The Beauhurst Guide to Business Rates Teams

Business Rates teams play a vital role in supporting local councils by monitoring businesses within their regions. However, this process can often be time-consuming and resource-intensive, relying heavily on manual efforts and outdated data. That’s where BeauhurstImpact, comes in.

BeauhurstImpact empowers councils to track regional business activity with ease, providing real-time insights into company financials, employee numbers, office locations, funding, grants, and much more. By automating manual research and improving data accuracy, the platform helps councils maximize revenue collection while significantly reducing the administrative burden.

Why Business Rates teams use BeauhurstImpact

Key benefits of BeauhurstImpact:

• Identify overlooked businesses: Spot companies operating in postcode sectors that you may have missed.
• Save time on manual research: Automate hours of tedious searches and validation work.
• Improve data accuracy: Access reliable, up-to-date company information all in one place.
• Track key business changes: Stay informed about shifts in headcount, turnover, office locations, or SME status, ensuring you capture all changes that affect Business Rates.
• Optimise mapping of business locations: Use location filters and tools to improve efficiency when carrying out ground property due diligence.

The results speak for themselves:

Councils using BeauhurstImpact have been able to:

• Maximise revenue: Ensure all businesses are accounted for, boosting collections.
• Increase efficiency: Reduce reliance on manual, door-to-door validation.
• Enhance accuracy: Adapt quickly to business relocations, growth, or changes in status.

By transforming the way Business Rates teams operate, BeauhurstImpact empowers councils to streamline their processes and achieve better results with less effort.

Read on for our step-by-step guide for Business Rates teams using Beauhurst. 

How Business Rates teams use the platform:

1. Easily find companies in your region

With our Advanced Search Tool, you can instantly generate a live picture of all active businesses in your area. You can then filter results to focus on specific business types or exclude those outside your scope.

The platform’s Location Filter allows you to pinpoint businesses at the postcode or street level — and even plot all businesses within a specific radius of any location. Coupled with the Location Map, you can spot business clusters you might otherwise miss, ensuring no stone is left unturned.

Want to see it in action? Check out our video demonstration of the Map feature!

2. Create and manage Collections

Save groups of companies into Beauhurst Collections, tailored to specific criteria like postcode areas or business types. These collections automatically update as new businesses enter the market, keeping your data fresh and live.

Plus, collaborate seamlessly with colleagues by sharing collections, tags, graphs, and charts to ensure everyone stays on the same page.

Watch our video tutorial on how to upload and manage Collections.

How to create a collection from your own spreadsheet

How to create a live-updating collection from Advanced Search

3. Set up custom alerts

Stay ahead of the game with email alerts. Get notified whenever there’s a key change for businesses in your collections — whether it’s a change in headcount, office location, or SME status. These alerts ensure you’re always in the know, with actionable insights delivered straight to your inbox.

Check out our video guide to setting up tailored alerts.

What data does BeauhurstImpact track?

BeauhurstImpact provides an extensive range of business data, including:

• Company financials and employee counts
• Head office, registered, and trading addresses
• Equity investment and valuations
• SME status
• Patents
• Companies House status (active/dormant/dissolved)
• Industry classifiers (sectors, technologies)
• Key personnel (founders, directors, C-suite)
• Ownership structures and shareholders
• And much more

If your team is ready to streamline processes, improve accuracy, and boost revenue collection, BeauhurstImpact is here to help. Explore the platform today and discover how it can transform your approach to business rates.