# KeyCompass — Self-custody onboarding and security reviews > One-to-one self-custody onboarding sessions and independent security reviews. UK-based, > remote. KeyCompass never holds your keys, your recovery phrase, or your funds. Get self-custody right the first time — or find out where you can do better. One-to-one help moving your crypto off an exchange and onto a hardware wallet, from an independent UK self-custody consultant. Onboarding sessions if you're starting out, security reviews if you already hold your own keys. No product to sell you and no opinion on what you should buy: just the technical work, done alongside you on a video call. ## The boundary KeyCompass is **not a custodian, not a broker, and not an adviser.** Your keys, recovery phrase, and funds never leave your hands — not for a minute, not to help, not to check something. Nothing said in a session is investment, legal, or tax advice. KeyCompass is not authorised or regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. The work is technical and operational: how to hold safely what you already own. ## Services **Private onboarding session** — 90 minutes to a day, one-to-one, live. From £195. For people new to this, or whose crypto is still sitting on an exchange. Choosing and checking a hardware wallet, setting it up from scratch, generating and backing up the recovery phrase, sending a test amount, confirming it landed, then moving the rest. You drive; each step is explained as you go. You leave with a working wallet you set up yourself, a backup you have verified, a written record of your setup, and the habits that prevent the common losses. Details: https://keycompass.co.uk/onboarding **Threat and security review** — audit plus written report. From £295. For people who already self-custody and have not reviewed the setup. A structured walk through what you already have across four failure channels: phishing, device, backup loss, and succession. Nothing is changed during a review. You leave with a prioritised list of what to fix worst-first, plain-English reasoning for every item, an explicit list of what is already fine, and a re-assessment once you have made the changes. Details: https://keycompass.co.uk/security-review **Drop-in hour** — 60 minutes, video call. £95, paid when you book. Just have a few questions? Book an hour and bring your list: a step you are about to take, a warning you do not understand, a message you are not sure is genuine, or a second opinion on a setup. [Book a drop-in hour](https://cal.com/simongeils/drop-in-hour). Every price is fixed, with no VAT. The exact figure for a session or review is confirmed in writing after the free intake call. [Full pricing](https://keycompass.co.uk/pricing.md). ## How a session runs 1. **Before — the free thirty minutes.** A short intake form, then a thirty-minute call at no charge, to work out which service you need and what it will cost. If you do not need this yet, you will be told so. 2. **Prep — a list, sent in advance.** Which devices, a quiet hour, a pen. Nothing sensitive is written down or sent ahead of time. 3. **The session — video call.** Screen sharing runs on the practitioner's side only. You never show a recovery phrase, a private key, or an unlocked wallet. 4. **After — in writing.** A written summary within 48 hours covering what you set up and what is left to do, plus one follow-up thread for the first month. ## Who it is for Individuals, couples, and small businesses with meaningful holdings and no one plain-spoken to ask — people whose crypto is on an exchange and it has started to bother them; people who set something up years ago and have not looked since; people whose circumstances have changed; and companies where access, approval, and recovery all run through a single person. ## Questions **Will you ever ask for my recovery phrase?** No. Not the words, not a photo, not "just the first four". If anyone ever asks you for it — including someone claiming to be Simon — that is the scam. **I think I've lost my recovery phrase. Can you help?** No — and nor can anyone else. If the phrase is genuinely gone and the wallet will not open on any device, the funds are unreachable. But a lot of what looks lost is not: the wallet may still be open on a device you have, a phrase missing a word or two can often be rebuilt, and a correct phrase showing an empty wallet is usually looking in the wrong place. See [what can and cannot be recovered](https://keycompass.co.uk/lost-recovery-phrase.md). **How do I know it is really you?** KeyCompass never makes contact first. No cold call, no unexpected email, no Telegram, WhatsApp or LinkedIn message. Every conversation starts with you booking it. Mail comes only from hello@keycompass.co.uk or simon@keycompass.co.uk. **How much does it cost?** A free 30-minute intake call, then fixed prices: a drop-in hour for a short list of questions is £95, a private onboarding session starts at £195, and a security review starts at £295. There is no VAT and no percentage of what you hold. The exact figure for a session or review is confirmed in writing after the intake call, before you commit to anything. **Is any of this financial advice?** No. KeyCompass is not authorised or regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and does not give investment, legal, or tax advice. **Is this Bitcoin only?** No — most networks and the wallets that support them. Multi-asset setups are squarely in scope. **I am not technical. Is that a problem?** Most clients are not. Nothing assumes prior knowledge and no question is too basic. **Where are you?** UK-based, working remotely with clients anywhere, scheduled in your timezone where the hours allow. **Inheritance planning or a business treasury?** Not yet. A security review can tell you where your succession plan stands today. ## Book Start with the free thirty minutes. No obligation and no pitch. - [Book the intake call](https://cal.com/simongeils/30min) - [hello@keycompass.co.uk](mailto:hello@keycompass.co.uk) ## More - [About](https://keycompass.co.uk/about.md) - [Contact](https://keycompass.co.uk/contact.md) - [Privacy](https://keycompass.co.uk/privacy.md) - [Agent instructions](https://keycompass.co.uk/agent-instructions.md) --- KeyCompass provides educational and operational support only. It is not a financial adviser, is not authorised or regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, does not provide investment, legal, or tax advice, and never takes custody of client assets, keys, or recovery phrases. Cryptoassets are unregulated and high risk. You could lose all the money you invest. Take independent professional advice before making investment, legal, or tax decisions.