Category Archives: Company Accounts

What they are saying about Company Searches Made Simple on Feefo (10th-17th January)

Feefo is a ‘customer review and feedback system for service and products’. After a purchase is made on any of our sites (Companies Made Simple, London Presence, Business Training Made Simple and here on Company Searches Made Simple), we ask our customers to anonymously give us a rating and review. We then have the opportunity to respond to the review. Ultimately we use these reviews to tailor our service.

At the moment all reviews are accessible directly from Feefo, and now we’re going to start publishing the most recent Company Seraches Made Simple reviews (positive and negative) here on the blog too.

First up, here’s the ratings guide:

 

 

 

And now the reviews:

Finally, our overall rating for the last 6 months:

 

 

 

 

 

We’ll publish more reviews in the coming weeks!

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How to find and buy Company Documents

If a company has filed a document with Companies House, odds are that we can provide a copy of it. Finding and buying company documents is simple:

1. Look up the relevant company via the Company Search box on our homepage

2. Click View Details next to the correct company


3. Scroll down to the Company Documents area, find the document that you wish to purchase, and then select Add to Basket

4. Complete the payment process

The document is then delivered straight to your account.

It’s worth noting that documents become available a few days after they have been accepted at Companies House.

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Our Subscription Packages Explained

Subscription packages are designed for our customers who purchase multiple company credit reports (as well as our other company search services) over a monthly or yearly period.

How does it work?

Once purchased, we’ll deliver a set number of credits to your account that must be used up within a certain period of time (monthly or yearly, depending on your chosen package).

1 credit = 1 service

Our monthly subscription packages:

Our yearly subscription packages:

If you would like more information, please see here: Our Subscription Packages

Please let us know if you have any questions.

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Check the “Accounts last filed” field before buying a Company Report

Before purchasing any of our company credit reports, it doesn’t matter which one, we’ll let you know the level of detail you can expect to find in the accounts section of the report via different notes. These appear in the Accounts last filed field of the View Details page.

These are there to help you decide whether to proceed with the purchase or not.

Below are two examples of these notes (if further explanation about the note is required, we will provide this via the What does this mean? link):

If you have any questions about this or anything else to do with company credit reports, please let us know via the comments section below.

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How can I download my documents?

When you purchase a company document we will deliver it directly to your account. We will not email it.

To download documents that you have purchased:

Login to Company Searches Made Simple
• Select My Documents
• Select Download

Once opened, you can save the document to your computer as well as being able to print it.

If you have any questions or are having problems opening a document that you have purchased, let us know below.

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So what is a winding up petition?

Good question. It is a court action that is placed against a company (if the court action is successful) by someone who is owed money (a creditor). Petitions will be issued to Companies House if it’s decided that the company will be wound up and eventually dissolved.

Now you know!

Any questions? Get in touch via the comments function.

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How often are Company Reports updated?

A bit of a trick question this week.

Once purchased, our Company Credit Reports are static. Whilst they’re correct at the time of purchase, once in your account they do not change. If a company has made changes after you have purchased the report (you will be notified of such changes with a Company Tracker!), you simply need to purchase another report to see the changes reflected.

How long does it take for changes to be reflected?

It normally takes just a few days for something that has been filed to show up on a company report. Just to reiterate, to see any changes you need to purchase a new report.

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Can Company and Director Information be removed from Company Searches Made Simple?

The information contained within our Company Credit Reports and Director reports is sourced directly from Companies House. Because this information is available to the public, we are unable to remove it from our system or make any amendments to it. We can however remove company and director results from search engines.

For further information please see our Company and Director Listing Policy.

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Try before you buy: View samples of our Company Reports

Company Credit Report SamplesWant to know what you’re buying before parting with your cash? Well that’s understandable. It’s for this very reason that we provide samples of all of our Company Credit Reports. This includes:

Snapshot Company Reports
Standard Company Reports
Fully Comprehensive Company Reports
Non Limited Reports
Director Reports

You’ll find the samples dotted throughout the site, but the best place to view them is here:

Products & Pricing

Not only are the samples handy for giving a general idea of what each report looks like, they’re also great for comparing what information is and isn’t included in the report.

Any questions? Let us know via the comments section below.

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Using Company Credit Reports to find out what a company does

Now we know what you’re going to say; “If I want to know what a company does, I’ll just google it”. And that’s fair; however, believe it or not, not all companies have a website. So, for such instances, here’s how you can find what industry a company operates in using a Company Credit Report or Company Document.

When a company files an annual return, it needs to select an SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) code. This is a 5 digit code that classifies the industry that the company works in. Here are some examples:

01450: Raising of sheep and goats
30110: Building of ships and floating structures
37000: Sewerage
90030: Artistic creation
99990: Dormant company

A full list of these codes can be found here: SIC codes

If a company has filed an annual return, you can view the code that they have selected in all of our Company Credit Reports. Alternatively you can purchase the annual return Company Document.

Please note that this method only works for companies that have filed an annual return.

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