In most liquidations, digital records are treated as something to preserve, hand over or dispose of. Increasingly, they can also have value, because AI labs pay for real records of how businesses work.
What can have value
- Project and job files, with drawings and quotes
- Email archives and team chat
- Engineering, CAD and machine files
- Customer service histories
- Operational data such as delivery logs or production records
Records that go back years and link together are worth the most.
Where timing matters
Value can disappear fast. Cloud subscriptions lapse, IT contracts end and servers get switched off with the premises. If there’s a chance the records are worth something, it helps to pause disposal until someone has taken a look.
How we work with office-holders
- You send a short description: the business, the years covered, where the records sit and any deadline.
- We reply within a week, or sooner if there’s a switch-off date.
- If there’s interest, we set out an offer to buy outright or a licence, with the scope, exclusions and timing in writing.
- Your solicitor reviews the terms. Personal details are removed as agreed before anything is transferred.
What we check early
Who owns the records, whether any were held for clients under confidentiality terms, and what personal information they contain. Some archives won’t be suitable, and we’ll say so quickly.
This is general information, not legal advice. Every appointment is different. There’s more on our page for advisers.
Got records you think might be worth something? A short description is enough for a free first look.