UK company checks
Check a UK company before you commit.
Check the live Companies House public record and understand what is worth noticing before you hand over a meaningful amount of money.
Live official dataPlain-English highlightsNo invented risk scores
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Look up a UK company
Search by company name or Companies House number for a free headline snapshot. Deeper interpretation is available in the CheckHarbour Company Report.
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This free snapshot shows the result of four practical checks against the live Companies House record. Deeper document history and interpretation sit in the CheckHarbour Company Report, but we still surface any genuinely adverse public-record warning here.
Headline record
Four practical checks from the official record
Material public-record warning
Important findings shown upfront
Genuinely adverse public-record findings are surfaced here even though the deeper history and interpretation sit in the CheckHarbour Company Report.
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Go deeper with a CheckHarbour Company Report
Unlock deeper insights and a simpler explanation of the company’s wider document history, including changes and records that may be worth understanding before you commit money or time, or enter into an agreement.
Practical interpretation
Deeper observations, what they may mean, what to recheck and a printable/downloadable private report.
Charges, insolvency & filings
Review registered charges, insolvency-related records and significant filing activity with plain-English context.
Director history & changes
Current directors, appointments and resignations, continuity and longer-term management-change context.
Ownership & control
Persons with significant control, recent changes and ownership context where available.
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Unlock the wider document history, deeper CheckHarbour interpretation, practical next checks and a private report you can print or keep.
- Director analysis
- Ownership & control
- Charges & insolvency
- Filing-history interpretation
- Practical next checks
- Print/download access
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During this optional free-launch mode the detailed report can be opened without payment while we improve the service with real-user feedback.
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CheckHarbour explains information returned from official public records. It does not provide a commercial credit score or recommended credit limit. Labels such as “generally seen as positive”, “worth reviewing” and “could be concerning” describe individual findings only. They are not a credit rating, financial advice, a recommendation to transact, or a guarantee that a company will fulfil a contract or remain solvent. Companies House does not verify the accuracy of all information filed with it.
Public information, explained clearly
The useful part is knowing what the record means.
Companies House data is public. CheckHarbour adds value by highlighting the points that may matter before you pay a deposit, place an order, appoint a supplier or extend credit.
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Search by name or company number to identify the exact legal company behind the quotation, invoice or agreement.
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We confirm four practical parts of the official record and show any material warning we would not hide behind payment.
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The CheckHarbour Company Report brings together the deeper record, interpretation and practical next checks in one private printable report.