Company Searches

All reports are expertly analysed and stringently checked to ensure currency and accuracy with all anomalies and/or omissions identified and reported. All relevant accompanying company document images are scrutinised, compiled and expertly inserted. All reports are fully indemnified

Sample Full Search plus Shareholders

Document packs with content equivalent to the packages previously available from Companies House Direct. Delivered within seconds as a bookmarked pdf together with an optional company profile. Bespoke packages are also available. A company summary pack which contains a company profile and the complete filing history, but no documents, is also available for £1.00

Sample General Document Pack

A check on a company name at the Insolvency and Companies List (formerly known as the Companies Court) to determine whether there are any pending winding up petitions registered against that company. The report will contain details of any pending winding up petitions and any notices of intention to appoint an Administrator, notice of appointment of an Administrator, administration order and application for the making of an administration order that appear on the records, together with a summary of any previous withdrawn or dismissed petitions filed in the last 36 months.

We will endeavour to provide the result of any searches placed within 30 minutes between the hours of 10.00am and 4.30pm on any business day.

Please note, the quoted price is for a single search on a single company. However, multiple searches can be ordered at the same time.

Sample Winding Up Search

A litigation check against a company name covering England and Wales at the High Court of Justice providing details of any cases that are dealt with at The Business and Property Courts and King's Bench Division of the High Court, as listed below:

  • Admiralty Court (KBD)
  • Birmingham
  • Bristol
  • Business List (ChD)
  • Chancery Appeals (ChD)
  • Commercial Court (KBD)
  • Competition List (ChD)
  • Financial List (ChD/KBD)
  • Insolvency & Company List (ChD)
  • Intellectual Property List (ChD)
  • Leeds
  • Liverpool
  • Manchester
  • Newcastle
  • Property Trusts and Probate List (ChD)
  • Kings's Bench Claims (KBD)
  • Kings's Bench High Court Appeals (KBD)
  • Revenue List (ChD)
  • Technology and Construction Court (KBD)
  • Wales

Please note: For companies registered in Scotland and Northern Ireland only litigation proceedings issued in England and Wales outside of their jurisdiction would be reported.

Delivered within 1 hour between the hours of 10am and 4.30pm

Sample Litigation Search

A search at The Gazette (London, Edinburgh & Belfast) for any published insolvency notices on the official public record

Delivered within 30 minutes between the hours of 10:00am and 4.30pm, for uk companies this report combines the following three elements:

1. Winding Up Search (as detailed above)

2. The Gazette (London, Edinburgh & Belfast) – checks for and lists any published insolvency notices on the official public record

3. Companies House Check – checks for and provides copies of all relevant insolvency and related documents at Companies House - Also provides the official filing history and a full company profile.

For international companies or non-registered entities the report will contain a Companies House Name Check instead of part 3 above.

Please note, the quoted price is for a single search on a single company. However, multiple searches can be ordered at the same time.

Sample Full Insolvency Report (UK Company)

Sample Full Insolvency Report (International Company)

A search of the Registry Trust by company name, trading name or individual's name to reveal CCJs, Administration Orders and other Judgements.

Sample Registry Trust Search

Our highly experienced International search staff are familiar with the intricacies of international business searching and will provide advice on what is available.

Please note that available report types and registry documents vary per jurisdiction.

Multiple report types and registry documents can be ordered for each company.

Free and Instant access to over 155 million documents filed at Companies House on all registered companies in the UK plus all overseas companies registered on the ROE (Register of Overseas Entities).

This search will open the relevant results page from the Companies House Beta Search in a new tab. We will be fully integrating a comprehensive officer search function into the CROinfo system in the near future. Please contact us at [email protected] or by telephone on 02920 990800, if you have any further questions.

This search will open the relevant page from the Companies House Webcheck service in a new tab. This service will be fully integrated into our system once it is made available by Companies House through their CHS service. Please contact us at [email protected] or by telephone on 02920 990800, if you have any questions.

A search of the Companies House archive records dating back to 1856. If the relevant company is located and the file is still available the following information and documents will be included:

  • Certificate of Incorporation and all changes of name
  • Company number
  • Date of Incorporation
  • Any previous names (if available)
  • Registered Office (if available)
  • Dissolution documents

This is a one to seven working day service

Sample Archive Search

A search of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) register for mutual societies:

  • Friendly societies
  • Registered societies including co-operative societies and community benefit societies
  • Credit unions
  • Building societies

Social Housing Search - includes a search of the following:

  • Companies House
  • Central Index (Companies Court)
  • HCA (Homes and Communities Agency) including additional telephone search
  • HCA General Consent Search
  • FCA Register Search

Sample Social Housing Completion Search

A search of the HM Land Registry Index of Proprietors’ Names detailing corporate ownership of land and properties in England and Wales plus a company summary containing mortgage/charge details. The HM Land Registry Index contains more than 3.3 million title records of freehold and leasehold properties in England and Wales. If corporate ownership is found then the search will provide the following information:

  • Land or Property address
  • Registered title number
  • Tenure (Freehold/Leasehold)
  • Price Paid (where available)
  • Date of registration of owners

Searches are returned within 90 minutes

Sample HM Land Registry Property Ownership + Mortgage Details Search

Insolvency searches covering:

  • A check at the Northern Ireland High Court for details of any insolvency registered against a specified company within the last 10 years. This is a one hour service when ordered between 9:00am and 5:00pm.
  • A check at the Northern Ireland High Court for details of any enforced judgments held against a specified company in the last 6 years. This is a one hour service when ordered between 9:00am and 5:00pm.

Insolvency searches covering:

  • A check at Scotland's Court of Sessions for details of any Pending winding up petitions or any pending notices of appointment of an Administrator(s) against a specified company. This service takes up to one working day.
  • A check at the Scottish Insolvency Service for details of any liquidation or receivership proceedings registered against a company. This is a one hour service when ordered between 9:00am and 5:00pm.
Court Docket Services

Provides an alert service for a party/participant name or names. We will monitor the name or names for any future case listings that appear on the CE-file records covering England and Wales at the High Court of Justice relating to cases that are dealt with at The Business and Property Courts and King's Bench Division of the High Court, as listed below:

  • Admiralty Court (KBD)
  • Birmingham
  • Bristol
  • Business List (ChD)
  • Chancery Appeals (ChD)
  • Commercial Court (KBD)
  • Competition List (ChD)
  • Financial List (ChD/KBD)
  • Insolvency & Company List (ChD)
  • Intellectual Property List (ChD)
  • Leeds
  • Liverpool
  • Manchester
  • Newcastle
  • Property Trusts and Probate List (ChD)
  • King's Bench Claims (KBD)
  • King's Bench High Court Appeals (KBD)
  • Revenue List (ChD)
  • Technology and Construction Court (KBD)
  • Wales

Please also note: To obtain coverage for any Court not listed above please email us at [email protected] for a POA quote.

Provides an alert for new case listings at a specific court or courts. We will monitor on scheduled dates the selected court(s) for all case listings that appear on the CE-file records covering England and Wales at the High Court of Justice relating to cases that are dealt with at The Business and Property Courts and King's Bench Division of the High Court, as listed below:

  • Admiralty Court (KBD)
  • Birmingham
  • Bristol
  • Business List (ChD)
  • Chancery Appeals (ChD)
  • Commercial Court (KBD)
  • Competition List (ChD)
  • Financial List (ChD/KBD)
  • Insolvency & Company List (ChD)
  • Intellectual Property List (ChD)
  • Leeds
  • Liverpool
  • Manchester
  • Newcastle
  • Property Trusts and Probate List (ChD)
  • King's Bench Claims (KBD)
  • King's Bench High Court Appeals (KBD)
  • Revenue List (ChD)
  • Technology and Construction Court (KBD)
  • Wales

A Party/Participant or Case Number search of the CE-File records showing any cases, filings and what office copy documents are available, covering England and Wales at the High Court of Justice providing details of any cases that are dealt with at The Business and Property Courts and King's Bench Division of the High Court, as listed below:

  • Admiralty Court (KBD)
  • Birmingham
  • Bristol
  • Business List (ChD)
  • Chancery Appeals (ChD)
  • Commercial Court (KBD)
  • Competition List (ChD)
  • Financial List (ChD/KBD)
  • Insolvency & Company List (ChD)
  • Intellectual Property List (ChD)
  • Leeds
  • Liverpool
  • Manchester
  • Newcastle
  • Property Trusts and Probate List (ChD)
  • King's Bench Claims (KBD)
  • King's Bench High Court Appeals (KBD)
  • Revenue List (ChD)
  • Technology and Construction Court (KBD)
  • Wales

Reports will be delivered within 1 hour between the hours of 9:00am and 5:00pm.

Please also note: To obtain coverage for any Court not listed above please email us at [email protected] for a POA quote.

Provides a monitoring service for new office copy case document filings that become available from the CE-file records, covering England and Wales at the High Court of Justice relating to cases that are dealt with at The Business and Property Courts and King's Bench Division of the High Court, as listed below:

  • Admiralty Court (KBD)
  • Birmingham
  • Bristol
  • Business List (ChD)
  • Chancery Appeals (ChD)
  • Commercial Court (KBD)
  • Competition List (ChD)
  • Financial List (ChD/KBD)
  • Insolvency & Company List (ChD)
  • Intellectual Property List (ChD)
  • Leeds
  • Liverpool
  • Manchester
  • Newcastle
  • Property Trusts and Probate List (ChD)
  • King's Bench Claims (KBD)
  • King's Bench High Court Appeals (KBD)
  • Revenue List (ChD)
  • Technology and Construction Court (KBD)
  • Wales

Please also note: To obtain coverage for any Court not listed above please email us at [email protected] for a POA quote.

Provides an office copy case document ordering service for office copy documents that are available from the CE-file records, covering England and Wales at the High Court of Justice relating to cases that are dealt with at The Business and Property Courts and King's Bench Division of the High Court, as listed below:

  • Admiralty Court (KBD)
  • Birmingham
  • Bristol
  • Business List (ChD)
  • Chancery Appeals (ChD)
  • Commercial Court (KBD)
  • Competition List (ChD)
  • Financial List (ChD/KBD)
  • Insolvency & Company List (ChD)
  • Intellectual Property List (ChD)
  • Leeds
  • Liverpool
  • Manchester
  • Newcastle
  • Property Trusts and Probate List (ChD)
  • King's Bench Claims (KBD)
  • King's Bench High Court Appeals (KBD)
  • Revenue List (ChD)
  • Technology and Construction Court (KBD)
  • Wales

Please also note: To obtain coverage for any Court not listed above please email us at [email protected] for a POA quote.

UK Business Credit Reports and Corporate Trees

Reports are sourced from Creditsafe Business Solutions Limited, a trusted custodian of vast databases of information relating to businesses.

Reports delivered within 1 hour between the hours of 9am and 5pm

Sample Credit Report

Reports are sourced from Creditsafe Business Solutions Limited, a trusted custodian of vast databases of information relating to businesses. Reports may contain the following information:

  • Business details
  • Credit Score
  • Credit Assessment
  • Principal Activities
  • Number of Employees
  • County Court Judgements
  • Consumer Credit Licence Details
  • Payment Profile
  • Bankruptcy information
  • Proprietor Details (where available)

Reports delivered within 1 hour between the hours of 9am and 5pm

Sample Credit Report

Searches on Individuals

A variety of searches against individuals covering bankruptcy petitions, orders and pending actions in England and Wales.

Our tracing service is provided in partnership with GBG Investigate and will provide the optimum people tracing facility for you. The report is compiled from consented and public data and leaves no footprint .

Subject to availability the report will include:

  • Name
  • Date of Birth
  • Telephone number validation
  • Email address
  • Address Verification
  • Occupancy Period
  • Credit linked address links

This is a one hour service when ordered between 9:00am and 5:00pm

Our status and background checking service is provided in partnership with GBG Investigate and will provide you with crucial information regarding the status and background of an individual, allowing you to build a clear profile of the individual you are dealing with. The report is compiled from consented and public data and leaves no footprint.

Subject to availability the report will include:

  • Name
  • Date of Birth
  • Telephone number validation
  • Email address
  • Address Verification
  • Occupancy Period
  • • Credit linked address links
  • Insolvency Information
  • County Court Judgements
  • Bankruptcy
  • Confirmation of property ownership
  • Director register

This is a one hour service when ordered between 9:00am and 5:00pm

A search of the Registry Trust by company name, trading name or individual's name to reveal CCJs, Administration Orders and other Judgements.

Sample Registry Trust Search

A search at Companies House and The Insolvency Service to determine whether an individual is disqualified from being a company director under the Companies Act.

This is a 30 minute service when ordered between 9:00am and 5:00pm.

Sample Search

Our AML checks are powered by Verify by Tiller. Verify by Tiller is a robust digital solution that provides high quality customer ID verifications for regulated and supervised businesses. The cutting-edge technology that powers this solution, coupled with the highest quality data sources, ensure a verification services of the highest regulatory standards. The service is used by companies such as HSBC and is accredited by ICAEW.

The report will provide address verification and PEPs and Sanctions only. Search results are returned by email within a few minutes and do not leave a footprint.

Sample AML Check

Our AML checks are powered by Verify by Tiller. Verify by Tiller is a robust digital solution that provides high quality customer ID verifications for regulated and supervised businesses. The cutting-edge technology that powers this solution, coupled with the highest quality data sources, ensure a verification services of the highest regulatory standards. The service is used by companies such as HSBC and is accredited by ICAEW.

The report will provide address verification and PEPs and Sanctions only. Search results are returned by email within a few minutes and do not leave a footprint.

Sample AML Check

An enhanced identity verification service which includes facial recognition and liveness tests to provide an enhanced approach to due diligence and identifying clients. These Core ID verification checks include: geolocation, NFC chip reader, active liveness check, biometric face match, proof of address upload, multiple regulatory quality data sources, available for 53 countries and a one time PEP and Sanctions check.

Verify by Tiller is a robust digital solution that provides high quality customer ID verifications for regulated and supervised businesses. The cutting-edge technology that powers this solution, coupled with the highest quality data sources, ensure a verification services of the highest regulatory standards. The service is used by companies such as HSBC and is accredited by ICAEW.

Sample AML Enhanced Check

An enhanced identity verification service which includes facial recognition and liveness tests to provide an enhanced approach to due diligence and identifying clients. These Core ID verification checks include: geolocation, NFC chip reader, active liveness check, biometric face match, proof of address upload, multiple regulatory quality data sources, available for 53 countries and a one time PEP and Sanctions check.

Verify by Tiller is a robust digital solution that provides high quality customer ID verifications for regulated and supervised businesses. The cutting-edge technology that powers this solution, coupled with the highest quality data sources, ensure a verification services of the highest regulatory standards. The service is used by companies such as HSBC and is accredited by ICAEW.

Sample AML Enhanced Check

Our Passport check will provide you with a quick and easy method of validating a passport number with the results returned in a report format that can be used to assist in identity verification and related due diligence. This check will only show whether or not this could be a valid passport number, it is unable to confirm that this is the subject’s actual passport.

Sample Passport Check

A search at the Northern Ireland High Court for details of any Bankruptcy proceedings registered against an individual in the last 10 years.

This is a one hour service when ordered between 9:00am and 5:00pm

A search at The Northern Ireland High Court for details of any Judgements held in the last 6 years.

This is a one hour service when ordered between 9:00am and 5:00pm

A search at Scotland’s Insolvency Service for details of any insolvency, Protected Trust Deeds & Trust Deed Adverts registered against an individual.

This is a one hour service when ordered between 9:00am and 5:00pm

Services are offered directly from our partners Estatesearch, who provide a simple and easy to use "one-stop" shop for a wide range of estate due diligence services. To order, you will need to sign up with Estatesearch directly and place your orders via their secure portal.

Available services include:

Property Searches

Property ownership searches available in HM Land Registry covering England and Wales, the Registers of Scotland covering Scotland and the Land Registers of Northern Ireland covering Northern Ireland.

Sample England & Wales | Sample Scotland | Sample Northern Ireland

A search of the HM Land Registry Index of Proprietors’ Names detailing commercial and corporate ownership of land and properties in England and Wales. The Index contains more than 3.3 million title records of freehold and leasehold properties in England and Wales, where the registered proprietor is one of the following bodies:

  • Corporate Bodies
  • County Councils
  • Local Authorities
  • Housing Associations/Society (Company & Corporate Body)
  • FCA – (Mutual/Friendly Society/Co-operative Societies/Community Benefit Societies/Credit Unions/Building Societies/Housing Associations)

If commercial and corporate ownership is found then the search will provide the following information:

  • Land or Property address
  • Registered title number
  • Tenure (Freehold/Leasehold)
  • Price Paid (where available)
  • Date of registration of owners

Searches are returned within 90 minutes.

PLEASE NOTE: For all foreign entities please create your order via International Reports and Registry Documents

Sample HM Land Registry Property Ownership Search

Other Services

Obtain certified copies/certificate of good standing on companies registered at Companies House. Scanned copies of all completed certified copies/certificates of good standing will be emailed prior to despatch.

Please note from 19/07/2018 Companies House are no longer able to provide a Good Standing Statement for Limited Partnerships and Scottish Limited Partnerships. This is because there is no legal requirement for an LP/SLP to notify the Registrar of the dissolution of the partnership. The existing Good Standing Statement will be replaced by "The Registrar of Companies hereby certifies that the Limited Partnership has at least 1 general partner and 1 limited partner"

Lodge hard copy documents over the Counter at Companies House in Cardiff efficiently with no expensive courier costs. Simply email the documents to us and we will then print off and deliver to Companies House and pay any relevant fees.

Notarial certification, Apostilles and Embassy Legalisations (where applicable) of Companies House Documents or any other document types. A same day service is also available.

Please note: This link will download or open, depending on your browser, a PDF information sheet with more detailed information and pricing for this service, in a new window.

Register your overseas company on the Register of Overseas Entities as introduced by the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022, held and administered by UK Companies House.

Our service includes carrying out verification checks on beneficial owners or persons with significant influence and control and registration of the overseas company on the Register of Overseas Entities at Companies House.

Overseas companies are required by law to register under the following three areas of obligation:

  • Overseas entities that acquire UK land and property after 5 September 2022 must register with UK Companies House prior to completing the acquisition.
  • Overseas entities that currently hold land or property in England or Wales purchased on or after 1 January 1999 — or hold land in Scotland purchased on or after 8 December 2014 — or hold land in Northern Ireland on or after 1 August 2022 - must register the relevant information with UK Companies House. Entities have until 31 January 2023 to register.
  • Overseas entities that disposed of UK property between 28 February 2022 and 31 January 2023 must give disposal details.

Reigistration in 1-2 days following successfully verification of all necessary documentation.