer assurance, strengthen secure delivery governance and formalise supplier and access controls.

Professional services and growing SMEs

Smaller organisations often face enterprise-level assurance demands without enterprise-sized teams. We provide proportionate frameworks, focused implementation support and fractional leadership that improve confidence without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.

Reasons to choose Masterpiece

Advice is only valuable when it can be used.

Every engagement is scoped, delivered and handed over so the organisation keeps the capability afterwards.

Evidence-led conclusions

Findings and recommendations are linked to requirements, observed practice and verifiable evidence.

Practical implementation

We consider how controls will be owned, operated, evidenced and maintained — not only how they read on paper.

Integrated perspective

Governance, risk, compliance, information security, access, suppliers and assurance are treated as connected disciplines.

Proportionate design

The solution reflects the organisation’s size, risk, maturity, obligations and resources.

Clear communication

Executive audiences receive decision-ready summaries; delivery teams receive specific actions, owners and evidence expectations.

Knowledge transfer

Templates, methods and working practices are designed to remain useful after the engagement ends.

Senior-led delivery

Adewole Daniel Adekunle

Founder

  • ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor
  • ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer
  • Cisco Cybersecurity Essentials
  • GDPR training

Adewole Daniel Adekunle is an information security, accreditation and audit specialist with professional experience spanning security governance, assurance, consulting and regulated environments. Clients deal directly with the person accountable for the quality of the work.

He holds an LLM in Governance, Risk Management and Compliance and an LLB in Law from the University of Hertfordshire. His work has included ISO/IEC 27001, Cyber Essentials, PCI DSS, third-party risk management, identity and access governance, Segregation of Duties, data protection and remediation management.

Insights and resources

Practical thinking for better governance and assurance.

Clear guidance for leaders and practitioners responsible for information security, risk, compliance, audit readiness and organisational trust.

  • ISO 27001 & ISMS
  • Governance & Leadership
  • Risk & Control Assurance
  • Third-Party Risk
  • Identity & Access Governance
  • Audit Readiness
  • Regulated Sectors

ISO 27001 & ISMS

ISO 27001 Readiness: What Auditors Expect to See

A practical explanation of operating evidence, ownership and internal assurance before certification audit.

Risk & Control Assurance

How to Build a Risk Register That Drives Decisions

How to move from static risk logging to ownership, prioritisation, treatment and escalation.

Third-Party Risk

Third-Party Risk Management for Growing Businesses

A proportionate supplier assurance model covering tiering, due diligence, monitoring and remediation.

Identity & Access Governance

Access Governance and Segregation of Duties Explained

A clear guide to roles, conflicting access, reviews, exceptions and evidence.

Audit Readiness

Turning Compliance Evidence into Business Assurance

How to organise evidence so that it supports management confidence, client requests and audit scrutiny.

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