What Newcorp does

Newcorp Computer Services Ltd. is a privately held UK-based IT infrastructure support company headquartered in Congleton, Cheshire, founded in 1997 to provide hardware break-fix services. Over three decades, the company has expanded into a multi-line managed services provider specialising in legacy systems, OpenVMS environments, multivendor hardware support (Dell, HPE, Cisco, IBM, NetApp, Sophos), disaster recovery, cyber-resilient backup, IT asset disposal, and hardware sourcing. The firm employs certified OpenVMS engineers supporting VAX, Alpha, Integrity, and x86 platforms, and has built proprietary tooling including VMSSPI (a bridge product sending OpenVMS alerts into RabbitMQ, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, Dynatrace, Datadog, and PagerDuty) and CleanRoom IRE (an air-gapped recovery validation environment). Its backup and recovery stack spans Vault365 LocalLock immutable on-premise appliances, multi-cloud managed backup across Azure, AWS, and GCP, Microsoft 365 backup, and Identity Recovery for Active Directory and Entra ID.

The company holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and Cyber Essentials certifications and operates 24/7/365 UK-based support with a guaranteed 4-hour hardware fix SLA nationwide. Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales: direct engagement via phone (01477 500766), consultative contact forms, and a 2025 channel partnership with a global device manufacturer. Revenue is generated through subscription-based managed services contracts, hardware break-fix, ITAD professional services, hardware resale, and specialist OpenVMS engagements, with multi-year contracts tailored to each customer's infrastructure complexity. Customer segments include UK public-sector bodies (councils, NHS trusts, schools, housing associations), healthcare providers, manufacturing organisations, and transport operators running mission-critical legacy and modern hybrid infrastructure.

Newcorp serves organisations whose legacy and critical infrastructure cannot tolerate downtime and where internal legacy expertise has eroded. Named customers include a UK Housing Association serving 10,000+ properties, The Coombe Hospital, a global semiconductor manufacturer, a major transport organisation supporting one of the world's busiest cities, and a global device manufacturer. Customer outcomes cited include 90% reduction in IT management time, 55% TCO savings, 80% data centre footprint reduction, and near-zero recovery time objectives for anchor accounts.

Name

Newcorp

Legal name

Newcorp Computer Services Ltd.

Website

https://newcorp.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Newcorp is a privately held UK managed IT services provider founded in 1997, specialising in legacy system support, OpenVMS engineering, multivendor hardware break-fix, disaster recovery, and cyber-resilient backup for UK enterprises and public-sector organisations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed IT Infrastructure Support

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (811210)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Rental & Leasing (7377)

akta.pro primary industry

Backup, Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity (BCDR) Services (BPAEABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

High Availability & Failover Architecture Services (BPAEALAE), Business Continuity, Crisis Management & Operational Resilience (BPAHAFAK), Identity & Access Management (IAM) Managed Services (BPAEADAE)

Keywords

• Managed IT services
• Legacy system support
• Disaster recovery services
• Hardware break-fix
• OpenVMS specialist support

Headquarters

HQ city

Sandbach

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Managed IT Services: Recurring managed services covering infrastructure monitoring, maintenance and support with 24/7 availability and flexible SLA commitments.
2. Hardware Support (Break-fix): Hardware break-fix services with nationwide coverage, flexible SLAs, and 4-hour fix commitment. Delivered since 1997 with multivendor support.
3. IT Asset Disposal (ITAD): Certified data destruction and IT asset disposal services managing the full lifecycle from secure collection through to verified destruction and reporting.
4. Hardware Solutions: Sourcing and deployment of infrastructure hardware including servers, storage and networking equipment tailored to client environments.
5. OpenVMS Specialist Services: Specialist OpenVMS monitoring, maintenance and support services with certified engineers for VAX, Alpha, Integrity and x86 platforms.
6. Vault365 LocalLock Partnership: Resale and managed delivery of Vault365's LocalLock immutable backup appliance, delivered as a fully managed service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Newcorp provides 24/7 managed IT infrastructure support and hardware break-fix services for UK organisations running legacy and critical enterprise environments. Its core offerings include managed infrastructure monitoring, OpenVMS specialist support across VAX, Alpha, Integrity and x86 platforms, disaster recovery with near-zero RTO, immutable backup solutions (Vault365 LocalLock, M365 backup, multi-cloud backup), and certified IT Asset Disposal. Services are delivered by UK-based engineers under custom multi-year contracts with guaranteed SLAs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OpenVMS Remote System Management 24/7 monitoring, maintenance and specialist support for OpenVMS environments from a UK-based operations centre, covering VAX, Alpha, Integrity, and x86 platforms. Intended for organisations with legacy OpenVMS systems that require scarce specialist expertise as in-house engineering knowledge retires.
• Managed IT Services Recurring managed services covering infrastructure monitoring, maintenance and support with 24/7 availability and flexible SLA commitments for UK businesses and public sector organisations running legacy and critical systems.
• IT Asset Disposal (ITAD) Certified data destruction and IT asset disposal service managing the full lifecycle from secure collection through to verified destruction and reporting. Suitable for organisations requiring compliant end-of-life handling of IT assets.
• Hardware Solutions Sourcing and deployment of infrastructure hardware including servers, storage and networking equipment tailored to client environments. Targets organisations refreshing or expanding enterprise infrastructure.
• Hardware Break-Fix Support Multivendor hardware break-fix services with nationwide UK coverage, flexible SLAs and a 4-hour fix commitment delivered by Newcorp engineers. Intended for organisations with mission-critical server and infrastructure hardware requiring rapid on-site repair.
• Vault365 LocalLock Managed Service Managed delivery of Vault365's LocalLock immutable backup appliance featuring a hardened on-premise XFS-based repository with up to 576TB raw capacity, providing ransomware-proof backup. Targets organisations needing true immutable on-site cyber resilience.
• Managed Backup Platform Enterprise-grade immutable backup across private, public and cloud environments with scalable storage and flexible pricing, supporting Azure, AWS and GCP via certified engineers. Suitable for organisations consolidating backup infrastructure across hybrid estates.
• Disaster Recovery Service 24/7/365 disaster recovery with near-zero RTO, encrypted replication to a geographically separated data centre, automated testing and DR workshops with automated runbooks. Designed for organisations needing business continuity for critical workloads.
• Identity Recovery Service Rapid restoration of Active Directory and Entra ID following cyberattacks or disasters, with immutable air-gapped backups and recovery even when admin credentials are compromised. Targets organisations needing to restore identity systems after ransomware or major incidents.
• CleanRoom IRE Service Isolated air-gapped recovery environment to validate and test workloads before they return to production, preventing reinfection during disaster recovery (currently supporting VMware ESXi). Targets organisations requiring safe validation of recovered systems post-incident.
• Microsoft 365 Backup and Recovery Air-gapped, isolated backups for Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams with 3-click recovery and near-zero RTO. Intended for organisations needing reliable Microsoft 365 data protection without ongoing admin overhead.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% reduction in IT management time (housing association customer)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration18 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered key and core.

• Channel Partner (Device Manufacturer)keyChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025Break-fix support contract secured through a channel partner relationship. Newcorp serves as the trusted UK field resource supporting the partner's service delivery for their global client. Contract began early 2025 with initial one-year term and options for two additional years.
• Vault365coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership to deliver LocalLock, a hardened on-premise immutable backup appliance powered by Veeam. Newcorp provides the managed service delivery, monitoring, and support while Vault365 provides the underlying LocalLock technology. The partnership combines Newcorp's managed service expertise with Vault365's hardened appliance technology.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Trustmarque: UK-based IT services provider delivering managed services, cloud, and infrastructure support to enterprise and public sector customers. Comparable as a direct competitor for managed IT services and BCDR contracts in the UK, though it operates at materially larger scale.
• Computacenter: Major UK/European IT services group providing managed services, workplace, datacenter and security offerings. Comparable on enterprise managed services, hardware support and DR/BCDR — competes for similar large UK enterprise RFPs.
• Softcat: Large UK IT infrastructure provider selling hardware, software and managed services. Comparable on the hardware break-fix and multivendor support side, with overlap on UK enterprise and public sector contracts.
• SCC: Pan-European IT services and solutions provider with strong UK public sector presence. Comparable across managed services, hardware support, and data protection/DR offerings, serving similar NHS, council and enterprise accounts.
• Bytes Software Services: UK IT software licensing and services distributor. Comparable as a UK channel for managed and support services, though anchored in licensing rather than legacy/BCDR specialism.

Emerging players

• Cohesity: Data management and backup vendor with UK enterprise and public sector customers. Comparable on immutable backup, DR and ransomware recovery — overlapping with Newcorp's identity, backup and DR managed services.
• Veeam Service Provider Competitors (UK MSPs delivering Veeam-powered BCDR): UK MSPs delivering Veeam-based immutable backup and DR services overlap directly with Newcorp's managed backup and LocalLock offerings. These are typically smaller regional players competing for the same mid-market BCDR deals.
• Rubrik: Cloud-native data security and backup vendor with strong UK enterprise presence. Comparable as an adjacent/competing technology stack for the same immutable backup and rapid recovery use cases Newcorp addresses via LocalLock and CleanRoom IRE.

Direct peers

• Daisy Group: UK-focused managed services and connectivity provider serving enterprise and public sector. Comparable as a direct competitor in managed IT, BCDR, and communications, with similar consultative enterprise sales motion.
• Origin Secured: UK specialist in IT asset disposal (ITAD), secure data destruction and lifecycle services. Comparable directly on Newcorp's ITAD revenue stream and overlapping customer base in regulated UK organisations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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