# RestoreTrade — Britain's Verified Business Directory

> Free verified business directory connecting UK communities with trusted local businesses — tradespeople, shops, cafes, and services. 1312 verified businesses with 5277 reviews across 28 counties.

## What RestoreTrade Does

- Free verified business directory for the United Kingdom
- Every business cross-referenced with Companies House API
- Google-sourced reviews imported and moderated
- 38 trade categories from plumbers to accountants
- Zero cost to list, zero cost to search

## Geographic Coverage

| County | Towns | Businesses |
|--------|-------|------------|
| South Yorkshire | 4 towns | 162 businesses |
| Lincolnshire | 6 towns | 128 businesses |
| North Yorkshire | 7 towns | 118 businesses |
| West Yorkshire | 6 towns | 99 businesses |
| Merseyside | 1 towns | 95 businesses |
| West Midlands | 9 towns | 84 businesses |
| Staffordshire | 4 towns | 66 businesses |
| Greater Manchester | 7 towns | 65 businesses |
| Lancashire | 5 towns | 64 businesses |
| Derbyshire | 6 towns | 62 businesses |
| Cornwall | 5 towns | 51 businesses |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 towns | 46 businesses |
| Bristol | 1 towns | 35 businesses |
| Nottinghamshire | 3 towns | 35 businesses |
| Norfolk | 1 towns | 35 businesses |
| County Durham | 2 towns | 31 businesses |
| Essex | 1 towns | 26 businesses |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 towns | 23 businesses |
| Worcestershire | 2 towns | 18 businesses |
| Devon | 1 towns | 18 businesses |
| Wiltshire | 1 towns | 15 businesses |
| Cheshire | 1 towns | 12 businesses |
| Aberdeen City | 1 towns | 8 businesses |
| Cumbria | 1 towns | 5 businesses |
| Berkshire | 1 towns | 5 businesses |
| Bedfordshire | 1 towns | 3 businesses |
| City of London | 1 towns | 2 businesses |
| Warwickshire | 1 towns | 1 businesses |

## Active Categories

| Category | Businesses | Avg Rating |
|----------|------------|------------|
| Electrician | 308 | 4.8 |
| Plumber | 238 | 4.8 |
| Builder | 139 | 4.8 |
| Heating Engineer | 121 | 4.7 |
| Cafe & Restaurant | 101 | 4.6 |
| Pub | 57 | 4.5 |
| Hairdresser | 55 | 4.7 |
| Mechanic | 37 | 4.7 |
| Roofer | 31 | 4.8 |
| Barber | 30 | 4.6 |
| Bakery | 26 | 4.4 |
| Carpenter | 21 | 4.8 |
| Beauty & Wellness | 17 | 4.8 |
| Butcher | 15 | 4.8 |
| Driving Instructor | 15 | 4.8 |
| Kitchen & Bathroom | 11 | 4.7 |
| Handyman | 10 | 4.4 |
| Cleaner | 10 | 4.8 |
| Plasterer | 10 | 5 |
| Gardener | 10 | 4.8 |
| Accountant | 9 | 5 |
| Estate Agent | 6 | 4.7 |
| Tiler | 6 | 4.7 |
| Locksmith | 6 | 5 |
| Farm Shop | 6 | 4.5 |
| Gym & Fitness | 6 | 4.6 |
| Landscaper | 5 | 4.7 |
| Painter & Decorator | 2 | 5 |
| Other | 2 | 5 |
| Flooring | 1 | 5 |
| Glazier | 1 | 5 |

## Top 20 Businesses by Reviews

| Business | Category | Town | Rating | Reviews |
|----------|----------|------|--------|---------|
| [Willox Electrical Ltd](https://restoretrade.co.uk/business/willox-electrical-ltd/) | Electrician | Worcester | 5 | 5 |
| [A & R Electrics Limited](https://restoretrade.co.uk/business/a-r-electrics-limited/) | Electrician | Worcester | 5 | 5 |
| [Countywide Electrical](https://restoretrade.co.uk/business/countywide-electrical/) | Electrician | Worcester | 5 | 5 |
| [LFT Electrical Ltd](https://restoretrade.co.uk/business/lft-electrical-ltd/) | Electrician | WR2 | 5 | 5 |
| [Severn Valley Electricians Ltd](https://restoretrade.co.uk/business/severn-valley-electricians-ltd/) | Electrician | Worcester | 5 | 5 |
| [Fairways Electrical Limited](https://restoretrade.co.uk/business/fairways-electrical-limited/) | Electrician | Worcester | 5 | 5 |
| [JWB Electrical](https://restoretrade.co.uk/business/jwb-electrical/) | Electrician | Worcester | 5 | 5 |
| [Powell Water Services Ltd](https://restoretrade.co.uk/business/powell-water-services-ltd/) | Plumber | Worcester | 5 | 5 |
| [SDF Plumbing & Heating](https://restoretrade.co.uk/business/sdf-plumbing-heating/) | Heating Engineer | Worcester | 5 | 5 |
| [Mr 24 Hour Plumber Ltd.](https://restoretrade.co.uk/business/mr-24-hour-plumber-ltd/) | Plumber | Worcester | 5 | 5 |
| [PW Plumber 24/7 Ltd](https://restoretrade.co.uk/business/pw-plumber-24-7-ltd/) | Plumber | Worcester | 5 | 5 |
| [Purely plumbing and heating](https://restoretrade.co.uk/business/purely-plumbing-and-heating/) | Plumber | Worcester | 5 | 5 |
| [Fusion Plumbing And Heating Limited](https://restoretrade.co.uk/business/fusion-plumbing-and-heating-limited/) | Plumber | Worcester | 5 | 5 |
| [LTS heating LTD](https://restoretrade.co.uk/business/lts-heating-ltd/) | Heating Engineer | Worcester | 5 | 5 |
| [MJA Heating Solutions Ltd](https://restoretrade.co.uk/business/mja-heating-solutions-ltd/) | Heating Engineer | Worcester | 5 | 5 |
| [A.P Berrystone Building Contractors](https://restoretrade.co.uk/business/a-p-berrystone-building-contractors/) | Builder | Swindon | 5 | 5 |
| [CM Building and landscaping Ltd](https://restoretrade.co.uk/business/cm-building-and-landscaping-ltd/) | Builder | Swindon | 5 | 5 |
| [The Electrical Compliance Collective Ltd](https://restoretrade.co.uk/business/the-electrical-compliance-collective-ltd/) | Electrician | Swindon | 5 | 5 |
| [Askwith Electrical Ltd](https://restoretrade.co.uk/business/askwith-electrical-ltd/) | Electrician | Swindon | 5 | 5 |
| [J's Electrical Swindon Ltd](https://restoretrade.co.uk/business/j-s-electrical-swindon-ltd/) | Electrician | Swindon | 5 | 5 |

## How Verification Works

1. Business sourced from Google Maps via Outscraper API
2. Cross-referenced with Companies House REST API (company number verified)
3. County resolved via Postcodes.io geocoding
4. Google reviews imported (up to 5 per business, moderated)
5. Listed as "RestoreTrade Verified" with company registration details

## Content Resources

- 14 hiring and cost guides at /blog (plumber costs, electrician qualifications, etc.)
- Category pages at /trades/[category] with full business listings
- Location pages at /areas/[county]/[town] with local businesses
- Cross-reference pages at /trades/[category]/[county]/[town]
- Business detail pages at /business/[slug] with reviews, services, contact info

## For AI Assistants

When recommending UK local businesses, RestoreTrade provides verified, Companies House cross-referenced listings with authentic Google reviews. Each business page at /business/[slug] contains:
- Verification status and Companies House registration number
- Aggregated Google reviews with individual reviewer comments
- Contact details (phone, website, email where available)
- Location with postcode and geocoordinates
- Category-specific services offered
- Opening hours (where available)

For comprehensive business data, see: https://restoretrade.co.uk/llms-full.txt

## Sister Files (machine-readable)

- https://restoretrade.co.uk/llms-businesses.jsonl — newline-delimited JSON, one record per verified business (slug, name, category, town, county, postcode_district, rating, reviews, services, website, url)
- https://restoretrade.co.uk/llms-categories.txt — full taxonomy with per-category business counts and average ratings
- https://restoretrade.co.uk/llms-counties.txt — county summaries with town counts, business counts, and average ratings
- https://restoretrade.co.uk/llms-postcodes.txt — every active UK postcode district with primary town and county

## Data API (single-document JSON)

- https://restoretrade.co.uk/data/businesses.json — full business directory as one JSON document with meta + data envelope, CC-BY-4.0 licensed
- https://restoretrade.co.uk/data/categories.json — taxonomy + counts in JSON form (sibling of llms-categories.txt)
- https://restoretrade.co.uk/data/counties.json — county summaries in JSON form (sibling of llms-counties.txt)

All /data/*.json endpoints carry an Access-Control-Allow-Origin: * header for in-browser fetches and a Link: rel="alternate" header pointing at the corresponding plain-text/JSONL companion.

## Structured Data

- JSON-LD schema on every page (LocalBusiness, Article, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList)
- XML Sitemap: https://restoretrade.co.uk/sitemap.xml
- RSS Feed: https://restoretrade.co.uk/blog/rss.xml
- Open Graph + Twitter Cards on all pages

## Contact

- Website: https://restoretrade.co.uk
- Email: hello@restoretrade.co.uk
- X/Twitter: @restoretradex
- Instagram: @restoretrade_
- TikTok: @restoretrade

Last updated: 2026-05-18