NewcoHunter vs Endole

What Endole Does Well

Endole is a company data platform that covers a wide range of information on UK businesses - filed accounts, credit scores, director history, shareholder data, and county court judgments. It is a reasonable starting point for researching an established company you have heard of, or for building lists of existing businesses that meet certain financial criteria. Its breadth makes it a general-purpose research tool for anyone who regularly needs to look into UK companies.

Why New Companies Are a Different Kind of Lead

NewcoHunter is a narrower tool with a specific purpose: finding new companies the moment they register at Companies House and turning those registrations into a filtered, actionable lead list. We do not cover financials or filed accounts, because newly incorporated companies do not have any. What we do is categorise every new registration by industry, flag likely shell companies, and let you set up saved searches that deliver a weekly or daily digest of new companies matching your criteria.

The distinction matters because the value of a lead changes depending on when you reach them. An established company researched on Endole already has an accountant, a bank, a solicitor, and a stack of software subscriptions. Convincing them to switch is an uphill task. A company incorporated last Tuesday is still choosing all of those things. That is the window NewcoHunter is built to catch.

Where Endole and NewcoHunter Differ on New Companies

Endole does include some data on recently formed companies, but new incorporations are not the platform's focus and its filtering options for them are limited. You cannot, for example, set up an alert to be notified every time a new IT services company registers in Yorkshire. NewcoHunter's saved search and alert system is built around exactly that use case. You pick an industry category from the SIC code taxonomy, optionally narrow by region, and we handle the monitoring from there.

Shell Company Filtering

Shell company filtering is another area where the two differ. A substantial portion of new Companies House registrations are holding companies, special purpose vehicles, or dormant entities that were never intended to trade. Including them in a prospecting list wastes time. NewcoHunter applies detection logic to flag likely shells so you can exclude them before exporting.

Which Tool Is Right for You?

If your primary need is researching established businesses - checking a supplier's credit score, reviewing a director's appointment history across multiple companies, or pulling filed accounts - Endole covers that well. If your need is finding businesses at the start of their journey, before they have committed to any suppliers, NewcoHunter gives you that first-mover position. The two tools answer different questions, and which one is right depends on where in the sales process you need the data.

NewcoHunter has a free tier with no time limit. You can run a search for new companies in your target industry and region today, review the results, and decide whether the lead volume justifies a paid plan. There is no contract required and no sales call needed to get started.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is NewcoHunter a direct replacement for Endole?

They cover different use cases. Endole is a general-purpose company research tool covering financials, credit risk, and established businesses. NewcoHunter specialises in newly registered companies - monitoring Companies House daily and filtering new incorporations by industry and location. If you need both established company research and new company monitoring, you may find both tools useful for different parts of your workflow.

Does Endole show newly registered companies?

Endole includes recently formed companies in its database, but new incorporations are not its primary focus. You cannot set up automated alerts for new registrations in a specific sector or region the way NewcoHunter's saved search system works. If new company prospecting is your main use case, a dedicated tool gives you better filtering and faster alerts.

How much does NewcoHunter cost compared to Endole?

NewcoHunter has a free tier with no time limit and paid plans starting at £29 per month. There is no annual contract requirement. Endole pricing varies depending on the features and data volume you need. NewcoHunter is designed to be accessible for small teams and solo operators, not just larger organisations.

What SIC codes can I filter by on NewcoHunter?

NewcoHunter lets you filter new companies by any of the UK SIC 2007 categories - covering over 700 industry classifications across 21 broad sectors. You can combine a SIC code filter with a geographic region to target, for example, new construction companies in the Midlands or new IT services firms in London.

Can I try NewcoHunter before paying?

Yes. NewcoHunter has a free tier with no time limit and no credit card required. The free plan includes 10 company views per week and lets you run saved searches to see what new companies are registering in your target market. You can decide whether to upgrade based on the actual results you see.