Q3 2020 London Listed Companies INDEX Published

01 Sep 2020 | Index | Accessibility

Adam Turner
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At Sitemorse we published our 2020 Q3 London Listed PLCs INDEX this week. The INDEX has been published quarterly since 2010 and ranks the websites of over 460 companies based on User Experience, Search Engine Optimisation and Governance, Risk and Compliance.

Our Q3 2020 INDEX was compiled following over 274 million tests checks and measures across over 840,000 URLs.

Congratulations go to Marston’s for regaining first place. Also, congratulations are due to Residential Secure Income for being the most improved, rising an impressive 252 places.

If we focus purely on Accessibility, Marston’s should be congratulated for taking the lead in this sector scoring 8 (out of 10). Summarising accessibility scores we see that:

  • Only 1% of companies scored 7 or higher.
  • 83% scored 4 or less.
  • With 35% actually scoring zero

Comparing results with last quarter, 51 companies improved their accessibility score from the last quarter, while 39 scored lower. 5 companies failed all of the WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA tests on every single page.

Making a website accessible comes under the Equalities Act 2000. We’ve already seen that in the US that lawsuits alleging web sites discriminating against people with disabilities are increasingly common and there is no reason that the UK won’t face the similar lawsuits.

The Top Ten London Listed PLCs’ Websites

  1. Marston's PLC
  2. Berkeley Group Holdings PLC
  3. Pharos Energy PLC
  4. Quilter PLC
  5. Ashmore Group PLC
  6. Harworth Group PLC
  7. Bilfinger Berger Global Infrastructure
  8. Menzies (John) PLC
  9. Edinburgh Partners LTD
  10. Future PLC

Five Most Improved

  • Residential Secure Income PLC
  • Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC
  • Brewin Dolphin HLDGS PLC
  • Burberry Group PLC
  • JTC PLC

The full 2020 Q3 London Listed PLCs results can be found here: Sitemorse 2020 Q3 London Listed PLCs INDEX Results