About Cambridge Risk Solutions

Cambridge Risk Solutions helps organisations navigate uncertainty with clarity and confidence. Led by Helen Molyneux, we take a calm, practical and human approach to resilience, governance and risk, helping you stay steady when it matters most.

A Human‑Centred Consultancy

Helen’s background spans Business Continuity, Crisis Management, Information Security, Data Protection and wider organisational resilience. Throughout her career, she has prioritised one core principle: clarity enables confidence. Risk management is often buried beneath jargon, frameworks and unnecessary formality. Helen’s approach removes that weight and replaces it with steady, structured, plain‑English guidance that people understand instantly. 

Clients frequently describe her work as calm, grounded and reassuring. She listens first, interprets quickly and translates complex ideas into clear, practical steps. This human‑centred style means that plans, frameworks and governance systems aren’t just compliant — they are usable. 

Because the business is intentionally small, clients receive direct access to an experienced practitioner rather than rotating consultants or subcontracted teams. This continuity leads to stronger relationships and deeper understanding. Many clients have worked with Helen for 10 to 12 years or more, returning for support as their organisations change, grow or face new challenges. Those long‑term partnerships are a defining part of what Cambridge Risk Solutions offers: stability, trust and consistency in a field where those qualities are essential. 

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Our Philosophy

Everything we do is shaped by a small set of guiding principles: 

Clarity over complexity. 
Risk and resilience do not need to be intimidating. We believe in clear language, honest conversations and practical insights. 

Proportionate solutions. 
The right level of documentation, structure and governance depends on the organisation. We tailor every engagement to your scale, maturity and operational reality. 

Confidence, not compliance for its own sake. 
A document that people don’t use is not a solution. Our work focuses on developing genuine capability, not checking boxes. 

Real‑world relevance. 
Organisations need arrangements that work when someone’s away, when systems fail or when decisions need to be made under pressure. Everything we build reflects those conditions. 

Partnership, not prescription. 
We don’t impose rigid frameworks. We work collaboratively, building understanding and supporting teams to make good decisions. 

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Helen Molyneux

Principal Consultant
Risk, Information Security & Data Protection

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How We Work

Each organisation is unique, and our approach is shaped around your context: 

  • We start by understanding how your organisation works day to day — not how a theoretical model assumes it works. 
  • We listen carefully, drawing out priorities, pressures and concerns. 
  • We focus on proportionate solutions, avoiding unnecessary administration. 
  • We write clearly, in accessible language your teams will actually use. 
  • We support implementation, training and long‑term review if needed. 

Our clients value the calm, relationship‑led nature of this work. Because we maintain long‑term partnerships, we often support organisations through multiple phases of maturity — from initial capability‑building to deeper integration across governance, risk and resilience. 

Qualifications & Credentials Block:

  • Lead Auditor — ISO 22301 (Business Continuity Management)
  • Lead Auditor — ISO 27001 (Information Security Management)
  • Certified Data Protection Officer
  • BSc (Hons) in International Disaster Engineering and Management — Coventry University
  • MSc in Risk, Crisis & Disaster Management — University of Leicester
  • Audit experience with BSI Management Systems, NQA, and SGS UK

Helen began her career in risk and resilience in 2001, joining North Yorkshire County Council as an Emergency Planning Officer. She went on to gain further experience in emergency planning with a London Borough before moving into the private sector, joining the Business Continuity Management team within Wealth Management at Barclays Bank.

Prior to co-founding Cambridge Risk Solutions, Helen held a management role in the IT Security division of Accenture — an experience that deepened her expertise in information security and enterprise risk. Earlier in her career, Helen worked as an inorganic research chemist at Unilever and served as an officer in the Territorial Army, completing four tours in the Balkans.

This breadth of experience — spanning military service, scientific research, financial services, local government, and global consulting — gives Helen an unusually well-rounded perspective on risk and resilience, and underpins the practical, commercially aware solutions she delivers for clients.

A Selection of Helen’s Project Work

Project List:

  • ISO 27001 certification achieved for organisations in healthcare, financial services, technology, transport, manufacturing, testing, and print services
  • ISO 22301 certification achieved for organisations in manufacturing, healthcare, domiciliary care, print services, and logistics and fulfilment
  • Business Continuity Management programmes implemented across manufacturing, finance, pharmaceutical, NHS, and transport sectors
  • Data Protection Officer services provided to organisations in the healthcare and energy sectors
  • Information Security Management Systems developed to comply with the Smart Energy Code Security Control Framework

Why Organisations Choose Cambridge Risk Solutions

Clients choose to work with us because we offer something steady and dependable. Not a packaged methodology. Not a generic set of templates. But thoughtful, experienced and human‑centred guidance that adapts to their needs. 

They value: 

  • the clarity and simplicity of our approach 
  • the direct access to experience 
  • the deep continuity of the relationship 
  • the joined‑up understanding across risk, resilience and information governance 
  • the ability to translate complexity into calm, confident action 
  • the genuine focus on making things easier, not harder 

We don’t aim to impress with heavy frameworks. We aim to make organisations feel more capable and less overwhelmed. 

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Client Testimonials

“We engaged Cambridge Risk Consultants in 2019 to help us in the development of our Business Continuity Planning process. The support we received from Patrick Roberts enabled us to develop a robust system and he took us through a number of real-life scenarios that brought the plan to life. When the Covid-19 pandemic struck, we were able to mobilise our organisation far more rapidly and effectively as a direct result of the experience we gained from the development of our plan, enabling us to maintain our operations over the entire period. The work carried out with Cambridge Risk Consultants was a significant factor in enabling us to do this”.
CPI
When we decided two years ago now, to go for accreditation to BS25999 we knew we would need outside help. We finally chose Cambridge Risk not because of price but because it felt as though they represented the best balance of professionalism and pragmatism. It has proven to be a decision well worth the wait. “The highly qualified people at Cambridge Risk have worked with us every step of the way. In a practical and manageable manner they have helped the whole company to ‘grow into’ the whole subject of Business Continuity Planning. With them we have been genuinely empowered to develop our own skills and understanding and a way that means we feel we really CAN cope with whatever our environment throws at us. And, better yet, we now have a certificate from the British Standards Institution to prove it.
Ark-H Handling Ltd, Managing Director
Since appointing Cambridge Risk Solutions a year ago to implement Business Continuity throughout our business, and to manage the on-going programme and oversight of our supply chain. We have been impressed by a friendly, thorough and very professional service. Most importantly, Cambridge Risk Solutions have been able to introduce Business Continuity in layman’s terms, taking us step by step through the process, and empowering our management to understand what they need to do and how to do it. Their pragmatic approach has ensured that we have a comprehensive programme, not just the development of a plan. “Overall, a thoroughly professional service and I am therefore delighted to recommend Cambridge Risk Solutions.”
Pressac Communications Ltd, Managing Director
I used Cambridge Risk Solutions to develop a Business Continuity Plan for Bio-Rad in the UK. I was not sure what to expect as I had personally never been involved in such a process in the past. However the experience was a very positive one. The main contact was Helen Molyneux and we were all very impressed with her very professional and friendly approach. We were well supported at every stage of the process and found the company to be very responsive at all times. I would highly recommend Cambridge Risk Solutions.
Northern Europe, Bio-Rad (UK) Ltd, Sales Manager
I have had an extremely positive experience of working with Mr Roberts on two separate Business Continuity projects. I found him to be extremely knowledgeable, highly skilled and professional. Both projects were delivered to time and budget and I would certainly use his services again as and when required.
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Chief Operating & Nursing Officer
I worked with Patrick and Helen on the redevelopment and implementation of our ‘Communicating through a Crisis’ workshop. Their input was invaluable and the exceptional feedback from delegates spoke volumes for the quality of their work. Cambridge Risk Solutions are a first rate Business Continuity consultancy whose excellent reputation has deservedly spread far beyond the East of England.
The Reputations Group, Chairman
Cambridge Risk Solutions offered us a first class service that you might expect from a much larger organisation. They combined this knowledge and professional approach with a real personal touch that made the process of developing our plan actually enjoyable. All our dealings with Patrick and the team have been first class and I would not hesitate to recommend them.
Aero Consultants (UK) Ltd, Sales and Marketing Director
It is with great pleasure that I write this reference for Cambridge Risk Solutions. I had been searching for some time for a company to provide Your World with a Business Continuity plan, only for companies to try and sell me all manner of things that we didn’t need or simply fail to get back to me. When I spoke to Patrick he was extremely helpful, responded promptly to any questions I had and above all else tailored his services to meet our needs. I am very grateful to Cambridge Risk Solutions for the service they provided us with and I would not hesitate to recommend their services to any other company.
Your World Recruitment Ltd, Ben Lawrence

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Our Commitment

At its heart, this work is about people: supporting them to make good decisions when conditions are uncertain, helping organisations protect what matters and enabling continuity of service. Cambridge Risk Solutions exists to bring clarity, practicality and confidence to those moments. We are committed to helping organisations build arrangements that feel natural, proportionate and sustainable — not burdensome or performative. Our work is steady, human and grounded in real‑world experience. That is the value we bring, and the approach we take to every engagement.
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