DataLedger

Structured company data, without the chaos.

Clean, searchable financial insights from Companies House - ready to use, delivered via API.

Why DataLedger?

1. Save hours on messy data cleaning

Get consistently structured, standardised financial data - no more copy-pasting from PDFs or guessing at balance sheets.

2. Search and filter with precision

Search by financial indicators like employee count, liabilities, assets, and year-on-year performance across industries.

3. Plug straight into your workflow

Access data via API, ready for spreadsheets, dashboards, or internal tools - so your team can stop rekeying and start analysing.

4. Reduce cost and reliance on clunky platforms

Built on open data, DataLedger is more affordable than legacy providers and removes the friction of working with Companies House directly.

5. Confident decisions, made faster

Know you're using accurate, reliable information - whether you're qualifying prospects, benchmarking competitors or selling insights internally.

What is DataLedger?

DataLedger is a financial data platform that transforms messy company filings into structured, searchable insights delivered via API.

Unlike Companies House, generic data platforms, or costly manual processes, DataLedger offers clean, reliable financial data that saves time, reduces cost, and integrates seamlessly into your existing workflows - so you can act faster, with more confidence.

We help finance professionals, analysts, and business developers access reliable UK company data for due diligence, prospecting, and market analysis.

Companies House Challenges

  • Raw, unstructured filings - Endless individual files that need manual processing

  • Hard to search effectively - Can't filter by financial thresholds without building custom logic

  • Time-consuming manual work - Copy-pasting from PDFs and stitching together datasets

  • Limited discovery options - Hard to find companies without exact names or numbers

DataLedger Solution

  • Structured data in one API - Pre-processed, clean financial data ready to use

  • Smart search and filtering - Find companies by assets, revenue, employee count, and more

  • Seamless workflow integration - Plug directly into your CRMs, dashboards, and tools

  • Comprehensive discovery - Autocomplete, SIC codes, and location-based search

Industry Use Cases

  • SME Credit Assessment Using Electronic Filing Data

    Access structured balance sheet and P&L data from UK companies that file electronically with Companies House. DataLedger provides pre-calculated financial ratios and growth metrics for SME credit assessment and portfolio analysis.

    Key use cases:

    • Debt ratio analysis: Use pre-calculated debt-to-equity and debt-to-asset ratios for credit risk assessment

    • Asset growth monitoring: Track year-on-year asset growth and net asset growth rates to identify expanding businesses

    • SME portfolio screening: Filter companies by equity levels, total assets, and liability thresholds for targeted lending

    • Financial health tracking: Monitor changes in key ratios across your client base using verified data

    Available financial metrics:

    • Debt-to-equity ratios (current and previous year)

    • Debt-to-asset ratios (current and previous year)

    • Asset growth rates (year-on-year percentage change)

    • Net asset growth rates (year-on-year percentage change)

    • Complete balance sheet line items (when using detailed API calls)

    • P&L data including turnover and profit/loss (where companies file full accounts)

    Data coverage: Electronic filings only - excludes large corporates that file on paper, but covers the growing SME and digitally-native business segment.

    Technical implementation: REST API with financial ratio filters, bulk company screening, data quality indicators.

    Progressive SME lenders are using structured electronic filing data for faster credit decisions. Still manually processing company accounts whilst competitors leverage structured data?

  • Skip Building Companies House Infrastructure - Use Our API Instead

    Avoid the cost and complexity of building your own Companies House data pipeline. DataLedger provides ready-to-use structured financial data via API, eliminating months of development work and ongoing infrastructure costs.

    Key benefits:

    • Avoid infrastructure costs: No need to build ETL pipelines, data storage, or processing systems for Companies House filings

    • Reduce engineering overhead: Skip months of development work parsing XBRL files and handling data quality issues

    • Enhanced product offering: Provide users with debt ratios, growth metrics, and financial analysis without building the calculation engine

    • Faster time-to-market: Integrate financial intelligence features in days, not months

    • Ongoing maintenance savings: No need to monitor Companies House API changes or handle data format updates

    Implementation advantages:

    • On-demand data access: Call our API as needed rather than storing and maintaining your own database

    • Pre-calculated financial ratios: Get debt-to-equity, debt-to-asset, and growth rates without building calculation logic

    • Quality-assured data: Verified financial metrics (cVerified, pVerified) eliminate data validation work

    • Structured JSON responses: Clean, consistent data format perfect for AI/ML applications

    • Scalable pricing: Credit-based model grows with your usage without fixed infrastructure costs

    Product enhancement opportunities:

    • Intelligent onboarding: Auto-populate company profiles reducing user data entry by 90%

    • AI-powered insights: Feed structured financial data into LLMs for custom report generation

    • Risk scoring features: Embed pre-calculated financial health indicators into your platform

    • Competitive analysis tools: Provide users with industry benchmarking using our sector data

    • Lead qualification enhancement: Enrich CRM records with growth indicators and financial stability scores

    Technical implementation: RESTful API with comprehensive documentation and integration examples. Credit-based pricing eliminates upfront infrastructure investment.

    Leading software platforms are focusing on their core product whilst leveraging DataLedger for financial intelligence. Still building Companies House infrastructure whilst competitors ship features faster?

  • SME Market Research & Industry Analysis

    Access structured financial data for comprehensive market research and industry analysis. DataLedger provides detailed balance sheet and P&L data for evidence-based market insights and competitive intelligence.

    Key use cases:

    • Market sizing and segmentation: Use financial filters to calculate total addressable market by revenue, assets, or geographic region

    • Industry trend analysis: Track sector performance using growth rates, debt ratios, and financial health indicators across SIC codes

    • Competitive benchmarking: Analyse competitor financial performance using balance sheet and P&L data

    • Economic impact assessment: Monitor SME sector health through asset growth and financial stability metrics

    • Research report development: Generate data-driven insights using comprehensive electronic filing database

    Available analytical capabilities:

    • Financial health analysis using debt-to-equity and debt-to-asset ratios

    • Growth trend identification through asset growth and net asset growth rates

    • Sector performance comparison

    • Geographic market analysis using postcode and local authority data

    • Employee count analysis for workforce and operational insights

    Data coverage: Electronic filing companies - comprehensive coverage of SMEs, growth companies, and digitally-native businesses.

    Technical implementation: Bulk data export, advanced filtering APIs, statistical analysis capabilities, and geographic segmentation tools.

    Leading market research firms are using structured electronic filing data for comprehensive industry analysis. Still relying on surveys and estimates whilst comprehensive financial data provides definitive market insights?

  • Advisory Services Using Structured Financial Data

    DataLedger provides structured balance sheet and P&L analysis for modern advisory services.

    Key use cases:

    • Growth company identification: Use asset growth rates to identify expanding businesses for advisory services

    • EIS qualifying company analysis: Filter by equity levels, employee counts, and growth indicators for EIS investment advice

    • Client benchmarking: Compare client debt-to-equity ratios and growth metrics against sector peers

    • Financial health monitoring: Track year-on-year balance sheet changes for existing advisory clients

    • Tech sector focus: Electronic filers include many SaaS, consulting, and digital businesses

    Available analysis capabilities:

    • Pre-calculated debt-to-equity and debt-to-asset ratios for financial health assessment

    • Year-on-year asset growth analysis for expansion tracking

    • Net asset growth monitoring for wealth creation assessment

    • Complete balance sheet breakdown (fixed assets, current assets, liabilities)

    • P&L analysis including turnover and margins (where full accounts are filed)

    • Employee count data for operational analysis

    Data coverage: Companies filing electronically - primarily SMEs, growth companies, and tech businesses rather than traditional large corporates.

    Technical implementation: API filtering by growth rates, financial ratios, and balance sheet metrics with quality assurance indicators.

    Modern advisory firms are building expertise in the growing SME sector through electronic filing intelligence. Focusing only on traditional large corporates whilst the digital economy expands?

  • Growth Company Recruitment Intelligence

    Target companies with demonstrated financial growth using structured balance sheet metrics. DataLedger's electronic filing database captures dynamic businesses with expanding operations.

    Key use cases:

    • Growth indicator targeting: Use asset growth rates to identify companies likely expanding their workforce

    • Financial stability screening: Filter prospects by debt-to-equity ratios to focus on financially stable potential clients

    • Expansion tracking: Monitor year-on-year asset growth and employee count changes for hiring predictions

    • Sector specialisation: Electronic filers include many tech, consulting, and digital businesses with active recruitment needs

    • Prospect qualification: Focus outreach on companies with positive financial indicators

    Available growth indicators:

    • Year-on-year asset growth rates (companies expanding their asset base)

    • Net asset growth tracking (business expansion indicator)

    • Employee count filtering (direct hiring indicator)

    • Debt-to-equity analysis for financial stability assessment

    • Incorporation date filtering to identify new, potentially expanding businesses

    • SIC code targeting for sector-specific recruitment focus

    Data coverage: Electronic filing companies only - excludes traditional large corporates but captures the dynamic SME and growth company segment.

    Technical implementation: API filtering by employee ranges, growth rate thresholds, financial stability metrics, and incorporation dates.

    Leading recruitment agencies are using financial growth indicators to identify hiring opportunities before competitors. Still cold-calling randomly whilst growth data shows exactly which companies are expanding?

  • Data-Driven Prospect Identification & Lead Qualification

    Transform your business development approach using structured financial intelligence. DataLedger provides the data needed for targeted prospecting, lead scoring, and sales pipeline development.

    Key use cases:

    • Prospect qualification: Filter potential clients by financial health indicators and growth metrics

    • Lead scoring and prioritisation: Rank prospects using debt-to-equity ratios, asset growth, and financial stability

    • Target market identification: Identify high-value prospects by revenue, assets, and employee count thresholds

    • Sales territory planning: Analyse prospect density and financial profiles across geographic regions

    • Pipeline development: Build targeted prospect lists using industry, size, and growth criteria

    Available targeting capabilities:

    • Financial health scoring using pre-calculated debt and asset ratios

    • Growth company identification through asset growth and net asset growth rates

    • Size-based targeting by revenue, assets, and employee count

    • Geographic targeting using postcode and local authority filters

    • Industry-specific prospecting across detailed SIC code classifications

    • New business identification using incorporation date filtering

    Data coverage: Electronic filing companies - ideal for targeting SMEs, growth companies, and tech businesses that often have higher technology adoption rates.

    Technical implementation: Advanced search APIs, prospect list generation, growth indicator filtering, and CRM integration capabilities.

    Top-performing business development teams are using financial intelligence for targeted prospecting. Still working from basic company directories whilst structured data reveals the best prospects?

Frequently Asked Questions

  • You can search UK companies by total assets, equity values, SIC industry codes, location/postcode, and company name. CHat lets you ask these questions in plain English, while our API provides the same filtering capabilities programmatically for enterprise applications.

  • Companies House only allows exact company name searches. DataLedger transforms this into intelligent business research - find "accountants in Manchester with assets over £100k" or "dormant companies in Glasgow with liabilities over £50k" through natural language queries.

  • CHat is your conversational interface to our DataLedger API. It takes your natural language questions, converts them into precise API calls, and returns structured business intelligence. Everything CHat can do is available programmatically through our developer platform.

  • Revenue and profit data are included in detailed company profiles once you find companies through our current search filters. We're actively developing revenue and profit search capabilities for direct filtering.

  • DataLedger updates daily with new Companies House filings. When a company files new accounts, the structured financial data is typically available within 24 hours through both CHat and API endpoints.

  • Yes, our RESTful API is designed for seamless integration with CRMs, business intelligence platforms, compliance systems, and custom applications. We provide comprehensive documentation and integration support.

  • Yes, our paid plans include a licence for commercial reuse of the data.

  • The Business Plan provides unlimited tokens within our fair usage guidelines. You're still subject to a 50,000 tokens per hour rate limit to ensure reliable service for all users, but you won't be charged for additional tokens beyond your monthly allocation.

  • All users have a rate limit of 50,000 tokens per hour, calculated on a rolling basis. If you exceed this limit, you'll receive error responses and need to wait for the rate limit to reset. This ensures optimal performance for everyone.

  • If you have legitimate business requirements that exceed our standard limits, contact us at contact@dataledger.uk. We can discuss custom enterprise plans, bulk data exports, or dedicated infrastructure for high-volume users.

Flexible pricing

  • Starter

    £5.00 - One-time purchase

    100 credits

    Full API access

    CHat (Companies House accounts translator)

  • Pro

    £10.00 - One-time purchase

    250 credits

    Full API access

    CHat (Companies House accounts translator)

  • Pro Plan

    £10.00/month

    300 credits

    Monthly renewal

    Full API access

    CHat (Companies House accounts translator)

  • Business Plan

    £20.00/month

    2,000 credits

    Monthly renewal

    Full API access

    CHat (Companies House accounts translator)

  • Enterprise

    Unlimited credits

    Full API access

    CHat (Companies House accounts translator)

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