Over 500 UK business owners told us what’s broken

Same documents.
Different inbox.
Every. Single. Time.

Same documents.
Different inbox.
Every. Single. Time.

Your bank asked for it. Your accountant asked for it. Every new partner asks for it. It's called due diligence — and right now, it means repeating the same paperwork from scratch, every time.

Co.ID ends the cycle. One digital business identity. Share it with anyone.

£1/month — Due diligence DONE

£1/month — Due diligence DONE

We asked businesses, and this is what they said…

90%

say every verification request
asks the same thing

85%

had to provide business
documents 3+ times

59%

spent weeks or longer
getting through verification

53%

said the verification
process was not easy at all

THE PROBLEM

THE PROBLEM

You’re running a business.

Not a document archive.

You’re running a business.

Not a document archive.

We surveyed over 500 UK business owners and founders. The pattern was overwhelming: the same documents, requested by different parties, submitted in different formats, verified from scratch every single time. Here’s what the numbers show.

42%*

described the bank application process as “very manual” — printing, scanning, emailing PDFs,

notarising documents

42%*

described the bank application process as “very manual” — printing, scanning, emailing PDFs,

notarising documents

6–10×*

is how often 36% of businesses had to resubmit the same core documents during setup

6–10×*

is how often 36% of businesses had to resubmit the same core documents during setup

36%*

need to build trust with clients, partners and regulators — but have no standard way to do it

36%*

need to build trust with clients, partners and regulators — but have no standard way to do it

41%*

feel SMEs are disadvantaged

compared to established corporates when trying to verify their business

41%*

feel SMEs are disadvantaged

compared to established corporates when trying to verify their business

40%*

feel that having to verify their

business actually limits their growth opportunities

40%*

feel that having to verify their

business actually limits their growth opportunities

8.8*

average number of different

document types businesses are asked to provide for due diligence

8.8*

average number of different

document types businesses are asked to provide for due diligence

*Umazi research covering over 500 SMEs

When asked to describe the process, these are the words business owners chose:

Unnecessarily hard 31%

Unnecessarily hard 31%

Painful 23%

Painful 23%

Unfair 16%

Unfair 16%

Discriminatory 21%

Discriminatory 21%

Outdated 28%

Outdated 28%

Archaic 23%

Archaic 23%

Laboursome 39%

Laboursome 39%

“EXHAUSTING AND TIME CONSUMING”

“EXHAUSTING AND TIME CONSUMING”

— UK business owner, on the verification process

THE SOLUTION

THE SOLUTION

Complete once. Share everywhere.

Complete once. Share everywhere.

Co.ID is your digital business passport. A secure, tamper-proof record of your company — accepted by banks, partners, and government.

1

Join for £1/month

Sign up and complete your

business profile once through

our secure process. Company details, director information, compliance records — all captured and sealed.

2

Own your identity

Your credentials live in your Co.ID wallet. You control what gets shared, with whom, and when. Full audit trail, tamper-proof, cryptographically secured.

3

Share instantly

When a bank, partner, or client needs to check your business — share your Co.ID in seconds. No more printing. No more scanning. No more starting from scratch.

WHAT BUSINESSES ACTUALLY WANT

WHAT BUSINESSES ACTUALLY WANT

This isn’t a guess. It’s a mandate.

This isn’t a guess. It’s a mandate.

We didn’t build Co.ID and hope businesses would want it. We asked them first.

87%

want a tamper-proof digital record of their company details

87%

want a tamper-proof digital record of their company details

97%

who applied for finance said

digital identity would have helped

97%

who applied for finance said

digital identity would have helped

90%

say a digital identity would speed up bank account applications

90%

say a digital identity would speed up bank account applications

86%

would engage with more confidence if partners had a digital business identity

86%

would engage with more confidence if partners had a digital business identity

88%

want a universally recognised business “trust stamp”

88%

want a universally recognised business “trust stamp”

89%

believe a digital business identity would reduce fraud

89%

believe a digital business identity would reduce fraud

LEVELLING THE FIELD

LEVELLING THE FIELD

New businesses deserve the same credibility

infrastructure as corporates

New businesses deserve the same credibility

infrastructure as corporates

Large companies have compliance teams, legal departments, and established track records. A startup founder has a folder of PDFs and hope. Co.ID gives every business — from day one — the same credibility infrastructure that established corporates take for granted.

41%

feel SMEs are disadvantaged vs

corporates in verification

18%

say lack of track record is a major

hurdle to growth

69%

would use a digital business identity for govt contracts

WHY FOUNDER MEMBERSHIP

You’re not just early — you’re essential

You’re not just early — you’re essential

Founder Members get exclusive access and a direct voice in how Co.ID evolves. This isn’t a beta test — it’s a partnership.

1

Founder Member Badge

A permanent verified badge

on your Co.ID profile showing

you were there from the start.

2

Founder Pricing Protection

Start at just £1/month with

preferential pricing protected

as a Founder Member. Standard pricing will be significantly higher.

3

Vote on What We Build

Shape the product roadmap by voting on upcoming features. Your priorities become our priorities.

4

Priority Feature Access

Be the first to use new capabilities as they roll out — before anyone else gets access.

5

Direct Founder Support

A direct line to the team building Co.ID. Your feedback goes straight to the engineers and designers.

6

Join for £1/month

As features launch, your Co.ID

will be ready for use with banks, law firms, accountants, and platforms.

1

Founder Member Badge

A permanent verified badge

on your Co.ID profile showing

you were there from the start.

2

Founder Pricing Protection

Start at just £1/month with

preferential pricing protected

as a Founder Member. Standard pricing will be significantly higher.

3

Vote on What We Build

Shape the product roadmap by voting on upcoming features. Your priorities become our priorities.

4

Priority Feature Access

Be the first to use new capabilities as they roll out — before anyone else gets access.

5

Direct Founder Support

A direct line to the team building Co.ID. Your feedback goes straight to the engineers and designers.

6

Join for £1/month

As features launch, your Co.ID

will be ready for use with banks, law firms, accountants, and platforms.

SIMPLE PRICING

SIMPLE PRICING

Built for adoption, not extraction

Built for adoption, not extraction

We want every UK business on the network. That’s why we made it cost less than a coffee.

£1

£1

/month

That’s it. No setup fees.

Your own virtual business card

Your own virtual business card

Your own virtual business card

Tamper-proof credential wallet

Tamper-proof credential wallet

Instant sharing with any party

Instant sharing with any party

Full audit trail & consent log

Full audit trail & consent log

eIDAS 2.0 compliant

eIDAS 2.0 compliant

Cancel anytime, data is yours

Cancel anytime, data is yours

Get your Co.ID — £1/month

Get your Co.ID — £1/month

No hidden fees. No tiers. No upsells. Just your digital business identity.

Stop proving yourself.

Start growing.

Stop proving yourself.

Start growing.

Join the businesses that are done with duplicate verification. Your Co.ID is waiting.

Co.ID by Umazi · Verify Once, Reuse Everywhere · © 2026 Umazi Ltd

Co.ID by Umazi · Verify Once, Reuse Everywhere · © 2026 Umazi Ltd

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