Company information and statistics
Build strong relationships to grow your business
Understanding the businesses you trade with is crucial for forming lasting, productive relationships, whether they are your customers or suppliers. Our resources provide you with access to contact information, financial details, and credit scores of all UK-registered companies. You can also create targeted marketing contact lists and gain insights into your competitors.
Company information data and research
An all-in-one platform for UK company intelligence, offering financial insights, growth forecasts, risk analysis and sector trends, plus onsite access to government procurement data on buyers, suppliers, contracts and compliance.
has links to online industry directories worldwide, plus international trade organisations and business networks.
has worldwide market research with analysis and trends, including leading company profiles, country reports, and country and market statistical data.
is primarily a market research tool looking at the UK, overseas and regional markets and contains mini profiles on companies.
has profiles and financials for 15 million companies worldwide. It also provides worldwide statistics and forecasts for all consumer markets and industry sectors, demographics, economics and other statistics.
Access to the databases
To access these databases you will need an SBREC membership. A subscription membership gives you remote access to most databases, alternatively a free membership will give you access to all our databases in-person at the Centre. Check our opening times.
Additional resources
Visit our blog to read articles about starting a business. from industry professionals and successful start ups who have lots of experience to share.
Press articles are a powerful source of business information. Business Source Premier and European Newsstream contain thousands of articles that are useful for finding out about trends, information on companies, and tips and advice on practical issues such as advertising or managing staff.
- ARL – Adviser Ranking Ltd
- Association of British Insurers
- Care Homes Guide
- Charity Choice
- Company registration offices overseas
- Company Share Prices (Morningstar)
- ENDS – environmental solutions providers
- Europages
- FCA Listing Rules
- Grocer: Directory of manufacturers & suppliers
- Hargreaves Lansdown
- ICAEW (Chartered Accountants)
- IFLR1000 (the world’s leading financial law firms)
- Institute of Certified Bookkeepers - members
- Insurance Directory
- Investment Funds (UK)
- Kompass
- Let's recycle (directory and information on recycling)
- National Union of Journalists Freelance Directory – directory of media freelancers
- Nominated Advisers (for companies wanting to float on the AIM)
- Property fund managers
- The Gender Index
- The World Bank’s Open Knowledge Repository
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Wall Street Journal financial charts
- Yahoo Finance