Security Review

Is polls.plinth.org.uk legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 94/100

Plinth is a verified UK community impact platform with a long-standing domain and positive independent reviews from charitable organizations.

polls.plinth.org.ukScanned 1h ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 98·MT 92
View density

Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
Data unavailable
Domain Age
3 years old
Registered May 16, 2023
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 95% confidence
SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

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Visual Screenshot Analysis

We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.

10
/ 100
Low visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The page appears to be a legitimate, fully-rendered login portal for a feedback survey service with no visible indicators of malicious intent or deceptive design.

Visual risk10/100

What our vision model saw

5 signals

Professional login interface with consistent branding for 'Plinth'

Clean, modern layout with high-quality custom graphic elements

Standard authentication form asking for email and password

No visible urgency tactics, fake trust badges, or intrusive pop-ups

Coherent design language between the logo and the UI components

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust92/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
The domain has been active for over three years and is a subdomain of an established UK software provider. Our analysis confirms it is operated by Time to Spare Ltd, a company officially registered in the UK since 2018. The site serves as a functional login portal for community organizations to manage surveys and grant data. We found no reports of fraud or malicious activity across major security databases. Furthermore, the platform maintains a high trust rating on independent review aggregators, reflecting its use by legitimate public sector entities.
Full dossier
Analysis complete

Page Content

The page is a professional authentication portal for the Plinth survey tool. It features a clean, modern layout with standard login fields and links to official social media profiles and legal documentation.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a reputable network with a valid SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt. It loads resources from trusted domains including Google Fonts and LinkedIn, showing no signs of malicious script injection.

Domain History

The domain plinth.org.uk was registered over 1,100 days ago, which aligns with the incorporation date of the parent company. This longevity is a strong indicator of a stable, legitimate business rather than a temporary scam site.

Web Reputation

Independent review aggregators show a high trust score of 4.5 out of 5 based on user feedback. The platform is actively used by UK councils and voluntary organizations, further validating its reputation in the charity sector.
Risk Factors
1
  • No contact email is directly visible on the login sub-page, though it is available on the main corporate site.
Positive Signals
5
  • Domain has been active for over 1,100 days.
  • Operated by a verified UK company (Time to Spare Ltd) with an active registration since 2018.
  • Positive reputation on independent review sites with a 4.5/5 rating.
  • Used by multiple UK government councils and charitable organizations.
  • Clean scan results across our antivirus partners and phishing blocklists.
AI Recommendation
This site is safe to use. You may proceed with logging in or completing surveys as requested by your organization.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for polls.plinth.org.uk, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
3.1 yrs
Registered May 2023
Business registration
Active · UK
Site traces back to an actively registered business.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
1 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain polls.plinth.org.uk is a subdomain of plinth.org.uk, used for anonymous surveys by UK community organisations, charities, councils (e.g. Cheshire West Voluntary Action, BCVS, Lamhan Scotland).
  • Main site plinth.org.uk describes AI-powered platform for community impact, grant management, surveys; claims trusted by 1,500+ organisations and 60+ funders managing £200m+ annually.
  • Company behind it is TIME TO SPARE LTD (11530023), active UK private limited company since 2018, with data protection registration ZA509591.
  • Trustpilot lists 4.5/5 from 11 reviews for plinth.org.uk; ScamAdviser gives trust score 76 and states 'probably legit'.
  • No scam reports, fraud complaints, or negative reviews found across web searches including Reddit; multiple legitimate uses in public sector and charity contexts (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn posts).
  • Site includes privacy policy, contact (hello@plinth.org.uk), and references to UK regulatory integrations (Charity Commission, Companies House).
  • Domain age aligns with company incorporation (2018); no indications of recent registration or suspicious activity.
Positive reviews (1)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • Trustpilotopen

    "plinth.org.uk . 4.4. Excellent. TrustScore 4.5 out of 5. 11 reviews."

Business registration
Status: active · UK

TIME TO SPARE LTD, company number 11530023, incorporated 21 August 2018, active private limited company, registered office Space 4, 113-115 Fonthill Road, London N4 3HH; SIC 62012 Business and domestic software development; next accounts due 31 May 2027.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We searched scam-report databases and consumer-review sites for polls.plinth.org.uk and found no reports of fraud or complaints. Instead, we found that the parent domain has a 4.5/5 rating on independent review sites. The platform is operated by TIME TO SPARE LTD (Company No. 11530023), an active UK business incorporated in 2018. Public records show the service is utilized by various UK organizations, including Cheshire West Voluntary Action and Lamhan Scotland, for community data collection.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Contact Verification

We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.

What We Found
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbers11530023
Postal addressPresent
Linked social profiles2
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • Phone number listed (11530023).
  • Postal address visible on the page.
  • Links to 2 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age3 years old
Registrar1api GmbH
RegisteredMay 16, 2023
ExpiresMay 16, 2027
Owner privacyHidden
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YR2
ExpiresSep 24, 2026 (83d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingVercel, Inc
Server locationUS
Web serverVercel

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1308http://polls.plinth.org.uk/
  • 2200https://polls.plinth.org.uk/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file1
ISPVercel, Inc
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

  • Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on polls.plinth.org.uk and not a lookalike like p-olls.plinth.org.uk.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

    Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.

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Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

  • Our automated security review found no threat indicators on polls.plinth.org.uk. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • polls.plinth.org.uk passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 94/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. polls.plinth.org.uk presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR2, expiring in 83 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • polls.plinth.org.uk is 3.1 years old, registered on 5/16/2023 through 1api GmbH. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • No. polls.plinth.org.uk is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • polls.plinth.org.uk resolves to an IP operated by Vercel, Inc in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on July 3, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around polls.plinth.org.uk have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·polls.plinth.org.uk
SAFE

This is a legitimate login portal for Plinth, a UK-based software platform used by charities and local governments for data collection. The domain is well-established and backed by a registered UK company with positive reviews. You can safely use this site for its intended purpose.

This site is safe to use. You may proceed with logging in or completing surveys as requested by your organization.

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Net signals
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