Scan Film or Store

What Scan Film or Store does

Scan Film or Store Ltd is a UK-based document management and records services company founded in 2009 and headquartered in Bridgwater, Somerset, near junction 23 of the M5 motorway. The company provides an integrated service portfolio built around three core offerings: bulk document scanning and digitisation, secure off-site document and microfilm storage with barcode-tracked inventory, and certified secure destruction of paper, digital media, and microfilm. Supplementary specialist services include large format scanning up to A0+, microfilm and microfiche conversion with a 500-year archival guarantee, high-temperature microfilm incineration, photographs/slides/X-ray digitisation, magazine and book scanning, medical records management, and analogue-to-digital media conversion. Customers are UK enterprise and government organisations across aerospace and defence, energy and nuclear, healthcare (NHS and private), legal and financial, local government, education, and creative and heritage sectors.

The underlying technology stack comprises high-volume Kodak and Canon scanners, Canon Oce and KIP large format scanners, a Bookeye Pro 4 specialist book scanner, in-house microfilm conversion and laboratory equipment, Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for searchable PDFs, barcode-based records management with auditable tracking, and secure delivery via encrypted USB, hard drive, or cloud. All staff are BS7858 security vetted with DBS checks and have signed the Official Secrets Act, and the company is government-approved to handle classified documents. The company holds ISO 9001:2015, Cyber Essentials, DPA 2018 / UK GDPR registration (Z6020186), and JOSCAR supplier status for aerospace, defence, and security procurement. Collection and delivery across the UK is performed using the company's own staff and vehicles, with an on-site scanning option available for highly sensitive material.

The business operates a project-based professional services and managed services revenue model, charging per image, per box, or per project with volume discounts for bulk work and a £100 minimum charge across all services. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct: free initial consultations, no-obligation quotes, phone and email sales, an online scanning calculator for self-service estimates, and free consultation as the primary conversion mechanism. Named customers include Rolls-Royce, Leonardo Helicopters, a South West NHS Hospital Trust, a West Country aerospace manufacturer, Tructyre, City Financial Planning, a North London GP Surgery, and a South Coastal Borough Council, with several relationships extending continuously since 2009.

Name

Scan Film or Store

Legal name

Scan Film or Store Ltd

Website

https://scan-film-store.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Scan Film or Store is a UK-based document management services company providing bulk scanning, secure off-site storage, certified data destruction, and specialist microfilm and medical records services to enterprise and government clients across aerospace, healthcare, legal, and public sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Document Management Services

NAICS

Printing and Related Support Activities (323), Photofinishing Laboratories (except One-Hour) (812921)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330), Services-Photofinishing Laboratories (7384)

akta.pro primary industry

Document Scanning & Imaging (Paper-to-Digital Conversion) (BPAAAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Transcription & Data Capture (Audio/Video to Text) (BPAAAKAI)

Keywords

• Document scanning services
• Offsite document storage
• Secure data destruction
• Microfilm conversion services
• Medical records management

Headquarters

HQ city

Bridgwater

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Document Scanning Services: Bulk document scanning for UK businesses with collection, preparation, indexing, and secure delivery. Services include high-volume scanning, OCR, file naming, and format conversion (PDF, TIFF, JPEG). Revenue generated per project or batch basis with volume discounts available.
2. Document Storage Services: Secure offsite document storage for business records, archive boxes, and microfilm with UK-wide collection, barcode tracking, cataloguing, and fast retrieval capabilities. Revenue model based on storage volume and retrieval frequency.
3. Secure Data Destruction: Permanent destruction of confidential data on paper documents, CDs, DVDs, hard drives, and microfilm with certificate of destruction for audit compliance. Revenue generated per destruction project.
4. Specialized Scanning Services: Large format scanning (up to A0), microfilm conversion, medical records, photographs/slides/X-rays, magazine/book scanning, CD/DVD duplication, and media conversion services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Scan Film or Store is a UK-based document management services company that converts paper records into digital formats (PDF, TIFF, JPEG) with OCR, provides secure offsite barcode-tracked archive box storage, and offers certified destruction of paper, digital media, and microfilm. The firm serves UK businesses across aerospace, healthcare, finance, government, and heritage sectors with end-to-end collection, processing, retrieval, and destruction, including specialist large-format, microfilm, and medical records handling.

Product overview

Scan Film or Store is a UK-based document management services company offering a portfolio of integrated services centred on document digitisation, secure storage, and data destruction. The core offering combines Document Scanning (bulk conversion of paper to PDF/TIFF/JPEG with OCR) and Document Storage (offsite barcode-tracked archival) as the primary services, supplemented by Data Destruction (certified secure disposal across all media types). Additional specialist modules include Large Format Scanning (up to A0+, up to 25 feet), Microfilm Conversion (including microfiche and aperture cards with 500-year archival guarantee), Microfilm Incineration (high-temperature destruction), Data Conversion (bidirectional between film and digital), Photographs/Slides/X-rays Scanning, Magazine & Book Scanning (with OCR), Medical Records Storage & Scanning, and CD/DVD/Analogue-to-Digital Conversion. A Sc

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Document Scanning

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced audit time from hours to seconds
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Morndyk Records Management: UK records management and secure shredding provider. Comparable in document storage and destruction services, with primary focus on UK SME and mid-market customers.
• Civica: UK-headquartered software and services company serving public sector with document management, records management, and digital workflow solutions. A comparable peer in the UK local government and education segments SFS targets.

Broad incumbents

• Shred-it (Stericycle): International secure information destruction provider. Overlaps with SFS's data destruction service on paper, hard drive, and media destruction, particularly for GDPR-driven compliance work.
• Cintas: US-headquartered business services group with a significant document shredding and records management arm. Comparable in secure destruction and records services, though primarily serving the North American market.
• Iron Mountain: Global records management giant with substantial UK presence in physical storage, secure shredding, and digital scanning. Competes for the largest enterprise and government contracts and sets pricing benchmarks in the UK market.

Direct peers

• Restore plc: UK-headquartered document management, records storage, and secure destruction group. Closest direct competitor in the UK, offering scanning, storage, shredding, and digital services across the same regulated verticals.
• Crown Records Management: UK-wide records storage, scanning, and secure shredding provider. Comparable in service portfolio (physical storage, digital conversion, secure destruction) and in targeting regulated enterprise and public sector clients.
• Digital Hive: UK document scanning and digital conversion specialist serving legal, financial, and healthcare sectors. Closely comparable in vertical mix and service portfolio, particularly medical and legal records work.
• TDoc (The Digital Office): UK-based document scanning, storage, and shredding specialist serving UK SMEs and enterprises. Comparable in service mix and mid-market targeting, with similar geographic concentration in the UK.
• Datascan (UK): UK document scanning bureau offering bulk scanning, OCR, indexing, and digital mailroom services. Comparable in core scanning capability and mid-market customer base across UK regulated sectors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Investors

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