Financial year ended 31 July 2026. Last updated: 20 September 2026.
This statement sets out the steps DEVIGO DIGITAL LIMITED ("Devigo", "we", "us") has taken to ensure that slavery and human trafficking are not taking place in any part of our own business or in our supply chains.
We publish it voluntarily. Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires a statement from commercial organisations with an annual turnover of £36 million or more, and our turnover is below that threshold, so we are not legally required to produce one. We publish it because our clients and partners are entitled to know where we stand, and because the standards below are ones we intend to hold ourselves to regardless of what the law compels.
Who we are
- Company: DEVIGO DIGITAL LIMITED
- Company number: 16571975
- Registered address: C/O The Accountancy Partnership, Suite 5, 5th Floor, City Reach, 5 Greenwich View Place, London, E14 9NN
- Contact for this statement: webmaster@devigo.co.uk
Devigo is a bespoke web design and development agency based in Kent. We design and build websites and web applications, provide hosting and ongoing support, and develop Devigo Studio, our own content management platform. We operate primarily in the United Kingdom.
Our structure and supply chains
We are a small business. Our work is delivered by a small team, supported by a network of UK-based freelancers and contractors in areas such as photography, videography, copywriting and specialist development.
Our supply chain is short and consists mainly of:
- Freelancers and subcontractors, engaged individually and predominantly UK-based
- Cloud and software providers, including Amazon Web Services, Google, Cloudflare and the various software-as-a-service tools we use to run the business
- Professional services, such as accountancy and insurance
- Hardware and office suppliers, including computing equipment purchased through established retailers and manufacturers
We do not manufacture goods, operate facilities overseas, use labour agencies or recruit workers from abroad.
Our assessment of risk
We consider the risk of slavery or human trafficking within our own operations to be low. We are a small UK business, we engage people directly rather than through agencies, everyone we work with is engaged on written terms, and we know each of our contractors personally.
The residual risk in our supply chain sits mainly in areas that are several tiers removed from us and common to almost every business: the manufacture of computing hardware and consumer electronics, and the construction and operation of the data centres our cloud providers use. We have limited direct leverage over these tiers. Where we can exercise choice, we favour established suppliers that publish their own modern slavery statements and supplier codes of conduct.
We also recognise that the businesses we work with as clients operate in sectors, including construction and property, where labour exploitation risk is more material. We are their supplier rather than their buyer, so our influence is limited, but we would raise any concern that came to our attention through that work.
Our policies
We are committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships, and to implementing effective systems and controls to ensure slavery and human trafficking are not taking place anywhere in our business or supply chains.
In support of that:
- Everyone who works for us does so on clear written terms setting out the work, the rate and the payment schedule
- We pay at or above the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage, and we pay contractors their agreed rate on time
- We never hold a worker's identity documents, restrict their movement or make deductions that would place them below the wage they are entitled to
- We check the right to work in the UK of anyone we employ
- We do not use unpaid internships or unpaid trial work
- No one working for us is required to work excessive hours, and contractors are free to work for other clients
- Our Anti-Bribery Policy sets out the wider standards of conduct we expect, and the same reporting route applies to concerns raised under this statement
Due diligence
Our due diligence is proportionate to our size and risk profile. In practice:
- We engage contractors and freelancers directly, meet them, and satisfy ourselves about how they work before engaging them
- New suppliers and partners are checked for legitimacy before engagement, including verification of their legal status where appropriate
- For significant suppliers, we look for a published modern slavery statement, supplier code of conduct or equivalent commitment
- Written agreements with subcontractors and partners include the expectation that they comply with applicable law, including the Modern Slavery Act 2015
- We review the arrangement if a supplier or partner is unwilling or unable to meet these expectations, and we will end a relationship where a credible concern cannot be resolved
Training and awareness
Given the size of the team, we address awareness directly rather than through a formal training programme. Everyone working for Devigo is made aware of this statement, of what the indicators of forced labour and trafficking look like and of how to raise a concern. The directors keep themselves informed of guidance published by the Home Office and the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority.
We will introduce structured training as the team grows.
Raising a concern
If you work for Devigo, work with us, or have any reason to believe that slavery, human trafficking or labour exploitation is occurring in our business or supply chains, email webmaster@devigo.co.uk or speak to a director directly.
Concerns raised in good faith will be investigated and treated confidentially so far as we are able. We will not tolerate retaliation of any kind against someone who raises one.
Concerns can also be reported to the Modern Slavery and Exploitation Helpline on 08000 121 700, or to the police on 999 where someone is in immediate danger.
Measuring effectiveness
As a small business we do not consider a large set of formal indicators to be meaningful. We assess our effectiveness by reference to:
- Whether all contractors and suppliers engaged in the year were taken on under written terms
- Whether any concern was raised, and how it was handled and resolved
- Whether significant suppliers were reviewed for a published modern slavery commitment
- Whether all payments to contractors were made in full and on the agreed schedule
We recorded no reported concerns relating to modern slavery or human trafficking during the financial year covered by this statement.
Review and approval
We review this statement annually and update it to reflect any material change to our business, supply chain or risk profile. It is approved by the board of DEVIGO DIGITAL LIMITED and signed on its behalf by the director.
Jacob Ryan
Director, DEVIGO DIGITAL LIMITED
20 September 2026