How to find newly licensed companies that need an accountant.
New licences, new online merchants and funding rounds all point to companies taking on accounting and tax duties. Expect heavy filtering: in a recent test we saw about 44 signals a week, and about 2 came with a named owner and a way to reach them.
From a test build, figures as of 8 and 9 November 2026. Nobody had worked this list yet.
Where the evidence is published.
Each one points to new and small businesses with a dated, specific reason to reach out.
- 1
A new regulated licence
A clinic or financial firm that has just been licensed has reporting duties from day one.
Where to look Public health facility and financial regulator registers
- 2
A new online merchant
A shop that has just started taking payments online has real transactions to account for.
Where to look Public merchant listings from payment providers
- 3
A funding round
A startup that has just raised needs proper books, though the news tends to arrive late.
Where to look Startup funding trackers and company announcements
What we found when we ran this.
- 44signals a week, on average
- 2of those came with a named owner and a contact route
- 218companies put through contact enrichment
- 5of those were ready to contact
What worked and what didn’t
- Regulated registers gave the most contactable results.
- New legal-entity data was the same signal many competitors already use.
- Funding news arrived too late to be useful on its own.
- Contact databases had little on very small brands.
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What your team receives.
- The companyName, website, size and market, checked by hand.
- The evidenceThe public source and date behind the need, linked so you can quote it.
- The personThe decision maker for your product, with LinkedIn and email where available.
- The formatA weekly CSV, CRM-ready records or a dashboard. We agree on it together.
Questions buyers ask.
How do I find newly licensed companies that need an accountant?
Check the public registers of regulators in your market, such as health facility and financial services registers, for newly added firms. For UK companies, Companies House lists every new incorporation for free.
Is funding news a good signal for accounting firms?
It tends to arrive late, when the company may already have finance support. Use it as a secondary signal.
Can I do this myself?
Yes, but expect a low yield. The hard part is finding a named owner and a way to reach them, and in our test that was true of only about 2 in every 44 signals.
Rather not do this yourself?
We test the sources on a real sample before setting a cadence.