Beauhurst
The reference database for UK private companies
4.4Enterprise / CustomBest for Funds sourcing or diligencing UK companies
UK Private Company Data Sourcing
Overview
Beauhurst is the authority on UK private-company data, built on primary sources such as Companies House filings rather than press releases — which is how it surfaces the unannounced fundraisings most platforms never see. It tracks equity rounds, grants, accelerator attendance and high-growth signals across every registered UK business, with German coverage added more recently. Funds deploying capital in the UK find it hard to work around.
Key features
- Announced and unannounced UK fundraising data
- Filings-based tracking of every registered UK company
- Grants, accelerators and high-growth trigger signals
- Advanced search, collections and alerts
- API and CRM integrations
- Expanding German company coverage
Pros
- Unannounced-deal coverage rivals nothing else in the UK
- Primary-source data is auditable back to filings
- Strong search and alerting for thesis-driven sourcing
Cons
- Geographic scope is UK (plus Germany) only
- Premium pricing for a single-market dataset