2009 Q3/FTSE 350



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INDEX Facts

  • Completed date:

    20 Jul 2009

  • Total URLs tested:

    154,497

  • Total tests run:

    50,391,575

  • Total number of PDF's:

    6,925

  • URLs failing functional tests:

    3.70%

  • Pages failing code standards:

    74.58%

  • Pages missing a title:

    1.31%

  • Pages failing accessibility level A:

    27.63%

  • Pages failing accessibility level AA:

    95.25%

  • Poorest code quality:

    Mothercare (http://www.mothercare.com/) - 302,704 failures

  • Fastest average response time:

    Alliance Trust (http://www.alliancetrust.co.uk/)




Accessibility and Performance rankings Expand / contract icon

This table reports the average response time we recorded when testing each site. A response time above 0.7 seconds can have a negative effect on user experience.

This table reports the percentage of pages on the sites we tested that passed automated WCAG 1.0 A and AA testing (0 means every page had an issue).

Organisation Avg. Response Download (kB/s)
Only available for Qtr 4 2010 onwards
Organisation A AA
Smiths Group100.00100.00
Marstons100.0099.20
Daily Mail &​ General Trust100.0098.40
Land Securities Grou​p100.0093.60
Wpp100.0090.40
Sage Group100.0084.80
Provident Financial100.0076.80
Kingfisher100.0062.40
Imperial Tobacco Gro​up100.0048.80
Liberty Internationa​l100.0048.00
RIT Capital Partners​100.0045.95
BT Group100.0043.20
Wolseley100.0040.00
Wellstream Holdings100.0028.00
Brewin Dolphin Holdi​ngs100.0025.41
Charter Internationa​l100.0014.29
Heritage Oil100.009.09
SABMiller100.008.00
BARR (A.G.)100.005.60
Centrica100.002.40
BSS Group100.001.60
William Hill100.001.60
Ashmore Group100.001.09
British American Tob​acco100.000.80
Intercontinental Hot​els Group100.000.80
Michael Page Interna​tional100.000.80
Prudential100.000.80
Standard Life100.000.80
Aberforth Smaller Co​mpanies Tst100.000.00
Astrazeneca100.000.00
Baillie Gifford (Sco​ttish Inv Tr)100.000.00
Berkeley Group Holdi​ngs100.000.00
Bhp Billiton100.000.00
Cable &​ Wireless100.000.00
Carpetright100.000.00
Chemring Group100.000.00
Chloride Group100.000.00
Cobham100.000.00
Connaught100.000.00
DSG International100.000.00
Dairy Crest Group100.000.00
Davis Service Group100.000.00
Domino Printing Scie​nces100.000.00
Drax Group100.000.00
Electra Private Equi​ty100.000.00
Electrocomponents100.000.00
Enterprise Inns100.000.00
Fisher (James) &​ Sons100.000.00
Friends Provident Gr​oup100.000.00
Great Portland Estat​es100.000.00
Hays100.000.00
Hikma Pharmaceutical​s100.000.00
Homeserve100.000.00
ITV100.000.00
Impax Environmental ​Markets100.000.00
Inchcape100.000.00
International Power100.000.00
International Public​ Partnership100.000.00
JP Morgan Asset Mana​gement100.000.00
JPMorgan Emerging Ma​rkets Investment Tru​st100.000.00
JPMorgan Indian Inv ​Trust100.000.00
Ladbrokes100.000.00
Law Debenture Corp100.000.00
Lloyds Banking Group​100.000.00
Meggitt100.000.00
Melrose PLC100.000.00
Mercantile Investmen​t TST (the)100.000.00
Merchants Trust100.000.00
Millennium &​ Copthorne Hotels100.000.00
Mitchells &​ Butlers100.000.00
Monks Investment Tru​st PLC100.000.00
Mouchel Group100.000.00
Old Mutual100.000.00
Perpetual Income &​ Growth Inv Tst100.000.00
Peter Hambro Mining100.000.00
Premier Farnell100.000.00
Rentokil Initial100.000.00
SSL International100.000.00
SVG Capital100.000.00
Salamander Energy100.000.00
Severn Trent100.000.00
Stobart Group100.000.00
Synergy Health100.000.00
Talvivaara Mining Co​mpany100.000.00
Taylor Wimpey100.000.00
Tomkins100.000.00
Ultra Electronics Ho​ldings100.000.00
United Business Medi​a100.000.00
Vectura Group100.000.00
Vedanta Resources100.000.00
Weir Group100.000.00
FirstGroup99.2019.20
Barclays99.208.80
Legal &​ General Group99.208.00
Dana Petroleum99.200.80
Arm Holdings99.200.00
Barratt Developments​99.200.00
Burberry Group99.200.00
Caledonia Investment​s99.200.00
Chaucer Holdings99.200.00
GKN99.200.00
Go-Ahead Group99.200.00
Halfords Group99.200.00
Intertek Group99.200.00
Partygaming99.200.00
RSA Insurance Group99.200.00
Rathbone Brothers99.200.00
Schroders99.200.00
Spirent Communicatio​ns99.200.00
Tullow Oil99.200.00
Whitbread99.200.00
eaga99.200.00
Rank Group99.190.00
Robert Wiseman Dairi​es99.040.00
BH Global98.530.00
Northern Foods98.4065.60
Serco Group98.4040.00
Hargreaves Lansdown98.400.80
Aggreko98.400.00
Balfour Beatty98.400.00
Game Group98.400.00
Kier Group98.400.00
Melrose Resources98.400.00
Reed Elsevier98.400.00
Royal Dutch Shell98.400.00
SIG98.400.00
Scottish &​ Southern Energy98.400.00
Scottish Investment ​Trust98.400.00
Spirax-Sarco Enginee​ring98.400.00
Standard Chartered98.400.00
Xstrata98.400.00
BH Macro98.080.00
Yell Group97.6048.80
J Sainsbury97.6043.20
Venture Production97.6023.20
Amlin97.600.00
British Airways97.600.00
HSBC Holdings97.600.00
Home Retail Group97.600.00
ICAP97.600.00
IG Group Holdings97.600.00
National Express Gro​up97.600.00
Pace97.600.00
Qinetiq Group97.600.00
RPS Group97.600.00
Renishaw97.600.00
British Empire Secur​ities97.440.00
Bluebay Asset Manage​ment97.370.00
3I Group96.804.00
TR Property Investme​nt Trust96.801.60
Experian96.800.00
Hammerson96.800.00
Stagecoach Group96.800.00
Rexam96.0010.40
Halma96.009.60
Aviva96.001.60
Royal Bank Of Scotla​nd Group96.000.80
Euromoney Institutio​nal Investors96.000.00
HMV Group96.000.00
WH Smith95.241.90
Aberdeen Asset Manag​ement95.200.00
Arriva95.200.00
Bunzl95.200.00
Cairn Energy95.200.00
Goldman Sachs Dynami​c Opportunities95.200.00
Rio Tinto95.200.00
Ecofin Water &​ Power Opportunities​95.000.00
Blackrock World Mini​ng Trust94.440.00
Inmarsat94.400.00
Petrofac94.400.00
Shire93.601.60
Ashtead Group93.600.00
Forth Ports93.600.00
Pennon Group93.600.00
National Grid92.8011.20
Carillion92.800.00
Debenhams92.800.00
GlaxoSmithKline92.800.00
Man Group92.800.00
Morgan Sindall92.800.00
Murray Income Trust92.000.00
Restaurant Group92.000.00
Rotork92.000.00
BBA Aviation91.2020.80
Anglo American91.200.00
Diageo91.200.00
Edinburgh Dragon Tru​st91.200.00
Genus91.200.00
Britvic90.400.00
Edinburgh UK Tracker​ Trust90.400.00
Foreign &​ Col 90.400.00
Helical Bar90.400.00
Invensys90.400.00
Murray International​ Trust90.400.00
Tui Travel90.400.00
United Utilities Gro​up89.6065.60
Pearson89.600.00
Shanks Group89.600.00
Dechra Pharmaceutica​ls88.890.00
Derwent London88.000.00
Marks &​ Spencer Group88.000.00
Vodafone Group87.201.60
Logica87.200.80
Atkins (WS)87.200.00
Dexion Absolute87.200.00
SEGRO87.200.00
Cadbury86.400.00
Ferrexpo86.400.00
MITIE Group86.400.00
Spectris86.400.00
London Stock Exchang​e Group85.600.00
British Land Co84.8044.00
Easyjet84.800.80
Capita Group84.800.00
Carphone Warehouse G​roup84.000.00
Redrow84.000.00
Misys82.404.80
Associated British F​oods81.600.00
Bovis Homes Group81.600.00
Regus81.600.00
Dunedin Income Growt​h Inv Tst80.000.00
PZ Cussons78.4018.40
Close Brothers Group​78.400.00
Northumbrian Water G​roup78.400.00
Brit Insurance Holdi​ngs76.800.00
BAE Systems74.400.00
Unilever74.400.00
Wood Group (John)74.400.00
Persimmon73.600.80
SThree72.601.37
JKX Oil &​ Gas70.400.00
Victrex68.930.00
Fidelity Trusts68.000.00
St James's Place66.400.00
Alliance Trust65.600.00
Bg Group65.600.00
CSR64.000.00
Interserve60.000.00
Aveva Group59.200.00
Cookson Group59.200.00
Kazakhmys58.400.00
Morrison Wm Supermar​kets58.400.00
moneysupermarket.com​ group56.000.00
JD Wetherspoon 52.800.00
Absolute Return Trus​t51.140.00
Tate &​ Lyle48.000.00
De La Rue47.201.60
Thomson Reuters44.000.00
HSBC Infrastructure ​Company43.960.00
Reckitt Benckiser Gr​oup43.200.00
BPP Holdings42.400.00
Thomas Cook Group41.600.00
British Sky Broadcas​ting Group40.802.40
Mothercare39.200.00
BP36.000.00
Babcock Internationa​l Group36.000.00
Shaftesbury30.230.00
Novae Group28.800.00
Telecity Group28.000.00
Rightmove24.804.00
Dignity24.800.00
Premier Foods24.800.00
Keller20.000.00
Travis Perkins18.400.00
Greggs17.600.00
Admiral Group17.020.00
Beazley14.400.00
Lonmin14.400.00
Brown (N.) Group11.110.00
Micro Focus Internat​ional10.400.00
Smith &​ Nephew10.400.00
Lancashire Holdings9.6011.20
Witan Investment Tru​st9.600.00
Bodycote8.800.00
Soco International8.800.00
Computacenter8.000.00
Savills7.200.00
IMI6.400.00
Kesa Electricals6.400.00
Sports Direct Intern​ational6.400.00
Hiscox5.600.00
Jardine Lloyd Thomps​on Group5.600.00
Punch Taverns5.600.00
G4S4.800.00
Aquarius Platinum4.550.00
Fresnillo4.550.00
AMEC4.000.00
Greene King3.450.00
Eurasian Natural Res​ources Corporation3.200.00
Daejan Holdings2.560.00
PV Crystalox Solar2.560.00
VT Group2.401.60
Carnival2.400.00
Johnson Matthey2.400.00
Next1.600.80
Bellway1.600.00
Filtrona1.600.00
Henderson Group1.600.00
Intermediate Capital​ Group1.600.00
Xchanging1.600.00
Aegis Group0.800.00
Autonomy Corporation​0.800.00
Big Yellow Group0.800.00
Croda International0.800.00
Dimension Data Holdi​ngs0.800.00
Premier Oil0.800.00
Randgold Resources0.800.00
Rolls-Royce Group0.800.00
Tesco0.800.00
888 Holdings0.000.00
BTG0.000.00
Bankers Investment T​rust0.000.00
Catlin Group LD0.000.00
City of London Inves​tment Trust0.000.00
Colt Telecom Group S​A0.000.00
Compass Group0.000.00
Cranswick0.000.00
Domino's Pizza0.000.00
Dunelm Group0.000.00
Emerald Energy0.000.00
Evolution Group0.000.00
Fidessa Group0.000.00
Hochschild Mining0.000.00
Hunting0.000.00
Informa0.000.00
McBride0.000.00
Mondi0.000.00
Morgan Crucible Co0.000.00
Paypoint0.000.00
SDL0.000.00
Smith (DS)0.000.00
Temple Bar Investmen​t Trust0.000.00
Tullett Prebon0.000.00
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Error free sites

The following sites scored full marks for Function.

  • Anglo American
  • Ashmore Group
  • International Public Partnership
  • Berkeley Group Holdings
  • Blackrock World Mining Trust
  • British Empire Securities
  • Burberry Group
  • Catlin Group LD
  • Charter International
  • Cobham
  • Connaught
  • Dana Petroleum
  • Electra Private Equity
  • Electrocomponents
  • Evolution Group
  • Hammerson
  • HSBC Infrastructure Company
  • Home Retail Group
  • IG Group Holdings
  • Interserve
  • ITV
  • Kier Group
  • Land Securities Group
  • Law Debenture Corp
  • Merchants Trust
  • Mondi
  • Monks Investment Trust PLC
  • Novae Group
  • Peter Hambro Mining
  • Petrofac
  • Provident Financial
  • PZ Cussons
  • Randgold Resources
  • SIG
  • Smiths Group
  • Spirent Communications
  • Stagecoach Group
  • TR Property Investment Trust
  • Tullett Prebon
  • Victrex
  • Wpp
  • Xchanging
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Failing A & AA on every page

The following sites failed high priority tests on every page.

  • 888 Holdings
  • BTG
  • Catlin Group LD
  • Colt Telecom Group SA
  • Compass Group
  • Cranswick
  • Domino's Pizza
  • Smith (DS)
  • Dunelm Group
  • Emerald Energy
  • Evolution Group
  • City of London Investment Trust
  • Hochschild Mining
  • Hunting
  • Informa
  • Bankers Investment Trust
  • McBride
  • Mondi
  • Morgan Crucible Co
  • Paypoint
  • Fidessa Group
  • SDL
  • Temple Bar Investment Trust
  • Tullett Prebon
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Excluded from INDEX

The following sites were excluded from the INDEX.

  • 3i Infrastructure
  • Antofagasta
  • Bluecrest Allblue Fund (GBP)
  • UK Commercial Property Trust
  • Investec
  • British Assets Trust
  • JPMorgan EUR Fledgeling investment trust
  • JP Morgan
  • Polar Capital Technology Trust
  • Templeton Emerging Markets IT
  • Thames River Multi Hedge PCC (GBP)
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PDF testing

21.5% of checked PDFs were not tagged for accessibility.

Sitemorse performs twenty eight checks on PDF documents as part of our website benchmarking to ensure users do not experience problems such as broken links, or failing email addresses - we are also the first to test the accessibility compliance of PDF's.

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Top ten functional failures

The most common categories of functional failure.

url/fetch/badcookie
Web server attempted to set invalid cookie
60.74%
url/fetch/notfound
File not found
25.11%
url/fetch/unknownstatus
Unknown status code received from web server
2.71%
url/fetch/noaddr
Host not found in DNS
2.43%
url/fetch/accessdenied
Access is denied
1.67%
url/fetch/timeout
Timeout downloading file
1.62%
url/fetch/badport
Server port in URL must be numerical
1.41%
url/fetch/connref
Connection refused by server
0.95%
file/html/noframes
A <frameset> tag was found, but no <noframes>
0.86%
url/fetch/redirectloop
Redirect points back to the original page
0.72%
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Top ten code quality failures

The most common categories of code quality failure.

file/html/unknownentity
Unknown entity name
33.96%
file/html/badentity
Invalid character in entity
33.73%
file/html/tagnotallowed
A start tag has been found in a position in which that element may not appear
8.36%
file/html/badvalue
Invalid attribute value
6.01%
file/html/badattr
Invalid attribute name
4.92%
file/html/unknowntag
A start or end tag was found which was unrecognised
4.72%
file/html/closingunopened
A redundant close tag was found
2.47%
file/html/repeatedattr
A tag has been assigned the same attribute more than once
1.98%
file/html/unnecessaryclose
An end tag was found for an element which does not require one
1.27%
file/html/missingclose
An element is missing the required close tag
1.27%