DataLedger FAQs

DataLedger is a structured UK company financial and ownership data provider. It transforms Companies House electronic filings and PSC records into analysis-ready datasets and API responses.

DataLedger is used for financial screening, ownership research, company analysis, CRM enrichment, AI workflows, M&A research, lead generation and product integrations.

Structured Companies House data is raw filing information converted into clean, searchable and comparable fields. DataLedger structures electronic filings into financial data, ratios, growth indicators, company profiles and ownership records that can be used immediately in spreadsheets, APIs and internal systems.

Companies House is the original public source. DataLedger builds on Companies House data by structuring electronic filings into analysis-ready financial data, API responses, custom datasets and searchable company records.

DataLedger also adds pre-calculated ratios, growth indicators, verification flags, PSC ownership data, parent company chains and subsidiary structures.

No. DataLedger is an independent UK data provider. It uses open Companies House data, Companies House PSC records and ONS reference data to provide structured financial and ownership datasets.

DataLedger is used by analysts, investors, private equity teams, M&A advisers, sales teams, recruiters, developers, AI product builders, CRM teams and researchers who need structured UK company financial or ownership data.

DataLedger ingests active UK companies from Companies House and processes electronically filed accounts. Almost 3 million companies have structured financial data available, with around 2.8 million records carrying DataLedger’s verification flag.

Paper-filed accounts are not included in the structured financial dataset because they cannot be reliably parsed and validated at scale.

DataLedger provides structured balance sheet data including total assets, current assets, fixed assets, liabilities, equity, employee count where disclosed, SIC codes, registered address, company status and incorporation dates.

Where disclosed, DataLedger also includes turnover and profit and loss figures.

No. Most UK SMEs do not publish turnover or profit figures because micro-entities and small companies can file accounts without a full income statement.

Where P&L data is disclosed, DataLedger includes it. API users can use hasPLFigures=true to filter for companies with P&L figures available.

Balance sheet data is available for far more UK companies than turnover or EBITDA. It can still show scale, liabilities, equity, financial resilience, growth and debt levels.

This makes balance sheet-led screening useful for UK SME analysis, lead generation, acquisition research, credit checks and financial benchmarking.

Yes. DataLedger includes pre-calculated ratios and growth indicators such as debt-to-equity ratio, debt-to-asset ratio, year-on-year asset growth and year-on-year net assets growth.

The verification flag confirms that balance sheet figures are internally consistent using the accounting relationship between assets, liabilities and equity.

In the API this appears as cVerified for the current year and pVerified for the previous year.

DataLedger processes new accounts filings as they become available. Pre-built datasets are refreshed monthly. Custom datasets are built using the latest processed data available at the time of request.

PSC stands for Person with Significant Control. It identifies individuals or relevant legal entities that own or control more than 25% of a UK company’s shares or voting rights, or otherwise exercise significant influence or control.

DataLedger includes PSC name, nationality, country of residence, year of birth, ownership band, voting rights, appointment rights, nature of control and whether the owner is an individual or corporate entity.

Yes. DataLedger can combine PSC ownership records with structured financial data, ratios, growth indicators, SIC codes, employee counts, registered address data and company status in the same export or API response.

Yes. DataLedger can filter companies by individual ownership, corporate ownership, PSC ownership bands and owner age. This can help identify founder-owned, owner-managed or corporate-backed businesses.

Yes. DataLedger supports PSC age filtering using owner year of birth where available. This is useful for succession-led research, acquisition targeting and identifying established owner-managed businesses.

Yes. The DataLedger API can return parent companies using parents=true and subsidiary companies using children=true. These can be combined with financials and PSC records in a single company profile request.

Yes. DataLedger provides a REST API that returns structured UK company financial data, company profiles, financial ratios, growth indicators, PSC ownership records, parent companies and subsidiaries in JSON format.

The main API endpoints are company autocomplete, company search and company profile. Search supports financial, sector, geography and ownership filters. Company profile supports optional financials, PSC records, parent companies and subsidiaries.

Credits are consumed per request. Search costs 1 credit. A company profile starts at 1 credit, with optional flags for additional data such as financials, PSC records, parent companies and subsidiaries. All profile flags combined cost a maximum of 10 credits.

Yes. DataLedger returns structured JSON responses that can be used in AI agents, custom GPTs, Claude workflows, n8n, Make, Zapier and internal tools. The API is designed for AI-ready company data workflows.

Yes. DataLedger can be integrated into CRMs, internal tools, lead generation platforms, due diligence workflows, dashboards and commercial software products, subject to the relevant commercial use terms.

Pre-built datasets are ready-made sector or theme-based files available for instant download. Custom datasets are built to your criteria using filters such as sector, geography, assets, liabilities, equity, ratios, growth, ownership and employee count.

Custom datasets can be filtered by SIC code, sector, geography, postcode, local authority, company age, employee count, assets, liabilities, equity, turnover where disclosed, ratios, growth indicators, PSC owner age and ownership structure.

Datasets are delivered in Excel or CSV format depending on the order type and your preference.

Yes. Paid DataLedger products include commercial use rights, subject to the Terms of Service. If you need redistribution, resale or embedded product use, contact DataLedger to confirm the right licence route.

Pre-built datasets start from £195. Custom financial datasets start from £295. Custom datasets with PSC ownership data start from £395. API access includes 25 free credits on signup, with monthly plans from £10 and one-off credit packs from £5.

Yes. Sample files are available for pre-built datasets. For custom dataset requests, DataLedger can usually provide sample records that match your requested criteria.

You can sign up at hub.dataledger.uk for 25 free API credits, browse pre-built datasets at dataledger.uk/packages, or email contact@dataledger.uk with your custom dataset criteria.

Yes. If you are unsure which filters to use, DataLedger can help shape the brief before you buy. This is useful for company screening, M&A research, lead generation, recruitment prospecting, CRM enrichment and ownership research.