# Bradshaw

> Priced funding rounds, valuations and ownership for UK private companies, read from Companies House filings.

## Pages

- [Home](https://bradshawdata.com/): what Bradshaw is and how to start a free trial
- [Blog](https://bradshawdata.com/blog/): posts, each with its data date and filters
- [News](https://bradshawdata.com/news/): daily articles on UK funding rounds, every figure linked to its filing or announcement
- [Pricing](https://bradshawdata.com/pricing): Light, Pro with five seats, Enterprise and the 14-day free trial
- [How the figures work](https://bradshawdata.com/method): how Bradshaw builds priced rounds from share allotment filings
- [Privacy notice](https://bradshawdata.com/privacy): how Bradshaw handles personal information
- [Terms](https://bradshawdata.com/terms): terms of use
Company pages: /company/{company number} for every UK company on the register, with priced rounds, corporate shareholders and capital filings

## About

- [About Bradshaw](https://bradshawdata.com/about): sources, accuracy, update cadence, corrections and how to cite

## Glossary

- [Confirmation statement](https://bradshawdata.com/glossary/confirmation-statement/): A confirmation statement, form CS01, is the filing in which a UK company confirms to Companies House that the information held on the public register is up to date.
- [Down round](https://bradshawdata.com/glossary/down-round/): A down round is a funding round priced per share below the same company's previous priced round.
- [No press coverage found](https://bradshawdata.com/glossary/no-press-coverage-found/): No press coverage found is Bradshaw's label for a priced round for which a dated search of the press found no article reporting it.
- [Nominal value](https://bradshawdata.com/glossary/nominal-value/): Nominal value, also called par value, is the fixed face value given to each share when its class is created, and it is not what the share is worth.
- [Option exercise](https://bradshawdata.com/glossary/option-exercise/): An option exercise is an allotment of shares to someone who holds an option to buy them, normally at a small fixed price, rather than a financing round.
- [Person with significant control (PSC)](https://bradshawdata.com/glossary/person-with-significant-control/): A person with significant control (PSC) is a person or legal entity that owns or controls a UK company above thresholds set in law, and is recorded on the company's public PSC register at Companies House.
- [Post-money valuation](https://bradshawdata.com/glossary/post-money-valuation/): Post-money valuation is the value of a company immediately after the new money of a funding round has been added.
- [Pre-money valuation](https://bradshawdata.com/glossary/pre-money-valuation/): Pre-money valuation is the value of a company immediately before the new money of a funding round is added.
- [Price per share](https://bradshawdata.com/glossary/price-per-share/): Price per share is the amount paid for each new share, including any premium over the share's nominal value.
- [Priced round](https://bradshawdata.com/glossary/priced-round/): A priced round is one financing event in which a company sells new shares for cash at a stated price per share.
- [SH01](https://bradshawdata.com/glossary/sh01/): SH01 is the form a UK company files at Companies House to return an allotment of shares, giving the number and class of the new shares, the amount paid for them and the statement of capital after the allotment.
- [Share subdivision (SH02)](https://bradshawdata.com/glossary/share-subdivision/): A share subdivision, or split, divides existing shares into a larger number of smaller shares, and the company reports it to Companies House on form SH02.
- [Step-up](https://bradshawdata.com/glossary/step-up/): A step-up is a round's price per share divided by the price per share of the same company's previous priced round.

## Data pages

- [All data pages](https://bradshawdata.com/data/): reference tables, each with its data date and a CSV
- [UK priced equity rounds by region and nation](https://bradshawdata.com/data/uk-priced-rounds-by-region/)
- [UK priced equity rounds in London](https://bradshawdata.com/data/uk-priced-rounds-by-region/london/)
- [UK priced equity rounds in South East](https://bradshawdata.com/data/uk-priced-rounds-by-region/south-east/)
- [UK priced equity rounds in East of England](https://bradshawdata.com/data/uk-priced-rounds-by-region/east-of-england/)
- [UK priced equity rounds in North West](https://bradshawdata.com/data/uk-priced-rounds-by-region/north-west/)
- [UK priced equity rounds in South West](https://bradshawdata.com/data/uk-priced-rounds-by-region/south-west/)
- [UK priced equity rounds in Scotland](https://bradshawdata.com/data/uk-priced-rounds-by-region/scotland/)
- [UK priced equity rounds in Yorkshire and the Humber](https://bradshawdata.com/data/uk-priced-rounds-by-region/yorkshire-and-the-humber/)
- [UK priced equity rounds in West Midlands](https://bradshawdata.com/data/uk-priced-rounds-by-region/west-midlands/)
- [UK priced equity rounds in Wales](https://bradshawdata.com/data/uk-priced-rounds-by-region/wales/)
- [UK priced equity rounds in East Midlands](https://bradshawdata.com/data/uk-priced-rounds-by-region/east-midlands/)
- [UK priced equity rounds in Northern Ireland](https://bradshawdata.com/data/uk-priced-rounds-by-region/northern-ireland/)
- [UK priced equity rounds in North East](https://bradshawdata.com/data/uk-priced-rounds-by-region/north-east/)
- [UK priced equity rounds by sector](https://bradshawdata.com/data/uk-priced-rounds-by-sector/)
- [UK priced equity rounds in Health and life sciences](https://bradshawdata.com/data/uk-priced-rounds-by-sector/health-and-life-sciences/)
- [UK priced equity rounds in Climate, energy and environment](https://bradshawdata.com/data/uk-priced-rounds-by-sector/climate-energy-and-environment/)
- [UK priced equity rounds in Financial services and fintech](https://bradshawdata.com/data/uk-priced-rounds-by-sector/financial-services-and-fintech/)
- [UK priced equity rounds in Food, drink and agrifood](https://bradshawdata.com/data/uk-priced-rounds-by-sector/food-drink-and-agrifood/)
- [UK priced equity rounds in Enterprise software](https://bradshawdata.com/data/uk-priced-rounds-by-sector/enterprise-software/)
- [UK priced equity rounds in Consumer products and retail](https://bradshawdata.com/data/uk-priced-rounds-by-sector/consumer-products-and-retail/)
- [UK priced equity rounds in Property, construction and proptech](https://bradshawdata.com/data/uk-priced-rounds-by-sector/property-construction-and-proptech/)
- [UK priced equity rounds in Media, gaming and creative](https://bradshawdata.com/data/uk-priced-rounds-by-sector/media-gaming-and-creative/)
- [UK priced equity rounds in Business and professional services](https://bradshawdata.com/data/uk-priced-rounds-by-sector/business-and-professional-services/)
- [UK priced equity rounds in Industrial and manufacturing](https://bradshawdata.com/data/uk-priced-rounds-by-sector/industrial-and-manufacturing/)
- [UK priced equity rounds by year](https://bradshawdata.com/data/uk-priced-rounds-by-year/)

## Key figures

- 5,882 priced rounds of £100k or more from 4,721 companies, allotted since 1 Jan 2024. Data to 28 Oct 2026. Source: https://bradshawdata.com/blog/how-to-find-out-if-a-uk-company-has-raised-money/
- In 2025, 2,212 priced rounds raised £17.1bn in total, and the median round raised £966k. Data to 28 Oct 2026. Source: https://bradshawdata.com/blog/uk-equity-rounds-2025-in-numbers/
- Among 360 priced rounds since 1 Jan 2024 that were priced above the company's previous round, the median step-up in price per share was 1.54x. Data to 28 Oct 2026. Source: https://bradshawdata.com/blog/share-price-step-ups-between-uk-rounds/
- 13% of follow-on priced rounds since 1 Jan 2024 were priced below the company's previous round: 150 of 1,114. Data to 28 Oct 2026. Source: https://bradshawdata.com/blog/how-often-uk-startups-raise-a-down-round/
- The median UK company files its share allotment return 12 days after the shares are issued, and 70% of filings reach Companies House within a calendar month. Data to 28 Oct 2026. Source: https://bradshawdata.com/blog/how-long-uk-companies-take-to-file-share-allotments/
- Across 5,862 priced rounds allotted since 1 Jan 2024, the median pre-money valuation was £5.92m, on an issued-share basis. Data to 28 Oct 2026. Source: https://bradshawdata.com/blog/uk-pre-money-valuations-by-round-size/

## Facts

Bradshaw is a database of priced funding rounds, valuations and ownership for UK private companies.
Source: Companies House share allotment filings and other public registers.
Accuracy: 98% precision and 84% recall, measured 22 Oct 2026.
Every published figure links to its filing at Companies House.

## Machine access

- [API reference](https://bradshawdata.com/v1/docs): read-only JSON access to the Bradshaw funding database; each round carries its filing link and working. The OpenAPI document is at https://bradshawdata.com/v1/openapi.json.
- [MCP documentation](https://bradshawdata.com/docs/mcp): how to connect an AI assistant, the tools, and how sign-in works. The server is https://bradshawdata.com/mcp (streamable HTTP).
Authentication: an assistant signs in through the MCP documentation page. A script sends an API key as `Authorization: Bearer <key>` or in an `X-API-Key` header. Keys are created in the app under Account, API keys, and calls count against the monthly allowance of the plan (see Pricing).
The company pages, posts, glossary, About and method pages are public and need no key.

## Citing Bradshaw

Cite the company page or the method page, with the data date shown on the page. For a figure from a post, cite the post. A figure from a round links to its filing at Companies House, the primary source.
Example: Bradshaw, "How the figures work", bradshawdata.com/method, accessed on the date you read it.

## Posts

- [How much does the share price rise between UK funding rounds?](https://bradshawdata.com/blog/share-price-step-ups-between-uk-rounds/): The typical step-up in price per share between UK funding rounds: the median, the middle half, how often the price doubles, and the effect of timing and size.
- [How often do UK startups raise a down round?](https://bradshawdata.com/blog/how-often-uk-startups-raise-a-down-round/): How often UK startups raise a down round: the share of follow-on rounds priced below the last one, how deep the falls go, and how it varies by year and size.
- [London versus the rest: where UK startups raise equity, by region](https://bradshawdata.com/blog/uk-equity-outside-london-by-region/): Where UK startups raise equity: London against the rest of the UK, the busiest regions outside London and the cash raised in each, since 2024.
- [Innovate UK grant holders: how many go on to raise equity?](https://bradshawdata.com/blog/innovate-uk-grant-holders-who-raise-equity/): How many UK companies that raised a priced round held an Innovate UK award first, and how long the gap between the award and the round typically was.
- [How long UK companies take to file share allotments](https://bradshawdata.com/blog/how-long-uk-companies-take-to-file-share-allotments/): How long UK companies take to file share allotments: median days from allotment to filing, the share filed late, and how fast funding rounds reach the register.
- [UK pre-money valuations by round size: quartiles since 2024](https://bradshawdata.com/blog/uk-pre-money-valuations-by-round-size/): Median and quartile pre-money valuations for UK equity rounds by amount raised since 2024, from Companies House share allotment filings, with the share sold.
- [UK equity rounds in 2025: how many, how much and how big](https://bradshawdata.com/blog/uk-equity-rounds-2025-in-numbers/): UK equity rounds in 2025: how many priced rounds were raised, the total cash, the median round, and how size bands and quarters split the money.
- [How to find out if a UK company has raised money](https://bradshawdata.com/blog/how-to-find-out-if-a-uk-company-has-raised-money/): How to check whether a private UK company has raised money: the Companies House filing history, the SH01 form, confirmation statements, PSCs and accounts.
- [What a share allotment filing does and does not tell you](https://bradshawdata.com/blog/what-a-share-allotment-filing-does-and-does-not-tell-you/): What a UK share allotment filing (SH01) reveals about a funding round, how option exercises, conversions and priced rounds differ, and what no filing can show.
- [How Bradshaw reads a funding round from a share allotment filing](https://bradshawdata.com/blog/how-bradshaw-reads-a-funding-round/): One real UK funding round worked from its SH01 filing: cash raised, price per share, pre-money and post-money valuation, the step-up and the source page.

## News

- [Manchester's money: payments, antifungals and factory software](https://bradshawdata.com/news/2026/11/04/manchester-payments-antifungals-factory-software/): Ryft, F2G and Oden Technologies filed £20.0m, £28.5m and £7.5m of new funding in October, among 34 North West companies that filed £188.0m.