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UK Limited Company Public Information
Before starting any negotiation with new UK business partners, it is always recommended to be safe and do some background checks on the company. You can do that thanks to Companies House.
Companies House is an executive agency, sponsored by the DBT (Department for Business and Trade). They incorporate and dissolve limited companies, registering their information and make it available to the public.
Get Information About a Company
You can get details about a company for free, including:
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company information, for example registered address and date of incorporation
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current and resigned officers
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document images
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mortgage charge data
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previous company names
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insolvency information
You just need to access the link above and click the green "Start" bottom.
Search the Register
You can find a company using one of these information:
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Company Name
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Company Number
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Officer Name
Current features include
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File abridged or full accounts
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Change a registered office address
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View company data and document images
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Search for disqualified directors
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Order certificates and certified documents
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Follow companies
Infomation Available
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Overview
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Filling History
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People (e.g., Director, Secretary)
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Charges
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More
The Filing History can be Filter by Categories:
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Accounts
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Capital
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Charges
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Confirmation Statements / Annual Returns
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Incorporation
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Officers
Incorporation
In the filing history, filtered by incorporation, it is possible to check all incorporation information, like:
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Share Capital
Share Capital
You can see in the example the company was incorporated with a share capital of £10K pounds.
Accounts
In the filing history, filtered by accounts, it is possible to check all the accounts, like:
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Balance Sheet
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Profit and Loss
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Cash Flow
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Many other Information
Balance Sheet
This is a example of balance sheet filed, showing:
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Fixed Assets
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Tangible Assets
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Current Assets
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Debitors Due < 1 Year
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Debitors Due > 1 Year
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Cash at the Bank and In Hand
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Creditors Due < 1 Year
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Net Current Assets
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Total Assets Less Current Liability
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Provisions for Liabilities
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Deferred Tax Liability
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Net Assets
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Capital and Reservers
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Called Up Share Capital
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Profit and Loss Reserves
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Total Equity
Other Useful Tools
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Company name availability: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company-name-availability
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Alphabetical company search: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/alphabetical-search
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Dissolved company search: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/dissolved-search
Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Disqualified Company Directors
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Search the bankruptcy and insolvency register: https://www.gov.uk/search-bankruptcy-insolvency-register
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Search for disqualified company directors: https://www.gov.uk/search-the-register-of-disqualified-company-directors
Checking UK VAT Number
You can also verify the UK VAT Number provided by your vendors and customer.
VAT Number
Just inform the VAT Number and click "Search".
VAT is a 9 or 12 digit number, sometimes starting with GB.
Valid UK VAT Number
You will be able to see the valid number information, registered business name and the registered business address.
FSCS Financial Services Compensation Scheme
The FSCS is the UK's statutory compensation scheme for customers of UK authorised financial services firms. This means that FSCS can step in to pay compensation if a firm is unable, or likely to be unable, to pay claims against it.
Before you invest or deposit money in a institution, check in the FSCS Check, if the institution is a authorized firm and it is cover by FSCS.
Step by Step
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Access the FSCS Checker page
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Choose what you want to check, in the picture it was choose Banks
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Inform the name of the institution and select the right one.
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Informe the amount that you are planning to deposit, in this example, it was £100,000.00
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And click in "Check Now"
And the FSCS will show you how much you are protect. That means the limit of their coverage for that kind of institution, and how much is not. In this case £15,000.00 is at risk.
And the reason why. In this case Banks in UK are protect up to £85,000.00
UK Foreign Travel Advice
Get advice about travelling abroad, including the latest information on coronavirus, safety and security, entry requirements and travel warnings, direct from HMRC.
There are some important contents, like:
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Summary
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Coronavirus
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Safety and security (Important! Check it before traveling)
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Crime
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Pickpocketing
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Robbery
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Vehicle Crime
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Sexual Offences
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Fraud
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Protests
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Civil Unrest
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Others
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Terrorism
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Local laws and customs
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Entry requirements
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Health
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Natural disasters
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Money
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Travel advice help and support
Hint: You can subscribe to HMRC travel advice updates by clicking on "Get Email Alerts".
References: HM Revenue & Customs (www.gov.uk); Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org); FSCS (www.fscs.org.uk)