The Local Data Company

LDC maintains a fantastically detailed and up-to-date database of UK business premises, covering over 90% of the population.

We employ a small army of researchers who visit each and every business on a 26 week update cycle.

LDC provides a wide range of products for the desktop, web and mobile arena as well as 3rd party data integration solutions.

A dedicated team of office researchers meticulously clean, amend and enhance every record & photograph.

Town Centre Intelligence offers compelling insight into a town centre, using ground-breaking software and the most current retail data available in the UK.

Statistics include vacancy rates, churn rates and multiple/independent mix for over 650+ centres; and analysis of every multiple in the UK across 1,300 centres.

Our people are the foundation of our success and the key to our future.

Barnaby Oswald | Managing Director
Co-Founder of LDC, Barnaby started the business in 2003 with his brother, Alex, and leads the charge in LDC's ambition to both map the retail universe; and maintain our record of doubling sales every year.

Alex Oswald | Commercial Director
As a founding member of LDC, Alex has played a key role in the development and vision of the company, right from the initial concept through to the technology and innovative products available today.

Matthew Hopkinson | Business Development Director
Matthew joined LDC in 2008 having previously been the UK Operations Director at FOCUS and CoStar Group, a global provider of commercial real estate information. He has been nicknamed ‘the whirlwind’ due to his enthusiasm and drive to continually improve what we do.

Simon Devonshire | Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director Simon Devonshire is currently Director of SME's at O2. He previously worked at Yell - the UK’s leading directory publisher - and has significant data, marketing and management experience and is expert in branding and market development.

Mohammed Raja | Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director Mohammed Raja has 16 years experience in the local information space, having previously been Product Director at 192.com, Head of Commercial Products at Ask.com, Head of Marketing at UpMyStreet, Internet Product Manager at Thomson Directories and Managing Director at ITV Local.