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How can I find a limited company’s registered office?

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Very easily! This information is freely available on the public register. All you need to do to find out a company’s registered office (this being the official Companies House recognised address for a company) is:

  1. Visit our homepage
  2. Enter the company name in the ‘Company Search’ box and select ‘Search’
  3. The searched for company should appear… along with the registered office address
  4. If you select ‘View Details’ you will then have the option to purchase a variety of company credit reports for that company

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Our Director Reports now include a resignation date

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If your searched for director has resigned, our director report will be able to tell you when

Our director reports are particularly handy if you want insight into a limited company and the structure behind it. They include the following director information:

  • Name
  • Honours
  • Address
  • Date of Birth
  • Nationality
  • List of current directorships and date appointed
  • List of previous directorships, date appointed and now date resigned

For more information on our director reports (they cost just £1.95 plus VAT) please see here:

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Searching for a Director with a common name?

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Our Director Reports are ideal if you are trying to see the bigger picture behind a limited company. But what if the director that you are looking for has a common name? How can you locate the director that you want to buy a report on?

Here’s how.

Whilst our homepage search function only allows you to enter a director’s name, if you select “Advanced Search+”, you can also enter their director number and date of birth:

By entering more than one field, you will cut down on the number of results.

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

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What is a Company Searches Made Simple Subscription Package?

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A subscription package is the ideal Company Searches Made Simple package for anyone who purchases multiple services from us throughout the month or year. Here’s how it works:

  1. Your purchase one of our six available subscription packages.
  2. We add a set number of credits (the total depends on the package) to your account that must be used up within a set period of time (again, depending on your package).

One credit equals any one Company Searches Made Simple service:

  • Company Credit Report (any variety)
  • Director Report
  • Company Document
  • Company Tracker

It’s that simple. Here are the available packages:

Would you like to find out more about our subscription packages? See the link for more info.

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I’ve purchased a Company Credit Report – why are the accounts out of date?

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The accounts section of your Company Credit Report may seem out of date; in this blog post we look at why.

A limited company does not need to file its first set of accounts until 21 months after incorporation (if accounts are filed any later Companies House will issue a penalty) – these accounts would normally cover from the date of incorporation up until the accounting reference date (this is automatically set as the last day of the month that the company was formed in).

For example, if a company was formed on 10/01/2014, the accounts would be due on 10/10/15 and should cover from 10/01/14 up to 31/01/15. The following accounts are then due 9 months after the accounting reference date.

Because of this, when you purchase a Company Credit Report, the accounts may appear out of date, when in fact this is just because accounts are filed to Companies House months in arrears to the period that they are covering. It is also possible that the company has simply not filed a recent set of accounts yet – you can check the date that the last accounts were filed on the “Base Information” page of the report:

If you have any questions about our Company Credit Reports, you may find our dedicated FAQs useful.

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Don’t worry – we won’t tell anyone when you buy a service

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You’ve nothing to worry about when you buy a Company Searches Made Simple service

All the searches and purchases that you make through our system are between you and us. The companies and directors that you’re looking into will never find out that you bought a service about them. It’s completely anonymous and confidential.

It’s as simple as that.

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Director Reports for Ex-Directors

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Here’s how to purchase a director report for an ex-director

As well as being able to provide Director Reports on current limited company directors, we’re also able to provide Director Reports on people who are no longer limited company directors.

These reports will include the following information:

  • Director name
  • Address (business or residential)
  • Date of birth
  • Nationality
  • Number of current directorships held
  • List of current directorships
  • List of previous directorships

Searching for and purchasing these Director Reports is exactly the same as the normal process:

  1. Select “Director Search”
  2. Enter the name of the director and select “Search”
  3. Select “View Details” next to the correct director
  4. Under “Director Report”, select “Add to Basket”
  5. Proceed to purchase the report – it will then be added to your Company Searches Made Simple account

See here for more information on our different report types.

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If a change happens within a company, how long until I can buy an updated company credit report?

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How long does it take for a change to be reflected in a report?

As we’ve previously blogged about, company reports are not “live”. Once they’ve been purchased they remain static. If a change does occur to a company (our Company Tracker service notifies you in such instances!) and you would like to purchase an updated company credit report, we recommend waiting roughly 3 days from the change.

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Do Company Credit Reports include industry information?

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Company credit reports can include industry information if an annual return has been filed

They can do. If a company has filed an annual return, a company credit report will include the SIC code (Standard Industrial Classification code) for that company. This is a five figure code that defines what industry a company operates in. Company directors select this code when filing annual returns.

The usefulness of the code depends on how specific directors choose to be (multiple codes can be selected); some codes are vague (82990: Other business support service activities) whilst some are detailed (77351: Renting and leasing of air passenger transport equipment).

If a company has filed an annual return – you can check what’s been filed on the company details page – the SIC code will be displayed under “Base Information” on the first page of the company credit report:

For more information on what is included in our company credit reports, take a look here:

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Why do Company Credit Reports have an expiry date and Company Documents don’t?

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Company Credit Reports expire after one year whilst Company Documents don’t have an expiry date

Good question. If you are an existing Company Searches Made Simple customer, you may have noticed that when you’re logged into your account, Company Credit Reports have an expiry date whilst Company Documents do not:

Company Credit Report

Company Document

Why is this?

Because Company Credit Reports are static once they have been purchased, any changes that happen to a company after a report has been purchased on it are not reflected in the report. To ensure that your account does not have completely outdated reports in it, we remove them after one year. Company Documents on the other hand do not date. They will always reflect a particular action in a company’s lifetime.

See here for more information on our Company Credit Report and our Company Document services.

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