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Survey and questionnaire capture — from paper responses to results you can read.

Paper surveys still come back by the sackful, and the value is trapped until they're data. We capture tick-boxes, write-ins and free-text at scale, and — if you want it — tabulate, cross-tab and report the results. In the UK, under ISO 27001.

Ticks, write-ins & free textCapture & analysisUK only ISO 27001
Paper questionnaires being scanned and captured to data
Why it matters

The insight is in the responses — once they're data.

Consultations, feedback forms, staff and patient surveys and assessment papers still arrive on paper in large volumes. Keyed by hand they're slow and error-prone; left in boxes they tell you nothing.

We turn them round fast: every response scanned, tick-boxes and scores captured as clean coded values, write-in fields and free-text comments transcribed, all indexed to your question numbers.

Then it's your call. Take the data file and analyse it yourself, or have us tabulate the results, run the cross-tabs, pull the verbatim comments and deliver a report you can act on.

Questionnaire responses being scanned and captured to data
What we handle

Every part of the form.

Tick-box & multiple choice

Selections captured as clean coded values, ready to count and cross-tabulate.

Numeric & scored fields

Ratings, scores and numeric answers read consistently across the whole batch.

Write-in fields

Names, places and short answers transcribed and verified by our operators.

Free-text comments

Open comments captured verbatim, so you keep the voice of the respondent.

Consultation responses

Public-consultation and stakeholder responses captured and themed for reporting.

Assessment & exam forms

Scored papers captured accurately, with results tabulated to your marking scheme.

How it works

From response to result.

1

Receive

Completed forms reach us in bulk, by collection or secure delivery.

2

Scan

Every response is scanned, so the data is captured from the document, not a summary.

3

Capture

Ticks, scores, write-ins and free text captured and validated to your question numbers.

4

Report

Clean data delivered — plus tabulated results and a summary report if you want one.

Capture and analysis

Data you can trust, results you can use.

We measure accuracy on your own forms, not a blended figure.

Whole form captured

Ticks, scores, write-ins and free text — not just the easy boxes.

Tabulated & reported

Frequency counts, cross-tabs and verbatim comments, delivered as a report on request.

Your layout

Data indexed to your question numbers, in CSV, Excel, SPSS-ready or your own format.

UK & ISO 27001

Handled by our own staff in the UK, with personal data kept in the UK.

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Get started

Get a survey capture quote.

Tell us how many responses you have and what you need back. We'll send a clear, no-obligation price.

  • Free, no-obligation quote — usually the same working day
  • Collected by our own DBS-checked staff and vehicles
  • ISO 27001 UK facilities, run by us since 1977
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Frequently asked questions

Survey and questionnaire capture FAQs

What survey and questionnaire formats can you capture?

Tick-box and multiple-choice, numeric and scored fields, write-in boxes and free-text comments — on paper questionnaires, consultation responses, feedback forms, assessment and exam papers. We capture the whole form, not just the boxes.

Do you capture free-text comments as well as tick-boxes?

Yes. Tick-boxes and scores are captured as coded values; write-in and free-text comments are transcribed so you have the verbatim responses alongside the numbers.

Do you analyse the results, or just capture the data?

Both — you choose. Many clients take the clean data file and analyse it themselves; others ask us to tabulate the results, run frequency counts and cross-tabs, pull out the verbatim comments and deliver a summary report. Tell us which and we'll scope it.

What do we get back?

A structured data file — CSV, Excel, SPSS-ready or your own layout — and, if you want it, tabulated results and a written summary. Everything indexed to your question numbers.

Can you handle handwriting and bilingual forms?

Yes. Handwritten write-ins are captured and verified by our operators, and bilingual or mixed-format forms are handled by arrangement. Anything genuinely unclear is flagged, not guessed.

Is survey capture done in the UK?

Yes. Responses are handled by our own staff in our ISO 27001-certified UK facilities, with personal data kept in the UK and nothing sent offshore.

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