DEEP Research Companies Explained

DEEP Research Companies enriches your exported company data with external intelligence, adding LinkedIn profiles, funding information, growth signals, and revenue estimates.

+25% of base export price

Adds ~25 additional columns to your company export with external intelligence.

What data is added?

DEEP Research Company adds approximately 25 new columns to your exported companies.csv file, organised into the following categories:

Social & Web Presence

linkedin_url - Company LinkedIn page
twitter_url - Company Twitter/X profile
facebook_url - Company Facebook page
website - Canonical company website

Company Basics

employee_count - Current headcount (estimated)
size - Size range (e.g., "51-200", "201-500")
founded - Year founded
industry - Industry classification and tags

Financial Signals

inferred_revenue - Estimated annual revenue range (e.g., "$10M-$50M")
funding_total - Total funding raised
funding_last_date - Most recent funding round date
funding_stage - Latest funding stage (Seed, Series A, etc.)

Growth Indicators

growth_rate_12m - Employee growth % over 12 months
growth_rate_24m - Employee growth % over 24 months
gross_additions_12m - New hires in past 12 months
recent_exec_hires - Count of new CXOs/VPs in past 3 months

Decline/Distress Indicators

churn_rate_12m - Employee churn rate over 12 months
gross_departures_12m - Departures in past 12 months
recent_exec_departures - Count of CXOs/VPs who left in past 3 months

Talent Intelligence

top_previous_employers - Where employees came from (top 3)
top_next_employers - Where employees go after leaving (top 3)
avg_employee_tenure - Average years at company

Match Quality

match_confidence - How confident the match is (1-10)

Use cases

DEEP Research data enables powerful analysis that goes beyond what Companies House provides:

Find growing companies

Filter your export by growth_rate_12m > 20 to identify companies with 20%+ headcount growth.

Identify struggling companies

Look for growth_rate_12m < 0 (shrinking headcount) or recent_exec_departures > 2 (executive flight).

Find well-funded startups

Filter by funding_stage and funding_total to find Series A+ companies with significant backing.

Find stable employers

Use avg_employee_tenure > 3 to find companies where employees stay long-term.

Competitive intelligence

Analyse top_previous_employers and top_next_employers to understand talent flow between competitors.

Data quality & coverage

Important: Match quality varies

DEEP Research matches companies by name, which means some companies may not match at all, and others may match incorrectly to a similarly-named company (potentially in a different country). Always verify critical data before use.

Match rates

Not every company will have DEEP Research data. Match rates vary significantly:

Large/well-known companies: High match rate, generally accurate
Mid-sized companies with web presence: Moderate match rate
Small/local businesses: Low match rate — may not be indexed
Shell companies/SPVs: Very low match rate
Common company names: May match a different company with the same name

Companies that don't match will have empty values in the DEEP Research columns.

Incorrect matches

Because matching is done by company name, you may occasionally receive data for the wrong company. This is more likely when:

The company has a common or generic name
A larger company with the same name exists elsewhere
The UK company has minimal online presence

Use the match_confidence column (1-10 scale) and the returned website to help identify potential mismatches. Lower confidence scores indicate higher risk of incorrect matches.

Data sources

DEEP Research data is aggregated from:

LinkedIn and professional networks
Job postings and career sites
News and press releases
Public filings and corporate registries
Web crawling and company websites

Update frequency

DEEP Research data is continuously updated. Growth metrics and employee counts typically reflect data from the past 1-3 months.

Performance notes

DEEP Research uses bulk enrichment for fast processing:

1,000 companies: ~5-10 seconds
10,000 companies: ~30-60 seconds
100,000 companies: ~5-10 minutes

Enrichment runs during export generation. Your export will be ready shortly after payment.

Pricing

DEEP Research Company adds +25% to your base export price.

Example:

Base export (1,000 companies): £10.00
DEEP Research Company (+25%): £2.50
Total: £12.50

This pricing covers the cost of external API calls for each company in your export.