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What is a company credit search (or a Company Search)
Company credit search – a redundant term?
The term ‘company credit search’ was traditionally used
to refer to request information on a Company from Companies House. A company
credit search usually included the latest annual return, accounts, the incorporation
documents and other recent events (such as change of name or directors).
Today ‘company credit search’ no longer carries the same meaning.
With online suppliers able to supply quickly and cheaply any combination of
Companies House documents, to meet the customer’s individual requirements,
there is no need for the traditional company credit search.
The free company credit search
A quick search on the internet will reveal many websites offering
free company credit searches. Not surprisingly these free searches are not
for the traditional package of Companies House documents. Instead they allow
you to enter a name and find basic details about matching companies. Matches
are usually displayed with the registered office address. You can do this here
by entering the business name in the box on the top left of this page.
Most of these websites then allow you to go on and buy business credit reports
or Companies House documents on the companies displayed. However these free
searches are also useful if you want to check on the existence of a company
name before you form your own company or if you only require the registered
office address of a company.
What if you
need a company credit search?
If you think you need a company credit search, then you can now choose to buy
only what you need or instead reports which may be better suited to your needs
than any
collection of Companies House documents.
For example if you want information on the trading history of a business then
business credit reports provide a summary of a number of years of accounts,
some financial and industry analysis and also credit risk scores. These are
usually the most useful source of information if you are looking to establish
a trading relationship with a business.
If you want to check on the directors of a company then a Company Directors
report will give you the names and addresses of the current directors. Individual
director reports provide the names of all businesses an individual is a director
of.
Packages of statutory documents similar to the traditional company credit
search, which are mainly required by solicitors and accountants are also available.
To find out what information is available on a business, start by searching
on the company name in the search field box in the top left hand corner of
the page.
Company Credit Search is also known as
credit search
credit search uk
company credit search
uk credit search
credit reference agency
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