FAQ

Why do you have my details?

Our website offers details of all limited companies (over 10 million across Europe) and associated directors (over 7 million) for the purpose of credit checking and due diligence. We use publicly available data sources and API's to extract company data and group it together in a logical way. There is no restriction on the publication of this data, which is available to view on various public platforms, including credit reference agencies, business directories and from Companies House directly.

Where does your data come from?

The company and director records we hold are taken from public records supplied by Companies House and governed by Companies Act 2006 legislation.

Don't you need permission to publish this information?

All of the data we hold is available in the public domain published under Companies Act legislation. No authorisation or permissions are required. When a limited company is formed it has a legal obligation to share the details of all principles of that business, including registration details, accounts and director information. Disclosure has always been accepted as the price one pays for the privilege of limited liability and removal from our database would in any event have little impact on the availability of the information in the market.

How do I prevent disclosure of my data?

The only way to prevent disclosure of company and director information, is to remove it from the source - Companies House. Once removed or altered at Companies House, the changes are automatically filtered through to our website within 10 working days.

While we understand some companies have reservations about being listed, we carry no information that is not publicly available elsewhere in the public domain, and therefore we cannot remove or change data on our website unless it is inaccurate. If you have found any data discrepancies please let us know.

Directors can file a service address to prevent a residential address being disclosed to the public by completing and submitting form CH01. Further information about restricting disclosure of personal details can be found in Chapter 8 of the Companies Act legislation.

The Companies House rules for exemption are here

How about Data Protection?

Limited company data is not subject to the Data Protection Act although we are registered under The Data Protection Act - No. Z2990209. There are no Data Protection issues involved in the submission of company data.

Why do you publish 'Cash at Bank' and other Financial Info?

Company financials and 'Cash at bank and in Hand' is mostly misunderstood. Too many comparisons are made between companies using this data point. Cash at bank is your bank balance at that point in time BUT it is not the same as profit. For example, how many bills are due on that cash? A small company with a cash pile could also be sitting on a large number of unpaid invoices, even some which were not entered into their books before the year end. However, by publishing the cash at bank over 3,4 or 5 years we can see a trend. This trend in itself, increasing or decreasing says more than the actual cash balance and if you know the size of a business it can be a useful insight.

What else are you going to publish?

We have plans to publish a lot more but its all top secret for the moment.

Found an inaccuracy?

Before contacting us, please check that the details held on the public Companies House register are correct. If there is an error on our website, is likely that the data originates from the registry and we are not authorised to amend official records. If however, the details are correct at the source but not on our website, then there may be a technical issue so please do let us know. Also bear in mind that changes submitted to Companies House can take up to 10 working days to be released, processed and published to our website.

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