LDC Top 50 2026
Andrew Kays and Jamie Brummell
Founder and CTO & CEO
Socura
Andrew Kays and Jamie Brummell are behind Cardiff-based Socura, one of the UK’s fastest-growing cybersecurity companies. “We’re a 100 per cent remote business, built on the latest cloud architectures, which means we have the whole of the UK as our talent pool,” says Andrew.
In an industry facing skills shortages, the model has become a competitive advantage. Socura is one of only 15 UK-headquartered companies to feature in the MSSP Alert Top 250, which ranks the world’s leading managed security service providers. “The ultimate ambition is to be number one,” says Jamie.
We’re a 100 per cent remote business, built on the latest cloud architectures, which means we have the whole of the UK as our talent pool.”
Q&A
What’s the secret to client loyalty?
Andrew: We’re really proud of our outstanding customer retention rate. I think there are three reasons for that. Firstly, we have a dedicated customer success team, so our customers feel loved. Secondly, we have a really strong culture at Socura; our staff genuinely enjoy working here and that comes through with customers. Thirdly, we’ve built a high-quality service that delivers what customers are looking for. If someone does have a concern, Jamie and I will jump on calls ourselves.
How do you build trust in a remote business?
Jamie: It really boils down to making sure our employees are happy. There’s no blame, no ego and we don’t micromanage; we hire people we trust and let them get on with their jobs. We also do something called Feedback Fridays, where everyone is prompted on Slack to recognise a colleague who’s done something great that week.
What made Socura relocate to Cardiff?
Andrew: I’m Welsh, so I always wanted to build a Welsh company! We moved our headquarters from London to Cardiff in 2023 because South Wales has a strong cyber community, with great universities and innovation hubs such as Tramshed Tech. A year later, we won the contract to run CymruSOC, safeguarding the data of most of the Welsh population and 60,000 public sector workers.
