Correction, 6 October 2026. An earlier version of this post reported a dataset of 6,300 sites and different percentages, and cited enforcement figures I could not substantiate. Those numbers were wrong and I have removed them. The figures below come from the published scan and the full breakdown is public at firmbeacon.co.uk/statistics. Sorry for the earlier version.
The SRA digital badge is the small blue box in a lot of site footers. The requirement is not that a badge image appears. It is that the badge is the live embed, the one that links to your SRA record.
What the scan found
Across 5,770 SRA-regulated firm websites scanned in August 2026, the clickable badge was found on 88% of sites and not found on 12%.
So the badge is not the widespread problem it is sometimes described as. The more common issue is subtler: a badge that appears but is a saved image rather than the live embed.
How to tell the difference
Click it.
- If it opens the SRA site showing your firm record, it is the live embed
- If nothing happens, or it opens your own site, it is not
How it happens
Most firms added a badge image years ago when the site was built. Then the site was redesigned, the CMS was updated, and nobody rechecked whether the badge still linked anywhere. Visually nothing changed, so nothing looked wrong.
How to fix it
The SRA publishes the embed code. Copy it, replace the saved image in your footer, and click it to confirm it works.
What the scan found across the five items
- SRA number readable: found on 79% of sites, not found on 21%
- Clickable SRA badge: found on 88%, not found on 12%
- Complaints information: found on 87%, not found on 13%
- Legal Ombudsman mention: found on 74%, not found on 26%
- Price information: found on 6%, not found on 94%
A caveat
"Not found" means the scan did not detect the item on the pages it read on the scan date. It may sit on a page the scan did not reach, or may have been added since. It is not a legal opinion and it is not a statement that any firm has broken a rule.
Methodology
The scan read public pages only, respected robots.txt, and cross-checked SRA numbers against the SRA register. It covered 5,770 SRA-regulated firm websites across 808 towns in England and Wales in August 2026.
Per-town results and the full national breakdown are published at the link below. The raw findings are also offered as a CSV for anyone who wants to check the work.
Full breakdown: firmbeacon.co.uk/statistics
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