Clifford McDowell

Founder of Passionate #OpenData advocate who hates seeing good data going to waste.

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[Clifford McDowell @cliffordious]

@slaaskHQ are you still in business? I cancelled my account 4 months ago and I'm still being invoiced. No one on your automated chat service has responded to any of my messages trying to resolve this!

I'm about to request charge back on my credit card.

[Clifford McDowell @cliffordious]

@sharefile does anyone work at your company? I've tried contacting your account team 15 times with no response and your chat team can't help.

[Clifford McDowell @cliffordious]

@sharefile I can't update my credit card details and no one is responding to my messages. Are you able to help?

[Clifford McDowell @cliffordious]

It's important to monitor all aspects of a business from filed accounts to associated directors and track changes as they take effect. Doorda updates its data daily! https://t.co/FQZfn2rtDp

[Clifford McDowell @cliffordious]

The end of the collapsible Candy Store? Westminister is trying to attract more innovative brands to Oxford Street.

https://t.co/NlriwJPfd1

[Clifford McDowell @cliffordious]

Half of UK company directors struck off have been linked to alleged Covid loan fraud. We have the data on which companies received the payments and who has been struck off.

https://t.co/aQpLlayyuv

[Clifford McDowell @cliffordious]

Renters and homeowners are struggling and landlords are continuing to leave the market. The average monthly cost of renting a room rises by 17% year on year. Our property data allows us to track social and private rentals.

https://t.co/1xOM8VYYgt

[Clifford McDowell @cliffordious]

Another property developer reports a fall in demand. This aligns with our own data which shows the number of new builds coming onto the market falling. Looks like lower sales and margins across the sector for the foreseeable.

https://t.co/BR5FmYPh6F

[Clifford McDowell @cliffordious]

End of the walking dead? With rising interest rates and operating costs, many companies that are currently just getting by may stumble and fall. You can use Doorda data to track insolvencies and assess their impact on local areas.

https://t.co/zPLf7smoik

[Clifford McDowell @cliffordious]

Empire Cinemas has collapsed into administration with the immediate loss of 150 jobs. Six cinemas in the chain have closed, with a further eight under threat. You can track the administrator's progress with Doorda.

https://t.co/RGRtoYN6e2

[Clifford McDowell @cliffordious]

The more we have delivered to home the more enticing the crime #porchpiracy! Our partners at @CartoDB have enabled their clients to identify the best locations for secure lockers using @Doorda data.

https://t.co/TyFUSXNGjJ

[Clifford McDowell @cliffordious]

Is this still ongoing? Ex-Carillion finance chief given 11-year company director ban. @biztradegovuk said Khan had caused Carillion to rely on “false and misleading financial information” resulting in a misstatement of £208.5m. https://t.co/jPh1MEqRgH

[Clifford McDowell @cliffordious]

Don't know how I missed this but a belated congratulations to the team at @CapitalonTap for winning first place at the Finder Lending Innovation Awards 2023 in the Business Cards category. https://t.co/oB0usg5Ywm

[Clifford McDowell @cliffordious]

We have many UK leading-edge SME lenders able to fulfill most of the issues raised in this inquiry @FundingCircleUK and @iwoca being the most obvious. The issue is the cost of borrowing set by the @bankofengland which they have no influence over!

https://t.co/OvWFCj7a0a

[Clifford McDowell @cliffordious]

How is the average price of items changing over time? My porridge is up 21%! A new tool from the @ONS allows you to view price changes. #costofliving #inflation

https://t.co/6foDwqtV5o

[Clifford McDowell @cliffordious]

#CanaryWharf is probably the area most vulnerable to the work-from-home movement. Their response is to become more of a mixed-use town centre, less a financial district. Some interesting insights from @NilsPratley @TheGuardian #commercialproperty

https://t.co/BvB60ljp5J

[Clifford McDowell @cliffordious]

#Boots to close 300 shops despite strong quarterly sales. Is this good news for smaller pharmacies or bad news for the high street? #highstreetretail

https://t.co/km3yLnKltw

[Clifford McDowell @cliffordious]

Calling all #UKAI companies, best apply quickly before the usual names get their noses in the trough. #AI #data @NHSuk

https://t.co/vgInU9zB4J

[Clifford McDowell @cliffordious]

Leeds finance boss sentenced for £20 million fraud and disqualified as a director via a @insolvencygovuk led investigation. Liam Francis Wainwright, (61) ran a classic Ponzi scheme involving a racehorse syndicate and his own failed private businesses.

https://t.co/01vShsrxIa

[Clifford McDowell @cliffordious]

Hi @InsTech_London is anyone there able to respond to my DM re membership?