Why use us?
What can we find for you?
What will it cost?
Contact us with your enquiry
Focus Research in the City is the research service for the
City Business Library and Guildhall Library - we do the work for
you!
Why use us?
Save your time, let our experts do the research for
you.
We use the specialist resources of the City Business Library and
the collections of Guildhall Library which have been designated as
of national and international importance. Your request will be
researched by experienced information specialists. We provide a
tailor-made service at a competitive price.
What can we find for you?
B2B mailing lists and
contacts
We use the MINT database of global companies to find the
specific type of company you need. We can search by location (e.g.
countries – including the UK, postcodes or local authorities),
size, financial strength, sector, etc. A list can be emailed to you
as an Excel spreadsheet at a cost of £40 + VAT for the first 250
companies, and £10 + VAT for each subsequent 250 companies - up to
a maximum of 750 companies at one time. Or, we can use the Experian
(UK) database which allows up to a maximum of 1000 companies at one
time.
Contact us for further details of this and other sources.
Company information
We can provide you with company financials, lists of parents and
subsidiaries, information on directors, news and ratings for a
large range of UK and quoted International companies. We can also
supply information on Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A).
Market research
We have access to thousands of market reports including the
Profound online database to which we
subscribe. We can email you tables of contents FREE of charge from
this database.
If we cannot find a market report for you, we will try to locate
relevant industry statistics and press comment.
News and information
We have access to databases of global news and magazine
articles. We can research companies, market information and
business topics. We can check our unique in-house database of
sources for articles on specific sectors and rankings of market
leaders.
Document delivery
If you urgently need a copy of an article from a periodical or
newspaper in our collections, we can generally supply you with the
material within a day or at shorter notice if your deadline
requires it.
Other research
We can supply you with other material including historical share
prices, foreign exchange rates, international statistics and
economic data.
What will it cost?
Contact us for a FREE quote.
Our minimum charge is £20 + VAT, including delivery by email,
fax or post. The hourly rate is £80 + VAT for urgent and current
business enquiries, £40 + VAT for all other enquiries.
We accept the following credit / debit cards: Visa, MasterCard,
Maestro, Delta or American Express.
Contact us
By email
focus@cityoflondon.gov.uk
No registration is required, but please include your daytime
telephone number. We may need to speak to you about your
enquiry to help keep the costs down.
By telephone
020 7600 1461
Textphone 020 7332 3803
By post
Focus Research in the City
City of London Libraries
Aldermanbury
London EC2V 7HH