Finance & professional services

Data recovery for finance teams.

When an accounts server fails or a drive full of client ledgers stops working — often right at year-end or tax season — you need it back fast and kept strictly confidential. Based in Bristol, we provide finance data recovery for accountants, advisers and finance teams in Bristol and across the UK — in-house, under NDA, with audit-ready documentation. Your clients’ data never leaves the UK.

Free 48-hour diagnostic
Handled in-house
No fix, no fee · most jobs
// in short

Client accounts, recovered and kept private.

Accounts servers, client databases and ledgers recovered by our own engineers — confidential, with a documented chain of custody and NDAs as standard.

NDA
Standard, no charge
Chain of custody
Audit-ready
Priority
Deadline-driven jobs
In-house
Never outsourced
// what we recover

Financial data we recover.

From a single bookkeeper’s drive to a multi-partner accounts server — recovered in-house and kept confidential.

01

Accounts servers & RAID

Practice servers and arrays holding client files, ledgers and working papers.

02

Accounts software data

Sage, QuickBooks, Xero and other accounts data files on failed local drives.

03

Client records & ledgers

Client databases, ledgers, tax records and working papers across drives and NAS.

04

Payroll & transactions

Payroll data, transaction records and financial archives.

05

Encrypted drives

BitLocker and encrypted financial drives, recovered with the right credentials.

06

Financial databases

SQL Server and other financial databases — repaired and recovered, not just copied.

Related: Servers · RAID · Databases · Encrypted drives.

// confidentiality & compliance

Client data, kept confidential.

Sensitive financial data is handled to a standard that stands up to audit and scrutiny.

NDAs signed as standard for finance clients, at no extra cost.
All work in-house by our own engineers — never outsourced, never leaving the UK.
ICO-registered (No. ZC173784) and compliant with the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.
A documented chain of custody for audit, regulatory or insurance purposes.

More on how we handle your data: Data security & confidentiality.

// continuity & deadlines

Built around your deadlines.

In finance, timing is everything — a failure during audit, year-end or self-assessment season can’t wait. Tell us your deadline when you get in touch and we’ll prioritise the job and give you a realistic turnaround up front. Most recoveries are completed in three to four working days, and you deal directly with the engineer on your case rather than a call centre. We can invoice your firm and accept purchase orders, with 30-day terms for established accounts.

// how it works

How it works for finance.

A secure path from failure to verified, confidential return.

01

Get in touch

Call, email or WhatsApp with what’s happened — we’ll advise on the safest next step.

02

Free diagnostic

Drop the drives off or send them in insured; we confirm what’s recoverable.

03

Written quote

A fixed, written quote and turnaround before any chargeable work starts.

04

Recover & verify

We recover in-house, verify the data, and return it on fresh encrypted media or secure download.

For a RAID, NAS or server: take the drives out, label each with its bay order, and send the disks only — we image each read-only and rebuild virtually, so nothing is written to your data.
We can invoice your firm and accept purchase orders, with 30-day terms for established accounts. Physical and forensic work takes a 50% deposit toward parts and bench time.

Other sectors we work with: Legal · Healthcare · University & research · Business & enterprise.

// sending your device in

Two simple steps.

Send us your device for a free diagnostic, and tell us a little about what happened — an engineer will review it and confirm your exact quote in writing before any work begins.

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Send us your device

Recovering your data starts with getting the device to us. Pack it safely, add your contact details, and send it over — after we run a free diagnostic, we’ll confirm your exact price in writing before any work begins.

How to pack it
  • Package the device into a small, sturdy box or padded envelope.
  • Leave out caddies, cables and power supplies — we won’t need them for the recovery.
  • Include your details inside the package: name, address, phone and email — on a slip of paper, or use our shipping form — then seal it up.
Post toBristol Data Recovery
Castlemead, Lower Castle Street
Bristol BS1 3AG
Shipping formPDF · print & include with your devicePDF ↓

Posting it in? We recommend a tracked, insured service. Prefer to drop it off? You’re welcome Monday–Friday, 9am–5:30pm — please still package the device as above.

2

Need more information?

If you need more information on our data recovery service, fill out the form with more detail about your issue and an engineer will review it and give you a custom quote.

An engineer reviews every enquiry personally — we usually reply within 30 minutes during the day. Prefer to call? 0117 332 1137.

Thanks — your message is in.

We’ll be in touch shortly. For anything urgent, call 0117 332 1137.

// faq

Common questions.

Quick answers to what people ask most.

Yes. We work under an NDA as standard for finance clients at no extra cost, all work is done in-house by our own engineers, we’re ICO-registered and GDPR-compliant, and your data never leaves the UK.

Usually, yes. We recover accounts data files from failed local drives, including Sage, QuickBooks and Xero, along with the client records and ledgers stored alongside them.

Yes. Deadline-driven finance work is prioritised and we’ll give you a realistic turnaround up front. Most recoveries take three to four working days, and you can reach us out of hours on WhatsApp.

Yes. We can provide a documented chain of custody recording the receipt, handling and return of your data, suitable for audit, regulatory or insurance purposes.

Yes. We can invoice your business and accept purchase orders, with 30-day terms for established accounts. Physical and forensic recoveries take a 50% deposit, with the balance due on successful recovery.

It depends on the system: single drives are £300, RAID and NAS start from £500, and databases from £500 — all plus VAT, with a free diagnostic and a written quote first. No fix, no fee applies to most jobs.

Yes. We’re based in Bristol and provide finance data recovery for accountants, advisers and finance teams in Bristol and across the UK. Drop devices off at our Bristol premises by appointment, or send them in fully insured from anywhere in the UK.

// accounts data down?

Server down at year-end? Let’s get you back to work.

Free diagnostic and a written quote — handled under NDA, in-house, and never leaving the UK.

Call us — 0117 332 1137
Mon–Fri · 9am–5:30pm · No fix, no fee
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