How viabilAIty Calculates Business Feasibility

Every number on viabilAIty comes from a verifiable, cited source. We do not generate opinions — we aggregate real UK government data and published industry benchmarks into a structured feasibility score.

Data Sources

SourceWhat It ProvidesUpdate Frequency
Companies House APIActive company counts by SIC code and locationReal-time
ONS Business DemographyFive-year survival rates by industry sectorAnnual
Food Standards AgencyFood premises counts and hygiene ratingsReal-time
Overture Maps FoundationActive business points of interest (Meta, Foursquare, Microsoft)Monthly
ONS Internet Sales IndexE-commerce share of retail: 28.2% of GB retail (Jan 2026)Monthly
Baremetrics Open BenchmarksSaaS churn rates by ARPU band (800+ companies)Quarterly

Scoring Dimensions

Brick-and-Mortar Businesses

Industry Viability (30%), Budget and Runway (40%), Timeline (10%), Competition Density (20%). Powered by UK government statutory data.

Digital Businesses (SaaS, E-commerce)

Market Demand and PMF (25%), Unit Economics — CAC vs LTV (25%), MRR Growth Trajectory (20%), Execution Complexity (10%), TAM/SAM/SOM (20%). Powered by ONS e-commerce data and Baremetrics Open Benchmarks.

Version Honesty

Brick-and-mortar data comes from UK government statutory registers. Digital business data comes from published industry benchmarks cited by source and date. We are transparent about this difference.

This is not financial advice. viabilAIty provides data-grounded feasibility screening, not predictions or guarantees.