What Marketscan does

Marketscan Data Solutions Ltd is a UK-based B2B data provider founded in 1982, headquartered in Chichester with 11-50 employees. The company operates the proprietary Megabase database, which aggregates business and decision-maker data from five top UK sources — Dun & Bradstreet, Corpdata, Companies House, and two additional suppliers — covering over 7 million B2B decision-makers across 3 million UK businesses. The Megabase is refreshed with approximately 800,000 monthly updates and subjected to a 40-point quality validation process, supporting a 98% Direct Mail and 90% Email deliverability warranty. Marketscan's product portfolio spans raw data supply (postal, email, telephone, integrated), database cleansing and appending (DataPro and DataPro Plus), a self-service selection platform (Marketscan Online), an email marketing execution tool (Marketscan Edge), and a TPS/CTPS compliance checker. The company also offers data consultancy and analytics services, and operates a VIP Resellers Programme for marketing agencies and data resellers.

Name

Marketscan

Legal name

Marketscan Data Solutions Ltd

Website

https://marketscan.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Marketscan is a UK-based B2B data provider operating since 1982, supplying cleansed contact data, database services, and email marketing tools to UK businesses, agencies, and trade bodies through its proprietary Megabase database.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Chichester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. B2B Data Supply: Sale of B2B contact data including postal addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers, and integrated data sets. Data is supplied as one-time use licenses or with specified usage terms. Pricing is based on record count and data fields selected.
2. Data Cleansing and Enhancement: Services including database cleansing (DataPro), data appending, and enhancement programmes. Includes deduplication, PAF address validation, and telephone number appending. Pricing varies by database size and service scope.
3. Analytics and Consultancy: B2B data analysis including customer profiling, trend identification, and market penetration reports. Consultancy services provide advice on data strategy and campaign optimization.
4. Email Marketing (Marketscan Edge): Email broadcasting platform enabling users to send campaigns to purchased B2B lists. Platform includes campaign analytics and integration with Marketscan data.
5. TPS/CTPS Checking Service: Telephone number validation against official preference registers. Pay-as-you-go pricing at £6 per 1000 checks with minimum order values and volume discounts available.
6. Reseller Programme: VIP Resellers Programme offering data resale rights to partner businesses. Resellers receive discounted pricing, commission on referred sales, and access to full service portfolio.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Marketscan supplies B2B marketing data and related services to UK businesses, built on its proprietary Megabase database that blends data from five UK sources (including Dun & Bradstreet, Corpdata and Companies House) covering 7 million decision-makers across 3 million UK businesses. Core offerings include direct mail, email and telephone contact data; self-service list-building via Marketscan Online; email marketing via Marketscan Edge; database cleansing via DataPro; analysis via DataPro Plus; TPS/CTPS compliance checking; and one-to-one data consultancy. The business is sold through direct sales, self-service online tools and a VIP Reseller programme.

Product overview

Marketscan is a B2B data provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of data products and services. The core offering is built around the Megabase database containing over 7 million UK business decision-makers, combined from three major UK data sources. The main customer-facing products include Marketscan Online (self-service data platform), Marketscan Edge (email marketing platform), B2B Data Lists (direct mail, email, telephone, integrated data), DataPro/DataPro Plus (cleansing and analytics), TPS/CTPS Checker (compliance tool), and Company Look Up Tool. Services are delivered through an integrated approach with consultancy support, and the company also operates a VIP Resellers Programme for partners who resell their data to end clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Megabase: The Marketscan Megabase is a unique database of over 3 million UK businesses that has been developed by Marketscan Data Solutions Ltd. It pulls from five of the top data sources in the UK.
• Marketscan Online
• Marketscan Edge
• DataPro
• DataPro Plus

Products and services

• Marketscan Megabase Proprietary master B2B database containing over 7 million UK business decision-makers across 3 million UK businesses, blended from five top UK data sources and quality-checked monthly under a 40-point validation process with a 98% Direct Mail deliverability warranty. Sold as licensed data to UK businesses, agencies and resellers.
• Marketscan Online Self-service online platform for building B2B lists and downloading records on demand based on custom criteria, with immediate access to Megabase data. Designed for UK businesses that prefer self-serve data selection over quotes.
• Marketscan Edge Email marketing and broadcasting platform enabling users to create and send lead-generation campaigns to prospects, with built-in campaign analytics. Differentiated by permitting delivery to third-party purchased data lists, which most email platforms prohibit. Provided under an annual Order Form.
• B2B Data Lists Comprehensive licensed B2B contact data sets for direct mail, email, telephone and integrated marketing campaigns, including company name, postal address, telephone number, domain and business contact information. Sold to UK B2B marketers via custom quotation.
• DataPro Database cleansing and enhancement service for B2B data with 40-point quality checks per record, including deduplication, PAF address validation and telephone number appending. Sold as a professional service priced by database size and scope.
• DataPro Plus Enhanced data analysis and customer-profiling service that identifies customer trends and produces profiles for improved targeting. Sold as a professional analytics service to UK businesses.
• TPS/CTPS Checker Real-time online tool for checking telephone numbers against the official Telephone Preference Service (TPS) and Corporate Telephone Preference Service (CTPS) registers for telemarketing compliance. Marketscan is an official licensee of both registers. Priced at £36 per 1,000 checks with volume discounts.
• Company Look Up Tool Free online lookup tool for retrieving and verifying UK company information and business details from the Megabase. Used as a lead-generation and verification utility.
• Data Consultancy Service One-to-one consultative advisory service providing advice on B2B data strategy, campaign optimisation and data-driven marketing, delivered by Marketscan's account management team to UK business clients.
• VIP Resellers Programme Channel partner programme offering marketing agencies and B2B data resellers discounted data rates, rewards, referral commission, dedicated account management and access to the full Marketscan product portfolio for resale or use in client services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% Direct Mail deliverability warranty
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Dun & Bradstreet LtdcoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary data provider for Marketscan Megabase. Provides industry classification and company data that is blended with other sources into Marketscan's proprietary database. Data licensed from Dun & Bradstreet forms part of the core Megabase offering.
• Corpdata LtdcoreTechnology or IntegrationData provider supplying email addresses and additional business information for inclusion in Marketscan Megabase. One of three key data sources that are combined to create Marketscan's proprietary database.
• Companies HousecoreTechnology or IntegrationUK government data source providing official company registration and structure information that is incorporated into Marketscan Megabase.
• Tyl by NatWestminorOthersThird-party payment processor for card payments made through Marketscan's sales office. Handles payment card processing for transactions.
• OpayominorOthersPayment processor for online transactions made through Marketscan's online ordering tool (Marketscan Online).

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/marketscan

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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