PRICING

Your bill,
itemised.

Every line starts at zero. Black Flag Alert uses a freemium pricing model: the core product is free for every account, and the developer API starts free too.

Our Pricing Principle

We believe that public data should always be free. In the age of Superior Intelligence the analysis to turn that data into value should also be free for the vast majority.

Create Free Account → Get an API Key
BFA / Account Statement / 2026
Company search & profiles£0
R-Score & risk rating£0
Alerts & watchlists£0
PDF reports£0
SI Agentic Search£0
API trial key (14 days, no card)£0
Total due £0

No card · No trial clock · Freemium pricing

Companies
5.1M+
R-Scores
3.4M
Years of financials per company
5
Price
£0
PLANS & FEATURES

Free to start.

Black Flag Alert uses a freemium pricing model. The core platform (search, scores, alerts) is free, with paid add-ons planned as the product grows. An Open API with a free trial key is already live for developers.

★ The Free Tier
INCLUDED IN FREE
£0

Every account. No card. No trial period.

Create Free Account

Includes:

Unlimited company search & profiles
R-Score & risk rating on every scored company
Plain-English risk narrative on every profile
Five years of filed financials, every ratio explained
CCJ, winding-up petition and overdue-filing alerts
PDF reports and watchlist alerts
Director & PSC information
Sector percentiles & suggested credit exposure
SI Agentic Search: plain-English search over 5.1M companies
OPEN API V2
£0

Trial key: 14 days, 100 calls + 20 contact lookups per 24h. No card.

Get an API Key

Includes:

Full company profiles: score, financials, CCJs, charges, alerts
Plain-English risk narratives
Verified contact details (metered)
Batch enrichment: up to 50 companies per call
MCP server for Claude, Cursor and any MCP client
Higher limits on request: talk to us
HOW IT WORKS

There isn't one.

The core product is free because the platform grows on usage, not paywalls. Free reports bring companies and users in; the proprietary data built on top is the long-term value.

Registration needs no credit card, there are no auto-upgrade traps, and we do not sell your data. The free tier is not a trial.

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FAQ

Questions.

Is it really free, or is there a paid plan coming?
The core product is free. Black Flag Alert uses a freemium pricing model: search, scores and alerts cost nothing, with paid add-ons planned as the product grows. Developers who need programmatic access use the Open API, which starts free with a trial key.
Do I need a credit card to register?
No. Registration needs only an email address. We verify it to prevent abuse, but we never collect payment details.
Does every company have a R-Score?
About 3.4 million England & Wales companies carry a R-Score, computed from their filed accounts. Companies that have not filed enough usable accounts show as Unscored, while their court and insolvency records are still displayed. That is a data limit, not a paywall.
How do I get API access?
The Open API is live now. Create a self-serve trial key with no card: 14 days, 100 calls and 20 contact lookups per 24 hours. Full reference and signup are on the developers page.
Where does the data come from?
Primary public records only: Companies House filings, HMCTS court records for CCJs, The Gazette for insolvency and winding-up activity, and the charges register. We compute the R-Score ourselves from these sources. We do not resell credit bureau data.
Who operates Black Flag Alert?
Plainview Ventures Limited (company number 09687391), trading as Black Flag Alert. Registered in England & Wales. Contact us at [email protected].