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Description

A professional human-only research transcription service offering precise, confidential transcriptions for academic and market research projects. Covers interview transcription, focus group transcription, verbatim transcription, and more across disciplines including social sciences, medical, and technical fields.

Market positioning

Established UK-based premium human transcription service provider, positioned as an industry leader for research and academic transcription with a strong emphasis on accuracy and confidentiality. Differentiates itself from AI-driven competitors by offering 100% human transcription with native English-speaking transcribers and strict no-subcontracting policies.

Target audience

Academic researchers, social scientists, market researchers, medical researchers, and other professionals requiring accurate transcription of interviews and field recordings

Use cases

Transcription of academic interviews, focus groups, field recordings, and research audio/video files across disciplines including social sciences, medical, and technical fields. Also used for correcting and reformatting AI-generated transcripts, and for multilingual translation of research content.

Company information

Company size

Small business, estimated 10–49 employees

Revenue

Estimated under $5M annually; likely a small independent specialist firm

Scale

National (UK-focused, with some international capability via translation services)

Number of users

Small to mid-scale client base; estimated hundreds to low thousands of research clients and institutions served annually

Features

100% human transcription (no AI or automation), AI transcription reformatting and correcting, Fast track service (from 4 hours turnaround), Focus group transcription, Interview transcription, Market research transcription, Medical transcription, Native English-speaking transcribers, Proofreading services, Regional dialect and slang comprehension, Strict confidentiality and no subcontracting, Technical transcription, Time codes support, Translation services (multiple languages), Verbatim transcription (full and intelligent verbatim options)

Pricing

Pricing modelQuote-based (custom pricing per project)
Starting priceAvailable on request (custom quote-based pricing; industry rates for human transcription typically range from £1.00–£2.50 per audio minute in the UK)
Billing periodPer project / on-demand

Rating

4.8/5 (based on Google Reviews and testimonials; limited presence on major review aggregators)

No Trustpilot link available

Pros and cons

Based on: (AI summary)

Pros

  • Over 30 years of experience (established 1993)
  • Team of 40 professional in-house transcribers
  • 600 hours of weekly transcription capacity
  • Over 23,300 satisfied customers worldwide
  • No subcontracting — full confidentiality guaranteed

Cons

  • English-language focused (limited non-English transcription)
  • No AI-assisted speed or scalability for large volumes
  • Quote-based pricing lacks transparency
  • No mention of phonetic notation or ethnolinguistic analysis features
  • No material mapping or cross-referencing tools for cultural data

Feature Comparison

Top features across 16 competitors (most common first)

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Speaker identification
sync transcript with media
line-by-line editing
machine-readable transcripts
Focus group transcription
Timestamps
Interview transcription
Market research transcription
Medical transcription
Captions and subtitles
Timestamping
Verbatim transcription
Human transcription option
Multilingual support
Jeffersonian symbol support
Collaboration tools
High-accuracy speech-to-text API
Speaker diarization
Volume pricing tiers
Automatic punctuation