30 to 500 employees
Enough people for real collaboration, small enough that one approval covers the business.
From first call to payment
How licensing your company data works
Five steps, run by a UK team. We do the work, you approve the deal. Nothing is shared or licensed without your sign-off.
How long does it take to license company data?
As of October 2026, a typical licence takes 6–12 weeks from first call to payment. Most of that time is our work: rights checks, de-identification, paperwork and buyer negotiation. Your team’s time is measured in hours, across one call, approving the scope, granting read-only access and reviewing the offer.
- 1
Get a valuation
Tell us your sector, headcount, years of history and the systems you use. We give an indicative range.
You: one call - 2
Agree scope and rights
We confirm you have the right to license the data, agree what is included and excluded, and sign an NDA.
You: approve scope - 3
We prepare the data
Read-only extraction, de-identification, and a documented lawful basis, LIA and DPIA under UK GDPR.
You: grant access - 4
We match a buyer
Vetted AI labs review a redacted sample and a manifest. Nothing is licensed without your approval.
You: approve the offer - 5
The partnership begins
Once you approve and the buyer accepts the dataset, our partnership begins and you get paid.
You: nothing
The process in numbers
Key facts as of October 2026. See how much company data is worth for how values are set.
| Steps | Five: valuation, scope and rights, preparation, buyer matching, partnership |
|---|---|
| Typical duration | 6–12 weeks from first call to payment |
| Your team’s time | A few hours in total |
| Access to your systems | Read-only. Nothing in your systems changes |
| Your decision points | Approving the scope, and accepting or declining the offer |
| Indicative value | Most UK companies we assess: £100,000 to £500,000 |
| Documents you keep | Scope schedule and NDA, LIA, DPIA, de-identification certificate, transfer risk assessment and licence agreement |
What happens at each step?
Each step has a clear output and a decision point for you. You approve the scope before any data is touched, see the paperwork before anything is shared, and accept or decline the final offer. Step 3 follows the safeguards set out on our compliance page.
1
Get a valuation
A short call or form covering your sector, headcount, years of records and the tools you use, such as Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Slack, a CRM or a ticketing system. We send an indicative range, privately and with no obligation.
2
Agree scope and rights
We check your client contracts, supplier terms and staff policies so we know what you can license. You decide what’s in and what’s out, and the exclusions are written into the agreement. Everything is covered by an NDA.
3
We prepare the data
Read-only extraction, so nothing in your systems changes. Personal data is removed or replaced, and we write the legitimate interests assessment and DPIA. Your team grants access once; we do the rest.
4
We match a buyer
We take your dataset to vetted AI labs. They see a manifest and a redacted sample, never the full data, before a licence is signed. We negotiate price and terms, then bring the offer to you to accept or decline.
5
The partnership begins
We deliver the dataset by encrypted transfer once the licence is signed. When the buyer accepts it, our partnership begins and you get paid.
Why use a data broker instead of a listing site?
Listing sites leave the legal and technical work to you: rights checks, de-identification, GDPR paperwork and negotiating with AI labs. A full-service UK data broker takes all of that on. We run every licence from first call to payment with one named contact, and you approve every decision that matters.
What you do
- Take one call and answer a few questions
- Approve the scope and exclusions
- Grant read-only access to the agreed systems
- Approve or decline the offer
What we do
- Value your records and confirm your rights to license them
- Extract, de-identify and package the data
- Write the LIA, DPIA and de-identification certificate
- Find and vet buyers, and negotiate price and terms
- Handle secure delivery, invoicing and payment
Does my company qualify?
Demand is strongest for UK companies with 30 to 500 employees, at least three years of English-language records and mainstream tools such as Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Slack or a CRM. If you’re close, ask anyway. Insolvency practitioners should see our page for practitioners.
Three or more years of records
English-language digital history: messages, documents and system records.
Mainstream tools
Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Slack, a CRM or a ticketing system.
Questions about the process
How long does it take and when are we paid?
A typical licence takes 6–12 weeks from first call to payment. Once you approve the offer and the buyer accepts the dataset, our partnership begins and you get paid.
Do we keep ownership of our data?
Yes. We arrange non-exclusive licences by default, so you keep ownership and can carry on using your data.
How much of our team’s time will this take?
Usually a few hours in total: the first call, approving the scope, granting read-only access and reviewing the offer.
Can we pull out part-way through?
Yes. Nothing is licensed until you approve the offer. [Confirm any costs or terms if you withdraw after preparation.]
Find out what your records are worth
A private estimate, with no data shared and no obligation.