FAQ
What is plaingraph?
plaingraph is as-reported company financial data from statutory filings — point-in-time financials, funding events, implied valuations, charges and group structure for UK, Estonian and EU/UK-listed companies, joined across registers by GLEIF LEI. Track a set of companies and get alerts, or build on the same data over a hosted MCP server and a plain REST API.
How do AI agents access plaingraph?
Through a hosted MCP (Model Context Protocol) server so agents can call it directly, or over a plain REST API. The same endpoints power both — you can build your own MCP on them if you prefer.
Which sources do you cover?
UK Companies House (registry, filings, charges, accounts — a live change feed), the Estonian e-Business Register (registry and annual-report financials — a snapshot), ESEF (as-reported IFRS fundamentals for ~5,000 EU/UK-listed issuers — batch-built), and the FCA National Storage Mechanism (UKSEF structured accounts for listed UK PLCs — on demand). All joined to a global spine through GLEIF (~2.5M LEIs). See the coverage page for licences and caveats.
What financial data is available?
Balance sheet (equity, total assets, current assets, cash, liabilities), profit & loss (turnover, gross / operating / net profit), cash flow, employee count, director remuneration, share capital, plus a derived implied valuation from the most recent priced share allotment. UK companies come from iXBRL and e-filed PDF accounts; Estonian companies from filed annual reports; EU/UK-listed issuers from as-reported IFRS filings (ESEF) and UKSEF structured annual reports (FCA NSM). Outstanding charges, group structure (GLEIF accounting consolidation) and governance signals are surfaced as separate tools.
Can I screen companies by financials or funding activity?
Yes. Cross-company screens run over the same API and MCP server: filter every company at once by as-reported figures (total assets, turnover, net assets — including negative equity, cash, headcount), registry facts (status, SIC sector, incorporation date), or capital activity (share allotments and priced rounds in a date window). Results come one row per company with provenance, ready to drill into with the per-company tools or add to a watchlist. Screens are neutral filters over as-reported filings — no scores or rankings — and each page of up to 100 companies costs one metered unit. Funding-event coverage accrues forward from our live-feed start date; every response states its coverage honestly.
How does Watch & Notify work?
Subscribe to a company and an event-type list — accounts filed, share allotment, charge created or satisfied, status or name change, insolvency case. Get an email digest, HMAC-signed webhooks, or poll via the MCP watch_events tool. Subscribe is idempotent; the event log is replayable.
Which companies have the best financial coverage?
UK companies filing iXBRL accounts (currently ~40% of filings; mandatory from 2027) have the richest data — full balance sheet plus P&L. Those filing e-PDF accounts get balance sheet basics via heuristic extraction. FRS-105 micro-entities file no P&L by law. Listed UK PLCs whose Companies House copy is PDF-only are served from their UKSEF structured filing at the FCA NSM. Estonian companies file structured annual reports. Every numeric field carries a coverage flag (ixbrl / pdf_heuristic / unavailable) so the source is always visible.
How much does it cost?
One honest meter: the companies you track. Prosumer is €19/mo for up to 50 tracked companies, Power is €49/mo for 250, and a metered Developer plan serves agents and applications. Search, company profiles and coverage look-ups are free on every plan; API and MCP access come with every tier. See pricing.
Is there a free tier?
There's no permanent free tier, but every plan starts with a 14-day trial (a card is required, and you can cancel anytime). Discovery reads — search, company profiles, and coverage look-ups — are free on every plan.
Does plaingraph include people data?
No. plaingraph is a company-data product — not a people-search or compliance-screening (KYC/AML/sanctions) tool. It does not ingest officer, PSC / beneficial-owner or sanctions datasets; incidental personal data in public filings is handled as described in the privacy policy.