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For insolvency practitioners and advisers.

Digital records can be a real asset in a liquidation or a sale. We look quickly, tell you straight if there’s value, and work to your timetable.

Server inventorycompany in liquidation
FolderYearsSizeInterest
Projects2009–2024410 GBHigh
Email archive2012–202496 GBHigh
Accounts2010–202412 GBMedium
HR and payroll2009–20248 GBLeave out

Projects and email are the interesting part. HR and payroll stay out.

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Example only. Names and figures made up.

Why it’s worth a look.

Another asset for creditors

Records that show how work got done can have value to AI labs, alongside the usual book debts and equipment.

A fast first look

Send a short description and we’ll reply within a week, or sooner if a server is due to be switched off.

Clean handling

Exclusions are agreed, and nothing moves without a signed agreement between the owner and the named buyer. NDAs, samples and file transfer are handled directly between them.

Buy or licence

We introduce the office-holder or owner to vetted buyers. The owner or office-holder and the buyer agree whether it is a sale or a licence, in writing, before they commit.

How it works with an office-holder.

  1. 1. Describe what’s there

    The business, the years covered, where the records sit and any deadline. No files or logins.

  2. 2. Get a straight answer

    Within a week, or sooner if a server is due to be switched off. We tell you if there’s interest and why.

  3. 3. Agree the terms

    If there’s a fit, we introduce you to the buyer. Scope, exclusions and timing are agreed in writing between you and the buyer, for your solicitor to review.

  4. 4. Introduction and agreement

    You and the buyer agree how personal details are handled, how the files are transferred, and how payment is made. Our referral fee comes from the buyer.

What to tell us first.

Rough answers are fine. A short email covering these is enough for a first look.

Before anything is wiped

If a server or cloud account is about to be closed, tell us first. Once it’s gone, it’s gone.

Accountants, solicitors and brokers.

Advising a business owner who’s selling up, retiring or closing? Their old records might be worth more than they think. Introduce them, tell us your role, and we’ll keep you in the loop.

We check ownership and permissions early, so nobody wastes time on an archive that can’t be sold.

Wanted right now.

Buyers are asking for these today. If this sounds like your business, or a business you look after, we’d like to talk.

WANTED

Consulting, advisory and audit firms

About 50 to 500 staff

Complete engagement histories, ideally with:

  • The brief or statement of work
  • Interview notes and client data
  • Draft and final models, with live formulas
  • Decks with review comments
  • Client emails
  • Implementation tracking, if you have it
That’s us

WANTED

B2B software companies with a data team

About 50 to 1,000 staff

What the data team built and ran, ideally with:

  • A dbt or similar repo, with git history and pull requests
  • Pipeline and job run history, and incidents
  • Data loading (ingestion) logs
  • BI dashboards
  • The data team’s Slack and Jira
That’s us

Anything else that shows how work gets done

Any size, any sector

Engineering and machine files, lab and research data, field and delivery records, customer service histories, and plenty more.

Tell us what you’ve got and we’ll tell you straight if there’s a buyer.

Tell us what you’ve got

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Tell us about the appointment.

Two minutes. Rough answers are fine. We’ll reply within a week with a straight answer.

UK and Republic of Ireland businesses. Digital records only.

describe it, don’t send it

Prefer email? [email protected]

Not ready yet? Read our free guide, Before you license (PDF).

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What have you got? Tick all that apply.

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