Quick fit check.

This is a rough, transparent guide based on what tends to matter. It is not a valuation, it doesn’t measure buyer interest, and it doesn’t tell you whether you can legally sell or license anything.

1. How many years of digital records does the business have?

Under 3 years
3 to 10 years
More than 10 years

2. Roughly how many people worked there at its peak?

Fewer than 10
10 to 49
50 or more

3. Do records link together, for example by job, order or project number?

No, or not sure
Partly
Yes, mostly

4. Which best describes what you hold?

Mostly accounts and admin
Some working records (quotes, emails, job files)
Lots of working records, drawings, tickets or chats

5. Were the records created by the business’s own work?

Mostly held for clients or someone else
A mix, or not sure
Yes, our own work

6. Who would be making the decision?

A director of a trading company, or an appointed insolvency practitioner
Not sure
A former director of a dissolved company

See my result

How the score works

Questions 1 to 4 score 0, 1 or 2 points each, for up to 8 points. 6 or more reads as “worth a conversation”, 3 to 5 as “possibly”, and under 3 as “probably not yet”. Two answers are flagged instead of scored: records held mostly for someone else, and decisions by a former director of a dissolved company. Those need the owner’s agreement or the company’s legal position sorted out first. See trust and rights and dissolved companies.

Whatever the result, you’re welcome to ask. A short description is enough.

Describe your records