SentryGate
Fire door and building safety compliance software.
The founders
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The company
SentryGate is building compliance software for social landlords to manage statutory fire door and building safety checks end-to-end, from scheduling inspection jobs to inspectors' mobile devices to generating a one-click PDF evidence pack per property. Every visit captures device time, server time and location data to prove an inspector was actually on-site.
UK social housing providers face tightening building safety regulation and growing scrutiny over documented proof of inspections — not just that checks happened, but that they can be defended in legal proceedings. SentryGate is building for the gap between doing the work and proving it.
Founded in 2026 in Doncaster by Rik Courtney, the company is focused on a sector where missing or disputable paperwork carries real legal and safety consequences. The founding team is building SentryGate around a single hard problem: creating an unalterable audit trail landlords can stand behind.
With a UK base in Doncaster and a narrow focus on social housing compliance, the founder is building for a specific regulatory reality rather than a generic inspection tool. It's early days, so the proof will be in landlord adoption.
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