FAQ

Why do you have my data?

Our website offers details of all limited companies (over 3 million). We use publicly available data sources and API's to extract company data and group it together in a logical way.

This data is available to view on various public platforms, including credit reference agencies, business directories and from Companies house directly. 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.

Don't you need permission to publish this information?

All of the data we hold is freely available in the public domain and published under the rules of the Companies Act. Therefore 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.

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 will filter through to our database and be updated automatically.

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.

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'?

Cash at bank 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.

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