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UK Limited Company Public Information

 

Before starting any negotiation with new UK business partners, it is always recommended to be safe and do some background checks on the company. You can do that thanks to Companies House.

Companies House is an executive agency, sponsored by the DBT (Department for Business and Trade). They incorporate and dissolve limited companies, registering their information and make it available to the public.

Pathhttps://www.gov.uk/get-information-about-a-company

Get Information About a Company

You can get details about a company for free, including:

  • company information, for example registered address and date of incorporation

  • current and resigned officers

  • document images

  • mortgage charge data

  • previous company names

  • insolvency information

You just need to access the link above and click the green "Start" bottom.

Companies House - Get Information

Search the Register

You can find a company using one of these information:

 

  • Company Name

  • Company Number

  • Officer Name

Companies House - Search Register

Current features include

  • File abridged or full accounts

  • Change a registered office address

  • View company data and document images

  • Search for disqualified directors

  • Order certificates and certified documents

  • Follow companies

Companies House - Search Register

Infomation Available

  • Overview

  • Filling History

  • People (e.g., Director, Secretary)

  • Charges

  • More

 

The Filing History can be Filter by Categories: 

  • Accounts

  • Capital

  • Charges

  • Confirmation Statements / Annual Returns

  • Incorporation

  • Officers

Companies House - Filing History

Incorporation

In the filing history, filtered by incorporation, it is possible to check all incorporation information, like:

 

  • Share Capital

Companies House - Incorporation

Share Capital

​You can see in the example the company was incorporated with a share capital of £10K pounds.

Companies House - Incorporation Amount

Accounts

In the filing history, filtered by accounts, it is possible to check all the accounts, like:

 

  • Balance Sheet

  • Profit and Loss

  • Cash Flow

  • Many other Information​

Companies House - Full Accounts

Balance Sheet

This is a example of balance sheet filed, showing:

  • Fixed Assets

    • Tangible Assets

  • Current Assets

    • Debitors Due < 1 Year

    • Debitors Due > 1 Year

    • Cash at the Bank and In Hand

  • Creditors Due < 1 Year

  • Net Current Assets

  • Total Assets Less Current Liability

  • Provisions for Liabilities

    • Deferred Tax Liability

  • Net Assets

  • Capital and Reservers

    • Called Up Share Capital

    • Profit and Loss Reserves

  • Total Equity

Companies House - Balance Sheet

Other Useful Tools

 

Bankruptcy, Insolvency and Disqualified Company Directors

Checking UK VAT Number

 

You can also verify the UK VAT Number provided by your vendors and customer.

Pathhttps://www.gov.uk/check-uk-vat-number

VAT Number

Just inform the VAT Number and click "Search".

VAT is a 9 or 12 digit number, sometimes starting with GB.

Valid UK VAT Number

You will be able to see the valid number information, registered business name and the registered business address.

FSCS Financial Services Compensation Scheme

 

The FSCS is the UK's statutory compensation scheme for customers of UK authorised financial services firms. This means that FSCS can step in to pay compensation if a firm is unable, or likely to be unable, to pay claims against it.

Before you invest or deposit money in a institution, check in the FSCS Check, if the institution is a authorized firm and it is cover by FSCS.

Pathhttps://www.fscs.org.uk/check/

Step by Step

  • Access the FSCS Checker page

  • Choose what you want to check, in the picture it was choose Banks

  • Inform the name of the institution and select the right one.

  • Informe the amount that you are planning to deposit, in this example, it was £100,000.00

  • And click in "Check Now"

And the FSCS will show you how much you are protect. That means the limit of their coverage for that kind of institution, and how much is not. In this case £15,000.00 is at risk.

And the reason why. In this case Banks in UK are protect up to £85,000.00

ICO Information Commissioner’s Office

 

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is the UK's independent regulator for data protection and information rights.
 

ICO Data Protection fee is mandatory for most businesses, organizations, and sole traders that process personal data:

  • Who needs to pay: You must pay the fee if you're a business, organization, or sole trader that processes personal data electronically

  • When to pay: You must pay the fee unless you're exempt

  • What the fee funds: The fee funds the ICO's work

  • What the fee shows: Paying the fee shows that you take data protection seriously and value your customers' information

  • What the fee amount is: The amount you pay depends on the size of your organization. Most companies pay £40 or £60 per year, while large organizations pay £2,900

  • What happens if you don't pay: If you need to pay and don't, you could be fined

Purpose
The ICO's mission is to uphold information rights for the public in the digital age. They do this by:

  • Educating organizations on how to use personal data

  • Taking action against organizations that don't comply with the law

  • Helping individuals understand and exercise their rights

  • Working with other regulators to improve information rights standards

 

Services

The ICO offers guidance and resources for organizations, including:

  • Public bodies

  • Private and third sector organizations

  • Sole traders

For the public

The ICO provides information about data protection and information rights, including:

  • How to make a SAR (Subject Access request is a right that allows individuals to request a copy of their personal data, or to understand how and why their data is being used)

  • How to make an FOI request (The Freedom of Information Act gives the public the right to request recorded information from public authorities)

  • Domestic CCTV and data protection

  • Protecting yourself against nuisance marketing

Register of data protection fee payershttps://ico.org.uk/ESDWebPages/Search

Register of Data Protection

You can search for:

  • Registration Reference

  • Name

  • Address

  • Postcode

And you can see if the company is paying the fee for the ICO

UK Foreign Travel Advice

 

Get advice about travelling abroad, including the latest information on coronavirus, safety and security, entry requirements and travel warnings, direct from HMRC.

There are some important contents, like:

  • Summary

  • Coronavirus

  • Safety and security (Important! Check it before traveling)

    • Crime

    • Pickpocketing

    • Robbery

    • Vehicle Crime

    • Sexual Offences

    • Fraud

    • Protests

    • Civil Unrest

    • Others

  • Terrorism

  • Local laws and customs

  • Entry requirements

  • Health

  • Natural disasters

  • Money

  • Travel advice help and support

Country
Link
Afghanistan
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/afghanistan
Albania
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/albania
Algeria
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/algeria
Andorra
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/andorra
Angola
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/angola
Anguilla
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/anguilla
Antarctica/British Antarctic Territory
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/antarctica-british-antarctic-territory
Antigua and Barbuda
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/antigua-and-barbuda
Argentina
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/argentina
Armenia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/armenia
Aruba
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/aruba
Australia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/australia
Austria
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/austria
Azerbaijan
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/azerbaijan
Bahamas
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bahamas
Bahrain
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bahrain
Bangladesh
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bangladesh
Barbados
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/barbados
Belarus
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/belarus
Belgium
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/belgium
Belize
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/belize
Benin
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/benin
Bermuda
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bermuda
Bhutan
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bhutan
Bolivia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bolivia
Bonaire/St Eustatius/Saba
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bonaire-st-eustatius-saba
Bosnia and Herzegovina
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bosnia-and-herzegovina
Botswana
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/botswana
Brazil
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/brazil
British Indian Ocean Territory
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/british-indian-ocean-territory
British Virgin Islands
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/british-virgin-islands
Brunei
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/brunei
Bulgaria
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bulgaria
Burkina Faso
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/burkina-faso
Burundi
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/burundi
Cambodia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/cambodia
Cameroon
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/cameroon
Canada
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/canada
Cape Verde
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/cape-verde
Cayman Islands
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/cayman-islands
Central African Republic
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/central-african-republic
Chad
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/chad
Chile
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/chile
China
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/china
Colombia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/colombia
Comoros
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/comoros
Congo
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/congo
Cook Islands, Tokelau and Niue
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/cook-islands-tokelau-and-niue
Costa Rica
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/costa-rica
Côte d'Ivoire
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/cote-d-ivoire
Croatia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/croatia
Cuba
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/cuba
Curaçao
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/curaçao
Cyprus
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/cyprus
Czech Republic
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/czech-republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/democratic-republic-of-the-congo
Denmark
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/denmark
Djibouti
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/djibouti
Dominica
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/dominica
Dominican Republic
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/dominican-republic
Ecuador
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/ecuador
Egypt
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/egypt
El Salvador
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/el-salvador
Equatorial Guinea
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/equatorial-guinea
Eritrea
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/eritrea
Estonia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/estonia
Eswatini
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/eswatini
Ethiopia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/ethiopia
Falkland Islands
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/falkland-islands
Fiji
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/fiji
Finland
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/finland
France
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/france
French Guiana
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/french-guiana
French Polynesia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/french-polynesia
Gabon
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/gabon
The Gambia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/the-gambia
Georgia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/georgia
Germany
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/germany
Ghana
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/ghana
Gibraltar
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/gibraltar
Greece
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/greece
Grenada
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/grenada
Guadeloupe
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/guadeloupe
Guatemala
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/guatemala
Guinea
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/guinea
Guinea-Bissau
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/guinea-bissau
Guyana
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/guyana
Haiti
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/haiti
Honduras
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/honduras
Hong Kong
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/hong-kong
Hungary
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/hungary
Iceland
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iceland
India
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/india
Indonesia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/indonesia
Iran
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iran
Iraq
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iraq
Ireland
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/ireland
Israel
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/israel
Italy
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/italy
Jamaica
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/jamaica
Japan
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/japan
Jordan
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/jordan
Kazakhstan
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/kazakhstan
Kenya
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/kenya
Kiribati
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/kiribati
Kosovo
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/kosovo
Kuwait
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/kyrgyzstan
Laos
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/laos
Latvia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/latvia
Lebanon
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/lebanon
Lesotho
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/lesotho
Liberia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/liberia
Libya
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/libya
Liechtenstein
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/liechtenstein
Lithuania
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/lithuania
Luxembourg
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/luxembourg
Macao
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/macao
Madagascar
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/madagascar
Malawi
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/malawi
Malaysia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/malaysia
Maldives
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/maldives
Mali
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/mali
Malta
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/malta
Marshall Islands
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/marshall-islands
Martinique
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/martinique
Mauritania
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/mauritania
Mauritius
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/mauritius
Mayotte
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/mayotte
Mexico
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/mexico
Micronesia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/micronesia
Moldova
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/moldova
Monaco
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/monaco
Mongolia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/mongolia
Montenegro
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/montenegro
Montserrat
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/montserrat
Morocco
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/morocco
Mozambique
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/mozambique
Myanmar (Burma)
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/myanmar
Namibia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/namibia
Nauru
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/nauru
Nepal
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/nepal
Netherlands
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/netherlands
New Caledonia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/new-caledonia
New Zealand
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/new-zealand
Nicaragua
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/nicaragua
Niger
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/niger
Nigeria
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/nigeria
North Korea
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/north-korea
North Macedonia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/north-macedonia
Norway
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/norway
Oman
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/oman
Pakistan
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/pakistan
Palau
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/palau
The Occupied Palestinian Territories
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/the-occupied-palestinian-territories
Panama
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/panama
Papua New Guinea
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/papua-new-guinea
Paraguay
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/paraguay
Peru
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/peru
Philippines
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/philippines
Pitcairn Island
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/pitcairn-island
Poland
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/poland
Portugal
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/portugal
Qatar
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/qatar
Réunion
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/reunion
Romania
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/romania
Russia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/russia
Rwanda
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/rwanda
Samoa
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/samoa
San Marino
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/san-marino
São Tomé and Principe
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/sao-tome-and-principe
Saudi Arabia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/saudi-arabia
Senegal
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/senegal
Serbia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/serbia
Seychelles
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/seychelles
Sierra Leone
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/sierra-leone
Singapore
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/singapore
Slovakia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/slovakia
Slovenia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/slovenia
Solomon Islands
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/solomon-islands
Somalia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/somalia
South Africa
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/south-africa
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/south-georgia-and-the-south-sandwich-islands
South Korea
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/south-korea
South Sudan
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/south-sudan
Spain
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/spain
Sri Lanka
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/sri-lanka
St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/st-helena-ascension-and-tristan-da-cunha
St Kitts and Nevis
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/st-kitts-and-nevis
St Lucia
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/st-lucia
St Maarten
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/st-maarten
St Martin and St Barthélemy
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/st-martin-and-st-barthelemy
St Pierre & Miquelon
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/st-pierre-and-miquelon
St Vincent and the Grenadines
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/st-vincent-and-the-grenadines
Sudan
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/sudan
Suriname
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/suriname
Sweden
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/sweden
Switzerland
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/switzerland
Syria
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/syria
Taiwan
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/taiwan

Hint: You can subscribe to HMRC travel advice updates by clicking on "Get Email Alerts".

References: HM Revenue & Customs (www.gov.uk); Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org); FSCS (www.fscs.org.uk); ICO (https://ico.org.uk)

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