Learn borsch.ai
Everything you need to get started with UK business intelligence. Guides, API reference, and data source documentation.
Quick Start
Get started with borsch.ai in under 5 minutes. Create an account, run your first search, and understand what the platform offers.
Create Your Account
Sign up for free at borsch.ai/login. No credit card required. You get access to company search, AI chat, and basic risk scores immediately.
Search a Company
Use the Explorer to search by company name, number, SIC code, or region. Click any result to see the full company profile with signals, risk scores, and entity network.
Ask the AI
Open the Chat and ask questions in plain English. The AI orchestrates specialised tools to search databases, analyse networks, and run analytics — with cited sources.
Explore the API
Integrate borsch.ai into your workflows. Generate an API key from your account page and use our REST endpoints for search, risk scoring, and signals.
Platform Features
A deep dive into every major feature of the platform.
| Feature | Description | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Company Research | Search 5.7M UK companies by name, number, SIC code, or semantic query. Structured and AI-powered search modes. | FREE |
| Risk Intelligence v2 | Multi-dimensional scoring across Financial Health, Compliance, Governance, Network Risk, and Operations with critical overrides and industry percentiles. | FREE |
| AI Chat Assistant | Natural language interface with specialised tools. Cross-session memory, web search, and advanced analytics. Powered by state-of-the-art AI models. | PLAN |
| Entity Network | Interactive graph showing directors, shareholders, named entities, and corporate ownership chains. Millions of entities and relationships. | FREE |
| Live Web Search | AI-verified real-time web search. Cross-references results with official data. Auto-citations with source links. | PLAN |
| Signal Explorer | Browse millions of individual signals across 50+ data sources. Filter by source, category, score, and date. Full data lineage for every signal. | FREE |
| REST API | Programmatic access to search, company profiles, risk scores, signals, and graph data. JSON responses with pagination. | PLAN |
Data Sources
borsch.ai collects and matches data from over 50 official UK government and regulatory sources. Here are the major categories.
Corporate Registry
Companies House (company data, appointments, PSC, mortgages, accounts, gazette, disqualified directors, liquidation). Daily sync from official data feeds.
Financial Regulators
FCA, PRA, HMRC AML, ICO, and Payment Practices registers. Comprehensive coverage of regulated firms and financial compliance data.
Operational Quality
CQC healthcare ratings, FHRS food hygiene, Ofsted education, Environment Agency permits, and DVSA operator licensing.
Property & Land
Land Registry company ownership, overseas ownership, price paid transaction data, and VOA business rate valuations.
ESG & Governance
Gender Pay Gap, Modern Slavery, Living Wage, Disability Confident, B Corp, SBTi climate targets, and ESOS energy reports.
International & Sanctions
UK Sanctions (FCDO), international sanctions databases, offshore leak datasets, LEI relationships, and Charity Commission data.
Risk Score v2 Methodology
Our multi-dimensional risk scoring system evaluates companies across multiple dimensions and sub-scores. Fully transparent — every score shows its inputs.
0 (critical risk) to 100 (robust). Classifications: Robust (75+), Stable (55–74), Watch (40–54), Elevated (25–39), Critical (<25).| Dimension | Key Signals |
|---|---|
| Financial Health | Accounts, mortgages, payment practices, grants |
| Compliance | FCA, sanctions, gazette, AML, ICO, disqualified |
| Governance | PSC structure, director tenure, filing history |
| Network Risk | Director network, PSC network, ownership hierarchy |
| Operations | CQC ratings, FHRS scores, website verification |
API Overview
Access borsch.ai programmatically via our REST API. Full documentation with endpoint tables, code examples, and rate limits is available on the dedicated API Reference page.
https://borsch.ai/api/v1# Search for companies curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ "https://borsch.ai/api/v1/search?q=Revolut&limit=5" # Get risk score curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \ "https://borsch.ai/api/v1/risk/companies/09215862/score"
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