Monthly Archives: June 2014

Think you’ve found a mistake in a Company Credit Report for your own company?

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Let us know if you think something is not right in your company credit report

If you are the director of a limited company, it’s a good idea to buy a company credit report on your company to get an idea of how other people are seeing you.

Whilst we are wholly confident that the information in our reports are correct, if you do spot something that you think is incorrect, it’s important that you let us know what’s wrong. There’s probably a simple explanation.

For example, the most common reason for directors thinking that a report is incorrect is that they haven’t notified Companies House of a change in the company. Once Companies House are notified, new reports with updated information are then available.

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Why Company Credit Reports are Important

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Why company credit reports are important

Company credit reports are great for checking out your competitors

Company credit reports can seem like a complicated business, but they’re well worth thinking about.

Both the businesses you choose to work with and your own company can be affected by credit reports, so having a look at them is a good idea. Here are three reasons why you should be paying attention to company credit reports.

1. You can use them to check out credibility. You will be able to buy and view the credit reports of any companies you are considering working with, for example any potential suppliers, and you can also view credit reports of any possible customers. It’s a really good way of making sure these companies are legitimate and credible – if you see a bad credit report you’ll know not to associate your company with them.

2. Research your competition. Use a company credit report to have a look at how businesses similar to your own are doing, and then you can compare yourself as a result. As the service is completely anonymous you can view all of this information without worrying about being caught out.

3. To see how you are seen by others. It’s great to be able to look at other company’s credit reports, but buying and having access to your own is also a good idea. Looking at your credit report in the same way it will appear to any peers or clients is a good tool to help you understand how appealing your company is to an outside party.

So there you have it: proof that Company Credit Reports are definitely worth having a look at!

Search for your company name now to see what your credit report looks like! 

Do Company Credit Reports Change?

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Once purchased, Company Credit Reports are static.

In a word; no. Company credit reports do not change. The reports available on Company Searches Made Simple are correct and up-to-date up to the point that they’re purchased – they are then static.

For example, if you bought a standard credit or fully comprehensive company report now, and a director of that company resigned tomorrow, the report would still state that the director is a current director. However, if you were to buy another report tomorrow, the new report would be updated.

This is the exact reason why we give our company credit reports a one year shelf life (they are then removed from your account), otherwise your account would eventually include reports that are out-of-date.

We can however notify you as and when changes are made to companies via our company tracker service. You then know that an updated version of a company report is available.

See here for more information on our company credit reports and company tracker services.

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Lost your Certificate of Incorporation or Memorandum & Articles? Let us help.

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There’s no need to panic if you’ve misplaced company documentation (don’t worry – it happens to the best of us), we can provide you with copies for just £2.50 plus VAT per document! Here’s how to find company documents for your company and other companies too:

1. Enter the company name and hit Search from our homepage

2. Select View Details next to the correct company

3. A list of company documents will load up on the Company Details page – simply select Add to Basket next to the document that you want and proceed to make the purchase, the document will then be delivered to your account


We can provide the following company documents, provided they have previously been filed with Companies House:

• Certificate of Incorporation (shown as New Incorporation documents)
• Memorandum & Articles (also part of New Incorporation documents)
• Annual returns
• Annual accounts
• Officer appointments /resignations
• Officer edits
• Change of accounting reference date
• Addition of shares
• Change of registered office

Any questions? Leave a comment and we’ll be in touch.

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How to purchase a Company Searches Made Simple service with a Credit

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Using credits to pay for your services

If you have a subscription package, we’ll add a number of credits to your account to be used up within a set period of time (the number of credits depends on what package you opt for):

1 Credit = 1 Company Searches Made Simple service

The added bonus of having a subscription package is that you don’t have to enter your card details when at the checkout; you simply use your credits. Here’s how this works:

1. Login
2. Select ‘Home’ and enter the company name that you wish to complete a search on
3. Select ‘View Details’ next to the relevant company
4. Select ‘Add to Account’ next to the service that you want
5. This is then delivered directly to your account – you can then either view this or continue to shop Continue reading →

What format are Company Documents in?

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Company documents are delivered as PDFs

All of our Company Documents (available for just £2.50 plus VAT) are delivered to you as PDFs. This means that you can easily:

• Print them
• Save them to your computer
• Email them

Once purchased, you can download the documents (as PDFs) from the My Documents area of your account. Company Documents will always remain in your account as they do not have an expiry date.

To view PDFs you will require Adobe Reader.

If you have any questions about our Company Documents, take a look at our FAQs or leave a comment below.

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