Datacenta

What Datacenta does

Datacenta is a UK-based secure datacentre hosting provider operating as a trading brand of Kimcell Ltd (also referenced as X-Net (Services) Ltd, Companies House registration 3290605), headquartered at Dorset Innovation Park in Winfrith Newburgh. The company delivers managed hosting, co-location, secure private cloud, online backup, and network connectivity services from infrastructure it owns and operates directly, with all support staff co-located at the data centre site. The technology stack combines HP and Dell hardware with Veeam and Crashplan PROe backup technologies, VMware virtualization (VMware IaaS Powered certified), and an in-house IP network with autonomous system number ASN 196745 covering Bournemouth and surrounding areas. Datacenta holds UKAS-accredited ISO 27001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and BS OHSAS 18001 certifications via LRQA, the UK Cyber Essentials badge, CLAS-accredited and security-cleared personnel, and approved-supplier status on the Government Procurement Service Framework.

The company's revenue mechanics are anchored in recurring managed-services contracts sold on OPEX terms with no upfront capital expenditure, priced through Standard, Enhanced, and Premium service levels rather than published price lists. Go-to-market is relationship-driven: enterprise field sales target central government and local councils, supplemented by a Solution Provider partner channel of application developers and digital agencies who bring their own public-sector, utility, and not-for-profit end-customers. Procurement occurs primarily through G-Cloud and OJEU frameworks, with the company claiming up to 80% cost savings versus large system integrators and positioning against faceless low-cost hosting providers through on-site engineering and a dedicated Service Engineer per customer.

Datacenta primarily serves UK Government Agencies, Local Councils (over 40, including Wiltshire Council), and Central Government departments, with secondary reach into Utilities, Not-for-Profits, Solution Providers, and Dorset regional businesses. Named customers include the Ministry of Justice, Youth Justice Board, Crown Commercial Service, Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, Maritime & Coastguard Agency, Parkeon, Airsprung Beds, Amari Ireland, Micro Nav, Hoburne, Polair Publishing, and CDPSoft. The Kimcell group is described as profitable with no debts and approximately £3M annual turnover, with Datacenta working in partnership with adjacent group practices in public-sector ICT consultancy and application development.

Name

Datacenta

Legal name

Kimcell Ltd

Website

https://datacenta.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Datacenta is a UK-based secure datacentre hosting provider offering managed hosting, private cloud, online backup, and network connectivity services from its owned facility in Dorset, primarily serving government agencies, local councils, and public-sector-focused solution providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bournemouth

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Managed Hosting Services: Co-location and managed hosting services where Datacenta builds, locates and manages servers in their secure facility. Includes design, build, finance and operate approach with standard service levels tailored to customer requirements.
2. Co-location Services: Customers own their servers but Datacenta provides environmentally-controlled secure server rooms with controlled access, UPS, environment monitoring and 24/7 support.
3. Online Backup Services: Assured Restore backup service using Crashplan PROe and Veeam technologies for servers, desktops, laptops and tablets. Data stored in UK with secondary site options.
4. Network Connectivity: IP Broadband, IP Peering, Point-to-Point connections, and Local Area solutions including WiFi hotspots for connectivity services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Datacenta provides secure, resilient datacentre hosting and managed IT infrastructure services from its own purpose-built facility at Dorset Innovation Park in Winfrith Newburgh. Its offerings include managed hosting, co-location, secure private cloud, online backup, network connectivity, and managed applications for UK organisations requiring certified, UK-resident infrastructure.

Product overview

Datacenta is a secure datacentre hosting service offering a unified portfolio of managed hosting, private cloud, online backup, and network connectivity services. The company's approach revolves around four pillars: Design, Finance, Build and Operate. Core products include Secure Private Cloud (dedicated cloud infrastructure for single organisations), Online Backup (with Crashplan PROe and Veeam technologies), Network Connectivity (broadband, IP peering, point-to-point), and Hosting Solutions comprising Co-Location, Managed Hosting, and Managed Applications services. All services are delivered from Datacenta's own infrastructure in Dorset Innovation Park with UK-based support staff.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Managed Hosting
• Co-Location
• Secure Private Cloud
• Online Backup
• Network Connectivity
• Managed Applications

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 80% savings on hosting and related services compared to traditional large-scale system integrators
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• HP (Hewlett Packard)coreTechnology or IntegrationHP provides hardware solutions for Datacenta's hosting infrastructure. Solutions are based on HP hardware alongside Dell systems, Windows, LAMP, Veeam, Crashplan PROe and VMware technologies.
• DellcoreTechnology or IntegrationDell provides hardware solutions for Datacenta's hosting infrastructure alongside HP systems.
• Veeam SoftwarecoreTechnology or IntegrationVeeam provides backup and replication software technology. Datacenta holds Veeam Cloud & Service Provider Silver partnership status and offers Veeam Backup and Replication for VMware and Hyper-V environments.
• VMwarecoreTechnology or IntegrationVMware provides virtualization technology. Datacenta is VMware IaaS Powered certified and uses VMware for cloud infrastructure services.
• Crashplan PROecoreTechnology or IntegrationCrashplan PROe provides backup technology for Datacenta's Assured Restore service with encrypted on-server encryption before transmission.
• Kimcell LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDatacenta is a trading brand and member of Kimcell group of companies. Group includes dedicated public sector ICT consultancy practice and Application Development practice. Datacenta is co-located and works in partnership with other group members.
• X-Net (Services) LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerX-Net (Services) Ltd is a trading name of Datacenta Hosting. The Managing Director address for formal complaints is listed as X-Net at Hello House, Christchurch.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Rackspace Technology: Global managed cloud and hosting incumbent that competes with Datacenta for multi-cloud and VMware-based private cloud workloads, particularly with UK and European public-sector customers.
• Exponential-e: UK managed cloud, network, and connectivity provider with a sizeable public-sector and enterprise footprint, overlapping with Datacenta in private cloud, backup, and network connectivity services.
• Daisy Corporate Services: Large UK managed services and connectivity company serving enterprise and public sector customers, providing overlapping hosting, connectivity, and managed application services to Datacenta's target segments.
• iomart: Larger UK-listed managed cloud and hosting company offering a broader portfolio of services, competing for the same UK public-sector and mid-market hosting spend as Datacenta but at materially greater scale.

Direct peers

• ANS Group: UK cloud and managed services provider (formerly UKFast) with a large public sector and digital agency customer base, competing for the same G-Cloud and local authority hosting contracts as Datacenta.
• Node4: Mid-market UK managed cloud, colocation, and connectivity provider, comparable to Datacenta in scale, customer mix, and product portfolio (hosting, private cloud, network).
• SysGroup: UK-focused managed IT services and hosting provider with a public-sector tilt, similar in scale and product mix (cloud, managed hosting, security) to Datacenta.
• Pulsant: UK-focused managed cloud and colocation provider with a strong regional data centre footprint and significant enterprise/public sector customer base, directly competing with Datacenta for UK mid-market and government hosting workloads.
• Memset: UK-based managed hosting, private cloud, and IaaS provider targeting public sector and security-conscious customers, with a comparable product set (cloud, backup, managed hosting) to Datacenta.
• Redcentric: UK managed services and colocation provider serving public sector, healthcare, and commercial customers from regional data centres — overlapping directly with Datacenta's UK public-sector hosting and connectivity proposition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/datacenta
• Facebookfacebook.com/datacentahosting
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/datacenta-hosting

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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