Finance & professional services

Data recovery for finance and accountancy.

When an accounts server goes down, or a drive holding client ledgers stops responding — and it always seems to happen at year-end or in tax season — you need it back quickly and kept strictly private. We're based in Belfast and recover financial data for accountants, advisers and in-house finance teams here and right across the UK: on our own bench, under NDA, with audit-ready paperwork. Your clients' data never leaves the country.

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 — kept confidential, with a documented chain of custody and an NDA as standard.

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

The financial data we recover.

From one bookkeeper's laptop to a multi-partner accounts server — recovered on our own bench and kept confidential.

01

Accounts servers & RAID

Practice servers and arrays holding client files, ledgers and working papers, rebuilt in-house.

02

Accounts software data

Sage, QuickBooks, Xero and other accounts files lifted from failed local drives.

03

Client records & ledgers

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

04

Payroll & transactions

Payroll runs, transaction histories and financial archives recovered.

05

Encrypted drives

BitLocker and other encrypted financial drives, recovered where you hold the credentials.

06

Financial databases

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

See also: Servers · RAID · Databases · Encrypted drives.

// confidentiality & compliance

Client data, kept behind closed doors.

Sensitive financial data is handled to a standard that holds up to an audit.

An NDA signed as standard for finance clients, at no extra cost.
Every job done in-house by our own engineers — never outsourced, never leaving the UK.
On the ICO register (No. ZC173784) and compliant with the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
A documented chain of custody for audit, regulatory or insurance needs.

More on how your data is handled: Data security & confidentiality.

// continuity & deadlines

Fitted around your deadlines.

In finance the clock rules everything — a failure during an audit, at year-end or in self-assessment season simply can't sit and wait. Tell us the deadline when you first make contact and we'll push the job up the queue and give you an honest turnaround from the outset. Most recoveries wrap up in three to four working days, and you speak to the engineer working your case, not a call centre. We're happy to invoice the firm and take purchase orders, with 30-day terms for established accounts.

// how it works

How a finance recovery runs.

A secure path from the moment of failure to a verified, confidential handover.

01

Get in touch

Call or email describing what's gone wrong, and we'll point you to the safest next move.

02

Free diagnostic

Drop the drives in or post them insured, and we'll confirm what can be brought back.

03

Written quote

You get a fixed written quote and a turnaround before any chargeable work begins.

04

Recover & verify

Recovery is done in-house, the data is verified, and it comes back to you on fresh encrypted media or via secure download.

For a RAID, NAS or server: remove the drives, label each with its bay position, and send just the disks — we image every one read-only and rebuild it virtually, so nothing is ever written back to your data.
We'll invoice the firm and take purchase orders, with 30-day terms for established accounts. Physical and forensic work carries a 50% deposit toward parts and bench time.
// sending your device in

Two simple steps.

Post or drop in your device for a free diagnostic, with a note on what happened — an engineer reviews it and confirms your exact quote in writing before any work begins.

1

Send us your device

First step: get the device onto our Belfast bench. Wrap it well, tuck your contact details in the box, and post it over — the diagnostic costs nothing, and you’ll have a firm written price to approve before we touch a single sector.

How to pack it
  • Wrap the device in a small, sturdy box or a padded envelope so it can’t move around.
  • Leave the caddies, cables and power supplies at home — we won’t need them to recover your data.
  • Before sealing the box, slip a note inside with who you are and how to reach you — name, address, email and a phone number — or print our shipping form and use that.
Post toBelfast Data Recovery
Forsyth House, Cromac Square
Belfast, BT2 8LA
Shipping formPDF · print & include with your devicePDF ↓

Posting it? A tracked, insured service is best. Dropping it off instead? You’re welcome Monday–Friday, 9am–5:30pm — please still pack the device as above.

2

Need more information?

Not ready to send anything yet? Use the form to describe the fault in your own words and one of the engineers will come back with a quote tailored to your situation.

Every message lands with a real engineer, not a ticket queue — during working hours you’ll normally hear back inside half an hour. If it’s quicker to talk, ring 028 9002 0144.

Thanks — we have your message.

We will get back to you soon. If it is urgent, call 028 9002 0144.

// faq

Finance questions, answered.

The questions we are asked most, answered briefly.

Yes. An NDA is standard for finance clients at no extra charge, every part of the job is done in-house by our own engineers, we're on the ICO register and GDPR-compliant, and your data stays in the UK throughout.

Usually, yes. We pull accounts files — Sage, QuickBooks, Xero and the rest — off failed local drives, together with the client records and ledgers sitting beside them.

Yes. Deadline-driven finance jobs go to the front of the queue, with an honest turnaround quoted up front. Most are done inside three to four working days.

Yes. We can supply a documented chain of custody covering receipt, handling and return of your data, fit for audit, regulatory or insurance use.

Yes. We'll invoice the firm and take purchase orders, with 30-day terms for established accounts. Physical and forensic recoveries carry a 50% deposit, with the balance payable only on a successful recovery.

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

Yes. We're Belfast-based and recover financial data for accountants, advisers and finance teams both here and across the UK. Drop devices at our Belfast premises by appointment, or post them in fully insured from anywhere in the UK.

// accounts data down?

Accounts server down at year-end? Let's get you working again.

A free diagnostic and a written quote — handled under NDA, on our own bench, and never leaving the UK.

Call us — 028 9002 0144
Mon–Fri · 9am–5:30pm · No fix, no fee
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028 9002 0144