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Report Summary

  • 11

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    24% of other websites

  • 79

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 47% of websites

  • 67

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    24% of websites

  • 90

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    68% of websites

burgesshodgson.co.uk

Homepage - Burgess Hodgson

Page Load Speed

2.5 sec in total

First Response

552 ms

Resources Loaded

1.9 sec

Page Rendered

127 ms

burgesshodgson.co.uk screenshot

About Website

Visit burgesshodgson.co.uk now to see the best up-to-date Burgess Hodgson content and also check out these interesting facts you probably never knew about burgesshodgson.co.uk

Accountants Kent - Burgess Hodgson are a chartered accountants based in Canterbury, Kent. We provide accountancy services and business advice as well as additional services such as tax, forensic accou...

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Key Findings

We analyzed Burgesshodgson.co.uk page load time and found that the first response time was 552 ms and then it took 2 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is quite a good result, as only 40% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

burgesshodgson.co.uk performance score

11

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value4.7 s

13/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value14.5 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value8.4 s

18/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value3,100 ms

2/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.27

45/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value18.4 s

3/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

burgesshodgson.co.uk

552 ms

bh_new.css

331 ms

timestamp.js

192 ms

AC_RunActiveContent.js

286 ms

ieupdate.js

79 ms

Our browser made a total of 71 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 94% of them (67 requests) were addressed to the original Burgesshodgson.co.uk, 3% (2 requests) were made to Google-analytics.com and 1% (1 request) were made to S3.amazonaws.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (670 ms) belongs to the original domain Burgesshodgson.co.uk.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 81.8 kB (16%)

Content Size

496.4 kB

After Optimization

414.5 kB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Burgesshodgson.co.uk main page is 496.4 kB. This result falls beyond the top 1M of websites and identifies a large and not optimized web page that may take ages to load. 25% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 426.7 kB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-81%

Potential reduce by 26.3 kB

  • Original 32.3 kB
  • After minification 27.4 kB
  • After compression 6.0 kB

HTML content can be minified and compressed by a website’s server. The most efficient way is to compress content using GZIP which reduces data amount travelling through the network between server and browser. This page needs HTML code to be minified as it can gain 4.9 kB, which is 15% of the original size. It is highly recommended that content of this web page should be compressed using GZIP, as it can save up to 26.3 kB or 81% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-9%

Potential reduce by 39.3 kB

  • Original 426.7 kB
  • After minification 387.4 kB

Image size optimization can help to speed up a website loading time. The chart above shows the difference between the size before and after optimization. Burgess Hodgson images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-29%

Potential reduce by 8.1 kB

  • Original 27.9 kB
  • After minification 24.3 kB
  • After compression 19.8 kB

It’s better to minify JavaScript in order to improve website performance. The diagram shows the current total size of all JavaScript files against the prospective JavaScript size after its minification and compression. It is highly recommended that all JavaScript files should be compressed and minified as it can save up to 8.1 kB or 29% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-87%

Potential reduce by 8.2 kB

  • Original 9.5 kB
  • After minification 7.6 kB
  • After compression 1.3 kB

CSS files minification is very important to reduce a web page rendering time. The faster CSS files can load, the earlier a page can be rendered. Burgesshodgson.co.uk needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 8.2 kB or 87% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 13 (19%)

Requests Now

70

After Optimization

57

  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 70 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Burgess Hodgson. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 6 to 1 for JavaScripts and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

burgesshodgson.co.uk

burgesshodgson.co.uk

552 ms

bh_new.css

bh_new.css

331 ms

timestamp.js

timestamp.js

192 ms

AC_RunActiveContent.js

AC_RunActiveContent.js

286 ms

ieupdate.js

ieupdate.js

79 ms

9910.js

9910.js

10 ms

outer_background_blue.jpg

outer_background_blue.jpg

80 ms

top_strip_backer.jpg

top_strip_backer.jpg

80 ms

address_details.jpg

address_details.jpg

247 ms

header_backer.jpg

header_backer.jpg

81 ms

search_search_text.jpg

search_search_text.jpg

163 ms

search_site_arrow_off.jpg

search_site_arrow_off.jpg

180 ms

h_home_off.jpg

h_home_off.jpg

168 ms

h_tandc_off.jpg

h_tandc_off.jpg

178 ms

h_sitemap_off.jpg

h_sitemap_off.jpg

175 ms

h_links_off.jpg

h_links_off.jpg

244 ms

logo.jpg

logo.jpg

409 ms

nav_title.jpg

nav_title.jpg

271 ms

n_mng_consultancy_off.jpg

n_mng_consultancy_off.jpg

266 ms

n_mng_accounting_off.jpg

n_mng_accounting_off.jpg

279 ms

n_financial_rep_off.jpg

n_financial_rep_off.jpg

327 ms

n_corp_finance_off.jpg

n_corp_finance_off.jpg

331 ms

n_tax_planning_off.jpg

n_tax_planning_off.jpg

356 ms

n_rd-tax-relief_off.jpg

n_rd-tax-relief_off.jpg

368 ms

n_forensic_accounting_off.jpg

n_forensic_accounting_off.jpg

376 ms

n_charities_accounting_off.jpg

n_charities_accounting_off.jpg

411 ms

n_auditing_insurance_off.jpg

n_auditing_insurance_off.jpg

416 ms

n_company_sec_off.jpg

n_company_sec_off.jpg

439 ms

n_book-keeping_off.jpg

n_book-keeping_off.jpg

456 ms

n_payroll_services_off.jpg

n_payroll_services_off.jpg

472 ms

n_spacer.jpg

n_spacer.jpg

482 ms

btn-newsletter-signup.jpg

btn-newsletter-signup.jpg

496 ms

n_case_studies_off.jpg

n_case_studies_off.jpg

505 ms

n_testminonials_off.jpg

n_testminonials_off.jpg

525 ms

n_factsheets_off.jpg

n_factsheets_off.jpg

533 ms

n_dates_off.jpg

n_dates_off.jpg

547 ms

breadcrumb_spacer.jpg

breadcrumb_spacer.jpg

557 ms

tnav_about_off2.jpg

tnav_about_off2.jpg

576 ms

tnav_news_off2.jpg

tnav_news_off2.jpg

581 ms

tnav_partners_off2.jpg

tnav_partners_off2.jpg

602 ms

tnav_contact_off2.jpg

tnav_contact_off2.jpg

611 ms

tnav_careers_off2.jpg

tnav_careers_off2.jpg

623 ms

ga.js

ga.js

4 ms

track.js

track.js

277 ms

__utm.gif

__utm.gif

11 ms

tnav_tables_off.jpg

tnav_tables_off.jpg

575 ms

tnav_blog_off.jpg

tnav_blog_off.jpg

594 ms

icon_calculate_tax.jpg

icon_calculate_tax.jpg

607 ms

icon_graduates.jpg

icon_graduates.jpg

534 ms

burgess-hodgson-canterbury-accountants.jpg

burgess-hodgson-canterbury-accountants.jpg

625 ms

Budget2016(home).jpg

Budget2016(home).jpg

614 ms

Budgetbriefs(home).jpg

Budgetbriefs(home).jpg

665 ms

charity_main_copy(1)(1).jpg

charity_main_copy(1)(1).jpg

670 ms

home_quote-wide.jpg

home_quote-wide.jpg

571 ms

we-are-recruiting.jpg

we-are-recruiting.jpg

589 ms

home-rss-button.jpg

home-rss-button.jpg

617 ms

home-tax-tables.jpg

home-tax-tables.jpg

627 ms

twitter.jpg

twitter.jpg

632 ms

search_field_background.jpg

search_field_background.jpg

594 ms

newsletter-box-bg.jpg

newsletter-box-bg.jpg

589 ms

field_background.jpg

field_background.jpg

569 ms

home_left_image.jpg

home_left_image.jpg

604 ms

sn_management_on.jpg

sn_management_on.jpg

87 ms

sn_accounting_on.jpg

sn_accounting_on.jpg

121 ms

sn_forensic_on.jpg

sn_forensic_on.jpg

97 ms

sn_financial_services_on.jpg

sn_financial_services_on.jpg

121 ms

sn_bookkeeping_on.jpg

sn_bookkeeping_on.jpg

112 ms

sn_payroll_on.jpg

sn_payroll_on.jpg

104 ms

sn_secretarial_on.jpg

sn_secretarial_on.jpg

163 ms

sn_tax_on.jpg

sn_tax_on.jpg

175 ms

sn_auditing_on.jpg

sn_auditing_on.jpg

182 ms

Accessibility Review

burgesshodgson.co.uk accessibility score

79

Accessibility Issues

Contrast

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Impact

Issue

High

Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio.

Navigation

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Impact

Issue

High

Heading elements are not in a sequentially-descending order

Names and labels

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

High

Links do not have a discernible name

Best Practices

burgesshodgson.co.uk best practices score

67

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

High

Includes front-end JavaScript libraries with known security vulnerabilities

Low

Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

User Experience

Impact

Issue

High

Serves images with low resolution

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

SEO Factors

burgesshodgson.co.uk SEO score

90

Search Engine Optimization Advices

Content Best Practices

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

Impact

Issue

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

Mobile Friendly

Make sure your pages are mobile friendly so users don’t have to pinch or zoom in order to read the content pages. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/search/mobile-sites/).

Impact

Issue

High

Document uses legible font sizes

High

Tap targets are not sized appropriately

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    EN

  • Encoding

    ISO-8859-1

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Burgesshodgson.co.uk can be misinterpreted by Google and other search engines. Our service has detected that English is used on the page, and it matches the claimed language. Our system also found out that Burgesshodgson.co.uk main page’s claimed encoding is iso-8859-1. Changing it to UTF-8 can be a good choice, as this format is commonly used for encoding all over the web and thus their visitors won’t have any troubles with symbol transcription or reading.

Social Sharing Optimization

burgesshodgson.co.uk

Open Graph description is not detected on the main page of Burgess Hodgson. Lack of Open Graph description can be counter-productive for their social media presence, as such a description allows converting a website homepage (or other pages) into good-looking, rich and well-structured posts, when it is being shared on Facebook and other social media. For example, adding the following code snippet into HTML <head> tag will help to represent this web page correctly in social networks: