The knock
at the door.
You know what it is before you open it. The EHO officer does not book ahead.
Your paper folder is on the back shelf. Three years of loose checks, a stack of temperature logs from before the summer refit, a cleaning schedule that might be the old version.
You hand over what you can find and hope for the best.
How it works
Tell Checkly about your site. It generates the right daily checklists for your type of kitchen — a bakery's list is not a takeaway's list.
Log temperatures, run your opening and closing checks, record any incidents. Five minutes a day. Every entry is dated and signed off automatically.
Tap Generate Pack. Checkly compiles all 15 sections — automatically, dated, inspection-ready. Three seconds.
Temperature log · 8 Jul 2026 · 09:49
The EHO Readiness Pack
15 sections. Compiled automatically from your daily logs. Generated in three seconds.
Operators
Passed our last inspection in under ten minutes. The inspector was done before I’d even made a cup of tea.
We had a paper folder for six years. Every time an EHO came I’d spend an hour the night before trying to sort it. Checkly changed that on day one.
The SOPs wrote themselves. Literally. I didn’t know what an SOP was before Checkly. Now I have fifteen pages of them, all specific to my actual kitchen.
Features
Auto-generated per premises. A bakery's morning list is not a takeaway's list. Checkly knows the difference.
Checklists update automatically when you add or change equipment or staff.
Manual logging or IoT sensor. Out-of-range alerts the moment a fridge drifts, day or night.
Sensor support is optional. Start logging manually today, add hardware later if you want it.
RIDDOR-aware. Log, categorise, and record outcomes without a consultant or a paper form.
Every incident is timestamped, categorised, and included in your EHO pack automatically.
Checkly drafts standard operating procedures around your actual address, fire marshals, and first aiders. You review and sign them off. Not a blank template.
SOPs regenerate a fresh draft when you update your team or site details.
Available as a bolt-on at £15 per assessment. Checkly drafts from your real kitchen layout and team for you to review and approve.
Covers food safety, fire, COSHH, and manual handling. Included in the EHO pack once approved.
Fifteen sections, always current. Generated on demand. One tap, inspection-ready.
Handed over as a single document. The inspector’s favourite phrase: "That all seems in order."
Pricing
A compliance consultant charges £150–400 for a single visit. Checkly costs less and keeps you ready every day, not just the day after they leave.
Free to start. Payment set up after your first pack.
FAQ
No product can be EHO-approved, and any app claiming otherwise is misleading you. What Environmental Health Officers want to see is evidence of a working food safety management system and consistent due diligence. Checkly presents exactly that: a complete dated record they can read through in minutes.