Modern Slavery Act Statement

(for the financial year ended 31 January 2026)

Introduction

This statement sets out Glide’s actions to understand all potential modern slavery risks related to its business and to put in place steps that are aimed at ensuring that the risk of slavery or human trafficking is reduced in its own business and its supply chains. We respect the human rights of everyone who works for us and those who work on our behalf. Glide is committed to the prevention of slavery and human trafficking in all its forms and will not tolerate or condone it within any part of its business or supply chains. We expect similarly high standards from our business partners.

Our business

This policy applies to Glide Student & Residential Limited, which provides:

• managed internet services to high-density accommodation throughout the UK and Europe
• ultrafast business broadband through fibre optic and leased lines for business parks and SMEs across the UK
• internet, utility and communication services to customers in student accommodations and landlords with multiple properties
• connectivity, firewall, and filtering solutions to the education sector, including primary, secondary, and further education institutions

Supply chain

Our supply chain includes the procurement and installation of network hardware such as routers, switches and electronic equipment, consumables such as operational materials including stationary or PPE, cabling products, software, third party utilities (electricity and water) and services including subcontracted labour.

The subcontractors we work with provide additional resource for our operations including skills for cable installations, civils work and communications systems.

We do not manufacture ourselves except for in house produced software platforms and very much rely on our suppliers to provide finished products.

Due to the number of components in the electronic hardware we buy, our supply chain can be complex and will have many individual products from all over the world and an ever-changing group of suppliers. The risks we identified include migrant workers in debt bondage in electronics manufacturing, forced labour in components and raw materials and conflict minerals (tin, tantalum, tungsten, gold, cobalt). With these risks in mind, we have a set process (MS.15 Supplier Control) and criteria for onboarding any new supplier to assess for risk of modern slavery and human trafficking. This process outlines the actions required to onboard suppliers of products and services (including subcontractors). The criteria for onboarding are to meet all business requirements and legal and regulatory obligations, including data protection, information security, environmental controls, and modern slavery requirements.

Our policies

Glide maintains a set of policies which together define our position on slavery and human trafficking, and the standards we require of our people and of those who work on our behalf. These policies apply across all Glide’s operating companies and to everyone working for Glide, including employees, agency workers, contractors and subcontracted labour.

• Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Policy – prohibits slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour and human trafficking in any part of our business or supply chains, and sets out the responsibilities of managers and staff in upholding it.
• MS.15 Supplier Control – governs the onboarding, risk assessment and ongoing control of suppliers and contractors, including the modern slavery criteria applied before any new supplier is approved.
• Whistleblowing Policy – provides a confidential route for employees, workers, residents and suppliers to raise concerns about modern slavery without fear of retaliation.

Members of the public or external parties to Glide may report any incidents to HR@glide.co.uk. Alternatively, the Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline (08000 121 700) is available.

Where there may be immediate danger to a person, then we recommend this be reported to the police straight away.

• Recruitment Policy – includes right-to-work and employment checks to ensure all new employees are eligible to work in the UK and are formally onboarded and registered.
• Equal Opportunities and Diversity – aims to achieve equality by removing potential discrimination, ensuring that all employees are treated fairly and equitably, and promoting inclusion and respect for all workers, thereby helping to reduce the risk of discrimination, exploitation, and worker vulnerability.
• Business conduct and ethics – we have numerous policies that set out requirements for employees, designed to uphold integrity across business operations and our approach to zero tolerance of bribery and corruption.
• Glide Safeguarding Policy – demonstrates our commitment to ensuring the safety, dignity and wellbeing of all residents in accommodation settings where our engineers and support staff may see signs of exploitation (eg cuckooing). It includes the reporting procedure for escalation where any concern for a resident’s safety is identified.
• Glide Social Responsibility Policy Statement – outlines our responsibilities and the people we connect with through our work and doing business in a way which is fair, ethical and sustainable.

These policies are reviewed regularly and are made available to all staff via our document library or HR system. Suppliers are made aware of the standards we expect through our onboarding process and contract terms.

Understanding our supply chain & risks

Glide’s greatest exposure to modern slavery risk is within our supply chain, particularly in the manufacture of equipment and components used to deliver our services. Through our procurement and due diligence processes, we work with suppliers that demonstrate a commitment to identifying and managing modern slavery risks.

As part of our initiative to identify and manage risk, we operate systems to:

• identify, assess and monitor potential higher risk areas in our supply chains
• mitigate the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring in our supply chains through our due diligence processes to identify suitable suppliers

Where possible, we build long-standing relationships with our key suppliers and ensure that expectations of business behaviour are clear and consistent.

Implementation

Management at all levels is responsible for implementing the objectives considered in this statement. Glide will monitor the progress of our efforts in this area and issues (should they arise) and report back to our Human Resources team directly.

Effectiveness

To satisfy ourselves that we are effective in dealing with slavery and human trafficking in any part of our supply chains, we ensure that:

• we implement sufficient due diligence and risk assessment to control the onboarding of any new supplier
• reviews are in place to ensure new and existing suppliers continue to adhere to the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act Statement
• we maintain our whistle-blowing procedure for any modern slavery incident reporting
• we maintain our policies and processes operated throughout our business to ensure they continue to meet the requirements under this statement

We measure the effectiveness of these arrangements and processes through our audit programme and monitoring the performance of our suppliers and sub-contractors.

Training

Glide is committed to training and raising awareness of all staff on the importance of implementing and enforcing effective systems to ensure slavery and human trafficking are not in place on our supply chain.

We are committed to upholding the principles of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and maintaining a culture of vigilance across our workforce. All employees, including temporary and agency workers where applicable, will undertake mandatory modern slavery awareness training. The programme covers:

• understanding modern slavery, forced labour and human trafficking
• recognising potential indicators and warning signs
• reporting concerns through internal safeguarding and whistleblowing procedures
• understanding individual and organisational responsibilities
• ethical employment practices and supply chain awareness

Training compliance is monitored through our learning management system, with completion rates reviewed regularly to ensure ongoing compliance and awareness.

Monitoring and reporting

Issues that are identified in relation to modern slavery and human trafficking should be immediately reported to the Human Resources team. More general issues in relation to the running of this policy will also be reported back to the Human Resources team.

Concerns may also be raised confidentially under our Whistleblowing Policy. Details of how to do so are available in this policy which also includes an external contact for disclosures.

Members of the public or external parties to Glide may report any incidents to HR@glide.co.uk.  Alternatively, the Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline (08000 121 700) is available.

Where there may be immediate danger to a person, then we recommend this be reported to the police straight away.

This statement will be reviewed annually and published on our website: glide.co.uk.

This statement is made pursuant to section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes our group’s slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ended 31 January 2026.

Approval

This statement was approved by the Board of Directors of Glide Student and Residential Limited.

Tim Pilcher
Chief Executive Officer
29 September 2026